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O.C.G.A. § 48-5-11 — Situs for returns by residents | Georgia Code
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TITLE 48 REVENUE AND TAXATION

Section 5. Ad Valorem Taxation of Property, 48-5-1 through 48-5-607.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

48-5-11. Situs for returns by residents.

Unless otherwise provided by law, all:

  1. Real property of a resident shall be returned for taxation to the tax commissioner or tax receiver of the county where the property is located; and
  2. Personal property of a resident individual shall be returned for taxation to the tax commissioner or tax receiver of the county where the individual maintains a permanent legal residence.

(Code 1933, § 91A-1010, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 5, § 23.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Application to property outside state unconstitutional.

- Application of O.C.G.A. § 48-5-11 to property permanently located outside the State of Georgia is an unconstitutional deprivation of due process of law. Marion v. Floyd County Bd. of Equalization, 270 Ga. 475, 511 S.E.2d 512 (1999).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 72 Am. Jur. 2d, State and Local Taxation, § 624.

C.J.S.

- 84 C.J.S., Taxation, § 433 et seq.

ALR.

- Situs for property taxation as between different states or counties of personal property, or interest therein, held by trustees, executors, or administrators, 127 A.L.R. 379; 172 A.L.R. 341.

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