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LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES DIVISION
Property Tax Guide For The Georgia Taxpayer
Official Code of Georgia Annotated

The Official Code of Georgia Annotated is an official compiling of the laws of Georgia that are in force with annotations that include notes, case summaries, court decisions, and summaries of the Opinions of the Attorney General.

The code sections below make up the basics of the laws administered by the Georgia Department of Revenue Local Government Services Division. These links are to an unannotated version of the Georgia code and do not include notes, case summaries, court decisions, and summaries of the Opinions of the Attorney General.  (The link above is to the State's database of Georgia codes.)

TITLESECTION

 

Title 44. Property
Chapter 12 - Rights In Personalty

Article 5 - Disposition of Unclaimed Property44-12-190. - 44-12-236.

 

Title 48. Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 1 - General Provisions

48-1-2.

 

Title 48. Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 2 - State Administrative Organization,
Administration and Enforcement

Article 1 - State Administrative Organization48-2-18.
Article 2 - Administration48-2-44.

 

Title 48. Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 3 - Tax Executions

Tax Executions 48-3-1. - 48-3-29.

 

Title 48. Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 4 - Tax Sales

Article 1 - Sales Under Tax Executions48-4-1. - 48-4-7.
Article 2 - Purchase by Counties48-4-20. - 48-4-22.
Article 3 - Redemption of Property Sold for Taxes48-4-40. - 48-4-48.
Article 4 - Land Bank Authorities48-4-60. - 48-4-65.
Article 5 - Ad Valorem Tax Foreclosures48-4-75. - 48-4-81.

 

Title 48. Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 5 - Ad Valorem Taxation of Property 

Article 1 - General Provisions48-5-1. - 48-5-33.
Article 2 - Property Tax Exemptions and Deferral48-5-40. - 48-5-84.
Article 3 - County Tax Officials and Administration
Part One, Tax Receivers48-5-100. - 48-5-109.
Part Two, Tax Collectors48-5-120. - 48-5-165.
Part Three, Compensation48-5-180. - 48-5-183.1.
Part Four, Delinquent Tax Officials48-5-200. - 48-5-205.
Part Five, County Tax Officials48-5-210. - 48-5-212.
Article 4 - County Taxation48-5-220. - 48-5-242.
Article 5 - Uniform Property Tax Administration and Equalization
Part One, Equalization of Assessments48-5-260. - 48-5-275.
Part Two, County Board of Tax Assessors48-5-290. - 48-5-314.
Part Three, State Loans to Counties48-5-330. - 48-5-331.
Article 5A - Examination of County Tax Digests48-5-340. - 48-5-349.5.
Article 6 - Municipal Taxation48-5-350. - 48-5-361.
Article 7 - Miscellaneous Local Administrative Provisions48-5-380. - 48-5-381.
Article 8 - School Taxation48-5-400. - 48-5-405.
Article 9 - Franchises48-5-420. - 48-5-425.
Article 10 - Ad Valorem Taxation of Motor Vehicles and Mobile Homes
Part One, General Provisions48-5-440. - 48-5-451.
Part Two, Motor Vehicles48-5-470. - 48-5-478.4.
Part Three, Mobile Homes48-5-490. - 48-5-495.
Part Four, Heavy-duty Construction Equipment Owned by Nonresidents48-5-500. - 48-5-501.

Part Five, Farm Equipment

48-5-504.

Part Six, Aircraft Held in Dealer’s Inventory

48-5-504.20.

Part Seven, Watercraft Held in Inventory for Resale 48-5-504.40.
Article 10A - Ad Valorem Taxation of Heavy-duty Equipment Motor Vehicles48-5-505. - 48-5-509.
Article 11 - Ad Valorem Taxation of Public Utilities48-5-510. - 48-5-524.
Article 12 - Ad Valorem Taxation of Airline Companies48-5-540. - 48-5-546.

 

Title 48. Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 6  - Taxation of Intangibles

Article 1 - Real Estate Transfer Tax48-6-1. - 48-6-10
Article 2 - Intangible Personal Property Tax48-6-20. - 48-6-44 (Repealed)
Article 3 - Intangible Recording Tax48-6-60. - 48-6-77.
Article 4 - Taxation of Financial Institutions48-6-90. - 48-6-98.

 

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