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Local Taxes & Fees in Dougherty County, GA (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Dougherty County, Georgia.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Dougherty County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Business Tax Classification

In unincorporated Dougherty County, every business, trade, profession or occupation must register with the license inspector, obtain a business license, and pay a flat fifty-dollar fee plus an occupation tax tiered by employee count under Exhibit A. Professionals such as doctors and engineers instead pay a flat four-hundred-dollar annual tax, and banks pay 0.25% of gross receipts.

Dougherty County Business Tax Classification Rules

Some Restrictions

Dougherty County Code § 2-10-2

(a)From the date January 1, 1996, each person, firm, company or corporation engaged in any business, trade, profession or occupation in the unincorporated areas of Dougherty County, Georgia hereafter referred to as "county" shall register with the license inspector, obtain a business license and pay a license fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per year unless exempted. ... (b)In addition to any busi...

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