The tax levied pursuant to this article shall be exclusively administered and collected by the commissioner for the use and benefit of each county whose geographical boundary is conterminous with that of a special district and of each qualified municipality located wholly or partially therein. Such administration and collection shall be accomplished in the same manner and subject to the same applicable provisions, procedures, and penalties provided in Article 1 of this chapter, except that the joint tax provided in this article shall be applicable to sales of motor fuels as prepaid local tax as that term is defined in Code Section 48-8-2; provided, however, that all moneys collected from each taxpayer by the commissioner shall be applied first to such taxpayer’s liability for taxes owed the state. Dealers shall be allowed a percentage of the amount of the tax due and accounted for and shall be reimbursed in the form of a deduction in submitting, reporting, and paying the amount due if such amount is not delinquent at the time of payment. The deduction shall be at the rate and subject to the requirements specified under subsections (b) through (f) of Code Section 48-8-50.
History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 984, § 2; Code 1933, § 91A-4605, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 446, § 1; Code 1933, § 91A-4607, enacted by Ga. L. 1979, p. 446, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 815, § 2; Ga. L. 2007, p. 309, § 5/HB 219; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 48/SB 46; Ga. L. 2010, p. 662, § 20/HB 1221.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 48 - Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 8 - Sales and Use Taxes
Article 2 - Joint County and Municipal Sales and Use Tax (Lost)
§ 48-8-80. “Qualified Municipality” Defined
§ 48-8-81. Creation of Special Districts
§ 48-8-83. Special Districts Where Joint Tax to Be Levied
§ 48-8-83.1. Levying and Collection of Joint Tax to Be Continued
§ 48-8-88. Required Information on Sales Tax Returns; Purpose
§ 48-8-89.2. Distribution of Tax Proceeds Upon Qualified Municipality Ceasing to Be Qualified
§ 48-8-95. Authorization of Commissioner to Promulgate Rules and Regulations
§ 48-8-96. Taxation of Property in Consolidated Governments; Change in Tax Rates