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A special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST) is a financing method for funding capital outlay projects in the U.S. state of Georgia.It is an optional 1% sales tax levied by any county for the purpose of funding the building of parks, schools, roads, and other public facilities. [1]
There are 6 flat tax rates in Georgia: corporate profit tax, value added tax, excise tax, personal income tax, import tax and property tax. [1] Personal income tax in Georgia are collected at a flat rate of 20% on local-source income. Foreign-source personal income is tax-exempt. [2]
Those income tax cuts resulted in a 1% to 4% reduction in all but the lowest of the seven tax brackets imposed under the current IRS regime. If Congress does not pass a law to extend the reduction ...
Cobb levies a 1% tax to lower property taxes, but only for the public school budget, and not the additional 1% HOST homestead exemption for general funds. The county has also voted not to pay the extra 1% to join MARTA. At the beginning of 2006, Cobb became the last county in the state to raise the tax to 6%, which also doubled the tax on food ...
Georgia has a progressive income tax structure with six brackets of state income tax rates that range from 1% to 6%. In 2009, Georgians paid 9% of their income in state and local taxes, compared to the U.S. average of 9.8% of income. [127] This ranks Georgia 25th among the states for total state and local tax burden. [127]
Fulton County has a 7% total sales tax, including 4% state, 1% SPLOST, 1% homestead exemption, and 1% MARTA. Sales taxes apply through the entire county and its cities, except for Atlanta's additional 1% Municipal Option Sales Tax to fund capital improvements to its combined wastewater sewer systems (laying new pipes to separate storm sewers ...
Ballot Measure 1: Increases the minimum wage to $15/hr (currently $11.73/hr) by July 2027; provides 40–56 hours of paid sick leave a year depending on employer size; protects employees from being required to attend meetings on political and religious matters. Nov 5 >50% Awaiting official results: Citizens Failed Measure 2
Gallup reported the percentage of population uninsured throughout 2016 in states that expanded and did not expand Medicaid. For comparison, we added 2013 percentages for each state.