Georgia’s tax collections increased slightly in October, with higher sales tax and corporate income tax revenues offsetting a decline in individual income tax collections.

Governor Brian Kemp announced that Georgia collected approximately $2.71 billion in net tax revenue during October, an increase of $6.7 million, or 0.2 percent, compared with October 2025.

For the first four months of the state’s fiscal year, collections totaled $11.13 billion. That’s an increase of $247 million, or 2.3 percent, compared with the same period a year earlier.

Sales tax revenue was among the strongest areas of growth. Gross sales and use tax collections approached $1.74 billion, up 8.5 percent from October of last year. Net sales tax collections increased by $52.7 million, or 6.7 percent.

Local governments across Georgia received approximately $883.3 million in adjusted sales tax distributions, an increase of $86.2 million, or 10.8 percent, from a year earlier. Those figures represent statewide distributions, not collections specifically for Chattooga County.

Individual income tax collections declined by $115.1 million, or 8.6 percent, to approximately $1.22 billion. Income tax withholding payments were also down 8.6 percent.

Corporate income tax collections increased by $29.7 million, or 48.7 percent, compared with October 2025. Part of that increase reflected a reduction in corporate tax refunds.

Motor fuel tax collections declined by $8.3 million, or 4.3 percent, compared with last October. The state attributed the decline in part to the suspension of Georgia’s motor fuel tax, which began September 28.

Motor vehicle tag and title fee collections also declined, while title ad valorem tax collections increased slightly.

The October report shows that Georgia’s overall tax revenue growth remained modest for the month, although collections for the fiscal year continued to run ahead of last year’s totals.