How to Submit a Pre-Approval Request for Student Scholarship Organization (SSO)

The following documentation provides information on the student scholarship organization pre-approval process via the Georgia Tax Center.

  1. Login to GTC website.
  2. On the Home screen click on the More… tab. Scroll down to the Management section and click the Manage my credits.
  3. Next click on the Request QEE PreApproval hyperlink.
  4. 125 – Qualified Education Expense Credit will appear in the box under Credit Type.
  5. Click the button under Use This Fund and click Next.
  6. Enter in the scholarship organization’s information. Note the fields on the left will be automatically populated. 
    On the right, provide the Contact Person, Contact Title, and Email or Phone; you only need to provide either the phone number or email. Click Next.
  7. Review the page to confirm the Tax year end of contributor. Enter the Taxpayer information on the right and then click Next.
  8. Enter your contribution amount in the first two fields and then click Next.
  9. If you have supporting documents you would like to include, click the Add Attachment button.
  10. Select the Type of document, provide a description, then click OK. Your document will upload to the page, click Next.
  11. Your document(s) will upload to the Attachments section, click Next.
  12. Review the Summary page with the provided information. Enter the information for the contributor then click Yes to acknowledge that the submission is ready. Next, type the applicant’s name in the box. Then click Submit.
  13. A pop-up message will appear. Click OK to submit the request.

Print the confirmation page or note your confirmation number then click OK. 
Note: Your account should update within 15 minutes.