Georgia Surplus Tax Refund Status 2025 Check @dor.georgia.gov

The Georgia residents will again receive the special payment from the surplus tax refund this year, after the HB 112 bill was passed and signed by the government in April 2025. Georgians should expect to receive their surplus tax refund shortly if they filed their tax returns by the deadline of May 01, 2025.

The government estimates that around $1 billion will be used to provide surplus tax refunds to the taxpayers. This refund will come from surplus state revenue. With the tax refund for the Georgians, the governor also announced a tax cut in corporate taxes to 5.19%.

The taxpayer’s filing status will determine whether they receive a larger payout of up to $500 from their additional tax refund. The Georgians who have filed their tax return by the extended deadline, 01 May 2025, can track their surplus tax refund online or through other methods.

How to track?

Georgians who completed their tax responsibility and are expecting the surplus tax refund cna track their refund status 24*7 online, as the phone lines are busy during the tax season. Taxpayers would need their SSN, or ITIN, and adjusted gross income to track the surplus tax refund in the following steps:

• First, go to the Georgia Department of Revenue website at https://dor.georgia.gov/.
• Next, click the Surplus tax refund 2024 option below and scroll down to click the “Check your Surplus refund status” option.
• Next, you will land on the DOR Georgia tax services portal, where you need to enter your tax year, ID type, ID number, and FAGI (federal adjusted gross income).
• Once you enter all the info correctly, click the Search button, and your Georgia Surplus tax refund status will appear on your screen.

Important Note:

• Taxpayers who have filed their tax returns near the deadline should wait for six to eight weeks to track the surplus tax refund status, as the authority may take time due to the end of tax season.
• The DOR, Georgia, will update the tax year for surplus tax refund for this year on the website soon, so if you don’t find the tax year, you can wait and check the status in a few weeks, even if you have filed the taxes early.

Who is eligible?

The following eligibility requirements are used by the Revenue Department to identify taxpayers who are eligible for the surplus tax refund:

• HB112 surplus tax refund is offered to Georgia residents/non-residents/ or half-year residents if they have filed the income tax return.
• The tax return should be filed before the deadline, 01 May 2025 (or by 15 October 2025 if the taxpayer has filed for the tax extension) for both tax years 2024 and 2023.
• The Georgia residents should be responsible for taxes for the 2023 tax year to get the refund.
• The taxpayer must not be claimed as a dependent on any other person’s tax form.

Refund amount

The Georgians who paid the taxes and filed the tax return can expect a surplus tax refund based on their tax liability and filing status. Georgians can expect the following maximum surplus tax refund amount in 2025:

If the taxpayer’s filing status is different from the 2023 filing status and the 2024 filing status, they would receive the maximum refund allowed for whichever tax filing status.

When to expect?

Taxpayers who have filed the tax return before the deadline or earlier cna now expect the DOR to send the tax refund based on the regular instructions they have submitted in the tax form. The Georgian tax refund payment date depends on the way they have filed the tax return and the payout mode they have selected.

The Georgian tax authority will typically process the tax refund in three weeks if they have e-filed the return or more than 90 days through physical checks; However, because of the end-of-season rush, tax returns filed close to the deadline might get a slightly delayed refund.

With the surplus tax refund, the taxpayers can save up to $870 million this year through the tax they have paid and get some financial relief to get their hard-earned money back.