2020 Georgia Code
Title 48 - Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 5 - Ad Valorem Taxation of Property
Article 2 - Property Tax Exemptions and Deferral
Part 2 - Tax Deferral for the Elderly
§ 48-5-80. Distribution of Deferred Tax and Interest Payments; Duty to Keep Record of Property and Amount of Payment
When any deferred taxes or interest is collected, the appropriate tax official shall maintain a record of the payment, which record shall contain a description of the property and the amount of taxes or interest collected for the property. The appropriate tax official shall distribute payments received to the local tax jurisdictions to whom the taxes and interest are owed.
(Code 1933, § 91A-2411, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1707, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 533, § 7.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Distribution for accrued interest.
- Interest accrued on delinquent taxes after collection by the tax commissioner but before the taxes are remitted to the state or locality should be distributed to the same political subdivision for which the underlying tax, penalty, and interest were collected from the taxpayer. 1987 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U87-6.
