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Prepare and efile Your Georgia Tax Return

The efile.com tax software makes it easy for you to efile your state tax return using the correct state tax forms. Prepare and efile your Georgia state tax return (resident, nonresident, or part-year resident) and federal tax return together or separately at efile.com. For one price, you can prepare and efile as many state tax returns as you need.

Georgia Income Tax Filing Deadline

The regular deadline to file a Georgia state income tax return is April 15.

View all state tax return filing deadlines here.

Find federal income tax return filing deadlines here.

Georgia State Tax Forms

All of the following Georgia state tax forms are supported by the efile.com software. You can efile any of these forms on efile.com:

Georgia State Tax Forms that cannnot be efiled

Georgia Tax Extensions

Georgia honors federal tax extensions, and grants you an additional 6 months to file a Georgia state tax return if you received a federal extension. If you did not get a federal tax extension, you can still request a Georgia state extension by filing Form IT-303. If you owe state tax, you must still pay the amount due by the original tax filing deadline (send your payment along with Form IT-560 to the address on the form) or you will begin to owe penalties and interest on the unpaid amount. Learn more about filing a Georgia State Tax Extension.

Georgia Tax Amendments

If you have already filed or efiled your state return and you need to make corrections, you can file an amended return. You can easily efile a Georgia amended return on efile.com.

Alternatively, you can fill out Form IT-500X and mail it to the address on the form.

Where's My Refund? - Check Your Georgia State Tax Refund Status

If you efile a Georgia state tax return, your refund will generally be processed in 1-3 weeks. It may take 8-12 weeks to process your refund if you filed your Georgia return on paper.

You can check the official status of your GA tax refund online here.

Georgia efile Error Codes

View a list of all Georgia State efile Income Tax Return Error Reject Codes.

Georgia Tax Facts

GA Income Tax:

Georgia taxes individual income across six tax brackets at graduated tax rates. For single filers:

• 1% for the first $750 of taxable income
• 2% for income between $751 and $2,250
• 3% for income between $2,251 and $3,750
• 4% for income between $3,751 and $5,250
• 5% for income between $5,251 and $7,000
• 6% for income above $7,000

For heads of households and married couples filing jointly:

• 1% for the first $1000 of taxable income
• 2% for income between $1,001 and $3,000
• 3% for income between $3,001 and $5,000
• 4% for income between $5,001 and $7,000
• 5% for income between $7,000 and $10,000
• 6% for income above $10,000

GA Sales Tax

Georgia has a state sales tax rate of 4%. Some items such as prescription drugs and groceries are exempt from sales tax. Cities, counties, and other local jurisdictions may also collect additional sales taxes.

GA Personal Property Tax:

In Georgia, real estate and other personal property is taxed locally at the county level.

Odd Tax Fact:

In 2011, a bill was proposed in the Georgia House that would tax non-profit fundraising efforts, such as the sale of Girl Scout cookies.

GA State Tax Agency:

For more information, you can visit the website of The Georgia Department of Taxation.

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