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Georgia Secretary of State LLC Filing on eCorp
Georgia LLCs are created on eCorp, the Corporations Division's online filing system. This page covers the eCorp account, every screen the Articles of Organization go through, what the Division sends back, how long Georgia says it takes and the annual registration that follows on the same site. If you would rather not do it yourself, we prepare the articles and file them on eCorp for you.
Updated November 1, 2026. Facts checked October 2026.
Have it filed on eCorp for you
One short application. We check the name, draft the Articles of Organization and submit it through eCorp.
Form Your Georgia LLCWhat eCorp Is
eCorp is the online filing system of the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division, at ecorp.sos.ga.gov. It is where Articles of Organization are filed, where Georgia's business records are searched, and where every Georgia LLC files its annual registration each year. The Division issues each filed company a control number, and that number is the key to everything that follows on eCorp.
Georgia's paper form, Form CD 030, asks only for the name, the effective date and a signature, and the state treats it as optional. The rest of what the Division needs, the principal office, the registered agent, the organizers and the person filing, goes into eCorp's own screens. That is why a Georgia filing feels longer online than the one-page form suggests.
We prepare Georgia articles of organization filings and submit them through eCorp for customers, the way an accountant or attorney would. Georgia's fee is the same whether you file on eCorp yourself or we file for you; this page explains both routes so you can pick one.
- Filing portal
- eCorp
- Run by
- Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division
- Document filed
- Articles of Organization
- State fee
- $110
- Typical state processing
- About 7 business days online; about 15 business days by mail.
- State expedite tiers
- 2-business-day, same-day, 1-hour (in person)
- Facts checked
- October 2026
Expedite amounts are the state's own and sit in the facts box on the Georgia LLC page. See expedited options by state.
Before You Start on eCorp
- An eCorp account. Georgia requires a user account before you can create a business; the entry point is Create or Register a Business. The same account is where the annual registration is filed later, so keep the login.
- Card payment. eCorp takes Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover inside the filing.
- A legal name for the signer. Whoever signs chooses one capacity (organizer, member, manager or attorney-in-fact) and prints a legal first and last name. Initials and nicknames are a rejection.
- Who goes on the record. Georgia publishes the organizers' names and addresses, the registered agent and the person filing. Members and managers are not asked for at formation; they appear later on the annual registration.
The eCorp LLC Filing, Step by Step
Step 1: Sign in to eCorp and start a new business
Create or sign in to your eCorp account at ecorp.sos.ga.gov and choose Create or Register a Business, then a domestic limited liability company.
Step 2: Enter the name, or the name reservation number (Article One)
If you reserved the name, give the reservation number; most filings skip this. The name must contain Limited Liability Company, Limited Company, LLC, L.L.C., LC or L.C. and be distinguishable from the names on Georgia's records.
Step 3: Pick a business category
eCorp asks for an industry (NAICS) code. Its list includes an Any legal purpose choice for companies that do not want to name one.
Step 4: Give the principal office mailing address and business email
The mailing address is where the state sends the company's mail; unlike the registered office it can be a PO box and it can be outside Georgia. The business email receives the Division's notices, including the yearly annual registration reminder.
Step 5: Name the registered agent and registered office
The agent's name, a Georgia street address with its county (no PO box or mail drop) and the agent's email. A person or a business can serve, including a member. Georgia asks for no agent signature or consent on the filing. If you choose our registered agent service, our agent's Georgia address goes here.
Step 6: List the organizers
The name and address of each organizer are required. A filing service can be an organizer; when we file, we are. Members and managers are not listed on the articles.
Step 7: Add optional provisions and the effective date (Article Two)
Any extra provisions the owners want in the articles; most filings have none. The articles take effect on filing or on a later date and time no more than 90 days after the filing date.
Step 8: Sign with a capacity and name the person filing
The signer picks one capacity and prints a legal first and last name. The person filing gives a name, address and email; the Division emails the certificate to that address.
Step 9: Pay the state and wait for the certificate
Pay Georgia's fee by card and submit. The filing's status shows under your account, and once the Division files the articles the company appears in eCorp's Business Search with its control number.
Rather not work through eCorp yourself?
One short application covers the name search, the Articles of Organization and the submission through eCorp.
Form Your Georgia LLCWhy eCorp Filings Get Rejected
- A name without one of the required endings, or one that conflicts with a name already on Georgia's records.
- A registered office given as a PO box or mail drop, or an address outside Georgia.
- A signer who uses initials or a nickname instead of a legal first and last name, or who does not state a capacity.
- A delayed effective date more than 90 days after the filing date.
- On paper, a Transmittal Form CD 231 whose company name does not match the articles, or a payment short of the state's fee. Georgia does not refund filing fees.
A rejection costs the days the filing sat in the queue, and in some states the name you wanted. Our name check and field review happen before the filing goes to eCorp, which is most of what you pay us for. The form itself, field by field: the Georgia Articles of Organization.
Processing and Checking Status
Georgia publishes its turnaround: online filings usually take about 7 business days, mailed filings about 15. Those are the state's figures for the state's own review, not a promise from us; the Division emails the certificate to the person filing when it is done.
Georgia sells faster review in three tiers: a two-business-day tier, a same-business-day tier for filings submitted before noon, and a one-hour tier that is available only by mail or in person. The amounts are in the facts box on our Georgia LLC page.
To check a filing, open eCorp's Business Search and look up the name. A filed company shows with its control number and status; the filing's status also shows under the account that submitted it.
Official pages: eCorp Business Search.
The speed we control is when the filing reaches Georgia: same-day LLC filing sends it to eCorp the business day your details are in.
After Approval on eCorp
- The annual registration. Every Georgia LLC files an annual registration on eCorp between January 1 and April 1, starting the calendar year after formation. It confirms or updates the addresses, the registered agent and the principal officers, and it carries the state's fee. Filing after April 1 adds Georgia's $25 late penalty, and an LLC that does not file can be administratively dissolved.
- Changing the registered agent. Georgia lets the annual registration itself name a new registered agent, so the change can ride on the yearly filing instead of a separate one.
- The control number. Georgia assigns each filed company a control number. The annual registration, amendments and every later eCorp filing are found by it, so keep it with the company's records. Georgia has no newspaper publication requirement for LLCs.
File the Georgia annual registration online, or have it filed · Annual registration on eCorp
Filing It Yourself vs Having Us File It
The state fee is the same either way; what changes is who does the work and who is watching when eCorp answers.
| Filing it yourself on eCorp | Having us file it | |
|---|---|---|
| Checking the name | You search Georgia's records yourself; eCorp does not warn you about a taken name before you pay. | We search Georgia's records before anything is submitted and tell you the same day if there is a conflict. |
| Drafting the Articles of Organization | You type each field into eCorp and read the state's instructions as you go. | We draft every field the way eCorp expects, from one short application. |
| The registered agent | You name one who qualifies under Georgia's rule. | Yours, checked against Georgia's rule, or our registered agent service as an add-on. |
| Watching for a rejection | You watch the email eCorp has on file and resubmit if the filing bounces. | We watch the filing through to approval, and a rejection is corrected and refiled. |
| When it is submitted | Whenever you sit down to finish the form. | Standard orders go to Georgia within 3 business days; same-day submission by 2 PM Eastern goes in that business day. |
| Who answers questions | The Georgia Secretary of State's help pages and phone line. | A person on our team, by email, Monday to Friday. |
| The state fee | Paid to Georgia on eCorp. | Paid to Georgia, the same amount, itemized before you pay. |
eCorp LLC Filing Questions
Can I file on eCorp myself?+
Yes. Create an eCorp account, work through the screens and pay Georgia's fee by card; the fee is the same whether you file or we do. You take on the name check, the agent's Georgia street address and county, the legal-name rule for the signer and watching the filer's email for a rejection. When we file, each of those is checked before the filing goes in.
Do I need an eCorp account?+
Yes. Georgia requires a user account to create a business on eCorp, and the same account is where the annual registration is filed each year. Keep the login details with the company's records.
How long does Georgia take?+
Georgia's own figure is about 7 business days for online filings and about 15 for mail. The Division emails the certificate to the person who filed when the articles are filed. We do not promise the state's time; when we file for you, we watch the filing and send you the certificate the day it arrives. Georgia also sells two-business-day and same-day tiers if the review itself needs to be faster.
When is the Georgia annual registration due?+
Between January 1 and April 1 every year, starting the calendar year after the company is formed. It is filed on eCorp under the control number. After April 1 Georgia adds a $25 late penalty, and a company that keeps not filing can be administratively dissolved. File the Georgia annual registration
Is America LLC Filing the Georgia Corporations Division?+
No. eCorp belongs to the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division, the government office that files Georgia LLCs. America LLC Filing is a private company. We prepare your Articles of Organization and submit them through eCorp for you, and our fee is for that work, separate from the state's own fee.
What is the Georgia control number?+
The number the Corporations Division assigns to a company when it files the articles. It identifies the company on eCorp, in Business Search and on every later filing, including the annual registration. It appears on the certificate the Division emails to the person who filed.
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