Chatham County · county seat Savannah
Chatham County business formation: LLCs and corporations in Savannah and beyond
Port of Savannah logistics and trucking, tourism and hospitality in the historic district, and short-term rental hosts. Your Georgia company is filed once with the Secretary of State on eCorp ($110), then licensed locally. Savannah issues its own business tax certificate and has short-term vacation rental rules; Pooler, Garden City and Tybee have separate offices.
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 Chatham County
Savannah issues its own business tax certificate and has short-term vacation rental rules; Pooler, Garden City and Tybee have separate offices. Unincorporated Chatham licenses through the county.
Cities we see most
Savannah · Pooler · Garden City · Tybee Island · Port Wentworth · Bloomingdale
City guides: Savannah business license
What Chatham owners should know
- Short-term rental owners often hold each property in its own LLC; each LLC is a separate $110 filing and a separate $60 annual registration.
- Freight and drayage companies should form before applying for federal motor carrier numbers so the authority is in the LLC's name.
- Tybee and Savannah both regulate rentals; the LLC does not replace those local permits.
Worked example: An investor buying a short-term rental on Tybee Island
Entity: Georgia LLC (O.C.G.A. Title 14, Ch. 11)
| Corp USA Complete package | $479 |
| Georgia state filing fee | $110 |
| Day-one total | $589 |
Next spring: a $60 annual registration (January 1 to April 1). 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 Chatham corporation notice
An LLC like this one skips the newspaper. If you incorporate instead, the notice goes to the Savannah Morning News (confirm with the Savannah superior court clerk) for $40.
Georgia Corporations Division guidanceChatham questions
Should each rental property have its own LLC?
Many owners do it for liability separation. Budget $110 to form and $60 a year for each one; the multi-year prepay (up to 3 years at once) cuts down on spring paperwork.
SourceCan my Savannah LLC use a P.O. box for its registered office?
No. Georgia needs a street address in the state for the registered agent. A P.O. box can be the mailing address only.
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