History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 360, § 16; Ga. L. 1952, p. 334, § 1; Ga. L. 1960, p. 153, § 7; Ga. L. 1972, p. 8, § 1; Code 1933, § 91A-4521, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2; Ga. L. 1980, p. 10, § 27; Ga. L. 1989, p. 62, § 8; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1243, § 5; Ga. L. 1996, p. 780, § 3; Ga. L. 2003, p. 355, § 4; Ga. L. 2003, p. 665, § 14; Ga. L. 2006, p. 530, § 1/HB 1120; Ga. L. 2010, p. 662, § 13/HB 1221; Ga. L. 2011, p. 38, § 7/HB 168; Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 5-6/HB 170.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2003, p. 665, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘State and Local Tax Revision Act of 2003.’ ”
Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 8-1/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Transportation Funding Act of 2015.’ ”
Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 8-2/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “It is the intention of the General Assembly, subject to appropriations and other constitutional obligations of this state, that year to year revenue increases be prioritized to fund education, transportation, and health care in this state.”
Ga. L. 2015, p. 236, § 9-1(b)/HB 170, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “Tax, penalty, and interest liabilities and refund eligibility for prior taxable years shall not be affected by the passage of this Act and shall continue to be governed by the provisions of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated as it existed immediately prior to the effective date of this Act.” This Act became effective July 1, 2015.
Law reviews.
For survey article on recent developments in Georgia state and local taxation, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 400 (1982).
For article, “Clarification Needed in Georgia Retail Sales and Use Tax Statute,” see 41 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (1989).
For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 233 (2003).
For article, “Revenue and Taxation: Amend Titles 48, 2, 28, 33, 36, 46, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating Respectively to Revenue and Taxation, Agriculture, the General Assembly, Insurance, Local Government, Public Utilities, and State Government,” see 28 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 217 (2011).
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 261 (2015).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 48 - Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 8 - Sales and Use Taxes
Article 1 - State Sales and Use Tax
Part 2 - Imposition, Rate, Collection, and Assessment
§ 48-8-30. Imposition of Tax; Rates; Collection
§ 48-8-31. Tax Computation to Be Carried to Third Decimal Place; Rounding
§ 48-8-32. Tax Collectable From Dealers; Rate for Retail Sales Price and Purchase Price
§ 48-8-37. Violation of Code Section 48-8-36; Penalty
§ 48-8-40. Effect of Sales From Commingled Goods When Certificate Given for Portion of Goods
§ 48-8-43. Disposition of Taxes Collected in Excess of 4 Percent
§ 48-8-44. Payment of Tax When Used Articles Taken as Credit on Sale of New and Used Articles
§ 48-8-48. Violation of Code Sections 48-8-46 and 48-8-47; Penalty
§ 48-8-49.1. Direct Pay Permit Program
§ 48-8-50. Compensation of Dealers for Reporting and Paying Tax; Reimbursement Deduction
§ 48-8-53. Duty of Wholesalers and Jobbers to Keep Records; Contents; Inspection by Commissioner
§ 48-8-56. Period of Delinquency of Unpaid Taxes; Issuance of Fi. Fa. for Collection
§ 48-8-64. Time for Assessment
§ 48-8-68. Relief From Liability in Certain Circumstances for Failure to Collect Tax at New Rate
§ 48-8-69. Purchases From Printed Catalogs; Local Jurisdiction Boundary Changes
§ 48-8-72. Over-Collected Sales or Use Tax
§ 48-8-74. Effective Date for Sales Tax Rate Change
§ 48-8-77.1. Certification of Review Software by Department; Relief From Liability