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§ 48-8-82. Authorization of Counties and Municipalities to Impose Joint Sales and Use Tax; Rate; Applicability to Sales of Motor Fuels and Food and Beverages

When the imposition of a joint county and municipal sales and use tax is authorized according to the procedures provided in this article within a special district, the county whose geographical boundary is conterminous with that of the special district and each qualified municipality located wholly or partially within the special district shall levy a […]

§ 48-8-83. Special Districts Where Joint Tax to Be Levied

Effective January 1, 1980, the joint tax provided in Code Section 48-8-82 shall be levied in each special district in which prior to January 1, 1980, a joint county and municipal sales and use tax was levied pursuant to Ga. L. 1975, p. 984, Section 2 (as amended by Ga. L. 1975, Ex. Sess., p. […]

§ 48-8-83.1. Levying and Collection of Joint Tax to Be Continued

Notwithstanding any distribution certificate filing deadline otherwise required under Code Section 48-8-89, for each special district in which the tax provided for by Code Section 48-8-82 was levied and collected immediately prior to June 4, 2010, such tax shall continue to be levied and collected; and the most recent distribution certificate which was executed on […]

§ 48-8-85. Referendum Election to Decide Imposition of Tax; Procedure; Resolution; Call for Election; Publication; Ballot; Result; Subsequent Elections; Declaration and Certification of Result; Expense

Whenever the governing authority of any county or qualified municipality located wholly or partially within a special district in which a joint county and municipal sales and use tax was not imposed on January 1, 1980, wishes to submit to the electors of the special district the question of whether the tax authorized by Code […]

§ 48-8-86. Adoption of Resolution Imposing Tax by Governing Authorities of County and Municipality; Time; Effective Date in General and With Respect to Services Billed Monthly; Certified Copy of Resolution to Commissioner

If the imposition of the tax provided in Code Section 48-8-82 is approved in a referendum election as provided by Code Section 48-8-85, the governing authority of the county whose geographical boundary is conterminous with that of the special district and the governing authority of each qualified municipality located wholly or partially within the district […]

§ 48-8-87. Administration and Collection of Tax by Commissioner; Applicability of Article 1 of This Chapter; First Application of Moneys to Taxpayers’ State Tax Liabilities; Compensation of Dealers if Payments Not Delinquent; Rate

The tax levied pursuant to this article shall be exclusively administered and collected by the commissioner for the use and benefit of each county whose geographical boundary is conterminous with that of a special district and of each qualified municipality located wholly or partially therein. Such administration and collection shall be accomplished in the same […]

§ 48-8-88. Required Information on Sales Tax Returns; Purpose

Each sales tax return remitting taxes collected under this article shall separately identify the location of each retail establishment at which any of the taxes remitted were collected and shall specify the amount of sales and the amount of taxes collected at each establishment for the period covered by the return in order to facilitate […]

§ 48-8-89. Distribution and Use of Proceeds; Certificate Specifying Percentage of Proceeds for Each Political Subdivision; Determination of Proceeds for Absent Municipalities; Procedure for Filing Certificates; Effect of Failure to File; Renegotiation of Certificate

The proceeds of the tax collected by the commissioner in each special district under this article shall be disbursed as soon as practicable after collection as follows: One percent of the amount collected shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury in order to defray the costs of administration; and Except for […]