Georgia Employer Compliance Kit 2027: State Checklist, Deadline Calendar and Excel Tracker

Who it is for

Owners, office managers and bookkeepers who run payroll for employees working in Georgia, from the first hire to the year-end forms.

Not the right fit if

Your employees work outside Georgia: get that state's kit, or the 2027 Employer Compliance Bundle for several states. Not a payroll service, and not a legal review of your policies.

Why it is different

• Built only from our Georgia data files, checked November 2026 against 13 official pages, among them Georgia Department of Labor; Georgia Department of Labor: Employers FAQs, Unemployment Insurance; Georgia Department of Revenue: Form G-4 Employee Withholding; Official page; Georgia Department of Labor: GDOL Required Workplace Posters; Business License / Occupation Tax Certificate Private Employer Affidavit, City of Marietta; U.S. Department of Labor: State Minimum Wage Laws (updated November 5, 2026); U.S. Department of Labor: Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees (revised July 1, 2026).
• 4 items the official pages didn't state are marked "not confirmed" with the page to check, never guessed.
• The workbook recalculates with zero formula errors and dates the Georgia new-hire steps for you.

What is inside

• Start here. How to use the kit, the 15 confirmed Georgia rules at a glance and the 4 items to confirm, each with the official page to check: taxable wage base for 2027 (Georgia Department of Labor: Employers FAQs, Unemployment Insurance); breaks for workers under 18 (Georgia DOL: Breaks and meals); final pay when you let someone go (Georgia DOL: Individuals FAQs, Laws and Regulations); final pay when an employee quits (Georgia DOL: Individuals FAQs, Laws and Regulations).
• Georgia 2027 checklist. Eight steps from unemployment tax registration to year-end filing, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date, from Georgia Department of Labor, Georgia New Hire Reporting (Department of Human Services), State Board of Workers' Compensation. What it confirms: open a state unemployment tax account: File form DOL-1A (Application for GDOL Tax Account) right after the first Georgia payroll; forms are on GDOL's documents page, and the employer portal is at (link in the kit) (GDOL FAQ); taxable wage base for 2026 (the latest published): $9,500 per employee in 2026; new employer tax rate: 2.7% for a new employer; quarterly wage reports and payments: GDOL: the report and total tax payment are due within a month after the quarter ends (April 30, July 31, October 31, January 31); a weekend or legal holiday moves it to the next business day; state income tax withholding: State income tax applies; report each new hire to the state: Within 10 days after employees are hired, re-hired or return to work; e-Verify for private employers: A private employer with more than 10 employees must be registered with and use E-Verify, and swears to it on an affidavit when applying for or renewing a local business license; minimum wage now (2026): $7.25 an hour; minimum wage change in 2027: $7.25 an hour; no scheduled change in our data; tipped employees: Cash wage of at least $2.13 an hour in 2027, with tips making up the rest; paid sick leave: No statewide paid sick leave law for private employers; meal breaks for adults: no state rule; No Georgia meal period requirement; rest breaks for adults: no state rule; No Georgia rest break requirement; workers' compensation insurance: Every employer that regularly employs three or more people, part-time or full-time; state copies of W-2s and 1099s: 1099s are only required to be submitted if there is Georgia withholding.
• 2027 deadline calendar. 11 dates our Georgia files state: 4 quarterly due dates from Georgia Department of Labor; 2 state W-2 and 1099 filing dates from Georgia Department of Revenue, with weekend dates flagged and a month-by-month planner for your own.
• New hire and pay change checklist. One page per hire, with the report to Georgia New Hire Reporting (Department of Human Services) (new hires reported in 10 days) and the I-9 steps, and one per pay change against the $7.25 minimum wage.
• Georgia compliance workbook (Excel). The Georgia dates in a deadline tracker with days left and status, a new-hire sheet that dates each step from the start date (new hires reported in 10 days), and a pay-change sheet that flags any rate below the 2027 floor.