Why candidates lose math marks
The three Georgia-specific setups that do the most damage:
- Transfer tax follows the sale price, at $1 per $1,000.
- Intangible recording tax follows the loan amount, not the price.
- Property tax applies millage to 40% of fair market value, never to the full value.
Full worked formulas are on the math formulas page, and the calculators let you check a number without doing it by hand.