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Alabama Amends Alabama Accountability Act – Increased Alabama Income Tax Credit Available

Dent Moses

Governor Ivey recently signed Senate Bill 261 into law, which increases the tax credit for contributions made to Scholarship Granting Organizations (“SGO”). Effective in 2022, an Alabama taxpayer may claim up to 100% of the individual’s Alabama tax liability for contributions made to an SGO, not to exceed $100,000 per year.

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Alabama Business Privilege Tax Changes for 2024 

Dent Moses

Alabama House Bill 391 reduced the minimum state business privilege tax in 2023 from $100 to $50. Changes in the income and net worth of the entity may result in an assessment in excess of the minimum tax. for each $1,000 of net worth in Alabama. For example, assume a dormant entity with $1,000 in a checking account.

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New Alabama Legislation to Exempt Federal COVID Benefits from Alabama Income Tax

Dent Moses

Yesterday, Alabama House Bill 231 and Alabama Senate Bill 152 were forwarded to Governor Kay Ivey for signature. This legislation, when signed, will effectively exempt from state income taxes certain federal benefits that taxpayers received from the American Rescue Plan Act last year, a coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress.

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Jefferson County & Alabama Property Tax Overview

Dent Moses

The county utilizes a mass appraisal process set forth by the Alabama Department of Revenue. Calculation: Property Taxes = (Assessed Value * Tax Rate) – Exemptions Homestead Exemption The regular homestead exemption (Type H1) is available to Alabama residents who own and occupy a single-family home as their primary residence.

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Understanding use tax

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One quick explanation of the difference is an example from Alabama : The consumers use tax is imposed on tangible personal property brought into Alabama for storage, use, or consumption in the state when the seller did not collect seller’s use tax on the sale of the property. California state income tax return.”.

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Risks of Non-Compliance

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In 1997, SSVE requested an advisory opinion from the New York Department of Taxation and Finance on whether sales from its coin-operated air machines were exempt from sales tax. New York responded that receipts from sales of services rendered by air inflation machines are subject to sales tax. McCabe still refused to change his ways.

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Can an eCommerce platform alone manage sales tax?

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This applies in states where local jurisdictions have the authority to establish their own sales tax rules. Examples of states with home rule are Alabama, Louisiana, Illinois, Colorado and Alaska. Louisiana home-rule locations largely follow their state-wide tax treatment for TTP. Managing the process Calculating sales tax.

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