Gwinnett County · county seat Lawrenceville
Gwinnett County business formation: LLCs and corporations in Lawrenceville and beyond
One of the most diverse counties in the Southeast, with a large base of family-owned restaurants, logistics firms and health-care practices along I-85. Your Georgia company is filed once with the Secretary of State on eCorp ($110), then licensed locally. Businesses in unincorporated Gwinnett get an occupation tax certificate from Gwinnett County; businesses inside Duluth, Lawrenceville, Suwanee or another city apply to that city instead.
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 Gwinnett County
Businesses in unincorporated Gwinnett get an occupation tax certificate from Gwinnett County; businesses inside Duluth, Lawrenceville, Suwanee or another city apply to that city instead. Expect zoning sign-off before the certificate issues.
Cities we see most
Lawrenceville · Duluth · Peachtree Corners · Snellville · Suwanee · Lilburn
What Gwinnett owners should know
- Restaurants also need a county health permit; the LLC should be formed first so permits are issued in the company name.
- Spanish, Korean and Vietnamese-speaking owners are common here; our Spanish pages cover the same filing steps.
- An LLC in Gwinnett does not publish anything in the paper. Only corporations do.
Worked example: A husband-and-wife restaurant opening in Duluth
Entity: Georgia LLC (O.C.G.A. Title 14, Ch. 11)
| Corp USA Pro package | $349 |
| Georgia state filing fee | $110 |
| Registered agent for year one | $199 |
| Day-one total | $658 |
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 Gwinnett corporation notice
An LLC like this one skips the newspaper. If you incorporate instead, the notice goes to the Gwinnett Daily Post (confirm with the Lawrenceville superior court clerk) for $40.
Georgia Corporations Division guidanceGwinnett questions
Do I need my LLC approved before applying for a Gwinnett health permit?
It is the cleaner order. Form the LLC, get the EIN, then apply for local permits under the company name so you are not re-issuing them later.
SourceHow long until my Gwinnett LLC exists?
Online filings with the Corporations Division commonly clear in about 5 to 7 business days. Paying $120 for 2-business-day expedite is worth it if a lease or permit deadline is close.
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