How to Register a New Business - Withholding Film Tax

The following documentation provides information on how to register a Withholding Film Tax via the Georgia Tax Center.

  1. Go to the GTC website.
  2. Under the Registration section, click the Register a New Georgia Business hyperlink.
  3. Click the dropdown to Select Business Type from list. For this example, we will register as a corporation. Click on Corporation and additional fields will appear. 
    Note: any fields with a yellow background is Required and you must make a selection or type in your information.
  4. Complete the required fields with the yellow background. Complete any applicable optional fields with the green background then click Next.
  5. Provide the business location address.
  6. Click Verify your address to confirm that this is the correct address for your business.
  7. Click Select next to the correct address. Then click Next.
  8. Select Withholding Misc Film from the list of accounts. Click Next.
  9. Enter the Account Start Date. Note: the date cannot be more than six (6) months ago. Click Next.
  10. Enter Additional Information about your business, including a NAICS code. NOTE: click the Enter or Click to Select Primary NAICS Code hyperlink to search for a NAICS code by keyword(s). Click the Next button.
  11. Click the Add a Record hyperlink to add your officers. You must have at least one officer registered to your business.
  12. Provide the information for your officer(s) then click Next.
  13. Fill in the required fields on the LOGIN screen so that you can access your account on GTC, then click Next.
  14. Next decide on how you would like to secure your account on GTC. You can choose either Text, Email or have the code sent to Both, click Next.
  15. Review your information then click Submit.
  16. You will see a box asking you to confirm, click Yes.

A confirmation page will appear, click to print the confirmation and when done click OK.