Tolling of time limits for filings by reason of war related service in armed forces.

In the case of an individual:

(1) Serving in the armed forces of the United States or in support of the armed forces of the United States in an area designated by the President of the United States by executive order as a “combat zone,” as that term is defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, at any time during the period designated by the President’s executive order as the period of combat activities in the zone;

(2) Hospitalized as a result of an injury received while serving in such an area during the period of combat activities; or

(3) Who is confined as a prisoner of the forces opposing the United States in a combat zone, the period of service in the combat zone, plus the period of continuous hospitalization attributable to an injury, plus any period of confinement, and the next 180 days thereafter shall be disregarded in determining whether any filing required by this title has been performed within the time prescribed for the filing. History. Code 1933, § 92-3122, enacted by Ga. L. 1971, p. 605, § 8; Code 1933, § 91A-3617, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2; Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 2. Code Commission notes. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, “United States” was deleted preceding “Internal Revenue Code” in paragraph (1). Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act is applicable to taxable years ending on or after March 11, 1987, and that a taxpayer with a taxable year ending on or after January 1, 1987, and before March 11, 1987, may elect to have the provisions of that Act apply. Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, also provided that tax, penalty, and interest liabilities and refund eligibility for prior taxable years shall not be affected by that Act. Ga. L. 1987, p. 191, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, also provided that provisions of the federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 and of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which as of January 1, 1987, were not yet effective become effective for purposes of Georgia taxation on the same dates as they become effective for federal purposes. RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. Military service as basis of discrimination in statutes or ordinances relating to taxation or licenses, 83 A.L.R. 1231.