2026 tax year · Georgia
Rental host taxes in Georgia
Airbnb, Turo and the rest report your gross and withhold nothing. The gap between that and what you are actually taxed on is your costs, in Georgia that gap is worth $2,739 in tax.
Take a driver who grossed $39,000 over 18,000 business miles. After mileage at 74.3 cents and the rest of the stack, worked through on the rental host page $10,100 comes off and $28,900 is left as taxable profit. That profit is what Georgia and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in Georgia
Georgia taxes income at a flat 5.19% for 2026, applied on top of federal income tax and self-employment tax.
| Self-employment tax | $4,083 |
| Federal income tax | $861 |
| Georgia income tax | $1,394 |
| Total tax | $6,338 |
| Effective rate on gross | 16.3% |
Earning more in Georgia
A single filer taking the standard deduction, this work as the only income, the calculator above handles the other filing statuses. Miles rise with earnings, so the deduction rises too, and the effective rate on gross climbs more slowly than it would for someone whose income grew without expenses attached:
| Volume | Gross | Mileage off | Taxable profit | Georgia tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time | $13,000 | $0 | $13,000 | $627 | $2,464 | 19.0% |
| Steady side income | $39,000 | $0 | $39,000 | $1,881 | $9,078 | 23.3% |
| Full-time | $63,000 | $0 | $63,000 | $3,039 | $15,767 | 25.0% |
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Georgia specifics that change the number
On the 2026 rate itself: rate was 5.39%, reduced to 5.19% mid-2025. Further phasedowns planned.
Local taxes on a Georgia let
The income tax below is only part of it. Short-term lets attract occupancy, lodging or transient taxes levied by the city or county rather than Georgia, often at rates that dwarf the state income tax. Some platforms collect and remit them; some collect only part; in some places the host is on the hook entirely. That is a local question this calculator cannot answer, and it is the one hosts most often get wrong.
On $28,900 of profit, what the states around Georgia would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | No income tax | −$1,500 |
| Tennessee | No income tax | −$1,500 |
| South Carolina | $575 | −$925 |
| North Carolina | $1,153 | −$347 |
| Alabama | $1,405 | −$95 |
- Florida has no income tax at all, so the same work done there costs $1,500 less in state tax than it does in Georgia.
- Tennessee has no income tax at all, so the same work done there costs $1,500 less in state tax than it does in Georgia.
- South Carolina would take $925 less, $575 against Georgia's $1,500.
- North Carolina would take $347 less, $1,153 against Georgia's $1,500.
- Alabama would take $95 less, $1,405 against Georgia's $1,500.
Rental host tax questions in Georgia
How much should a Georgia host set aside?
About 16.3% of gross on the $39,000 example, $6,338 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and $1,394 to Georgia. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $39,000 on my 1099-NEC match what Georgia taxes?
No. Georgia taxes profit, not gross. After $10,100 of deductions the taxable figure is $28,900, so the Georgia bill is $1,394 rather than what gross alone would suggest.