How do you set upa company in Georgia.
Teamed forms your Georgia entity or employs your team under ours, so you hire fast without waiting on incorporation to clear.
At a glance
Georgia entity setup, at a glance
Georgia charges a formation fee of $110 to file with the Secretary of State. Once trading, your entity pays corporate income tax at 5.19% and a net worth tax calculated on margin, with a minimum of $0 for smaller entities. None of that touches your payroll obligations, which start the day you hire, not the day you file.
- Corporate income tax
- 5.19%
- Minimum franchise tax
- $0
- Franchise tax basis
- margin
- Formation / registration fee
- $110
Formation
Forming your Georgia entity
You file formation documents with the Georgia Secretary of State, name a registered agent inside the state, and pay the formation fee of $110. That fee covers standard processing, and the Secretary of State also offers expedited processing for an added charge if you need the certificate faster.
Once the state approves your filing, you still need an EIN from the IRS, a Georgia tax registration, and typically a business bank account before you can run payroll. Each step depends on the one before it, so plan the sequence rather than trying to do it all at once.
Ongoing tax picture
What Georgia taxes your entity once it's running
Georgia levies corporate income tax at 5.19% on net income earned in the state. Alongside that sits a net worth tax, calculated on margin rather than a flat figure, with a minimum tax of $0 for entities that fall below the relevant thresholds.
Neither of these is a payroll tax, they're entity-level obligations that arrive regardless of headcount. Your accountant will fold them into annual filings, but you should budget for them from year one, not treat them as a surprise once the entity is live.
Cost and timing
What setup actually costs and how long it takes
The one number the state publishes upfront is the $110 filing fee. Beyond that, your real costs are registered agent service, any legal help you bring in to draft governance documents, and the ongoing tax exposure described above.
Timelines vary with how complete your paperwork is and whether you use expedited processing, so we won't give you a single number here. If you need a defensible estimate for your specific situation, talk to a member of the team rather than guessing from a generic timeline.
Before you commit
Sometimes an employer of record is the better fit
For a small or still-changing team, or while you're testing whether Georgia is even the right market, an employer of record is a fair way to hire without carrying entity and tax obligations you don't yet need. Talk to a member of the team about your specific plan, or run the numbers yourself in the crossover calculator, it depends on salaries and how long you intend to stay.
Contractors, employer of record and your own entity all run on one platform at Teamed, so moving between them later does not mean changing provider or re-onboarding anybody. Real HR and legal experts handle the work rather than a ticket queue.
Talk to a member of the team and we will tell you plainly which one suits where you are. If you would rather look at the numbers yourself first, the crossover calculator models it on local salaries and employer costs rather than on a headcount rule of thumb.
Who carries it
Your own entity, when it's time. We set it up, migrate you in, and hand it back intact.
Global Entity and Employment Operations, which we call GEMO, is how Teamed forms your company, registers it for tax and payroll, runs it month to month and keeps its filings current, across 100+ countries. You stay the employer. We do the work behind it.
In Georgia that means we handle the Secretary of State filing, the registered agent setup, and the tax registrations, then transfer the entity to you with employees, contracts, and history already in place. You keep the corporate income tax and net worth tax obligations you'd have anyway, just without the setup risk of doing it solo the first time.
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Questions
Georgia entity setup, answered
How much does it cost to register a company in Georgia?
The Georgia Secretary of State charges $110 to file your formation documents. Expedited processing is available for an additional charge if you need faster turnaround, though the state doesn't publish that as part of the standard fee.
What taxes will my Georgia entity owe?
Your entity pays corporate income tax at 5.19% on Georgia-sourced net income. It also owes a net worth tax calculated on margin, with a minimum tax of $0 for entities under the relevant thresholds, so smaller operations may owe nothing on that line.
Do I need a registered agent in Georgia?
Yes, every entity formed in Georgia needs a registered agent physically located in the state to receive legal and tax notices. This is a standard requirement across US states, not something unique to Georgia.
How long does it take to set up an entity in Georgia?
The state doesn't publish a guaranteed processing time, and it depends on whether you use standard or expedited filing. Rather than quote a number we can't verify, talk to a member of the team about a realistic timeline for your situation.
Should I set up a Georgia entity or use an EOR first?
If you're hiring one or two people to test the market, an employer of record often gets you moving faster without the $110 filing step or the ongoing net worth tax exposure. Once your Georgia headcount and salary levels justify it, the crossover calculator or a conversation with the team can help you decide when to switch.
Where these figures come from
Sources
Figures on this page come from the Georgia Department of Revenue's corporate income and net worth tax guidance and the Georgia Secretary of State's filing fees and expedited processing schedule.
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