To renew an LLC in Georgia, file an Annual Registration with the Secretary of State between January 1 and April 1 each year and pay the $50 fee. You can file online through the Corporations Division, using a One Click path if nothing has changed since last year or logging into eCorp if you need to update your registered agent or address. Miss April 1 and a $25 late penalty is added automatically.
The Renewal Window and Fee
Georgia sets a firm annual window: your LLC’s registration must reach the Secretary of State between January 1 and April 1.1Justia. Georgia Code 14-11-1103 – Annual Registration The fee is $50, and it’s the same for Georgia-formed LLCs and foreign LLCs authorized to do business here.2Justia. Georgia Code 14-11-1101 – Filing Fees and Penalties
If you file after April 1, the state adds a mandatory $25 late penalty, bringing your total to $75. The penalty applies the moment the deadline passes. There’s no informal grace period.
When Your First Renewal Is Due
New LLCs don’t renew in the same calendar year they’re formed. Your first Annual Registration is due between January 1 and April 1 of the year after the year your articles of organization were filed.1Justia. Georgia Code 14-11-1103 – Annual Registration Form your LLC in October 2025, and your first registration is due by April 1, 2026. Form it in February 2026, and your first filing isn’t due until April 1, 2027.
What to Gather Before You File
Pull these details from your LLC records before you open the portal:
- Your control number, the unique ID Georgia assigned when your LLC was formed. If you’ve lost it, look it up through the Secretary of State’s business search tool.3Georgia Secretary of State. Business Search
- Your LLC’s legal name exactly as it appears on your articles of organization.
- Your registered agent’s name and physical street address in Georgia, where the agent can be reached in person for legal service.4Georgia Secretary of State. How to File Annual Registration
- The principal office address where your LLC keeps its primary records or conducts operations.
- The name and email of the person submitting the registration.
Check your registered agent’s address before you file. If legal papers can’t be delivered to the address on record, your LLC could miss a lawsuit or a government notice entirely. You can update the registered agent and principal office address as part of the annual registration itself, without a separate amendment.5Georgia.gov. Renew an LLC
Filing Online: Two Paths
Georgia’s Corporations Division gives you two ways to file. Which one you use depends on whether anything about your LLC has changed since last year.4Georgia Secretary of State. How to File Annual Registration
One Click Registration With No Changes
If your registered agent, office address, and other details are still the same, the One Click option lets you file without logging into an eCorp account. Select “One Click Annual Registration With No Changes” on the Corporations Division website, confirm your information, and pay. One catch: you must be current on all prior annual registration fees to use this path. If you owe anything from a previous year, the system won’t let you through.5Georgia.gov. Renew an LLC
Annual Registration With Changes
If you need to update your registered agent, office address, or other details, select “Annual Registration With Changes” and log into your eCorp account. This path also gives you a dashboard where you can review past filings and payment receipts. When you finish, you’ll receive a confirmation email with your updated registration and a payment receipt.5Georgia.gov. Renew an LLC
How You Can Pay
Online, the Corporations Division accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and ATM or debit cards carrying a Visa or MasterCard logo. If you mail your registration instead, include a check, certified bank check, or money order. Cash isn’t accepted, and any check must be pre-printed with a complete address.4Georgia Secretary of State. How to File Annual Registration
Save your confirmation email. It’s proof your LLC is in good standing for the current year, and lenders, landlords, and business partners sometimes ask for it.
What Happens If You Miss April 1
The $25 late penalty is only the first consequence. If your LLC still hasn’t filed within 60 days after the deadline, the Secretary of State can begin administrative dissolution proceedings, which puts early June each year on the calendar as the real danger point.6Justia. Georgia Code 14-11-603 – Judicial and Administrative Dissolution, Reservation of Name
Administrative dissolution isn’t just a label change in a database. It can strip your LLC of its liability protection, block you from enforcing contracts in court, and create problems with banks and vendors who check your standing before doing business with you.
Reinstating a Dissolved LLC
If the Secretary of State has already dissolved your LLC, you can apply for reinstatement within five years of the dissolution date.6Justia. Georgia Code 14-11-603 – Judicial and Administrative Dissolution, Reservation of Name The reinstatement application costs $250.2Justia. Georgia Code 14-11-1101 – Filing Fees and Penalties On top of that, you owe every missed year’s $50 registration fee plus the $25 late penalty for each of those years. An LLC dissolved for three years would owe $475 total: $250 for reinstatement, $150 in back registration fees, and $75 in late penalties.
Georgia reserves your LLC’s name for up to five years after dissolution, so no one else can register under that name while the clock runs. Once reinstatement is approved, your LLC is treated as though it was never dissolved, and that continuity restores your liability protection retroactively.6Justia. Georgia Code 14-11-603 – Judicial and Administrative Dissolution, Reservation of Name Let the full five years pass and reinstatement is no longer available; you’d need to form an entirely new LLC, with no guarantee your old name will still be open.