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Fulton County amends sales-and-use tax resolution to match Department of Revenue tier
Summary
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners unanimously amended a 0.75% sales-and-use tax resolution to correct a scrivener’s error so the county can collect at a higher Department of Revenue tier; the DOR asked for the fix by June 8.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on June 3 to correct a scrivener’s error in a prior resolution authorizing a 0.75% sales-and-use tax.
Commissioner Bridget Thorne said the Department of Revenue notified the county that the previous resolution used a lower collection tier than intended and that the county must amend the paperwork to use the higher tier-3 collection amount, 627,847,927, to collect the full authorized revenue. “The DOR has requested that we do this by June 8,” Thorne said during the meeting.
County attorneys prepared the amendment and staff told the board the change affects municipalities outside the city of Atlanta under the county’s T+2 program. The motion to approve the correction passed 5 yeas, 0 nays.
Why it matters: County staff and the commissioners said the correction is procedural but time‑sensitive because it determines the maximum taxable base used to calculate collections under the ordinance. Chair Rob Pitts noted the county is working other avenues—such as updated assessments—to increase revenue but described this vote as a narrow, corrective step to ensure compliance with the state revenue office’s technical requirement.
Next steps: County staff said they would transmit the amended resolution to the Department of Revenue by the requested date. The board did not link this specific amendment to any new tax policy changes; it was framed as a ministerial correction requested by the DOR.
