Guiding You Through The Legal Process
After a person files a Georgia state income tax return, the Georgia Department of Revenue may review the return and make an initial determination that the filer owes additional tax. Generally, the first time a person will learn of the additional tax assessment is when...
During the recent November election, Georgia voters decided to freeze the income tax rate for the highest earners in the state. The decision to make the constitutional amendment will mean that the top income tax rate will remain at its current level of 6 percent, and...
Taxpayers in Georgia may benefit from learning more about how to ensure that income taxes are properly filed and accounted for. In accordance with federal regulations, some taxpayers in Georgia may be required to file their returns electronically. Georgia residents...
The Code of Georgia sets forth the structure of personal income taxes levied by the state in Title 48, Chapter 7. Not all states charge income taxes, and the ones that do not typically fund public necessities like schools and police departments with higher consumer...
Georgia churches may benefit from exemptions from federal income taxes, but a Mississippi case may be of concern as misuse of the church designation has landed a Christian physician in serious legal trouble with the IRS. The man was convicted on four felony counts of...
The Internal Revenue Service recently adopted a new Taxpayer Bill of Rights. The document groups the rights found in the Internal Revenue Code into 10 categories in an effort to make them easier to find and understand. First is the right to be informed, meaning that...
A bill that passed the House of Representatives with a vote of 237-173 would increase the number of middle class Americans who would be able to take advantage of the child tax credit. However, President Obama has indicated that he will veto the legislation if it...
