United States
Georgia: what the state takes
Georgia charges its own income tax on top of federal tax. Here is the rate, the return, the date and where the official rules live.
Agency page last read 11 September 2026.
State rate
5.19%
Flat 5.19% after the state standard deduction
Resident return
Form 500
Georgia Department of Revenue
Due
15 April, following the federal deadline
Weekends and holidays can push it on
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Yearly income
How you file
Georgia tax
$3,270
Top state rate you touch
5.19%
- Kept before federal tax$57,878
- Federal income tax$13,852
- Georgia tax$3,270
Flat rate of 5.19% on $63,000 after a $12,000 deduction.
Filing in Georgia
- Who collects it
- Georgia Department of Revenue
- Return
- Form 500
- Deadline
- Usually 15 April, following the federal deadline
Federal comes on top
Whatever your state does, the IRS wants Form 1040 by 15 April, plus Social Security and Medicare through your wages or self employment tax. State tax paid can sometimes be deducted federally if you itemise, within a yearly cap.