Georgia Code
Article 3 - Returns and Furnishing of Information
§ 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

History. Code 1933, § 91A-3711, enacted by Ga. L. 1979, p. 5, § 72; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 48; Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 9; Ga. L. 2002, p. 372, § 7; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 11/SB 388; Ga. L. 2011, p. 297, § 4/HB 346.
Cross references.
Failure of Senators to file state income tax returns, § 28-1-8.1 .
Inspection of public records generally, § 50-18-70 et seq.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act is applicable to taxable years ending on or after March 11, 1987, and that a taxpayer with a taxable year ending on or after January 1, 1987, and before March 11, 1987, may elect to have the provisions of that Act apply.
Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, also provided that tax, penalty, and interest liabilities and refund eligibility for prior taxable years shall not be affected by that Act.
Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, also provided that provisions of the federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 and of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which as of January 1, 1987, were not yet effective become effective for purposes of Georgia taxation on the same dates as they become effective for federal purposes.
Administrative rules and regulations.
Inspection of records, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Revenue, Administrative Unit, Organization, § 560-1-1-.05.

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