40-2A-6
Section 40-2A-6 Government contract for examination of taxpayer's records where compensation, etc., contingent upon tax, interest, etc., assessed or collected; violation; costs of examination. (a) The state or any county or municipal governing authority may not enter into any contract or arrangement for the examination of a taxpayer's books and records, written or otherwise, with a private auditing or collecting firm, if any part of the compensation or other benefits paid or payable to the private auditing or collecting firm is contingent upon or in any manner related to the amount of tax, license fee, interest, court cost, penalty, or any other item assessed against or collected from the taxpayer. Any such contract or arrangement, if made or entered into, is void and unenforceable. Any assessment or preliminary assessment of taxes, license fees, penalties, court costs, interest, or other items proposed or asserted by, or based upon the recommendation of, a private auditing or...
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40-2A-3
Section 40-2A-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 2B, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ASSOCIATE ALABAMA TAX TRIBUNAL JUDGE. An associate judge as defined in Section 40-2B-2. (2) AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE. Any individual, including, but not limited to, an attorney or certified public accountant with written authority or power of attorney to represent a taxpayer before the department or the Alabama Tax Tribunal; provided however, that nothing herein shall be construed as entitling any such individual who is not a licensed attorney to engage in the practice of law. (3) CHIEF ALABAMA TAX TRIBUNAL JUDGE or CHIEF JUDGE. The chief judge as defined in Section 40-2B-2. (4) COMMISSIONER. The commissioner of the department or his or her delegate. (5) COMPTROLLER. The Comptroller of the State of Alabama. (6) DELEGATE. When used with reference to the commissioner means any officer or employee of the department duly authorized by the commissioner,...
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40-2A-14
Section 40-2A-14 Certification of examiners; bonding of private auditing or collecting firms; violations; exemptions; confidentiality requirements. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), any examiner employed by a private auditing or collecting firm to examine books and records of taxpayers on behalf of any self-administered county or municipality shall be certified by the Alabama Local Tax Institute of Standards and Training established pursuant to Section 40-2A-15. Any examiner employed by a private auditing or collecting firm to examine books and records of taxpayers on behalf of any self-administered county or municipality as of July 1, 1998, shall have two years from the effective date of the rules and regulations of the certification program to obtain the certification required by this subsection and may continue to conduct examinations during this two-year period. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), every private auditing or collecting firm shall maintain fidelity bonds...
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40-2A-15
Section 40-2A-15 Alabama Local Tax Institute of Standards and Training - Creation; composition; duties. (a) There is hereby created the Alabama Local Tax Institute of Standards and Training. All costs of operating the institute shall be paid from public funds appropriated, contributions received, or fees and license revenues collected for this purpose. (b) The institute shall operate under the direction and supervision of a board of directors. The board shall organize, administer, control, oversee, and advise the institute so that the institute may carry out the purposes of this section. The board shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to effectuate this intent. (c) The board shall consist of six members as follows: (1) Three representatives appointed by the Alabama League of Municipalities, who shall either be municipal officers, employees, or attorneys, at least one of whom shall be a municipal revenue officer or finance officer. (2) Three representatives appointed by the...
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40-2A-13
Section 40-2A-13 Examination of taxpayer's records; additional assessments; disclosure requirements; taxpayer notification. (a) The Department of Revenue, a governing body of a self-administered county or municipality, or an agent of such a municipality or county may not conduct an examination of a taxpayer's books and records for compliance with applicable sales, use, rental, or lodgings tax laws except in accordance with this section and with the Alabama Taxpayers' Bill of Rights and Uniform Revenue Procedures Act. (b) Additional sales, use, rental, or lodgings tax may be assessed by the Department of Revenue, a governing body of a self-administered county or municipality, or an agent of such a municipality or county within any applicable period allowed pursuant to Section 40-2A-7(b), even though a preliminary or final assessment has previously been entered by the Department of Revenue, a governing body of a self-administered county or municipality, or an agent of such a municipality...
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40-2A-4
Section 40-2A-4 Taxpayers' bill of rights. (a) Rights of the taxpayer. (1) For purposes of this subsection and subsections (c) and (d), the term "department" shall include the Department of Revenue, a self-administered county or municipality, or a private examining or collecting firm, depending on whether the Department of Revenue, a self-administered county or municipality, or private examining or collecting firm is conducting the examination of the taxpayer. (2) At or before the commencement of an examination of the books and records of a taxpayer, the department shall provide to the taxpayer the current version of Publication 1A. Publication 1A shall provide, in simple and non-technical terms, a statement of the taxpayer's rights. Those rights include the right to be represented during an examination, an explanation of their appeal rights, and the right to know the criteria and procedures used to select taxpayers for an examination. (3) At or before the issuance of a preliminary...
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45-8-242
Section 45-8-242 Levy of tax; advisory referendum; collection of tax; disposition of funds. (a) This section shall only apply to Calhoun County. (b) As used in this section, state sales and use tax means the tax imposed by the state sales and use tax statutes, including, but not limited to, Sections 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-4, 40-23-60, 40-23-61, 40-23-62, and 40-23-63. (c)(1) The County Commission of Calhoun County may levy in the police jurisdictions of the incorporated municipalities in the county and in the unincorporated areas of the county, in addition to all other taxes a sales and use tax, parallel to the state sales and use tax, of up to two percent of the gross sales, gross receipts, or the fair and reasonable market value of tangible personal property, as appropriate, except where a different rate is provided herein. Notwithstanding any other part or provision of this section, no additional tax levied by this section shall be levied or collected on the sale, storage, use, or...
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40-2A-7
Section 40-2A-7 Uniform revenue procedures. (a) Maintenance of records; audit and subpoena authority; authority to issue regulations. (1) In addition to all other recordkeeping requirements otherwise set out in this title, taxpayers shall keep and maintain an accurate and complete set of records, books, and other information sufficient to allow the department to determine the correct amount of value or correct amount of any tax, license, permit, or fee administered by the department, or other records or information as may be necessary for the proper administration of any matters under the jurisdiction of the department. The books, records, and other information shall be open and available for inspection by the department upon request at a reasonable time and location. (2) The department may examine and audit the records, books, or other relevant information maintained by any taxpayer or other person for the purpose of computing and determining the correct amount of value or correct...
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11-3-11.3
Section 11-3-11.3 Collection of local taxes - Department of Revenue. (a) Counties may, upon request of the county commission, engage the Department of Revenue to collect and administer any county sales, use, rental, lodgings, tobacco, or other local taxes for which there is a corresponding state levy. Subject to subsections (d) and (e) below, the department shall collect and administer a county sales, use, rental, lodgings, tobacco, or other tax for which there is a corresponding state levy on behalf of the requesting county. Any county sales, use, rental, or lodgings tax levy administered and collected by the Department of Revenue pursuant to this section, whether the levy is imposed pursuant to the authority of Section 40-12-4, or any general, special, or local act of the Legislature, shall parallel the corresponding state tax levy, except for the rate of tax, and shall be subject to all definitions, exceptions, exemptions, proceedings, requirements, provisions, rules, regulations,...
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11-51-208
Section 11-51-208 Collection of taxes by Department of Revenue - Reports; costs; enabling act; rules and regulations; assessment, rates of interest. (a) Municipalities may, upon request of the municipal governing body, engage the Department of Revenue to collect and administer their municipal sales, use, rental, and lodgings tax. Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the Department of Revenue shall collect and administer the municipal sales, use, rental, and lodgings tax on behalf of the requesting municipality. The department shall prepare and distribute reports, forms, and other information as may be necessary to provide for the collection and administration of any municipal tax it collects and administers and, on request, shall make all reports available for inspection by the governing body of the municipality. In collecting and administering a municipal sales, use, rental, or lodgings tax, the department shall have all the authority and duties as it has in connection with the...
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