Cobb County · county seat Marietta
Cobb County business formation: LLCs and corporations in Marietta and beyond
Aerospace and defense suppliers near Dobbins, the Battery district around the ballpark, and a deep bench of trades contractors. Your Georgia company is filed once with the Secretary of State on eCorp ($110), then licensed locally. Cobb County's Business License Division covers unincorporated Cobb, which is a large share of the county.
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 Cobb County
Cobb County's Business License Division covers unincorporated Cobb, which is a large share of the county. Marietta, Smyrna, Kennesaw and the other cities issue their own.
Cities we see most
Marietta · Smyrna · Kennesaw · Acworth · Powder Springs · Austell
What Cobb owners should know
- Contractors should update their state license and insurance certificates to the new LLC name once the Articles are approved.
- If you work in several Cobb cities, your license generally follows your base location; job-site permits are separate.
- Keep the annual registration in mind: an LLC formed this year first registers between January 1 and April 1 next year.
Worked example: A licensed HVAC contractor in unincorporated Cobb moving from sole proprietor to LLC
Entity: Georgia LLC (O.C.G.A. Title 14, Ch. 11)
| Corp USA Starter package | $149 |
| Georgia state filing fee | $110 |
| Day-one total | $259 |
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 Cobb corporation notice
An LLC like this one skips the newspaper. If you incorporate instead, the notice goes to the Marietta Daily Journal (confirm with the Marietta superior court clerk) for $40.
Georgia Corporations Division guidanceCobb questions
I already have a Cobb business license as a sole proprietor. Does it carry over to my LLC?
Usually not automatically. The LLC is a new legal person, so contact the license office about re-issuing in the LLC's name.
SourceWhen is my Cobb LLC's first annual registration?
Between January 1 and April 1 of the calendar year after the LLC is formed, then every year in the same window. Miss April 1 and the state adds $25.
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