Georgia Department of Veterans Service
Georgia Veterans Business Certificate of Exemption
Who's eligible
Discharged under honorable conditions AND a service-connected disability rating of 10 percent or more. Not available to all veterans.
How to claim
Complete VS Form 40-025. Bring it with an ID card, your DD-214, and your VA Summary of Benefits letter to your County Probate Court. The Clerk issues a notarized letter or affidavit from the Judge, which you use to register with your County Tax Commissioner.
Editor's take
Georgia veterans with a 10 percent or higher disability rating who operate in a county or profession that charges an occupation tax or regulatory fee. Ten years of exemption compounds.
You have no disability rating, or you need federal set-aside eligibility. This is a local tax exemption, not a contracting credential. It does not substitute for SBA VetCert.
County-administered, so two counties can handle the same form differently. Some counties additionally request VS Form 40-026, available through a GDVS field office. Call your County Probate Court before making the trip.
This replaces the prior entry, which pointed at georgia-sba.us, a private site that is not a state agency domain. The real benefit is the GDVS Business Certificate of Exemption, authorized under Georgia law and administered through County Probate Courts.