Atlanta, GA – Georgia’s May net tax collections totaled almost $1.76 billion for an increase of just over $1 million, or 0.1 percent, compared to May 2018. Year-to-date, net tax collections totaled $21.67 billion for an increase of $940.7 million, or 4.5 percent, compared to the previous fiscal year (FY) when net tax revenues totaled nearly … Read more
On Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Georgia Department of Revenue Agents executed searchwarrants at Sweet Basil Farms in Lamar County related to tax evasion. The Georgia Department of Revenue opened criminal tax evasion cases into Sweet Basil Farm owners, John David and Latitia Matthews, when criminal investigators from the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Department … Read more
Over Memorial Day weekend, the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) installed a new state-of-the-art system, Georgia Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System (DRIVES) to upgrade and modernize the vehicle registration and titling functions. Now that the statewide system upgrade has been successfully completed, the Georgia Motor Vehicle Division has launched a new web services … Read more
The Georgia Motor Vehicle Division is implementing the Georgia Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System (Georgia DRIVES), a new state-of-the-art system upgrade for vehicle registration and titling services during Memorial Day weekend. Statewide, all County Tag Offices will be unable to process vehicle registrations and titling transactions Friday, May 24 – Monday, May 27. … Read more
The Georgia Motor Vehicle Division is implementing Georgia Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System (DRIVES), a new state-of-the-art system upgrade for vehicle registration and titling services during Memorial Day weekend. Statewide, all County Tag Offices will be unable to process vehicle registrations and titling transactions Friday, May 24 – Monday, May 27. All Georgia … Read more
Today, Governor Brian Kemp swore in David Curry as the new State Revenue Commissioner. Commissioner Curry was appointed as the new Revenue Commissioner on May 3, he previously served as the Henry County Tax Commissioner. Commissioner Curry is the first ever tax commissioner to be appointed to the office of State Revenue Commissioner. “I am … Read more
ATLANTA – At a joint news conference hosted by Fulton County Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand, Georgia Revenue Commissioner Lynne Riley and Tax Commissioners from Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties announced that computer upgrades in all of Georgia’s counties going on later in May 2019 will result in some services at local tag offices being … Read more
Atlanta, GA – Georgia’s April net tax collections totaled $2.87 billion for an increase of $559.7 million, or 24.2 percent, compared to April 2018 when net tax collections totaled $2.31 billion. Year-to-date, net tax collections totaled $19.91 billion for an increase of almost $939.7 million, or 5 percent, compared to the previous fiscal year when net … Read more
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) and Security Summit Partners announce new results from 2018 that show significant progress in the fight against tax-related identity theft and a reduction in overall attempted tax fraud. DOR has worked diligently to fight tax-related identity theft and tax fraud in all forms, and since joining the … Read more
The State of Georgia’s net tax collections for March totaled nearly $1.67 billion for an increase of $109 million, or 7 percent, compared to March 2018, when net tax collections totaled almost $1.56 billion. Year-to-date, net tax collections totaled $17.04 billion for an increase of $380 million, or 2.3 percent, compared to the previous fiscal … Read more