ATLANTA - A January computer glitch that gave thousands of Georgia residents more than $12 million in tax refunds and then yanked the money back has cost the state about $50,000.
The Georgia Department of Revenue paid $20,972 in overdraft fees to cover taxpayers who already spent the refunds only to discover they had been taken away.
Other charges include $21,927 to get letters out to the residents affected. The state also paid $6,733 in fees to Bank of America for sending out, rescinding and then re-depositing the refunds. Some 32,423 residents were affected.
Revenue spokesman Reg Lansberry would not comment on who was responsible for the error and whether any employees have been sanctioned.
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June 23rd, 2025
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