Department of Revenue officials say the backlog was the cause of delays in processing income tax returns. The department says it was forced to cut 300 jobs after lawmakers slashed $12 million from the agency in the last year.
Georgia law requires the state to pay interest at 1 percent per month after the 90-day limit.
Taxpayers receiving interest payments will get an average of $7.42, although more than 90,000 are receiving $1 or less.
Revenue Commissioner Bart Graham says "it was clearly the right thing to do because the processing was delayed."
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