Georgia Income Taxes and State Tax Forms

Georgia
"The Peach State"

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Where is my Georgia State Tax Refund?

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How to file a Georgia Tax Extension

How to file a Georgia Tax Amendment

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 (View the federal tax return filing requirements). 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.

Tax Deadline Date	Type of Income Tax Return	Filing Deadline / Due Date Description
April 15, 2013	2012 Georgia State Tax Return	Due date for Georgia State Income Tax Returns - income tax filing deadline
April 15, 2013	2012 Georgia State Tax Extension	Due date for Georgia extension requests
October 15, 2013	2012 Georgia State Tax Return	Last day to efile a 2012 Georgia State Income Tax Return for tax extension filers and late efilers

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:

Form/Schedule	Description	Can I efile this form?
Form 500	Individual Income Tax Return	efile It efile It efile It
Schedule 1	Subtractions
Schedule 2	Credits
Schedule 3	Taxable Income for Part-Year Residents and Nonresidents
Form IND-CR	Individual Credit Form
Form UET	Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals
Form 500ES	Estimated Tax
Form 500X	Amended Individual Income Tax Return
Form 525-TV	Payment Voucher
Form 8453	Individual Income Tax Declaration for Electronic Filing
Form 8582	Passive Activity Loss Limitations
Worksheet	Other State Tax (Full and Part-Year Residents)

Georgia State Tax Forms that cannot be efiled

Form	Description
Form G-4	Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate

GA Tax Extension

Extension Form	Georgia Extension Instructions	How to File
Form IT-303	Georgia will honor federal tax extensions, which grant an additional 6 months to file a Georgia state tax return, if: The GA state return is received within the time as extended by the IRS AND A copy of the federal extension(s) is attached to the return when filed. The new due date for GA tax returns after an extension is October 15. If you eventually file your return on paper, you will need to attach a copy of Form 4868 to your Georgia state return. If you efile your state return, you do not need to attach Form 4868 or file it with the state. If you did not get a federal tax extension, you can request an automatic 6-month state tax extension by filing Form IT-303. If you owe state tax, you must still pay the amount due by the original tax filing deadline or you will begin to owe penalties and interest on the unpaid amount. You can send your payment along with Form IT-560 to the address provided on the form.	Work with a TaxPro goPRO Form IT-560

Extension Form

Georgia Extension Instructions

How to File

Form IT-303

Georgia will honor federal tax extensions, which grant an additional 6 months to file a Georgia state tax return, if:

The GA state return is received within the time as extended by the IRS AND
A copy of the federal extension(s) is attached to the return when filed.

The new due date for GA tax returns after an extension is October 15. If you eventually file your return on paper, you will need to attach a copy of Form 4868 to your Georgia state return. If you efile your state return, you do not need to attach Form 4868 or file it with the state.

If you did not get a federal tax extension, you can request an automatic 6-month state tax extension by filing Form IT-303. If you owe state tax, you must still pay the amount due by the original tax filing deadline or you will begin to owe penalties and interest on the unpaid amount. You can send your payment along with Form IT-560 to the address provided on the form.

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Form IT-560

Important Reminder! If you are efiling a Georgia tax extension, you may need to efile a federal tax extension as well.

GA Tax Amendment

Amendment Form	Georgia Amendment Instructions	How to File
Form 500X	If you have already filed or efiled your state return and you need to make corrections, you can file an amended return. You cannot efile an AL amended return, so you will need to mail it to the address on the form.	Work with a TaxPro goPRO

Important Reminder! If you are filing a Georgia tax amendment, you may need to file a federal tax amendment as well.

Past Year Forms: Tax Year 2011 Georgia Tax Forms (Print, Fill Out, and Mail)
Form 500	Individual Income Tax Return	Work with a TaxPro goPRO
Schedule 1	Subtractions
Schedule 2	Credits
Schedule 3	Taxable Income for Part-Year Residents and Nonresidents
Form IND-CR	Individual Credit Form
Form UET	Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals
Form 500ES	Estimated Tax
Form 500X	Amended Individual Income Tax Return
Form 525-TV	Payment Voucher
Form 8582	Passive Activity Loss Limitations
Worksheet	Other State Tax (Full and Part-Year Residents)

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.

Check your official GA tax refund online.

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.

More information on Georgia Sales Tax

GA Sales Tax Holiday:

Georgia has two annual sales tax holidays. Certain items are exempt from Georgia sales tax. However, the GA consumer will only receive the tax exemption if a specific total spending limit is met.

Refer to the chart below for Georgia sales tax holidays for 2013.

Sales Tax Holiday Dates	Sales Tax Holiday Items Included
August 9-10, 2013	School supplies: $20 or less Clothing: $100 or less Computers: $1,000 or less
October 4-6, 2013	Energy and water efficient products: $1,500 or less

GA Personal Property Tax:

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

The state also has 2 sales tax holidays on certain items of tangible personal property: one in August and the other in October.

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.