State guides/Georgia/reinstate
How to reinstate a dissolved LLC or corporation in Georgia
What happened
Georgia administratively dissolves entities that miss the April 1 annual registration. Dissolved entities can't legally transact business, and the name is only reserved for 5 years.
How to fix it, step by step
- 1File the reinstatement application online through the Secretary of State's eCorp portal.
- 2Pay the reinstatement fee plus every missed year's registration.
- 3Confirm Active status, then calendar April 1 (the window opens January 1).
What it costs
$250 reinstatement fee plus $50 for each missed annual registration year.
How long you have
Within 5 years of administrative dissolution — after that, you're forming a new entity.
A compliance filing service can run the whole reinstatement — the back filings, the fees, the state paperwork — so you can get back to the actual business.
File directly with the state: ecorp.sos.ga.gov · Related: Georgia filing requirements
General information from public sources, not legal advice. Fees and procedures change and depend on your entity's history — confirm with the state before relying on them. Some links above are referral links that support this free tool.