How to File a Transportation Services Tax Return

These instructions are for Filing a Transportation Services Tax (TST) return on Georgia Tax Center (GTC) for the following periods only. 

Returns for these periods do not contain a quarterly report. 

  • January (due in February)
  • February (due in March)
  • April (due in May)
  • May (due in June)
  • July (due in August)
  • August (due in September)
  • October (due in November)
  • November (due in December)

File a TST Return

  1. Log into GTC
  2. Under the Summary tab, click the View Returns hyperlink for the Transportation Services Tax account
  3. Locate and click the File Return hyperlink for the applicable tax period
  4. Answer the question “Did you provide any for-hire ground transport trips?” Click Next
    • If you click Yes, go to Step 5
    • If you click No, go to Step 6
  5. Complete the Calculate Total Tax screen. Click Next
  6. Review the return. Click Submit
  7. Click OK to confirm you want to submit the request

A confirmation page will appear with a confirmation number for the return. If a payment is due, follow the steps below

Submit a Payment with a TST Return

  1. Click the Make a Payment button at the bottom of the confirmation page
  2. Select the Payment Channel
    • If you have previously saved a default payment channel for the account, you can click Default
    • If you have multiple payment channels saved, you can click Choose and select a saved payment channel from a drop-down list
    • If you do not have a saved payment channel, click New and enter the banking information
  3. Confirm the dollar amount of the payment under the Payment section. Click the Submit button
  4. Click OK to submit the payment

A confirmation page will appear with a confirmation number for the payment

Click the OK button to return to the File/View Returns page