GRA Needs Your Help!

The Georgia Retail Association is sensitive to all issues that affect your bottom line. With this in mind we would like your opinions on the following Georgia retail issue:

The ad valorem personal property tax is a tax that is administered to all citizens of Georgia and businesses located in the state. One aspect of this tax is to tax all inventory at its cost that a business has in its possession. The tax rate is determined by the millage rate of the county that your business is located in.

Currently, Georgia is one of only ten states currently taxing the inventory that businesses hold in their possession. Of these ten states three (Indiana, Ohio and Rhode Island) have began the process to phase out these taxes. During the past Georgia legislative session, the general assembly adopted HR 486 which was to create a House Ad Valorem Inventory Tax Study Committee to study the affect the imposition and collection of such taxes have acted as a disincentive to the location or relocation of business facilities in border communities due to a lack of such taxes in states which border Georgia.

Please answer the questions either online (below) or print a copy (survey) and fax back to (770) 484-5727 so your voices can be heard by the committee and the Legislature of Georgia. If you would like to testify at one of the committee hearings, please contact Shelly Stephens at ShellyS@GeorgiaRetail.org.

Ad Valorem Survey