Tax rate used in calculating Georgia state tax for year 2023 | State Abbreviation:
| GA | | State Tax Withholding
State Code: | 13 | | Acceptable Exemption
Form: | G-4 or W-4 | | Basis For Withholding:
| State Exemptions | | Acceptable Exemption
Data: | S, M, N, H / Number of Exemptions | | TSP Deferred: | Yes | | Special Coding: | Determine the Total Number
Of Allowances field as follows: First
Position - S = Single; H = Head of Household; M = Married,
Filing Joint Return-One Spouse Working; N = Married, Filing
Separate Returns or Joint Return-Both Spouses Working. Second
and Third Positions - Enter the total number of allowances
claimed. If less than 10, precede with a zero. | | Additional Information:
| None |
Withholding Formula (Georgia Effective 2023) - Subtract the biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross
biweekly wages.
- Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Health Benefits Plan payment
from the amount computed in step 1.
- Add the taxable biweekly fringe benefits (taxable life insurance,
etc.) to the amount computed in step 2 to obtain the adjusted gross
biweekly wages.
- Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages by 26 to obtain the annual
wages.
- Determine the standard deduction by applying the following guideline
and subtract this amount from the annual wages.
| Single-S
or
Head of Household-H | Married-N
(Filing Separately or
Joint Return - Both Spouses Working) | Married-M
(Filing Joint Return -
One Spouse Working) | | $ 5,400 | $ 3,550 | $ 7,100 |
- Determine the personal exemption allowance by applying the following
guideline and subtract this amount from the result of step 5.
Personal Exemption for self and spouse = $3,700 x Number of Personal Exemptions
Claimed if married
Personal Exemption for self = $2,700 x Number of Personal Exemptions
Claimed if not married
- Determine the dependent exemption allowance by applying the following
guideline and subtract this amount from the result of step 6.
Dependent Exemption Allowance = $3,000
x Number of Dependents - Apply taxable income computed in step 7to the following table to determine
the annual Georgia tax withholding.
| Tax Withholding Table
Single | | If the Amount of
Taxable Income Is: | The Amount of Georgia
Tax Withholding Should Be: | |
Over:
| But Not
Over: | | Of Excess
Over: | | $ 0 | $ 750 | $ 0.00 | plus | 1% | $ 0 | | 750 | 2,250 | 7.50 | plus | 2% | 750 | | 2,250 | 3,750 | 37.50 | plus | 3% | 2,250 | | 3,750 | 5,250 | 82.50 | plus | 4% | 3,750 | | 5,250 | 7,000 | 142.50 | plus | 5% | 5,250 | | 7,000 | and over | 230.00 | plus | 5.75% | 7,000 |
| Married
(Filing Separately or Filing a Joint Return - Both Spouses Working) | | If the Amount of
Taxable Income Is: | The Amount of Georgia
Tax Withholding Should Be: | |
Over:
| But Not
Over: | | Of Excess
Over: | | $ 0 | $ 500 | $ 0.00 | plus | 1% | $ 0 | | 500 | 1,500 | 5.00 | plus | 2% | 500 | | 1,500 | 2,500 | 25.00 | plus | 3% | 1,500 | | 2,500 | 3,500 | 55.00 | plus | 4% | 2,500 | | 3,500 | 5,000 | 95.00 | plus | 5% | 3,500 | | 5,000 | and over | 170.00 | plus | 5.75% | 5,000 |
| Married
(Filing a Joint Return - One Spouse Working)
or
Head of Household | | If the Amount of
Taxable Income Is: | The Amount of Georgia
Tax Withholding Should Be: | |
Over:
| But Not
Over: | | Of Excess
Over: | | $ 0 | $ 1,000 | $ 0.00 | plus | 1% | $ 0 | | 1,000 | 3,000 | 10.00 | plus | 2% | 1,000 | | 3,000 | 5,000 | 50.00 | plus | 3% | 3,000 | | 5,000 | 7,000 | 110.00 | plus | 4% | 5,000 | | 7,000 | 10,000 | 190.00 | plus | 5% | 7,000 | | 10,000 | and over | 340.00 | plus | 5.75% | 10,000 |
- Divide the annual Georgia tax withholding by 26 to obtain the biweekly
Georgia tax withholding.
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