Minnesota

Foreign registration · Form CD 241

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Georgia

To do business in Georgia, an LLC formed in Minnesota registers there on Form CD 241, with $235 in state fees. Georgia asks nothing of Minnesota here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations Division using your Minnesota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Minnesota and Georgia each ask for

	Minnesota formed here	Georgia registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form CD 241, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$235 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Georgia
Paid expedite		2-business-day $120, same-day $275, 1-hour $1,200
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.ga.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Registration, $60, every year
Due	December 31	April 1
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Georgia registered agent

From Minnesota to Georgia, step by step

We prepare and file Form CD 241
It lists us as your Georgia registered agent, next to your Minnesota name and formation date. No Minnesota paperwork holds up the Georgia filing. Once Georgia approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

Your Minnesota name and Georgia's rules

Georgia can hold a name for 30 days for $25 before you file.

Your Georgia agent and the Minnesota one

Minnesota and Georgia both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Minnesota; ours takes Georgia's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Georgia and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Georgia's Annual Registration ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Georgia comes to $209 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Georgia into Minnesota

An LLC formed in Georgia that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Georgia certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Minnesota owners ask about Georgia

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Georgia?

Yes, once a Minnesota business operates there; Georgia registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register a Minnesota LLC in Georgia?

$434 at checkout, with nothing to pay Minnesota.

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

No, Georgia takes Form CD 241 without it.

How long does the Georgia registration take?

Georgia's online processing takes about 7 business days; nothing comes from Minnesota first. Paid expedite: 2-business-day $120, same-day $275.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Georgia?

$209 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $60 to Georgia for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Georgia?

A Minnesota company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Georgia can add a penalty of $500.

Does Georgia require a registered agent?

Yes: the Minnesota registered agent stays, and ours covers Georgia for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Georgia LLC instead?

Yes, but Minnesota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60), and the original keeps Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Georgia later?

Minnesota companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of Certificate of Authority; until then, Georgia's report stays due alongside Minnesota's filings.

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