Georgia Combined Tax Scenario
WHAT IF BOTH PROPERTY TAX AND STATE INCOME TAX ARE REMOVED?
This stress test combines the two largest modeled removals from the other pages into one replacement problem, then shows the sales-tax increase needed to close the full gap.
Scenario inputs
Property-tax page baseline + Income-tax page baseline
Property-tax removal uses Census local collections (CY2023). Income-tax removal uses DOR FY2024 net individual income-tax collections.
Combined revenue to replace
$33B
Property tax (local) + state individual income tax.
Combined share of major taxes
63.5%
Share of property + income + sales taxes (state+local framing).
Sales tax increase needed to replace
13.64%
Percent points above current combined state + local rate.
Replacement math
Can a planned sales-tax increase cover both?
Move the slider and compare estimated replacement revenue with the full combined shortfall.
Planned sales tax increase
13.64%
Current combined rate: 7.5% → Proposed total rate: 21.1%
0%22%
Estimated sales tax replacement
$33B
Based on taxable sales base inferred from current collections.
Remaining gap (missing)
$0
Surplus of $11M if over-replaced.
Inside the combined total
Property tax (local share)
51.4%
Income tax (state share)
48.6%
Education + Healthcare
Share of FY2026 state-funds revenue estimate
50.8%
This provides context for the scale of replacement decisions.
Related pages
Caveat: This combined model intentionally mixes CY2023 property-tax and FY2024 income/sales-tax baselines because those are the available statewide sources currently used in the data pack.