Georgia § 48-5-84 - Penalties for willfully filing incorrect information.
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§ 48-5-84. Penalties for willfully filing incorrect information.
The following penalties shall be imposed on any person who willfully files information required under Code Sections 48-5-72, 48-5-72.1, and 48-5-78 which is incorrect: The person shall pay the total amount of taxes and interest deferred, which amount shall immediately become due; The person shall be disqualified from filing a homestead tax deferral application for the next three years; and The person shall pay a penalty of 25 percent of the total amount of taxes and interest deferred. Any person against whom the penalties prescribed in this Code section have been imposed may appeal the penalties imposed to the county board of equalization within 30 days after the penalties are imposed. (Code 1933, § 91A-2414, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1707, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1857, § 31; Ga. L. 1988, p. 466, § 2.)
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