Georgia Code
Article 3 - Returns and Furnishing of Information
§ 48-7-51. Corporation Returns; Contents; Consolidated Returns of Two or More Corporations; Returns by Receivers, Trustees, and Assignees; Collection

Every corporation subject to taxation under this chapter shall make a return stating specifically the items of its gross income and the deductions and credits allowed by this chapter. The income of two or more corporations shall not be included in a single return except pursuant to an election made under Code Section 48-7-21 or with the express consent of the commissioner. When a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, or assignee is operating the property or business of a corporation, the receiver, trustee, or assignee shall make returns for the corporation in the same manner and form as the corporation is required to make returns. Any tax due on the basis of returns made by a receiver, trustee, or assignee shall be collected in the same manner as if collected from the corporation of whose business or property he or she has custody and control.
History. Ga. L. 1931, Ex. Sess., p. 24, § 25; Code 1933, § 92-3202; Ga. L. 1941, p. 210, § 9; Ga. L. 1943, p. 109, § 1; Code 1933, § 91A-3702, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2; Ga. L. 2022, p. 571, § 2/HB 1058.
The 2022 amendment, effective May 5, 2022, inserted “pursuant to an election made under Code Section 48-7-21 or” in the second sentence. See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2022, p. 571, § 3/HB 1058, not codified by the General Assembly, makes this Code section applicable to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 48 - Revenue and Taxation

Chapter 7 - Income Taxes

Article 3 - Returns and Furnishing of Information

§ 48-7-50. Persons Required to File Returns; Filing of Copies of All or Part of Taxpayers’ Federal Tax Returns

§ 48-7-51. Corporation Returns; Contents; Consolidated Returns of Two or More Corporations; Returns by Receivers, Trustees, and Assignees; Collection

§ 48-7-52. Returns by Corporations of Information Concerning Dividend Payments; Oath; Contents

§ 48-7-53. Partnership Returns; Contents; Oath; Reporting of Final Federal Adjustments; Administrative Adjustment Request; Rules and Regulations

§ 48-7-54. Electronic Filing for Nonindividual Taxpayers

§ 48-7-56. Time and Place of Filing Returns; Extensions; Tentative Returns; Extensions for Members of Armed Forces; Estimated Returns

§ 48-7-57. Penalty for Failure to File Timely Return; Rate; Maximum; Failure Due to Reasonable Cause; Reduction of Tax Due by Partial Payment, Credit, or Other Penalty; Applicability of Federal Return Extension to State Return

§ 48-7-57.1. Filing of Returns Which Are Frivolous or Desire to Impede the Administration of State Income Tax Laws

§ 48-7-58. Taxpayer Activities Distorting True Net Income; Proper Computation by Commissioner; Determination of Taxable Income of Corporations Engaging in Improper Activities; Consideration of Potential Reasonable Profits

§ 48-7-59. Examination of Federal Income Tax Returns

§ 48-7-60. Confidentiality of Tax Information; Exceptions; Authorized Inspection by Certain Officials; Furnishing Information to Local Tax Authorities; Furnishing Information to Nonofficials; Conditions; Effect of Code Section

§ 48-7-61. Unlawful Divulging of Confidential Information Concerning Income Taxes Under Code Section 48-7-60; Penalties

§ 48-7-62. Optional Taxpayer Contributions to the Georgia National Guard Foundation Through Income Tax Payment and Refund Process

§ 48-7-63. Optional Taxpayer Contributions to Permitted Stem Cell Research Through Income Tax Payment and Refund Process

§ 48-7-64. Tax Exempt Contributions to the Technical College System of Georgia Foundation for Scholarships Awards