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The form, the fee, and the five-year deadline that ends the option entirely.
If your Georgia LLC was administratively dissolved, the state ended its ability to do business but did not end the company. Here is what it costs to bring it back, how long you have, and what the LLC can and cannot do in the meantime.
Only domestic entities reinstate. A foreign LLC whose authority was revoked must re-qualify with a new Application for Certificate of Authority instead.
Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division
What triggers it
Annual Registration, with all required fees and penalties, not delivered within 60 days after it is due. Also: no registered agent or registered office for 60 days or more; failure to notify of an agent or office change within 60 days; a dishonoured payment not cured within 60 days.
The state warns you first
The warning is the Notice of Administrative Dissolution. You have 60 days from that notice to fix the default. First-class mail to the last known address of the principal office, or to the registered agent. Not certified, no personal service. O.C.G.A. 14-11-603(b)(2).
No separate tax clearance
None. O.C.G.A. 14-11-603(b)(4)(D) requires only a statement by the LLC that all taxes owed have been paid. The Department of Revenue issues nothing and charges nothing.
The $260 reinstatement fee is separate and includes no annual registration. The application must state that the grounds for dissolution have been eliminated, which for a missed Annual Registration means bringing it current at $60 per year ($50 filing fee plus $10 service charge). The late penalty is $25. How many years are collected, and whether the $25 is charged once or per delinquent year, is not published.
Yes, with limits. O.C.G.A. 14-11-603(b)(4): reinstatement relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the administrative dissolution, and the LLC resumes carrying on its business as if the dissolution had never occurred.
O.C.G.A. 14-11-603(b)(6) reserves the name for the LLC’s specific use for five years after dissolution, or until reinstatement, whichever is sooner. Within that window the name is blocked in eCorp. If the LLC does not reinstate within five years, another entity may reserve or file under the name.
Two ways to stop this happening twice. You can put the deadline in your own calendar and file it yourself every year. That costs $60 a year to the state plus your own attention, and the failure above is what happens on the year the reminder does not land. Or you can hand the recurring filing to a compliance service, which is the same decision people make after the second time. Compare what the major services charge before you pick one.
Harbor Compliance handles registered agent service and ongoing state compliance in all 50 states, so the filing that caused this is tracked rather than remembered. State filing fees are still yours to pay.
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These are the things Georgia does not publish, or publishes in a form we could not verify against a primary source. They are listed rather than left out, because a gap you can see is more useful than a page that looks complete.
Last verified Aug 3, 2026. Every figure on this page comes from a state statute, rule, form or fee schedule.
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This page provides general information based on publicly available Georgia statutes and Georgia Secretary of State publications. It is not legal advice and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney about a specific situation. Statutes, forms, and fees change. Verify current requirements with the Georgia SOS before filing. If you are facing enforcement action or a pending lawsuit, consult a Georgia business attorney.