US EditionSweeping Income Tax Relief Package Voted On By GA Senate
Senate Bill 476 raises standard deductions and starts a six-year plan to cut income tax to 4.99%, aiming to benefit up to two-thirds of Georgia residents, lawmakers said.
- On Thursday, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 476, a Republican-backed measure that would eliminate state income taxes for two-thirds of Georgians and now heads to the Georgia House of Representatives after a 32-18 vote.
- Sen. Blake Tillery sponsored SB 476, which fast-tracked last Friday, raising deductions from $24,000 to $100,000 and from $12,000 to $50,000, as part of a six-year plan to eliminate the income tax.
- Individuals earning $50,000 or less would see state income taxes eliminated in year one, with families making $100,000 or less and families above those thresholds saving about $5,200 annually; the plan proposes reducing the rate to 4.49% starting in 2027.
- Voicing opposition, Atlanta Democrat Sonya Halpern said, `This is not a debate about whether we want affordability or not,` as Democrats warned the bill would not help middle-income Georgians.
- In the broader state context, Georgia is one of at least nine states that recently cut income taxes, with opponents warning of a $9 billion revenue shortfall.
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Georgia Senate bill would eliminate income tax on the first $50,000 to $100,000 of income
The Republican-led state Senate adopted an historic income tax cut plan Thursday that Democrats decried as an election year ploy that would undermine the state budget. There was no official estimate of the cost of Senate Bill 476, which calls for no income tax on the first $50,000 in annual earnings by an individual and […] The post Georgia Senate bill would eliminate income tax on the first $50,000 to $100,000 of income appeared first on The Ge…
Georgia Recorder
Cobb County CourierSenate Republicans sign off on cuts to Georgia’s income tax rate while ending some corporate perks
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Georgia Senate Republicans approve lower income taxes as their answer to affordability
ATLANTA — The Republican-led state Senate adopted an historic income tax cut plan Thursday that Democrats decried as an election year ploy that would undermine the state budget. There was no official estimate of the cost of Senate Bill 476,…
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