{"id":282111,"date":"2025-08-02T10:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T14:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/?p=282111"},"modified":"2025-08-02T10:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T14:30:44","slug":"tax-refunds-ga-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/tax-refunds-ga-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents in One State Are Getting Additional Tax Refunds Very Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While <strong>tax refund checks<\/strong> and deposits sent by the <strong>Internal Revenue Service (IRS)<\/strong> continue to be sent out, for those who filed late or claimed tax credits (such as the <strong>ACTC or EITC<\/strong>), there is also a round of refunds sent out for residents of <strong>ONE specific state<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The lucky ones are those who live in <strong>Georgia,<\/strong> and benefited from the passing of <strong>House Bill 111<\/strong>, and the <strong>House Bill 112<\/strong>, a couple of legislations that will return millions of dollars to taxpayers in the shape of <strong>refunds and as tax cuts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Refunds for millions of Georgians and newly implemented tax cuts<\/h2>\n<p>In April 2025, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 112, authorizing a <strong>one-time refund to eligible taxpayers in the state<\/strong>. This refund is funded by a portion of the budget surplus, using approximately $1.2 billion of the state&#8217;s reserves, which range <strong>from $11 billion to $16 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Kemp emphasized that this is the third consecutive time <strong>Georgia<\/strong> has returned part of its surplus to taxpayers, following similar <strong>rounds in 2022 and 2023<\/strong>. During the announcement, he stated, &#8220;This money isn&#8217;t the government&#8217;s, it&#8217;s yours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously with these tax refunds, the Georgia legislature passed House Bill 111, which reduces the <strong>state income tax rate from 5.39% to 5.19%<\/strong>, a change that is now effective. This tax reduction complements the refund as part of a dual tax relief strategy.<\/p>\n<h3>To apply for a House Bill 112 tax refund, taxpayers must meet three specific conditions:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>First, Georgia state <strong>income tax returns<\/strong> for tax years 2023 and 2024 must be <strong>filed by May 1, 2025<\/strong>. Those with an extension will have until <strong>October 15, 2025.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Second, applicants must have had <strong>tax liability in Georgia<\/strong> during 2023, which implies a net tax due.<\/li>\n<li>Third, they must be <strong>full or partial residents<\/strong>, or nonresidents who reported taxable income in Georgia, without being a dependent claimed by another person in 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Georgia tax refund amounts and agreed distribution dates<\/h3>\n<p>Maximum refund amounts vary by filing status: <strong>$250<\/strong> for single taxpayers or married couples filing separately, <strong>$375<\/strong> for heads of household, and<strong> $500<\/strong> for married couples filing jointly.<\/p>\n<p>On June 2, 2025, Governor Kemp announced that refund checks would begin issuing that same week. Direct deposits began around June 16, identified on bank statements with the description <strong>&#8220;GASTTAXRFD,&#8221;<\/strong> according to the<strong> Georgia Department of Revenue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The process is being carried out in weekly blocks to prevent system overload or technical failures, with a distribution pace that has been increasing over the weeks. The Georgia Department of Revenue expects to <strong>complete all payments by mid-August 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>How to check your tax refund status and eligibility<\/h3>\n<p>Taxpayers can check their eligibility and the status of their refund using the online <a href=\"https:\/\/gtc.dor.ga.gov\/_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Surplus Tax Refund Checker tool<\/strong><\/a>, operated by the Department of Revenue.<\/p>\n<p>This platform is updated daily overnight and requires two pieces of information: the applicant&#8217;s SSN or ITIN number and their Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) for tax year 2023. The AGI must correspond to line 16 of <strong>Form 500 or line 4 of Form 500EZ<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While tax refund checks and deposits sent by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continue to be sent out, for those who filed late or claimed tax credits (such as the &#8230; <a title=\"Residents in One State Are Getting Additional Tax Refunds Very Soon\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/tax-refunds-ga-2025\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Residents in One State Are Getting Additional Tax Refunds Very Soon\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":282112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[44,45],"class_list":["post-282111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance","tag-irs","tag-tax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/futbolete.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}