HB 385 would eliminate the tax credit for the adoption of a child and sunset the sales tax exemption for group homes and foster care agencies. Hb 385 is a tax on philanthropy that will raise your organization's operations costs and cause administrative burdens on nonprofits across the state. This bill proposes changes to Georgia's tax code that will allow many existing nonprofit tax exemptions to expire and will levy new taxes on many of the services and products that nonprofits sell and buy. The bottom line impact: it will result in higher costs for you, higher fees for clients and the State, and reduced services for children and families.
The Georgia Center
for NonProfits has done a wonderful analysis of the impact of this bill
for charitable agencies. Their
briefing can be found on their website.
GCN has also provided excellent example
letter
to your legislator and a
letter to the Tax Reform Committee Members.
Two examples of major impacts on our agencies are:
- The exemption for paying for sales tax by group homes, maternity homes and child placing agencies are set to expire in 2014. The current law has them as permanent exemptions with no sunset.
- The Georgia child adoption credit is repealed.
Write your legislator, and the members of the Tax Reform Committee to express your concerns. It is not how you say it, but that you say it that matters to the legislators. They need to hear from you.
Legislative Contacts for the Joint Committee on Tax Reform:
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House Speaker Pro Tem:
Jan Jones
Jan.jones@house.ga.gov
Room 340, State Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
404.656.5072
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House Majority Leader:
Larry O’Neal
larry.oneal@house.ga.gov
Room 338, State Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
404.656.5052
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House Minority Leader:
Stacey Abrams
Stacey.abrams@house.ga.gov
409 Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
404.656.5058
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Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
Mickey Channell
Mickey.Channell@house.ga.gov
3 State Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
404.656.5103
·
Senate President Pro Tem,
Tommie Williams
Tommie.williams@senate.ga.gov
321 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (404) 656-0089
·
Senate Majority Leader
Chip Rogers Chip.Rogers@senate.ga.gov
236 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-463-1378
404-657-9887 (fax)
·
Senate Minority Leader
Robert Brown
Robert.brown@senate.ga.gov
121 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-656-5035
404-463-2071 (fax)
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Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
Bill Heath Bill.Heath@senate.ga.gov
Capitol Office
301-B Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (404) 656-3943
Fax: (404) 463-4161
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