Georgia veteran taxes

Military retired pay in Georgia

Partly exempttax year 2025Sources 1, 2, 3

For tax year 2025, a military retiree under age 62 may exclude up to $17,500 of military retirement income, plus up to $17,500 more with more than $17,500 of Georgia earned income. At ages 62 to 64, or under 62 and permanently disabled, the general retirement income exclusion of up to $35,000 applies, and at age 65 or older up to $65,000. From tax year 2027, HB 266 (2025) lets a retiree under age 65 exclude up to $65,000 of military retirement income.

Survivor Benefit Plan annuities

Check with the stateSource 4

The Department of Revenue’s 2025 IT-511 booklet does not name Survivor Benefit Plan annuities. Its list of subtractions includes income received by a surviving family member that is based on the service record of a deceased veteran, without regard to the age of the surviving family member, but it states no amount and does not say whether SBP annuities are covered.

Property tax relief for disabled veterans

Exemption or creditSources 5, 6, 7

Georgia exempts the homestead of a qualifying disabled veteran who is a citizen and resident of Georgia from all state, county, municipal and school ad valorem taxes up to the greater of $32,500 or the amount set under 38 U.S.C. § 2102; the amount for 2025 is $121,812, and value above it remains taxable (O.C.G.A. § 48-5-48). It is for honorably discharged veterans rated 100 percent totally disabled, paid at the 100 percent rate for individual unemployability, or entitled to a VA statutory award for loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet or hands, loss of sight in one or both eyes, or permanent impairment of both eyes. Applications go to the county tax commissioner’s office (or the tax assessor where delegated).

• Amount: greater of $32,500 or the 38 U.S.C. § 2102 figure; $121,812 for 2025 (the Department of Revenue page shows no 2026 figure).
• Property: the homestead the veteran owns and actually occupies as a residence.

Vehicle registration for disabled veterans

Fee waiver or discountSources 8, 9, 10

Georgia’s Disabled Veteran (DV) plate has no manufacturing fee, annual registration fee or annual special tag fee; a qualifying disabled veteran may receive free plates for up to two motorcycles or passenger cars for personal use (O.C.G.A. § 40-2-69). It is for honorably discharged veterans rated 100 percent totally disabled, paid at the 100 percent rate for individual unemployability, or entitled to a VA statutory award for loss of use of limbs or sight. Veterans rated 100 percent totally disabled, or compensated at the 100 percent level for individual unemployability, are also exempt from ad valorem tax or title ad valorem tax (TAVT) on one vehicle only (O.C.G.A. § 48-5-478).

• Plate: Disabled Veteran (code DV), with a motorcycle version; not issued for motor homes; apply with Form MV-9W.
• A surviving spouse may keep receiving the free plates and decals until the spouse’s death, only for that specific vehicle once titled in the spouse’s name.
• The Department of Veterans Service says veterans may choose another veteran plate and still receive the vehicle tax exemption.