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 for 2012, $9,500 for 2013
• Rates range from 0.03% to 7.29%
• New employers use 2.7% for 2012 and 2013.
• 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 90728
Atlanta, GA 30364-0728

Phone:
(888) 541-0469
(404) 525-2985

Fax:
(888) 541-0521
(404) 525-2983

New Hire Reporting Online

Remit Withholding for Child Support to:

Family Support Registry 
P.O. Box 1800
Carrollton, GA 30112-1800
877-231-8573

Georgia Child Support Commission 

Reciprocal states:

None

For paycheck calculation visit the Georgia Paycheck Calculator of PaycheckCity.

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