Sales tax rate changes
Georgia sales tax rate changes
Updated October 15, 2026
Last verified October 15, 2026. That is the UTC date the Georgia Department of Revenue pages were retrieved. It is not an effective date.
US Sales Tax Rates monitors the sales tax publication Georgia Department of Revenue posts for Georgia: when the chart takes effect, how many jurisdictions changed, and what is coming next. It does not calculate tax on a sale.
Current Georgia chart
The current Georgia chart took effect October 1, 2026 and runs through December 31, 2026.
Every Georgia jurisdiction on the loaded file is on the Georgia rate chart.
Changes on the current Georgia chart
11 jurisdictions changed on the Q4 2026 chart, compared with the previous Georgia file.
The changes took effect October 1, 2026.
Upcoming Georgia changes
No upcoming Georgia rate change is on file.
What is monitored
Georgia Department of Revenue publishes the loaded sales tax chart for Georgia.
The in-force chart is Q4 2026, effective October 1 – December 31, 2026. The loaded file is a PDF.
The loaded file has 167 jurisdiction rows.
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
This note does not calculate tax on a sale.
- MARTA
- Educational
- SPLOST
- TSPLOST 1
- LOST
- HOST
- Other
- Local MARTA
- TSPLOST 2
- PTRLOST
Official Georgia sources
These are official Georgia Department of Revenue pages. The current rate file is found from these pages. A direct rate-file address is not linked here.
How the chart is checked
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
Nothing in this note is estimated. When a displayed figure disagrees with the official publication, the publication wins. That rule is recorded under corrections.
Rate monitoring is not a tax calculation
This note reports how the Georgia publication is monitored. It does not calculate tax on a cart, invoice, ZIP code, or address, and it does not file a return.
Monitor Georgia
Monitoring follows the official publication. The sample report shows the shape of a change row.
Latest in-force chart · Q4 2026
Showing the first 5 of 11 jurisdictions.
- Charlton
Georgia · GA · 024
8%State 4% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 4%Current rate
- Previous
- 7%
- Change (pts)
- +1.0
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC
- Dougherty
Georgia · GA · 047
9%State 4% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 5%Current rate
- Previous
- 8%
- Change (pts)
- +1.0
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC
7.9%State 4% · Local 3.9%Current rate
- Previous
- —
- Change (pts)
- No prior rate on the official chart
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC
- Heard
Georgia · GA · 074
8%State 4% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 4%Current rate
- Previous
- 7%
- Change (pts)
- +1.0
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC
- Houston
Georgia · GA · 076
8%State 4% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 4%Current rate
- Previous
- 7%
- Change (pts)
- +1.0
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC
| Jurisdiction | Previous | Current rate | Change (pts) | Change effective | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CharltonGeorgia · GA · 024 | 7% | 8%State 4% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 4% | +1.0 | October 1, 2026 | October 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved PDF |
| DoughertyGeorgia · GA · 047 | 8% | 9%State 4% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 5% | +1.0 | October 1, 2026 | October 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved PDF |
| Fulton (S. Downtn)NewGeorgia · GA · 805 | — | 7.9%State 4% · Local 3.9% | No prior rate on the official chart | October 1, 2026 | October 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved PDF |
| HeardGeorgia · GA · 074 | 7% | 8%State 4% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 4% | +1.0 | October 1, 2026 | October 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved PDF |
| HoustonGeorgia · GA · 076 | 7% | 8%State 4% · worked out from the state's printed total and state rate 4% | +1.0 | October 1, 2026 | October 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved PDF |
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