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What You Need to Know about Georgia's Sales & Use Tax

The state of Georgia levies a 4% state sales tax rate on the retail sale, lease or rental of most goods. Local jurisdictions impose additional sales taxes up to 4%. The sales tax rates in the state of Georgia are within the 4% to 8% range.

Use tax is due on all purchases brought into the state of Georgia, unless specifically exempted. Use tax is due at the same rates as sales tax. Returns are to be filed on or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which the purchases were made. For example, purchases made in the month of January should be reported to the state of Georgia on or before February 20th.

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Sales Tax Compliance FAQs

Sales tax compliance can be intimidating, but it doesn't have to be!

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Should we register or file a voluntary disclosure agreement ("VDA")?

How do states determine your filing frequency?

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How do I determine my taxable sales?

Georgia Sales Tax Compliance Details

Here is useful Georgia sales tax compliance information our Agile team members felt could be helpful:

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Accelerated Payments

  • Taxpayers paying $60,000 or more in state sales tax for the previous year must make monthly accelerated tax payments.
  • "Prepaid tax" is 50% of the average monthly state sales tax paid in the previous year.
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Sales Tax Rates

  • State-level sales tax rate: 4%
  • Motor Vehicle taxes 1% less than the normal rate in Atlanta and Clayton County.
  • Sale of food is tax-exempt at the state level, but local taxes apply.
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Filing Frequencies

  • Three filing frequencies: monthly, quarterly, and annual.
  • Taxpayers initially on a monthly filing frequency, but changes can be requested.
  • Deadline for filing taxes is the 20th of each month; extended to the next business day if it falls on a weekend or holiday.
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Challenges in Compliance

  • Filing in Atlanta involves dealing with special taxes, making it the most challenging part of Georgia sales tax return.
  • Local county and special taxing jurisdictions have varied rates, with a total of 161 different local taxing rates.
  • The range of the local jurisdiction sales tax rate is usually between 2% to 4.9%.

How to Calculate Georgia Sales Tax?

Utilize the following sales tax formula to obtain the necessary sales tax:


Sales tax = total amount of sale x sales tax rate


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