OUR MISSION

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The objective of The Georgia Association of Tax Officials (GATO) shall be to improve the standards of tax administrative practices, to provide a clearinghouse for the distribution of useful information relating to tax administrative practices, to educate the taxpaying public on the true nature and importance of the work performed by tax officials, and to engage in research and publish the results of studies, to elevate the standards of personnel requirements in tax offices, to cooperate with other public and private agencies interested in improving tax administration, and in every proper and legal way to promote justice and equity in the distribution of the tax burden.