Items addressed in this release
Items addressed in previous releases
What's new for ProSeries/Georgia
Forms
Electronic filing
Additional information
The following has been updated since the previous release:
The following items are new for tax year 2021:
The Georgia Department of Revenue has approved for filing all forms and schedules included in this release of ProSeries/Georgia.
Electronic filing functionality is available in this release of ProSeries/Georgia.
The Georgia Department of Revenue has adopted regulation amendments relating to electronic filing and signature requirements for tax returns by requiring tax preparers to electronically file any Georgia return, report, or other document when the federal counterpart is required to be filed electronically under the Internal Revenue Code or Internal Revenue Service regulation, and by requiring electronic return originators and transmitters to submit to the Department all items that could not be transmitted electronically within three business days from date of ceasing operations or participation in the electronic filing program.
For a list of forms that can be e-filed go to What's New This Year in Help Center.
The Georgia Department of Revenue scans computer-generated forms to quickly process the income tax returns they receive. To meet the requirements for producing computer-generated forms, ProSeries is required to limit the width of the tax information printed on forms that are scanned. In certain cases, data you entered may be truncated. After completing a tax return, review the information that prints (for example, mailing address information), make any necessary changes, and reprint the return before mailing it.
Some states use bar codes on computer-printed tax forms. This special formatting allows the state taxing authorities to process returns more quickly and efficiently. On-screen, you'll see only a small representation of the bar code on the lower-left side of the form. This image is static and does not change based on the information in the return. However, when you print the return, the bar code appears as a large rectangular box on the first page of the form. The width of the bar code is constant; the height varies according to the data in the return. In general, the more complex the return, the larger the printed bar code.
Returns that contain special formatting may be processed at a different location than manually-prepared returns. Therefore, the filing instructions that print with the state return may contain a mailing address that's different from the mailing address in the package that is sent to taxpayers. Be sure to have your clients mail their returns to the address in the filing instructions that print with the return.
Important: Because the bar code image is a function of the data in the tax return, it's important that you reprint the page with the bar code if changes are made to any part of the return. Also, do not print blank copies of the main form and prepare them manually. The Georgia taxing authority may attempt to scan the form and reject it.
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