Georgia residents can now claim “any unborn child” with a detectable heartbeat as a dependent on their state income taxes, the state’s Department of Revenue announced Monday.
Under Georgia House Bill 481, Georgia residents can claim a $3,000 tax credit if they were pregnant with an unborn child (or children) as early as six weeks gestation on or after July 20, and through to Dec. 31, 2022.
The state revenue department said medical records or other supporting documentation may be requested to support the tax deduction claims.
The tax exemption came into effect on July 20 when the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court order that had blocked the enforcement of Georgia’s 2019 abortion ban….