How to Register for a Fireworks Excise Tax Account

The following provides information on how to register for a Fireworks Excise Tax account on Georgia Tax Center (GTC).

  • New Business for a Fireworks Excise Tax Account
    1. Go to the GTC website and click Register a New Georgia Business.
    2. Select the Business Type from the drop-down list. 
      Based on your selection, additional fields will appear. Yellow fields are required, and green fields are optional. Click the Next button.
    3. Provide the business location address.
    4. Click the Verify your address button to validate the address.
    5. Click the red Unverified hyperlink on the Address Search pop-up window.
    6. Select a verified address, if available, by clicking the applicable Select this address hyperlink. If you don’t have a verified address listed, you can select the address you entered. Click OK.
    7. Enter a different mailing address, if applicable. Click the Next button.
    8. Select the account(s) to register. Click the Next button.
      • To register for a Fireworks Excise Tax account, you must also register for a Sales & Use Tax account.
    9. Answer the questions pertaining to the Sales & Use Tax account. Click the Next button.
    10. Complete the Additional Business Information section. Type your NAICS code. Click the Next button.
      • If you do not know your NAICS code, click Enter or Click to Select Primary NAICS Code to search by keyword (e.g., fireworks or retailer).
    11. Click Add a Record to add officers and/or responsible parties.
      • You must have at least one officer registered.
    12. Enter the Officer/Responsible Party information. To enter additional officers, click Add Officer/Responsible Party. Click the Next button after all officers/responsible parties have been entered.
    13. Enter a Login, Password, Secret Question & Answer, and Contact Information for the person who will be using the login. Click the Next button
    14. Select the preferred Two-Factor Authentication method. Click the Next button.
    15. Review the summary of the request. Click the Submit button.
    16. Click Yes to confirm you want to submit the request.

    A confirmation page will appear with the confirmation number.

  • Existing Business for a Fireworks Excise Tax Account

    NOTE: You must already have a Sales & Use Tax account and a GTC logon. Read the instructions for creating a GTC logon.

    1. Login to GTC.
    2. On the Home screen, under the I Want To section, click See more links….
    3. Click Register a New Tax Account.
    4. Select Firework Excise Tax from the drop-down list. Click the Next button
      • You must have a registered Sales & Use Tax account before registering for this tax type.
    5. Provide a new business location address or select an existing address. Click the Verify your address button for new addresses.
    6. Click the red Unverified hyperlink on the Address Search pop-up window.
    7. Select a verified address, if available, by clicking the applicable Select this address hyperlink. If you don’t have a verified address listed, you can select the address you entered.
      Click OK.
    8. Enter a different mailing address, if applicable. Click the Next button.
    9. Enter the Account Start Date. Click the Next button.
      • The start date for the Fireworks Excise Tax account cannot be before July 1, 2015 or before the Sales & Use Tax account start date.
    10. Review the officer(s) information. Click the Next button.
    11. Review the summary of the request. Click the Submit button.
    12. Click Yes to confirm you want to submit the request.

    A confirmation page will appear with the confirmation number.