Georgia Tax

For Georgia residents, you specify the employee's status and exemptions.

Deltek Modification Date - 12/14/18

Enter the following field information for residents of Georgia on the Withholding grid on the Payroll tab of the Employees hub:

Field	Description
Status	Enter the marital status claimed by the employee on Georgia Employee’s Withholding Exemption Certificate, Form G-4: S: Single H: Head of Household 1: Married and filing jointly, one spouse working 2: Married and filing jointly, both spouses working 3: Married and filing separately 4: Married, filing jointly, and the employee OR spouse has reached the age of 65 by the end of the tax year OR the employee OR spouse is blind at the end of the tax year 5: Married, filing jointly, and BOTH the employee and spouse have reached the age of 65 by the end of the tax year OR BOTH the employee and spouse are blind at the end of the tax year 6: Married, filing jointly, and BOTH the employee and spouse have reached the age of 65 by the end of the tax year AND the employee OR spouse is blind at the end of the tax year or Married, filing jointly, and BOTH the employee and spouse are blind at the end of the tax year AND the employee OR spouse have reached the age of 65 by the end of the tax year 7: Married, filing jointly, and BOTH the employee and spouse have reached the age of 65 by the end of the tax year, AND BOTH the employee and spouse are blind at the end of the tax year A: Married, filing jointly, with both spouses working, and the employee OR spouse has reached the age of 65 by the end of the tax year OR the employee OR spouse is blind at the end of the tax year B: Married, filing jointly, with both spouses working, and BOTH the employee and spouse have reached the age of 65 by the end of the tax year OR BOTH the employee and spouse are blind at the end of the tax year C: Married, filing jointly, with both spouses working, and BOTH the employee and spouse have reached the age of 65 by the end of the tax year AND the employee OR spouse is blind at the end of the tax year or Married, filing jointly, with both spouses working, and BOTH the employee and spouse are blind at the end of the tax year AND the employee OR spouse have reached the age of 65 by the end of the tax year D: Married, filing jointly, with both spouses working, and BOTH the employee and spouse have reached the age of 65 by the end of the tax year AND BOTH the employee and spouse are blind at the end of the tax year
Exemptions	Enter the number of personal allowances claimed by the employee on the State of Georgia Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate (Form G-4). This figure is based on the filing status of the employee and should not exceed 1.
Other Exemptions	Sum the Dependent Allowances and the Additional Allowances from the Form G-4, and enter the sum in this field.

Supplemental Wages

The tax rate for supplemental wages for bonus runs is as follows:

If the annual income is:	Withhold at a rate of:
under $8,000	2%
$8,000 - $10,000	3%
$10,001 - $12,000	4%
$12,001 - $15,000	5%
over $15,000	5.75%

Automatically Calculated Variables

DPS automatically computes the following variables based on the exemptions and filing status claimed by the employee.

Standard Deduction

The standard deduction is a table-based deduction applied to all employees. DPS calculates the amount of the deduction using the employee's filing status, as follows:

Status	Deduction
S	$4,600
H	$4,600
1	$6,000
2	$6,000
3	$3,000
4	$7,300
5	$8,600
6	$9,900
7	$11,200
A	$7,300
B	$8,600
C	$9,900
D	$11,200

Personal and Dependent Allowances

The amount of the Dependent Allowance is determined by multiplying the number of exemptions in the Other Exemptions field by $3,000. The amount of the Personal Allowance is determined by using the table below.

Status	Deduction
3	$3,700
S or H	$2,700
All Others	$7,400

How DPS Calculates Tax

To calculate an employee's Georgia State tax, DPS does the following:

1. Multiplies the employee's gross pay per pay period by the number of pay periods in a year to determine annualized gross wages.
2. Subtracts the employee's Standard Deduction, Personal and Dependent Allowances, 401(k) and 125/Cafeteria plan contributions from the employee's annualized gross wages for the pay period to determine taxable income.
3. Calculates the net income tax, by applying Tax Calculation Method 1 to the taxable income.
4. Divides the net income tax by the number of pay periods in a year to determine the amount to be withheld this pay period.