{"id":20671,"date":"2026-10-26T05:04:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T02:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/residence-estate.ge\/uncat\/nalog-na-imushchestvo-gruziya-porog-100000-lari-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T05:04:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T02:04:30","slug":"nalog-na-imushchestvo-gruziya-porog-100000-lari-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/residence-estate.ge\/en\/news\/nalog-na-imushchestvo-gruziya-porog-100000-lari-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Property tax in Georgia 2026: the exemption threshold has risen to 100,000 lari"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"quick_answer\">\n<p>Georgian Law No. 1874 of 30 September 2026 raised the threshold for exemption from personal property tax from 40,000 to 100,000 lari of household income for the previous year. Above this threshold, the rate is 0.8\u20131% of the market value. The Act came into force upon publication; the land tax remains unchanged. According to the Revenue Service, the tax return for 2026 must be submitted by 2 November 2026.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Georgian Parliament has amended the rules on personal property tax: the exemption now depends on a single threshold of 100,000 lari of annual household income. The change applies to flats, houses and other taxable property, excluding land, and applies to property that must be declared in 2026. Below: what the rules used to be and what they are now, who is affected, what deadlines are known, and what has not yet been confirmed by official sources. The information is current as at 23 October 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>What has changed: then and now<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/residence-estate.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nalog-na-imushchestvo-gruziya-porog-100000-lari-2026-1.webp\" alt=\"Residential buildings with balconies in the Vake district of Tbilisi\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Changes have been made <a href=\"https:\/\/matsne.gov.ge\/ka\/document\/view\/7013098\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Georgian Law \u2018On Amendments to the Tax Code of Georgia\u2019 No. 1874-VIms-XImp<\/a>, published on the Matsne website on 30 September 2026. The Act amends two provisions of the Tax Code: Section 202 (paragraph 5, rate) and Section 206 (paragraph 1, sub-paragraph \u2018a\u2019, exemption).<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Parameter<\/th>\n<th>It was<\/th>\n<th>It became (under Act No. 1874)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Exemption for individuals (property excluding land)<\/td>\n<td>the family\u2019s income for the previous calendar year does not exceed 40,000 lari<\/td>\n<td>the family\u2019s income for the previous calendar year does not exceed 100,000 lari<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Intermediate tax rate for income between 40,000 and 100,000 lari<\/td>\n<td>0.05\u20130.21 TP415T of the market value (according to media reports; this wording does not appear in the Act itself)<\/td>\n<td>Not applicable: such families are exempt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rate applicable when income exceeds the threshold<\/td>\n<td>0.8\u201311 TP415T of market value<\/td>\n<td>not less than 0.8% and not more than 1% of the market value at the end of the year preceding the current one<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Land tax<\/td>\n<td>the previous rules applied<\/td>\n<td>no changes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Consequently, the two-tier system has been replaced by a single threshold. The market value used for the calculation is that at the end of the year preceding the current calendar year.<\/p>\n<h2>When the law came into force<\/h2>\n<p>According to Article 3 of the Act, it comes into force upon publication, that is, on 30 September 2026. Article 2 extends the new rules to property tax, which must be declared in 2026. One of the Revenue Service\u2019s statements, as reported by the media, cites 1 October 2026 as the date. This discrepancy has not been confirmed by the original source; therefore, the text on Matsne serves as the reference: 30 September 2026.<\/p>\n<h3>Timeline<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<th>Event<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>14\u201315 September 2026<\/td>\n<td>The change has been announced (according to media reports)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>29 September 2026<\/td>\n<td>First reading, 82 votes in favour (according to media reports)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30 September 2026<\/td>\n<td>Act No. 1874, dated and published in Matsne, comes into force<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 October 2026<\/td>\n<td>Notification from the Georgian Revenue Service regarding property tax for 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2 November 2026<\/td>\n<td>Deadline for individuals to submit their annual tax returns, as notified by the Revenue Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Who is affected by the change?<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/residence-estate.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nalog-na-imushchestvo-gruziya-porog-100000-lari-2026-2.webp\" alt=\"Residential towers on the Batumi seafront in the morning\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The law applies to individuals who own taxable property in Georgia, excluding land: flats, houses, unfinished buildings and other properties specified in the Tax Code. The criterion is not linked to citizenship; it is determined by household income and the fact of ownership.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Released<\/strong> individuals whose household income for 2025 did not exceed 100,000 lari.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Payments are made at a rate of 0.8\u20131%<\/strong> households with an income above this threshold.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not affected by the change<\/strong> land tax and legal entities. According to media reports, the Deputy Minister of Finance spoke of a forthcoming reform for commercial organisations; we have not seen the full text of the statement, so this has not been confirmed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to media reports, the composition of a household and types of income are determined in accordance with the Tax Code: income includes wages, income from economic activities and other sources, whilst a family comprises spouses, minor children and certain relatives living together. These details have not been verified in the original source we consulted.<\/p>\n<h2>What about foreign owners?<\/h2>\n<p>The regulation does not contain any restrictions regarding nationality. However, the primary sources consulted do not clarify exactly how the family income of non-resident owners is calculated (whether it is worldwide income or only income received in Georgia). Owners who are not tax residents of Georgia should clarify this with the Revenue Service before submitting their tax return.<\/p>\n<h2>Dates and payment<\/h2>\n<p>Next available date: <strong>2 November 2026<\/strong>. It is precisely this date that the Revenue Service specifies in its notice of 2 October 2026 regarding the annual property tax return for individuals. We were unable to obtain a direct link to this entry: it is posted in the news section on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rs.ge\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Revenue Service\u2019s website<\/a>. The tax information page, which includes a calculator for 2026, can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rs.ge\/PropertyTaxInfo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rs.ge\/PropertyTaxInfo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial sources cite 15 November as the deadline for paying the tax, but this date has not been confirmed by an official source. Media reports claiming that families with an income of less than 100,000 lari do not need to file a tax return at all have not yet been confirmed on rs.ge either. Furthermore, according to the same reports, owners of taxable land must submit a tax return and pay tax regardless of their income.<\/p>\n<h2>Figures from the authorities\u2019 statements<\/h2>\n<p>Representatives of the ruling party stated that around 81,000 taxpayers are exempt from the tax, and that the tax due from them for 2025 would have amounted to 22.3 million lari. This statement was reported by the media; the Revenue Service has not confirmed these figures. As a point of reference, the media provided a conversion of the threshold: 100,000 lari is equivalent to approximately 38,466 US dollars at the exchange rate on 15 September 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>What should owners and buyers do?<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Determine the household income for 2025 and compare it with 100,000 lari.<\/li>\n<li>Log in to your personal account on rs.ge and check whether a tax return is required for your specific property; if you own any taxable land, a tax return is required in any case.<\/li>\n<li>If the income exceeds the threshold, calculate the tax as 0.8\u20131% of the property\u2019s market value; we have not verified the specific rate applied by the local authority within this range.<\/li>\n<li>To buyers: if your household income is up to 100,000 lari, no annual tax is charged on the flat; if your income is higher, allow for 0.8\u20131% of the property\u2019s value per year.<\/li>\n<li>To landlords: tax on rental income is regulated separately and has not been amended by this Act.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Frequent questions<\/h2>\n<h3>What is this new threshold?<\/h3>\n<p>100,000 lari in household income for the previous calendar year, instead of the previous 40,000 lari.<\/p>\n<h3>Which stake is above the threshold?<\/h3>\n<p>Not less than 0.8% and not more than 1% of the market value. The figure \u20180.08%\u2019 sometimes cited in the media does not correspond to the text of the law.<\/p>\n<h3>Has the land tax changed?<\/h3>\n<p>No, the law expressly excludes land.<\/p>\n<h3>By what date must I submit my tax return?<\/h3>\n<p>Until 2 November 2026, as notified by the Revenue Service on 2 October 2026.<\/p>\n<h3>When should I pay?<\/h3>\n<p>The payment deadline for the public sector is not specified in the documents you have read: please check with the Revenue Service.<\/p>\n<h2>Official sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/matsne.gov.ge\/ka\/document\/view\/7013098\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law No. 1874-VIms-XImp of 30 September 2026, Matsne (text in Georgian)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/matsne.gov.ge\/en\/document\/view\/1043717\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Tax Code of Georgia, consolidated version with a list of amendments, Matsne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rs.ge\/PropertyTaxInfo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georgian Revenue Service: information on property tax<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rs.ge\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georgian Revenue Service: news (entry dated 2 October 2026)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Verified on 23 October 2026. This material is for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or tax advice. Regulations are subject to change; please check the terms and conditions with the Georgian Revenue Service and a qualified lawyer or tax adviser.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Law No. 1874: exemption from property tax for families with an income of up to 100,000 lari; above this threshold, the rate is 0.8\u20131%. 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