How to Form a Corporation in Georgia Choose a Corporate Name. Appoint a Registered Agent. Prepare and File Articles of Incorporation. Prepare Corporate Bylaws. Appoint Directors and Hold a Board Meeting. Issue Corporate Stock. File Initial and Annual Registrations. Obtain an EIN and Comply With Tax Requirements.
As a Georgia LLC, LLP, partnership or sole proprietorship, you are subject to the 15.3% Self Employment/FICA tax on all of your net earnings. The S corporation, on the other hand, pays you a deductible salary (which is subject to FICA), and then the profits flow through your personal return via a Schedule K-1.
Georgia also grants an automatic 6-month extension to S-corporations who have been approved for a federal extension by filing IRS Form 7004. Be sure to include a copy of your Form 7004 when you file Georgia Form 600S.
Yes. A consent agreement for each shareholder shall be filed by the corporation with its corporate return in the year in which the Subchapter “S” corporation is first required to file a Georgia income tax return.
Georgia S Corp Filing Requirements To qualify for S corp tax status, a business must: Be a domestic LLC or corporation. Only have one class of stock. Have no more than 100 shareholders or members (“shareholders” is the term for owners of a corporation, while “members” is the term for owners of an LLC)
Georgia also grants an automatic 6-month extension to S-corporations who have been approved for a federal extension by filing IRS Form 7004. Be sure to include a copy of your Form 7004 when you file Georgia Form 600S.