How to File Single or Jointly as a Non-Resident of Georgia
A person or married couple that earns enough money in Georgia to pay income tax but doesn't live in the state must file a state income tax return. A non-resident does not have to file if he earned money in Georgia as an employee only and made under the income threshold. The threshold is the lesser of $5,000 or five percent of his total income for the year from all income sources.
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Instructions
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Visit the Georgia Department of Taxation and Revenue's official website. Download and print Form 500 and the form instructions.
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Complete the first page of Form 500. You need various information, including the names and Social Security numbers of all dependents. Follow the form instructions for each line. Select "Individual" as the filing status for single returns, Letter A, or "Married, Filing Joint", Letter B, for joint returns. Enter your spouse's name and Social Security number on the form if filing jointly.
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Complete the first few items of the second page of the form. Stop at line 8 where you enter the federal adjusted gross income.
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Skip to the Schedule 3 section of the form, typically the last page. Complete Schedule 3 using the form instructions. Note the last figure on the Schedule 3 -- the Georgia taxable income you calculated.
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Return to the second page of the form. Skip from the first line after the federal adjusted gross income you inserted to the line asking for the Georgia taxable income, lines 9 through 14. Do not enter anything on these lines.
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Insert the Georgia taxable income you calculated on the last line of the Schedule 3 on the correct line of the second page of the form. Complete the rest of the form using the form instructions.
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Sign and date the form. Ask your spouse to sign and date the form if filing a joint return. Place your W-2 forms and other tax documents behind the return and Schedule 3 but do not staple.
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Make a check payable to the Georgia Department of Revenue for taxes you owe. Include the check with the form. Mail the form, check and documents, only if you owe taxes, to:
2D 500 and 500EZ (Payments)
Georgia Dept. of Revenue
P.O. Box 105613
Atlanta, Georgia 30348-5613 -
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Mail the form and documents, if you're due a refund, to:
2D 500 and 500EZ (Refunds)
Georgia Dept. of Revenue
P.O. Box 105597
Atlanta, Georgia 30348-5597
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Tips & Warnings
Contact the Georgia Taxpayer Services Division at 877-423-6711 if you need forms mailed to you or help with a non-resident return.
You can file a single non-resident Georgia return if your spouse didn't have any Georgia income.
Do not complete Schedule 2; the section is for Georgia residents only.
