A Georgia LLC costs $100 to file with the Georgia Secretary of State, carries a $50 annual registration, and pays Georgia's flat 5.39% personal income tax on pass-through profit. Georgia lists members or managers on the public record, so founders who need ownership privacy form in one of the four anonymous states - Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, or Nevada - and foreign-qualify into Georgia when local operations require it. This 2026 guide covers formation, cost, tax, annual registration, and the registered agent rule, and shows where the Wyoming anonymous LLC path fits.
Forming a Georgia LLC takes six steps: name search, Articles of Organization filed with the Georgia Secretary of State ($100 state fee), registered agent appointment, operating agreement, EIN, and a US bank account. Anonymousllc.co runs the full path in 5-10 business days. Atlanta is the state capital, and the Secretary of State's Corporations Division processes every domestic LLC filing online, stamping accepted Articles within 1-3 business days. Anonymousllc.co files the same day as intake, acts as organizer so the founder's paperwork is handled end to end, and prepares 2-3 backup names in case the first choice is taken. Georgia does not authorize statutory series LLCs, so a single standard LLC is the structure for most local businesses.
A Georgia LLC costs $100 to file with the state plus a $50 annual registration each year after formation. Through Anonymousllc.co the all-in formation price is $397 - a $297 service fee plus the $100 state fee. That $397 covers the state filing, registered agent for year one, a Georgia-specific operating agreement, the EIN, and 4-5 US bank applications. From year two, ongoing cost is the $50 annual registration plus $100/year registered agent renewal. Founders who prioritize privacy instead form a Wyoming LLC for $397 all-in and foreign-qualify into Georgia when local operations require it. The $397 is a flat, all-in figure: the state fee, the service fee, the registered agent, the operating agreement, the EIN, and the bank applications sit inside it. Add-ons such as an ITIN ($299) or a BOI report ($150) are quoted only when a founder needs them, so the base price stays predictable.
No. Georgia requires either members or managers, or both, to be disclosed on public state records, so a standard Georgia LLC does not keep ownership private. The four anonymous-LLC states - Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, and Nevada - are the states that keep owners off the public filing. Founders who need genuine ownership privacy form the LLC in Wyoming or New Mexico, where members and managers never appear on the state record, and then foreign-qualify that entity into Georgia if they operate locally. A commercial registered agent keeps the founder's home address off Georgia filings, but it does not hide who owns the company. See /wyoming-anonymous-llc/ for the privacy-first path.
Georgia taxes LLC profit at a flat 5.39% personal income tax rate, applied after the profit passes through to the owners. The IRS treats a single-member LLC as a disregarded entity and a multi-member LLC as a partnership by default, with no entity-level federal tax. An LLC can elect S-corporation treatment on IRS Form 2553 once net income clears the $40,000-$60,000 range, which shields the non-salary portion of profit from 15.3% self-employment tax. Non-resident owners of a foreign-owned single-member LLC file Form 5472 with a pro-forma 1120 each year. Georgia's 5.39% rate applies to Georgia-source income regardless of the federal election. Georgia does not add a franchise tax on LLC income, so the recurring state obligation beyond income tax is the $50 annual registration. The income tax is paid by the members on their individual Georgia returns rather than by the LLC itself, since the entity is pass-through by default.
Georgia requires a $50 annual registration filed with the Secretary of State, due April 1 each year with the filing window opening January 1. It confirms the registered agent, principal office, and management information on record. Missing the deadline pushes the LLC toward administrative dissolution, which removes it from good standing and can undermine the liability shield. Anonymousllc.co files the annual registration for clients as part of registered agent service, so the entity stays current without the owner watching the calendar.
Yes. Every Georgia LLC must maintain a registered agent with a physical Georgia street address, available during business hours to accept service of process and state mail. Anonymousllc.co provides Georgia registered agent service at $100/year, free in year one of formation. The registered agent's address appears on the public record in place of the owner's home or office, which keeps the founder's personal address off the Secretary of State database. A PO Box does not qualify. See /georgia-registered-agent/ for the full scope of the service.
A Georgia LLC is operational in 5-10 business days end to end. The Secretary of State stamps the Articles within 1-3 business days, the EIN follows in about 5-7 days, and bank approval lands 8-10 days after the EIN. Anonymousllc.co runs the steps in parallel wherever the sequence allows. Intake is a 5-minute WhatsApp conversation, the filing goes out the same day, and bank applications reach 4-5 partner banks at once so a single decline does not stall the timeline.
Yes. Non-US residents form Georgia LLCs without an SSN, ITIN, or visa, and without visiting the United States. Georgia sets no citizenship or residency condition on LLC ownership. Anonymousllc.co files the Articles, obtains the EIN by fax as third-party designee in 5-7 days, supplies the Georgia registered agent and address, and submits US bank applications remotely. Non-resident owners of a foreign-owned single-member LLC file Form 5472 each year, and an ITIN ($299) is available when a personal US return is required.
No. Georgia does not authorize statutory series LLCs. Owners who want segregated liability across several ventures form separate LLCs or set up a series LLC in a state that permits the structure, such as Delaware. Anonymousllc.co reviews the cheapest correct structure during intake. For most founders running one business in Georgia, a single standard LLC delivers the full liability shield without the added complexity of a series arrangement.
Form directly in Georgia when the business operates locally and ownership privacy is not a priority; choose a Wyoming LLC with Georgia foreign qualification when keeping members off the public record matters more. Both formation paths cost $397 all-in through Anonymousllc.co. A Wyoming LLC keeps owners off every public filing and adds Georgia registration only where local operations create nexus. The trade-off is a second state registration and a second registered agent. Anonymousllc.co maps both routes during intake so the founder decides on cost and privacy, not guesswork.
After formation you receive the stamped Articles of Organization, a Georgia-specific operating agreement, the EIN confirmation letter (CP-575, or a 147C on reissue), and confirmations from the US bank applications. These are the documents banks and payment processors ask for. Anonymousllc.co delivers each document digitally over WhatsApp and email. The stamped Articles prove the LLC exists, the operating agreement proves who controls it, and the EIN letter is the federal tax ID every bank requires at account opening. These four documents are the working paperwork of the business. Payment processors, wholesale suppliers, and merchant accounts ask for the same set, so a founder leaves formation with everything needed to open accounts, sign contracts, and file taxes without a return trip to the state.
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