How to enter Georgia PTE in ProConnect Tax

This article will help you report the elective pass-through entity tax (sometimes called PTE, PTET, PET, or SALT workaround) and the resulting credit.

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Which pass-through entities are eligible to make the election to pay tax at the entity level?

The election may only be made by a Partnership or S-Corporation that is 100 percent directly owned and controlled by “persons” eligible to be shareholders of an S-Corporation under § 1361 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Single-member LLCs not taxed as a Partnership or S-Corporation are not eligible to make the election. “Persons” can include certain estates and grantor trusts.

To claim the credit on an Individual

1. Go to Input Return ⮕ State & Local ⮕ Modifications ⮕ GA Modifications.
2. Scroll down to the section that matches the type of modification you'd like to make, and enter the amount in the following field:
   • Georgia Additions ⮕ PTE Owners: Addition to share of entity's allocable loss
     • Flows to Sch 1, Additions to Income - Line 5.
   • Georgia Subtractions ⮕ PTE Owners: Addition to share of entity's allocable income.
     • Flows to Sch 1, Subtractions to Income - Line 12.

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To generate the PTE for a Partnership

1. Go to Input Return ⮕ State & Local ⮕ Miscellaneous Information ⮕ GA Miscellaneous Information.
2. Under the Georgia Miscellaneous section, check the box for Elect to pay at entity level.
   • This will generate PV CORP with the tax paid. Partners will see this on page 2 of the Ptr. Summary, including instructions on how to report it as a subtraction on their Individual GA return.

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To generate the PTE for a S-Corporation

1. Go to Input Return ⮕ State & Local ⮕ Miscellaneous Information ⮕ GA Miscellaneous Information.
2. Under the Georgia Miscellaneous section, check the box for Elect to pay at entity level.
   • This will generate PV CORP with the tax paid. Shareholders will see this on page 2 of the S/H Summary, including instructions on how to report it as a subtraction on their Individual GA return.

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For more PTE resources, check out our dedicated Tax topics page where you'll find a list of all PTE states and the respective content for each.