If any exemptions are claimed: Married, Filing Joint Return - One Spouse Working = Two (2) personal exemptions. Married, Filing Separate Returns or Joint Return - Both Spouses Working = One (1) personal exemption. Single or Head of Household = One (1) personal exemption.
All income is taxed at a flat rate of 5.39%. Georgia no longer subtracts a personal exemption for the taxpayer and spouse, but the exemption subtracted for a dependent increased to $4,000. The Standard Deduction increased to $12,000 ($24,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly).
To claim exempt, write EXEMPT under line 4c. You may claim EXEMPT from withholding if: o Last year you had a right to a full refund of All federal tax income and o This year you expect a full refund of ALL federal income tax. NOTE: if you claim EXEMPT you must complete a new W-4 annually in February.
Married, Filing Separate Returns or Joint Return - Both Spouses Working = One (1) personal exemption. Single or Head of Household = One (1) personal exemption. Any remaining number of exemptions become dependent/additional allowances.
Dependent Allowance = $3,000 x Number of Dependents and additional allowances. Apply taxable income computed in step 7 to the following table to determine the annual Georgia tax withholding.
The Georgia Form G-4, Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate, must be completed so that you know how much state income tax to withhold from your new employee's wages.
What is Georgia's standard deduction? The standard deduction allows taxpayers to reduce their taxable income by a fixed amount. In 2024 (taxes filed in 2025), the Georgia standard deduction is $24,000 for those married filing jointly and $12,000 for single filers, heads of household and those married filing separately.
Georgia exempts sales and use taxes on a wide range of expenditures made by manufacturers. These include purchases of the following if they are integral to the manufacturing process: Machinery and equipment. Repair and replacement parts. Molds, dyes and waxes.
Beside the correct marital status, enter either a one (-1-) if you wish to claim yourself or a zero if you do not. 4 Enter the number of dependent allowances you wish to claim, if any. 5 Enter the number of additional allowances you wish to claim, if any, based on completion of the worksheet in the middle of the page.
A single filer with no children should claim a maximum of 1 allowance, while a married couple with one source of income should file a joint return with 2 allowances. You can also claim your children as dependents if you support them financially and they're not past the age of 19.