How do you move from an EORto your own entity in Georgia.
Teamed sets up your Georgia entity, migrates payroll and benefits over, then hands you a fully operational company with no employment gap.
At a glance
Georgia entity setup, at a glance
Georgia taxes corporate income at 5.19%, and its net worth tax (the state's franchise-style tax) is based on margin with a minimum of $0. Registering a new entity with the Georgia Secretary of State carries a filing fee of $110, effective 6 Sep 2025. Those are the fixed costs; the bigger variable is how you time the move.
- Corporate income tax
- 5.19%
- Minimum franchise tax
- $0
- Franchise tax basis
- margin
- Formation / registration fee
- $110
Why teams move
Why companies transition off an EOR in Georgia
Most companies start with an EOR because it lets them hire in Georgia without waiting on paperwork or opening a bank account. That's the right call early on. As headcount grows and the commitment to Georgia becomes permanent, though, the calculus changes: you want your own payroll relationship, your own benefits contracts, and direct control over how local hires are managed.
Moving isn't really about cost. It's about ownership. Once you have a stable, growing team in Georgia, running that team through your own entity gives you more flexibility on equity, benefits design, and how you structure the local business, than routing everything through a third party ever will.
The process
How the move to a Georgia entity actually works
The mechanics are straightforward but sequenced: register the entity with the Georgia Secretary of State, set up the state tax accounts tied to that registration, and open the payroll and benefits infrastructure your employees will move onto. None of that can happen out of order without risking a gap in pay.
Teamed runs this as a managed handover rather than a cold cutover. Employment contracts get re-papered, payroll runs in parallel for a stretch, and benefits transfer employee by employee, so nobody notices the switch happening underneath them.
Cost and tax basics
What a Georgia entity costs and how it's taxed
Once your entity is live, Georgia taxes its net income at a flat 5.19% corporate income tax rate, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue. Alongside that sits the state's net worth tax, calculated on margin rather than gross receipts, and it carries a minimum of $0, so a small or early-stage entity isn't penalized just for existing.
Getting the entity on the books costs a filing fee of $110 with the Georgia Secretary of State, effective 6 Sep 2025. That's the formation line item; everything else, registered agent, tax registrations, ongoing compliance, sits on top of it and depends on how the entity is structured.
The honest take
When staying with an EOR is still smarter
If your Georgia headcount is still small, or you're not yet sure Georgia is where you want to build long-term, staying on an EOR is a genuinely fair choice, not a compromise. It keeps your options open without locking you into a registered entity, a tax filing cadence, and the compliance overhead that comes with owning one.
The right moment to switch depends on salaries, headcount, and how long you plan to stay, not a fixed rule. Talk to a member of the team about where you actually stand, or run your numbers through the crossover calculator before deciding either way.
Your own entity
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 builds and hands over your own legal entity once you're ready to stop running headcount through an EOR. GEMO now covers entity setup and migration across 100+ countries, Georgia included, so the same team that ran your EOR relationship can stand up the local entity and move your people across without breaking pay or benefits continuity.
In Georgia, that means registering with the Secretary of State, setting up the state tax accounts tied to the 5.19% corporate income tax, and confirming the net worth tax filing, minimum $0, based on margin, before your first payroll run under the new entity.
Before you commit
Sometimes an employer of record is the better fit
An employer of record is sometimes the better answer, not a lesser one, especially for a small or still-changing headcount, or while you're testing whether Georgia is the right market at all. If you're unsure where you sit, talk to a member of the team or run the numbers through 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 registering with the Secretary of State, setting up the state tax accounts tied to the 5.19% corporate income tax, and confirming the net worth tax filing, minimum $0, based on margin, before your first payroll run under the new entity.
They set up our EU entity and moved hires across without missing a payroll.
Questions
Questions about moving from an EOR in Georgia
How much does it cost to register a company in Georgia?
The Georgia Secretary of State charges a filing fee of $110 to register an entity, effective 6 Sep 2025. That covers the formation filing itself; other setup costs like registered agent service sit separately.
What corporate tax rate will my new Georgia entity pay?
Georgia applies a flat corporate income tax rate of 5.19%, per the Georgia Department of Revenue. This applies once your entity is generating taxable income in the state.
Does Georgia have a franchise tax I need to plan for?
Georgia's version is the net worth tax, calculated on margin rather than gross revenue. It carries a minimum of $0, so an early-stage or small entity doesn't face a fixed floor payment.
How do I know when it makes sense to move off Teamed's EOR in Georgia?
There's no fixed headcount trigger; it depends on your salaries, your Georgia headcount, and how long you plan to keep growing there. Talk to a member of the team or use the crossover calculator to see where the math actually lands for you.
Will employees see a gap in pay or benefits during the transition?
No, Teamed structures the move so payroll and benefits run in parallel during the handover. Contracts and coverage transfer employee by employee, not all at once, so there's no gap in continuity.
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 fee schedule.
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