Georgia Retraining Tax Credit - up to $1,250 per employee per year

Georgia Department of Revenue

A credit for half the direct cost of retraining existing full-time staff on new equipment or new technology: up to $500 per employee per approved programme per year, capped at $1,250 per employee per year where somebody completes more than one approved programme.

The catch: The programme has to be approved by the Technical College System of Georgia before you claim, and the completion forms need a TCSG signature attached to Form IT-RC - so this is not something to discover while preparing a return. Training on ordinary commercial software is explicitly excluded: word processing, databases, presentations, spreadsheets, email, personal information managers and operating systems, unless your business is the one providing that training. The credit is capped at 50 per cent of your state income tax liability, and it must be claimed within one year instead of the normal three.

Who can get it

  • Approved retraining does not include retraining on commercially, mass produced software packages for word processing, database management, presentations, spreadsheets, email, personal information management or computer operating systems, except where the claimant provides support or training on such software. must meet

At a glance

Worth
$1,250
Effort
About 480 minutes
Time to money
Not recorded
How it arrives
Account credit
How often
Standing
Proof needed
Identification
Where
Georgia
Last checked
16 August 2026