Publications — Georgia Revenue Analysis

Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2008: Final Tax Bills After Governor’s Vetoes

This policy brief quantifies the fiscal impact of all the tax bills passed by the General Assembly during the 2008 legislative session. (Press release) (05/23/2008)

Property Tax Assessment Caps: Analysis of SR 686 and SR 796 (02/05/2008)

FY 2007 Year End Revenue Update

An analysis of the year end FY 2007 revenues and the potential impact on the Revenue Shortfall Reserve. (07/17/2007)

Update: Adding Up the Fiscal Notes, 2007

This report highlights the tax bills which passed both the House and Senate during the 2007 legislative session. (5/3/2007)

Updated Analysis of Amended SR 20 as Passed by the Senate

The Truth About TEL (Tax and Expenditure Limitation) and What it Would mean for Georgia (03/22/2007)

HB 195: Senior Citizen Income Tax Cut (02/12/2007)

Doing Better: Fair and Adequate Tax Reform in Georgia

This report discusses and quantifies various tax reform options that would improve the fairness and adequacy of the Georgia tax system. (08/21/2006)

Revenue Update and The Truth of the So-Called Surplus (06/08/2006)

Adding Up the Fiscal Impact: 2005 and 2006 Legislative Session Tax Bills

Highlights of tax bills passed with a negative revenue impact passed during the 2005 and 2006 legislative session. (04/06/2006)

Analysis of SR 1085 – Senior Citizen Income Tax Cut (03/17/2006)

Analysis of SR 817 – Taxpayers Dividend Act (03/14/2006)

Adding Up the Fiscal Impact: Tax Bills Which Have Passed the House With Negative Revenue Impact  (03/13/2006)

Analysis of HB 848 – Senior Citizen Property Tax Exemption (03/12/2006)

Analysis of HB 1254 – High Deductible Health Plan Tax Incentives (03/10/2006)

Analysis of HR 162 – Property Tax Cap (03/03/2006)

Analysis of HB 1157 – Airline Retraining Tax Credits
(Assistance to Delta Airlines) (02/13/2006)

Analysis of HB 1080 - Dependent Care Tax Credit (02/03/2006)

Undocumented Immigrants in Georgia: Tax Contribution and Fiscal Concerns

This report estimates the tax contribution of undocumented immigrants in Georgia, as well as some observations on discussions concerning the undocumented population. (01/19/2006)

Fair Taxes for Low-Income Working Families: A Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit

Commonly described as a work incentive, the federal earned income tax credit (EITC) reduces or eliminates income taxes for low-income working families and provides a refund that offsets other payroll taxes such as Social Security. Following the example set by the federal government, eighteen states and the District of Columbia have enacted state-level earned income tax credits to improve tax fairness and provide wage enhancements for low-income working families. This policy brief evaluates the need for a Georgia EITC and provides design and cost considerations. (12/05/2005)

Eliminating the Property Tax for Education: Analysis of House Resolution 58

House Resolution (HR) 58 is a constitutional amendment that would eliminate property taxes for education and replace those revenues through a new state sales tax. This policy brief highlights important tax policy issues concerning HR 58, and highlights alternative options for both reducing property taxes and increasing state funding of education. (11/07/2005)

Adding Up The Fiscal Impact

There are twelve bills which have a negative revenue impact that have passed the House of Representatives. This report gives a short description of each of those bills and highlights the potential revenue impact. If all twelve bills become law the FY 2006 revenue impact would total $83 million. (3/17/2005)

Revenue Update: May 2005

An analysis of revenue growth over the first 10 months of FY 2005 and the status of the Revenue Shortfall Reserve (RSR). (5/10/2005)

Analysis of HB 191

Corporate Income Tax Changes (2/22/2005)

Analysis of HB 5

Sales Tax Holiday (2/11/2005)

Analysis of HB 263

School Supply Tax Exemption for Teachers (2/10/2005)

Revenue Update

An analysis of Georgia revenues through November. (12/10/2004)

Georgia’s Tax Burden: A 50 State Comparison

To gain a clear image of Georgians’ relative tax burden, it is necessary to incorporate local taxes into “The Price of Government” state level framework. This analysis provides state and local tax burdens using US Census data for 2002, the most current year for local tax data, to compare Georgia tax burden to the nation and to the Southeast. (12/07/2004)

Revenue Update

An analysis of Georgia revenues through October (11/09/2004)

The Price of Government

After a decade of budget surpluses, Georgia has faced budget shortfalls for the past four years. What is the cause of this ongoing budget crisis? This Revenue Brief shows that a dramatic downturn in revenues caused the budget crisis. (11/08/2004)

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