Get Georgia Income Tax

People who have earned income in Georgia must file state income taxes. Georgia individual income tax is based on your federal adjusted gross income (your income before taxes), adjustments that are required by Georgia law, and your filing requirements.

Full-Year Residents You are required to file a Georgia income tax return if any of the following apply: You are required to file a Federal income tax return. You have income subject to Georgia income tax but not subject to federal income tax. Your income exceeds Georgia's standard deduction and personal exemptions.

The state of Georgia requires you to pay taxes if you are a resident or nonresident that receives income from a Georgia source. The state income tax rates range from 1% to 5.75%, and the general sales tax rate is 4%.

Retirement income includes interest, dividends, net rentals, capital gains, royalties, pensions, annuities and the first $4,000 of earned income ($5,000 starting in 2024). Railroad retirement and Social Security are exempt from Georgia state income tax.

The Georgia (GA) state sales tax rate is currently 4%. Depending on local municipalities, the total tax rate can be as high as 9%.

If you make $90,000 a year living in the region of Georgia, USA, you will be taxed $24,145. That means that your net pay will be $65,855 per year, or $5,488 per month.

Georgia has a graduated individual income tax, with rates ranging from 1.00 percent to 5.75 percent. Georgia also has a 5.75 percent corporate income tax rate. Georgia has a 4.00 percent state sales tax rate, a max local sales tax rate of 5 percent and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 7.4 percent.

Compared with other states, Georgia's sales, income and property taxes are all relatively average. It's one of the more tax-friendly states for older workers and retirees, offering tax breaks on retirement income and property, and not taxing Social Security benefits, estates or inheritances.