Georgia does not require member or manager names in its own public LLC filing. Georgia's own Articles of Organization already keep member and manager names off the public record — only the signer is public, so route that role through a formation service. A Wyoming parent above a Georgia LLC is mainly about layering Wyoming's exclusive-remedy charging order on top of Georgia's non-exclusive one. See our Wyoming holding company guide and full list of anonymous LLC states for more.
$100
Articles of Organization filing fee (Form CD 030)
Signer only
No member/manager name on the Articles of Organization
$50/yr
Annual Registration due April 1 (fixed date)
§ 14-11-504(b)
Charging order expressly non-exclusive
Georgia is more privacy-friendly on its own filing than it sometimes gets credit for. Its Articles of Organization ($100), filed under O.C.G.A. § 14-11-204, ask for the LLC's name, registered agent, and a member-managed/manager-managed designation — but not an actual member or manager name. The one name that becomes public is the signer of the form, which is why a formation service typically fills that role rather than the owner. Because Georgia's own record doesn't force an owner's name into the public database, a Wyoming holding LLC above a Georgia LLC is less about hiding ownership and more about strengthening it: Georgia's charging-order statute (O.C.G.A. § 14-11-504(b)) is unusually explicit that the remedy is not exclusive, applying to every Georgia LLC regardless of member count, so a Wyoming parent adds real asset-protection value even where it isn't fixing a privacy gap Georgia already has.
Georgia's Articles of Organization (Form CD 030), governed by O.C.G.A. § 14-11-204, ask for the LLC's name, registered agent, and whether it is member-managed or manager-managed — but not the actual name of any member or manager. The one name that becomes public is whoever signs the form as organizer, member, manager, or attorney-in-fact; the Secretary of State's instructions require that signer's legal name to be printed, and it is searchable at ecorp.sos.ga.gov. Georgia doesn't hide ownership as completely as Wyoming, but its member/manager roster itself stays off the record entirely.
Because Georgia's Form CD 030 never asks for a member or manager name — only the management-structure designation — there's no member/manager field for a Wyoming holding LLC to occupy the way there is in a true disclosure state. What Georgia's filing does publish is the signer of the Articles, so routing that role through a formation service rather than yourself keeps that one field from resolving to you. Where a Wyoming parent earns its keep above a Georgia LLC is asset protection, not privacy: Georgia's charging-order statute, O.C.G.A. § 14-11-504(b), is unusually explicit that the remedy "shall not be deemed exclusive of others which may exist" — for every Georgia LLC, single-member or not — so a Wyoming holding LLC above the ownership interest adds real creditor protection that Georgia's own statute does not provide on its own.
Georgia not requiring a member or manager name doesn't change federal law: beneficial owners of the Georgia LLC — and of any Wyoming holding LLC above it — must still be reported to FinCEN under the Corporate Transparency Act, which is not open to public search.
O.C.G.A. § 14-11-504(b) — charging order available, but the statute expressly makes it non-exclusive for every LLC, regardless of member count. Georgia's statute states the charging order remedy "shall not be deemed exclusive of others which may exist," preserving a judgment creditor's ability to reach an LLC interest through other remedies, including direct garnishment. This is not a single-member-specific gap — it applies to every Georgia LLC — but it makes Georgia one of the structurally weaker charging-order states in the country, which is a strong reason to layer a Wyoming parent above a Georgia operating LLC.
Georgia charges no franchise tax on LLCs. The only recurring state filing is a $50 Annual Registration due April 1 each year — a fixed calendar date, not the LLC's anniversary month — with a $25 late penalty. Pass-through income is taxed to members at Georgia's flat personal income tax rate, 4.99% for 2026.
Note: Confirm the $100 Articles of Organization fee (plus a $10 online service charge) and the $50 Annual Registration fee directly at ecorp.sos.ga.gov — Georgia's flat income tax rate is also scheduled for further reductions toward 3.99% in future years under HB 463, so confirm the current rate before relying on it.
No. Form CD 030, governed by O.C.G.A. § 14-11-204, requires the LLC's name, registered agent, and member-managed/manager-managed designation — but not an actual member or manager name. The one name that becomes public is whoever signs the form, searchable at ecorp.sos.ga.gov.
Georgia's own filing already keeps member and manager names off the public record. Use a formation service — not yourself — as the signer so the one public field on the Articles doesn't point back to you, and consider a Wyoming holding LLC as the member on your (non-public) operating agreement for stronger charging-order protection.
No — and this applies to every Georgia LLC, not just single-member ones. O.C.G.A. § 14-11-504(b) expressly states the charging order is not the creditor's exclusive remedy, preserving other avenues like direct garnishment. This is a separate reason, beyond privacy, that a Wyoming parent is often used above Georgia subsidiaries.
Bottom line: Georgia's Articles of Organization don't require a member or manager name — only the signer does that — so a Wyoming parent here is mainly an asset-protection upgrade for a state whose charging order is expressly non-exclusive for every LLC.