The City of Savannah levies a tax on tangible personal property used in a
trade or business located within the city on January 1 of each year. Returns
must be filed in person by 5:00PM, April 1 of current tax year. Payment
must be made in the 4th quarter.
Every individual, partnership, corporation and company desiring to engage
in retail business in Georgia must file an application and obtain a sales tax
identification number.
A return must be filed showing the gross sales, gross proceeds, or cost
prices arising from all taxable transactions during the preceding month. A
return must be filed regardless if a tax is due.
Every individual, partnership, corporation, and company with at least one
employee in Georgia must file an application and obtain a withholding tax
identification number. Returns and the amount of state tax withheld from
an employee must be filed during the following month. A return must be
filed regardless if no state tax was withheld.
An Employer Identification Number (EIN) is a nine-digit number that
IRS assigns in the following format: XX-XXXXXXXX. The IRS uses the
number to identify taxpayers that are required to file business tax returns.
EINs are used by employers, sole proprietors, corporations, partnerships,
nonprofit associations, trusts, estates of decedents, government agencies,
certain individuals and other business entities.
Please download these publications from www.irs.gov for more information
about other federal taxes that apply to businesses:
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