The Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) has released information on the individual and corporate tax provisions of HB 265, legislation that updates 2020 state law to conform with federal tax legislation. The legislation addresses the tax provisions of the CAREs... Read More
The State of Georgia has been busy making numerous updates to its tax laws over the last few months. Credits and incentives, motor vehicle taxes, and compliance measures are the focus of these revisions. One notable change made by the... Read More
The Path2College 529 Plan, sponsored by the State of Georgia, is a tax-advantaged way for parents and other family members to save for college, offering both federal and state tax benefits. Contributions are not deductible on your federal tax return,... Read More
The State of Georgia has been out front in helping businesses affected by Hurricane Michael, which hit the state in October 2018 and damaged an estimated 2 million acres of timberland. To help property owners and aid in reforestation, the... Read More
Mental State is Key to Discharging Federal Taxes in Bankruptcy Tax professionals including attorneys and CPAs must read court cases for a living to keep up with the proper interpretation of the tax laws. The more cases you read, the... Read More
The Georgia Department of Revenue has released updates to state law to adapt to the new federal tax era. The new rules cover numerous subjects, including the 80% limitation on net operating losses (NOLs), consolidated returns, withholding on nonresident aliens,... Read More
Georgia has been very successful at designing tax credit and incentive programs that give taxpayers an opportunity to save money, do good, and support programs that they believe in. The Georgia “Qualified Education Donation Tax Credit” is one of those... Read More
In order to encourage companies to invest in R&D, and to reward them for doing so, Federal and Georgia tax rules provide what can be very significant tax credits (dollar for dollar reduction in tax liability). On February 7, 2018,... Read More
The State of Georgia has raised the tax credit for donations to rural hospitals from 90% to 100%. At the same time, the IRS has taken steps to limit the use of donations to special state funds to offset federal... Read More
Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Online Sales Tax as Georgia Readies to Start Collection For 26 years, buyers and sellers of goods across state lines have relied on a major roadblock to requiring out-of-state sellers to collect sales taxes—the... Read More
