UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

September 27, 2005

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Georgia

001-03506

93-0432081

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

133 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia

30303

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code:

(404) 652-4000

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Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 22, 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act (the "Act") was signed into law. The Act provides, among other things, a special one-time deduction for certain foreign earnings that are repatriated to the United States and reinvested in qualified investments in the United States. Such qualified investments include: compensation and benefits for employees, hiring and training, capital and infrastructure investments, research and development, and advertising and marketing expenditures.

During the third quarter of 2005, we completed our evaluation of whether to repatriate unremitted earnings of certain of our non-U.S. subsidiaries under the provisions of the Act and made the determination to repatriate approximately $709 million of such earnings, of which approximately $673 million qualifies for the special one-time deduction. On September 28, 2005, we repatriated approximately $200 million and anticipate completing the remaining repatriation by the end of 2005. We will record an income tax expense, net of current year generated tax credits, and a related federal income tax liability of approximately $35 million in the third quarter of 2005 on the total $709 million.

The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

SIGNATURE

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:

September 30, 2005

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION

By:

/s/ WILLIAM C. SMITH III

Name:

     William C. Smith III

Title:

     Secretary