Atlanta, Georgia – Georgia closed March with a stronger tax picture than it had a year earlier, adding another solid month to its fiscal-year totals as revenue growth continued across several major categories. Net tax collections for the month reached $2.62 billion, up $120.4 million, or 4.8%, from March 2025.
Through the first three quarters of the fiscal year, net tax revenue climbed to $24.5 billion, an increase of $463.6 million, or 1.9%, compared with the roughly $24.04 billion collected over the same point in FY 2025.
The biggest lift in March came from sales taxes, which posted one of the month’s strongest gains. Gross Sales and Use Tax collections totaled $1.55 billion, rising by $110.8 million, or 7.7%, from a year earlier. On a net basis, Sales and Use Tax revenue increased by $71.5 million, or 10.3%, reaching $691.9 million’s equivalent plus that year-over-year gain.
The adjusted distribution to local governments also moved higher, totaling $774.6 million, up $46.7 million, or 6.4%. At the same time, Sales Tax refunds fell by $7.4 million, helping strengthen the net result.
Individual Income Tax collections were mostly steady, though still slightly ahead of last year. March brought in just over $1.13 billion, an increase of $3.3 million, or 0.3%, from the same month in FY 2025. Beneath that modest rise, several moving parts shaped the outcome. Refunds issued, net of voided checks, increased by $33.1 million, or 4.7%.
Even with that, withholding payments rose by $19.6 million, or 1.2%, while Individual Income Tax Return payments increased by $8.2 million, or 6.7%. Estimated payments also climbed sharply, up $3.3 million, or 18.4%, and other individual tax categories, including Non-Resident Tax payments, added a combined $5.3 million.
Corporate Income Tax also delivered a notable gain. Collections for the month rose by $44.9 million, or 13.7%, from March FY 2025, when net Corporate Tax revenues totaled $327 million. That increase was supported by an $8.9 million decline in corporate refunds, a $12.1 million increase in Corporate Income Tax Return payments, and another $23.9 million in growth from other corporate tax payments, including S-Corp Return payments.
Elsewhere, Motor Fuel Tax collections edged up by $0.9 million, or 0.5%, while Motor Vehicle Tag and Title Fee collections also increased by $0.2 million, or 0.5%. One softer point came from Title ad Valorem Tax collections, which declined by $4 million, or 5.8%.
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March’s results showed a revenue base still expanding, with sales and corporate tax gains doing much of the heavy lifting while year-to-date collections remained on a positive track.
