Georgians To Get Up To $500 In State Income Tax Refunds

ATLANTA, GA — A $1 billion state income tax refund will benefit taxpayers who filed 2021 and 2022 returns after Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 162 into law Tuesday, according to his office.

This is the second consecutive year that Kemp has given back money in the form of a state income tax refund.

Similar to last year, single tax filers and married individuals who file separately could receive a maximum refund of $250, head of household filers could receive a maximum refund of $375 and married individuals who file joint returns could receive a maximum refund of $500, based on a person's or couple’s tax liability.

The Department of Revenue will begin issuing the refunds within six to eight weeks, and taxpayers must file their 2021 and 2022 taxes prior to receiving the refund, Kemp's office said in a news release.

The state income tax refunds are part of the Amended Fiscal Year 2023 signed by Kemp on Friday and stem from $1 billion in surplus funds, according to Kemp's office.

"While some in Washington D.C. are calling for tax increases, we’re sending money back to hardworking Georgians," Kemp said in the release, "and while they want to grow government, we’re growing opportunity. Last year, we returned over a billion dollars to the taxpayers of our state, and I'm proud we're doing it again. Thank you to those in the General Assembly who supported this measure to help Georgia families fighting through 40-year high inflation."

A facts-and-question page for this year's tax refund is forthcoming on the DOR website. Georgia taxpayers will also have the ability to check the status of this special tax refund via an additional tool on the DOR website, expected to launch in six to eight weeks.