
The Georgia Retail Association is dedicated to making Georgia one of the best places in the United States to do business. As long as there are threats to your business, the Georgia Retail Association will make sure the voice of the retail industry in Georgia is heard loud and clear. Click HERE for the GRA Member Application.

The Georgia Department of Revenue has released an informational Bulletin intended to provide guidance to the public and to Department personnel on what to expect regarding the upcoming Sales Tax Holiday. The three day tax holiday is in effect from August 9 through August 10, 2013.

GRAORCA is a statewide crime-fighting partnership. This alliance allows retailers and law enforcement to communicate about criminal activity impacting businesses on a real-time basis while preventing other partners from being victimized.

The 2013 GRA Legislative Wrap-Up includes a discussion of Georgia Port Expansion, E-Fairness, Immunizations, Juvenile Justice, Sales Tax Holiday, Ethics Reform, Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Cards, Natural Gas Vehicle Incentives, Bad Debt Recovery, Gift Cards and Gas Can Liability Legislation.

Georgia's Alliance for Main Street Fairness is a coalition dedicated to ensuring sales tax laws treat all businesses equally. An online sales tax loophole currently puts local businesses at risk, and we are working to level the playing field. Click here for information on how to join the coalition.
As you all know, one of the successes of the recently adjourned Georgia legislative session was moving the Sales Tax Holiday from August 9th and 10th to August 2nd and 3rd. This was done in an attempt to better coordinate with the school calendar for most of the state. Typically in Georgia there are many "revenue bills" - or pieces of legislation opening the tax code - introduced at the beginning of the session. Often the smaller bills are folded into the larger bills during the committee process and only one or two will receive final passage.