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Are You Eligible to File Your Georgia State

Return with TeleFile?

You can file your Georgia return with TeleFile only if:

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You are single or married filing jointly with no dependents and earn less than $57,450 (single) or $63,400

(married filing jointly).

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You are eligible and plan to file your Federal tax return by TeleFile. (See the IRS TeleFile tax package ).

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You have no more than ten (10) W-2’s.

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You have received the IRS Federal TeleFile tax package and the Georgia TeleFile tax package.

You cannot file the Georgia return by TeleFile if you have not received the IRS TeleFile tax package.

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You meet all Georgia requirements:

You were a Georgia resident for all of 2001.

Georgia was the only state that withheld state income taxes on your W-2’s.

You are single and claim only yourself, or married filing jointly and claim yourself and your spouse

You do not itemize your Georgia deductions.

How Does Federal/State TeleFile Work?

File your Federal return and Georgia return by phone, at the same time, using the IRS TeleFile toll-free

number.

Complete the top half of the Federal tax record found in the Federal TeleFile tax package you received from

the IRS.

Complete Line A of the Georgia tax record if you choose to deposit your refund directly in your bank or credit

union account.

Call IRS TeleFile toll free, 24 hours a day.

(The telephone number can be found in the Federal Telefile tax package.)

Keep the Federal and Georgia tax records for your records.

(Do not mail tax records to IRS or the Georgia Department of Revenue.)

Who is Required to File a Georgia Return?

You are required to file a Georgia Income Tax Return if any of the following apply:

a) You are required to file a Federal Income Tax Return.

b) You have income subject to Georgia Income Tax but not subject to Federal Income Tax.

c) Your income exceeds standard deduction and personal exemptions.

These requirements apply as long as your legal residence is Georgia even if you are temporarily absent from the

state or live outside the state temporarily. A full year resident of Georgia is taxed on all income regardless

of the source and regardless of where derived. Georgia residents are allowed a credit for taxes paid to

a non-resident state.

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