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Georgia Corporation & LLC Filing Requirements

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General Info

Agencies

If you have further questions regarding business filings or fees, need additional filing forms, or want to contact your state's business division, here are the agency's contact information.

 

Secretary of State
Business Services & Regulation, Corporation Division
315 West Tower ,
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Atlanta, GA 30334-1530

Phone: (404) 656-2817
FAX: (404) 657-2248

http://sos.georgia.gov/corporations/
 
 

If you have further questions regarding business taxes, need additional tax forms, or want to communicate with your state's tax division, here is the agency's contact information.

 

State of Georgia
Department of Revenue

Taxpayer Services Division
1800 Century Center Blvd. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30345-3205

(404) 417-4477
http://www.dor.ga.gov/

Georgia State Statutes

To research the State Statutes for Georgia Corporations, LLCs and Partnerships, click here.

 

Licensing

 

Business Licenses

Contact your state or local agencies regarding licensing issues.

 

Corporations 

 

Annual Filing Requirements

 

Annual Report

Fee:

All businesses must file an Annual Registration Form with a fee of $30. 

 

Forms:

Annual Report (E-File) - Online Annual Report Filing

A paper annual registration is obtained by calling (404) 656-2821. This is a voice mail line. Forms are mailed within 24 hours of receipt of the message.

 

Due Date:

Georgia corporations file the first registration within 90 days of the date of incorporation, and between January 1st and April 1st each year thereafter.

 

 Corporation Tax Return

State Tax:

The income tax rate is 6% of net taxable income.

 

Net worth, including issued capital stock, paid in surplus, is taxed by the state as listed below and earned surplus. The net worth is presumed to be the net worth as disclosed on the corporation's books and as reflected on the return required to be filed annually by the corporation. No par value shares have the value fixed for stock by the Commissioner from the required return and any other information available to Commissioner.

 

Net worth over

 

But Not over

 

Tax

$0

$10,000

$10

10,000

25,000

20

25,000

40,000

40

40,000

60,000

60

60,000

80,000

75

80,000

100,000

100

100,000

150,000

125

150,000

200,000

150

500,000

300,000

200

300,000

500,000

250

500,000

750,000

300

750,000

1,000,000

500

1,000,000

2,000,000

750

2,000,000

4,000,000

1,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

1,250

6,000,000

8,000,000

1,500

8,000,000

10,000,000

1,750

10,000,000

12,000,000

2,000

12,000,000

14,000,000

2,500

14,000,000

16,000,000

3,000

16,000,000

18,000,000

3,500

18,000,000

20,000,000

4,000

20,000,000

22,000,000

4,500

22,000,000

over

5,000

 

Forms:

Form 600 - 2007 Corporation Tax Return (instructions)
Form 600-S - 2007 S Corporation Tax Return (instructions)

Tax Forms List - Corporate Tax Forms 1999-2007

Tax Forms List - S Corporation Tax Forms 1999-2007

 

Due Date:

Tax due by March 15th, or the 15th day of the 3rd month following the close of the corporation's fiscal year.

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Annual Filing Requirements

  

Annual Report

Fee:

All businesses must file an Annual Registration Form with a fee of $30.

 

Forms:

Annual Report (E-File) - Online Annual Report Filing

A paper annual registration is obtained by calling (404) 656-2821. This is a voice mail line. Forms are mailed within 24 hours of receipt of the message.

 

Due Date:

Limited liability companies file the first registration between January 1st and April 1st of the year following the initial filing, and between January 1st and April 1st each year thereafter.

 

LLC Tax Returns

Tax:

The income tax rate is 6% of net taxable income.

 

Forms:

Form 700 - 2007 Tax Form (LLC considered a Partnership) (instructions)
Forms List - Partnership Forms 1999-2007

 

Due Date:

Tax due by April 15th, or the 15th day of the 4th month following the close of the organization's fiscal year.