Chatham County, GA · Chatham County
Energy Excise Tax Return
Businesses use this return to report energy sales subject to tax, calculate the balance due, and submit the return with payment to Chatham County.
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- City of Chatham County · Chatham County, Chatham County, Georgia
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
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What this form is
The Energy Excise Tax Return reports a business’s energy sales, taxable sales, tax, and balance due for a reporting month. The form says returns must be filed even when no taxes are due, and asks for business details, the reporting period, sales amounts, a signature, and the date. The return coupon and payment are due by the 20th day of the following month.
Who needs it
Businesses reporting energy sales to Chatham County use this return, including for reporting months when no tax is due.
How to submit it
Return this portion with your payment to the Chatham County Finance Department, P.O. Box 9297, Savannah, GA 31412. The form says to make the return coupon and payment for the preceding month by the stated due date.
About notarization
This document is signed and dated without a notary; the form does not mention a notarized or sworn attachment, so the signer just signs and dates it.
How to submit this form
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Download the Return
Download the Energy Excise Tax Return PDF.
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Complete the Form
Enter your business information, reporting month and year, sales figures, tax, and balance due, then sign and date the return.
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Gather Supporting Records
The form says to make supporting documentation for reported amounts available for review if Chatham County requests it.
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Mail the Return and Payment
Return the coupon with payment to the Chatham County Finance Department, P.O. Box 9297, Savannah, GA 31412.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Energy Excise Tax Return?
- No. The form has a signature and date line but no notary block or notarized attachment; the signer just signs and dates it.
- How do I submit the Energy Excise Tax Return?
- Return the coupon with payment to the Chatham County Finance Department, P.O. Box 9297, Savannah, GA 31412, by the due date stated on the form.
- What information does the return request?
- It asks for the business name, address, phone number, business license number, reporting month and year, energy sales, taxable energy sales, tax, balance due, signature, and date.
- Do I have to file if no tax is due?
- Yes. The form says returns must be filed even if no taxes are due.