Q: Who monitors what private schools are teaching in pre-k? How often are they checked? How do private schools become a lottery-certified pre-k?
-- Ken Higgins, Lilburn
A: Any private school can apply for Georgia's Pre-K Program through the regular annual application process, Stacey Moore, a spokeswoman for Bright from the Start, the state agency that runs Georgia Pre-K Program, told Q&A on the News. If a private school is awarded a spot in Georgia's Pre-K Program, Bright from the Start monitors the classroom or classrooms on an annual basis. However, the school would go through the regular private school accreditation process for additional monitoring, Moore wrote in an e-mail.
Q: Does Georgia impose a tax on professional athletes for the portion of their income earned while performing (working) in the state? It would seem that there is a large amount of potential tax revenue that is lost by not taxing this income that is earned in the state.
-- David Lash, Atlanta
A: Nonresidents who work in Georgia or receive income from Georgia sources and are required to file a federal return are required to file a Georgia income tax return, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue. Legal residents of other states are not required to file a Georgia tax return if they perform services for an employer where the wages do not exceed the lesser of 5 percent of the income received in all places during the taxable year or $5,000.
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