History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 788, § 5; Ga. L. 1971, p. 266, § 3; Code 1933, § 91A-3005, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 725, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1843, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 874, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 526, § 1/HB 1192; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1219, § 25/HB 202.
The 2015 amendment, effective January 1, 2016, in subsection (a), inserted “, and that the actual consideration of real and personal property conveyed shall be shown separately on the form prescribed in subsection (c) of this Code section,” in the middle; in subsection (b), inserted “and until the actual consideration of real and personal property conveyed has been shown separately on the form prescribed in subsection (c) of this Code section” in the middle; and, in subsection (c), substituted “actual consideration of the interest” for “consideration or value of the interest” in the first sentence, and inserted “of the amount of tax and the actual consideration” near the beginning of the second sentence.
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For annual survey of law on real property, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 283 (2010).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 48 - Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 6 - Taxation of Intangibles
Article 1 - Real Estate Transfer Tax
§ 48-6-3. Persons Required to Pay Real Estate Transfer Tax
§ 48-6-5. Clerks of Superior Courts Responsible for Tax Collecting; Fees
§ 48-6-6. Annual Report of Tax Distribution
§ 48-6-8. Distribution of Tax Revenues Among State and Other Tax Jurisdictions and Districts
§ 48-6-9. Failure to Collect, Account For, and Pay Over Tax Imposed by Article; Penalty