Fulton County · county seat Atlanta
Fulton County business formation: LLCs and corporations in Atlanta and beyond
Headquarters, fintech along the Alpharetta and Midtown corridors, film production and professional services firms. Your Georgia company is filed once with the Secretary of State on eCorp ($110), then licensed locally. Nearly every part of Fulton is now inside a city, so your occupation tax certificate usually comes from the city you operate in.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Georgia filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount the state bills, and anyone can file directly on eCorp for no service fee.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Georgia filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount the state bills, and anyone can file directly on eCorp for no service fee.
Your local license in Fulton County
Nearly every part of Fulton is now inside a city, so your occupation tax certificate usually comes from the city you operate in. Atlanta handles it through its Office of Revenue; Alpharetta, Sandy Springs, Roswell and Johns Creek each run their own business license desks.
Cities we see most
Atlanta · Sandy Springs · Alpharetta · Roswell · Johns Creek · South Fulton
City guides: Atlanta business license · Sandy Springs business license · Roswell business license · Alpharetta business license
What Fulton owners should know
- Investors often ask for a corporation; if you pick one, the notice of incorporation has to reach the Daily Report the business day after you file.
- Home offices in Atlanta still need a city business tax certificate even with no storefront.
- North Fulton cities set their own zoning rules for home businesses, so check the specific city before signing a lease.
Worked example: A two-founder software startup in Midtown Atlanta that plans to raise money
Entity: Georgia corporation (O.C.G.A. Title 14, Ch. 2)
| Corp USA Pro package | $349 |
| Georgia state filing fee | $110 |
| Newspaper notice in the Daily Report | $40 |
| Day-one total | $499 |
Next spring: a $60 annual registration (January 1 to April 1), plus the corporation's initial registration within 90 days of incorporating. Local certificate fees are set by each city or the county and are not included.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Georgia filings for owners. We are not the Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount the state bills, and anyone can file directly on eCorp for no service fee.
Publishing a Fulton corporation notice
Because this example is a corporation, the $40 notice of intent to incorporate must reach the Fulton legal organ no later than the business day after the Articles are filed (O.C.G.A. 14-2-201.1). In Fulton County that has commonly been the Fulton County Daily Report; the clerk of superior court in Atlanta confirms the current paper. It runs once a week for two weeks.
Georgia Corporations Division guidanceFulton questions
I live in Atlanta but my office is in Alpharetta. Which city licenses me?
Generally the city where the business actually operates. Your Georgia LLC or corporation itself is a single statewide filing, so the formation does not change if you move offices within Fulton.
SourceIs the Daily Report the only paper a Fulton corporation can use?
Under O.C.G.A. 14-2-201.1 the notice goes to the county's official legal organ or a qualifying general-circulation paper. Ask the Fulton clerk of superior court which papers currently qualify before you send the $40.
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