Georgia payroll tax registration
What to set up in Georgia before the first payroll, in date order, with each agency, online portal and deadline. Enter the first employee's start date and the first pay date to see the dates.
Setup steps before the first payroll
- Workers' comp
Get workers' compensation coverage if Georgia's rule covers the business
- Deadline
- Before anyone starts work
- Posters
Hang the GDOL-required posters (DOL-810 and others) and workers' compensation notices
- Deadline
- Before anyone starts work
- Online
- Not confirmed
- New hire reporting
Report each new hire
- Deadline
- Within 10 days of hireCounted here from the start date; report sooner if the employee was hired before it.
- State tax accounts
Register for a Georgia withholding number in the Georgia Tax Center (filing frequency is assigned at registration)
- Deadline
- Before the first payroll
- Agency
- Withholding: Georgia Department of Revenue (opens in a new tab)
- Returns
- Assigned at registration: "Employers will receive notification of their assigned withholding number and filing frequency via GTC within 15 minutes." Thresholds: quarterly if $200 a month or less (but over $800 a year); monthly (GA-V by the 15th) if over $200 a month; semi-weekly per federal rules for large depositors; annual only on request when $800 a year or less. Form G-7 quarterly return due the last day of the month after the quarter.
- State tax accounts
Register for a GDOL unemployment tax account online
- Deadline
- Before the first quarterly Tax and Wage Report
- Agency
- Unemployment: Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) (opens in a new tab)
- State tax accounts
Pay withholding on the assigned schedule and file Form G-7; file the first DOL-4N
- Deadline
- G-7 and DOL-4N by the last day of the month after the quarter of the first pay dateJanuary 31, 2027 is a Sunday; whether Georgia moves it to the next business day is not confirmed.
Federal dates for this pay date
Federal returns follow the compliance calendar, which dates them for every employer:
A 501(c)(3) organization generally owes no FUTA tax and files no Form 940 (Form 940 instructions (opens in a new tab)).
Not confirmed: no official source settled it on the check date, so none is shown.
Not needed in Georgia
- No local tax on wages.advance.lexis.com/container?config=00JAAzZDgzNzU2ZC05MDA0LTRmMDItYjkzMS0xOGY3MjE3OWNlODIKAFBvZENhdGFsb2fcIFfJnJ2IC8XZi1AYM4Ne (opens in a new tab), checked October 6, 2026
- No state paid leave program funded through payroll.dol.georgia.gov/document/unemployment-tax/employer-handbook/download (opens in a new tab), checked October 5, 2026
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Registration in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Sources
The agency page or document behind each fact, as checked.
- dor.georgia.gov/document/document/2026-employers-tax-guide-updated-june-2026/download (opens in a new tab), checked September 13, 2026, read from an archived copy dated September 13, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- dol.georgia.gov/learn-about-unemployment-taxes-and-benefits (opens in a new tab), checked October 5, 2026
- dol.georgia.gov/document/unemployment-tax/employer-handbook/download (opens in a new tab), checked April 23, 2026, read from an archived copy dated April 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- sbwc.georgia.gov/frequently-asked-questions/workers-compensation-insurance-faqs (opens in a new tab), checked October 5, 2026
- ga-newhire.com/ (opens in a new tab), checked August 10, 2026, read from an archived copy dated August 10, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- advance.lexis.com/container?config=00JAAzZDgzNzU2ZC05MDA0LTRmMDItYjkzMS0xOGY3MjE3OWNlODIKAFBvZENhdGFsb2fcIFfJnJ2IC8XZi1AYM4Ne (opens in a new tab), checked October 6, 2026
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm current requirements with the relevant agency or your advisor. You remain responsible for registering and for your employment taxes.