Georgia State Tax Information

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Georgia Department of Revenue
Georgia Department of Labor

Withholding Requirements:

• Register as employer by filing Form DOL-1A (Employer Status Report):
• Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate: G4
• Withholding Method = formula
• Supplemental Rate = Withhold At: 2% if annual gross < $8,000. 3% if annual gross > $8,000 and $10,000. 4% if annual gross > $10,000 and $12,000. 5% if annual gross > $12,000 and $15,000. 6% if annual gross > $15,000.

Local Taxes:

None

State Unemployment Insurance (SUI):

• Wage base is $8,500
• Rates range from 0.03% to 7.29%
• New employers use 2.7%
• Rates include an administrative assessment of 0.08%

State Disability Insurance (SDI):

None

State Labor Laws:

Minimum Wage - The Federal minimum wage rate applies
Termination Pay - no provision.

New Hire Reporting:

Employers must report hiring, rehiring, and return to work within 10 days on Form W-4 (Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate) to:
Georgia New Hire Reporting Program
PO Box 38480
Atlanta, GA 30334-0480
404-657-2498
404-657-3860 fax
http://www.newhirereporting.com/ga-newhire/

Remit Withholding for Child Support to:

Family Support Registry 
P.O. Box 1600 
Carrollton, GA 30112-1600
877-231-8573

Reciprocal states:

None

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