SuitePeople U.S. Payroll Georgia G-4 Filing Status and Dependent Allowance Update

This notice applies to customers who are using SuitePeople U.S. Payroll and you withhold Georgia tax.

The Georgia Department of Revenue published new Withholding Tax requirements effective January 1, 2024. With this update, the agency has eliminated personal allowances, added a new adjustment allowance on Form G-4, and has updated Filing Status options.

What is Changing?

Starting February 22, 2024, the filing status options will be updated on the G-4 Form:

The Personal Allowances field will be eliminated starting February 22, 2024. From January 1, 2024, any allowances recorded in this field do not impact payroll calculations to adhere to Georgia requirements.

Required Actions

If an employee supplies the new G-4 Form and enters an amount for the new Georgia Adjustments Allowance, these allowances should be recorded under the Dependent Allowances field. Both Dependent Allowances and Adjustment Allowances are to be recorded under the Dependent Allowances field