How to File a Simple Sales Tax Return

The following provides information on how to file a simple sales tax return via the Georgia Tax Center (GTC).

  1. Log into GTC.
  2. Type in your Username and Password then click Log in.
  3. If you get the screen for two-step verification, please complete the verification setup by choosing either Authentication App, Text Message, or Email.
  4. Input the security code into the required field and click the Confirm button.
  5. Under Summary, locate your Sales & Use Tax account and click on the View Returns hyperlink.
  6. Locate the Sales & Use period you would like to file for and then click on File Return hyperlink.
  7. If you do not have sales and use to report, click No for both sales tax activity and use tax activity. Click the Next button.
    If you do have either sales or use to report, answer either Yes or No to the question “Do you have an XML or Excel spreadsheet you would like to import?”
    If No, select the box(es) that apply to your return and then click Next.
  8. Enter your Sales Information then click Next.
  9. Complete the Total Sales Tax form then click Next.
  10. Review the Return then click Submit.
  11. Click OK that you would like to certify the return and submit it. 

If there is a payment due, it will be shown in the red text.  On this page you can Make a Payment, Print Return, or Print Confirmation. Then click OK.