4th Round Of GA Income Tax Rebates Approved: What To Know

ATLANTA, GA — Another one-time income tax rebate was approved Monday by Georgia lawmakers with the passage of HB 1000.

Georgians will receive another, one-time income tax rebate this year of up to $500 for joint filers, Gov. Brian Kemp said in a statement.

"Grateful for our partners in the legislature for helping us provide relief to hardworking Georgians and return more of their money back to their pockets," the governor said on social media.

The $1.2 billion tax rebate was approved when the Georgia Senate passed the fourth round of tax rebates on Monday after the Georgia House passed it last week.

The tax rebates will work like previous measures have: $250 for single tax filers, $375 for heads of households and $500 for married couples who filed state income tax returns in 2025 and 2024, according to WSB-TV. The Georgia Department of Revenue will issue the rebates.

HB 1000, sponsored by Cartersville Republican state Rep. Matthew Gambill, passed the Senate with a 53-0 vote, the Georgia Recorder said.

Democrats supported the one-time rebates because it’s a “common sense” measure that does not “gut the budget,” said Senate Minority Leader Harold Jones, according to the Recorder.

More than $2 billion total will be returned to Georgia taxpayers after Kemp signed the Fiscal Year 2026 amended budget into law in early March.

House Bill 973 went through its final passage, with the Georgia House giving the budget a 169-2 approval.

The law includes one-time $1 billion in tax rebates and $2,000 in state employee bonuses. The homeowner’s property tax relief grant proposed by the House is also embedded in the budget.

Kemp first announced the surplus rebates in his final State of the State address in January. He also revealed plans to slash the income tax rate to 4.99 percent.

This will be his fourth time cutting taxes and sending tax rebates to Georgia residents.

Previously, to receive the rebates, taxpayers would have had to file returns for the prior years. Refunds were allocated based on individual tax form instructions, either by direct deposit or mailed check.