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Georgia Code Title 48. Revenue and Taxation § 48-7-26

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) As used in this Code section, the term “dependent” shall have the same meaning as in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; provided, however, that any unborn child with a detectable human heartbeat, as such terms are defined in Code Section 1-2-1, shall qualify as a dependent minor.

<Text of subsec. (b) effective until January 1, 2024>

(b)(1) An exemption of $7,400.00 shall be allowed as a deduction in computing Georgia taxable income of a taxpayer and spouse, but only if a joint return is filed. If a taxpayer and spouse file separate returns, $3,700.00 shall be allowed to each person as a deduction in computing Georgia taxable income.

(2) An exemption of $2,700.00 shall be allowed as a deduction in computing Georgia taxable income for all taxpayers other than taxpayers who qualify for the exemption provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(3) Commencing with the taxable year beginning January 1, 2003, an exemption of $3,000.00 for each dependent of a taxpayer shall be allowed as a deduction in computing Georgia taxable income of the taxpayer.

<Text of subsec. (b) effective January 1, 2024>

(b) Each taxpayer shall be allowed as a deduction in computing his or her Georgia taxable income a personal exemption in the amount of $3,000.00 for each dependent of such taxpayer.

(c) No exemption shall be allowed under this Code section for any dependent who has made a joint return with such dependent's spouse for the taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins.

(d) A deduction in lieu of a personal exemption deduction shall be allowed an estate or a trust as follows:

(1) An estate--$ 2,700.00; and

(2) A trust--$1,350.00.

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