Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division

Georgia business entity search

Office facts, status meanings and filing rules for Georgia. The steps below show how to search Georgia's official registry.

Federal filings only here. Georgia registry records are on the official site.

Georgia registry at a glance

Registry agency: Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Office: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Phone: (404) 656-2817; toll-free (844) 753-7825; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Address: 2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 313, Floyd West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334-1530; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Official search: eCorp Business Search →; Source: ecorp.sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Registry number: Control number; Source: ecorp.sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06

How to search the Georgia registry

The eCorp Business Search searches by business name (starts with, contains, or exact match), control number, registered agent name and officer name.

Open the eCorp Business Search page on the Georgia Secretary of State site.Source: ecorp.sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Pick the search type: business name, control number, registered agent name, or officer name.Source: ecorp.sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
For a name search, choose Starts With, Contains, or Exact Match and enter all or part of the name.Source: ecorp.sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Select Search and open the matching entity from the results list.Source: ecorp.sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Read the entity status, control number, registered agent, and filing history on the entity record.Source: ecorp.sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Source: ecorp.sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Open the official Georgia search →

Three numbers, three agencies

Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.

Federal EIN: Internal Revenue Service; Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state.; Source: irs.gov
Control number: Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division; Identifies the entity's record in the Georgia registry.; Source: ecorp.sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Georgia tax account number (one per registered tax type, such as sales and use tax or withholding): Georgia Department of Revenue; The Department of Revenue issues a separate account number for each tax type a business registers for through the Georgia Tax Center. The federal EIN comes from the IRS, and the Corporations Division says it does not issue or keep EINs. The control number identifies the entity only in Secretary of State records.; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06

What a Georgia status means

Active/Compliance: The entity exists and its annual registrations are current.; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Active/Noncompliance: The entity exists but has not filed a required annual registration, and the Secretary of State says it will be administratively dissolved or revoked that year unless it files.; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Admin. Dissolved: The Secretary of State dissolved the entity, most often for not filing its annual registration. It may only wind up its affairs, and a domestic corporation or LLC can apply for reinstatement within 5 years.; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Dissolved: The entity ended its existence by a voluntary dissolution or termination filing.; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Withdrawn: A foreign entity filed an application for withdrawal of its certificate of authority to do business in Georgia.; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Revoked: The Secretary of State revoked a foreign entity's certificate of authority. A foreign entity cannot reinstate and must re-qualify with a new application.; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Fees and annual filings

LLC formation: $110 (Articles of Organization: $100 fee plus $10 service charge); Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Corporation formation: $110 (Articles of Incorporation: $100 fee plus $10 service charge); Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual filing: Annual Registration; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, LLC: $60 ($50 fee plus $10 service charge); Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Annual fee, corporation: $60 for profit, professional, and benefit corporations ($50 fee plus $10 service charge); $40 for nonprofit corporations; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
When it is due: Due by April 1 each year and may be filed from January 1. A new Georgia corporation files its first annual registration within 90 days of incorporation. LLCs, limited partnerships, and foreign corporations file their first one between January 1 and April 1 of the year after they register. Up to 3 years can be filed at once.; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Late filing: $25 late filing penalty. An entity that still does not file can be administratively dissolved (domestic) or have its certificate of authority revoked (foreign), with 60 days to respond to the notice.; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Filed with: Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division, online through eCorp (including One Click Annual Registration) or by paper form; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Net worth tax: Georgia Department of Revenue. Reported on the Georgia corporate income and net worth tax return. Applies to corporations. A corporation with a net worth of $100,000 or less owes no tax but must still file a return. The maximum is $5,000 for a net worth over $22 million.; Source: dor.georgia.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Note: Fee schedule effective September 6, 2025. Each fee includes a $10 service charge that the schedule lists separately, online or on paper. A foreign certificate of authority is $235 ($225 plus $10). Older guidance quoting a $50 annual registration predates the service charge.; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06

As published by the Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.

Forming or running a business in Georgia

Registered agent: Every entity must keep a registered agent at a Georgia street address where the agent can be found in person. A P.O. box or mail drop is not allowed, and an entity cannot be its own agent.; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06
Business forms and fees: Official Georgia business forms and fees →; Source: sos.ga.gov · checked 2026-10-06

Georgia businesses on file

ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATEDEIN 94-1369354
GENUINE PARTS COMPANYEIN 58-0254510
ROLLINS, INC. & SUBSIDIARIESEIN 51-0068479
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLCEIN 84-0772929
COCA-COLA REFRESHMENTS USA, INC.EIN 58-0503352
THE DIXIE GROUP, INC.EIN 62-0183370
GCP APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES INC.EIN 47-3936076
THE YANKEE CANDLE COMPANY, INC.EIN 04-2591416
ALIMERA SCIENCES INC.EIN 20-0028718
DELTA AIR LINES, INC.EIN 58-0218548
THE COCA-COLA COMPANYEIN 58-0628465
GEORGIA-PACIFIC LLCEIN 93-0432081
ASSURANT, INC.EIN 39-1126612
NCR VOYIX CORPORATIONEIN 31-0387920
HD SUPPLYEIN 75-2007383
NATIONAL VISION INC.EIN 58-1910859
THE WILLIAM CARTER COMPANYEIN 04-1156680
ACUITY BRANDS, INC.EIN 58-2632672
FLOWERS FOODS, INC.EIN 58-2582379
EQUIFAX, INCEIN 58-0401110
AARON'S INCEIN 58-0687630
PULTEGROUP, INC.EIN 38-2766606
PAPA JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.EIN 61-1203323
SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLYEIN 36-4485550

All 401 Georgia businesses on file →

Sources

A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.

https://sos.ga.gov/corporations-division-georgia-secretary-states-officechecked 2026-10-06
https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/BusinessSearchchecked 2026-10-06
https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/forms/Reference%20-%20Filing%20Fees_0.pdfchecked 2026-10-06
https://sos.ga.gov/how-to-guide/how-file-annual-registrationchecked 2026-10-06
https://sos.ga.gov/page/business-division-faqchecked 2026-10-06
https://dor.georgia.gov/taxes/corporate-income-and-net-worth-taxchecked 2026-10-06
https://dor.georgia.gov/taxes/register-new-business-georgiachecked 2026-10-06
https://sos.ga.gov/page/georgia-business-formschecked 2026-10-06