2019 Georgia Code
Title 48 - Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 13 - Specific, Business, and Occupation Taxes
Article 5 - Excise Taxes on Rental Motor Vehicles
§ 48-13-97. Cash and credit rental charges to be reported on either cash or accrual basis of accounting

Universal Citation:
GA Code § 48-13-97 (2019)
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  • (a) Any person collecting the tax under this article having both cash and credit rental charges may report the rental charges on either the cash or accrual basis of accounting. Each election of a basis of accounting shall be made on the first return filed on or after July 1, 1998, and, once made, the election shall be irrevocable unless the commissioner grants written permission for a change. Permission for a change in the basis of accounting shall be granted only upon written application and under rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner.

  • (b) Any person reporting on a cash basis of accounting shall include in each return all cash rental charges made during the period covered by the return and all collections made in any period on credit rental charges of prior periods and shall pay the tax on the rental charges at the time of filing the return.

  • (c) Any person reporting on the accrual basis of accounting shall be allowed a deduction for bad debts under rules and regulations of the commissioner on the same basis that bad debts are allowed as a deduction on state income tax returns.

History:

Code 1981, § 48-13-97, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 598, § 1.

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