Employer social security credits.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term “employer social security credit” means the employer social security credit defined in Section 45B(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(b) If an employer elects to take an employer social security credit pursuant to Section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the employer, in calculating Georgia taxable net income, shall be allowed a deduction equal to the employer social security credit. History. Code 1981, § 48-7-28.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 580, § 1. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1998, p. 580, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, makes this Code section applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1999. U.S. Code. Sections 38 and 45B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in this Code section, are codified as 26 U.S.C. §§ 38 and 45B, respectively. Law reviews. For article, “Revenue and Taxation: Amend Titles 48, 2, 28, 33, 36, 46, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating Respectively to Revenue and Taxation, Agriculture, the General Assembly, Insurance, Local Government, Public Utilities, and State Government,” see 28 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 217 (2011).