GA Code § 48-5-504.20 - Exemption for Aircraft Owned by a Dealer and Held in Inventory for Sale or Resale.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term:

(1) “Aircraft” means any vehicle which is self-propelled and which is capable of flight.

(2) “Dealer” means any person who is engaged in the business of selling aircraft at retail.

(b) Aircraft which is owned by a dealer and held in inventory for sale or resale shall constitute a separate classification of tangible property for ad valorem taxation purposes. The procedures prescribed in this chapter for returning aircraft for ad valorem taxation, determining the application rates for taxation, and collecting the ad valorem taxes imposed on aircraft do not apply to aircraft which is owned by a dealer and held in inventory for sale or resale. Such aircraft which is owned by a dealer and held in inventory for sale or resale shall not be returned for ad valorem taxation and shall not be taxed; and no taxes shall be collected on such aircraft until it is transferred and then otherwise, if at all, becomes subject to taxation as provided in this chapter.