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AL SB235

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/23/2017

Primary Sponsor

Robert Ward

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2017

AI Summary

SB235 Summary

  • Standardizes sales tax and use tax exemptions in Alabama to provide uniformity and consistency for taxpayers by aligning existing exemptions.

  • Exempts gross proceeds from services provided by photographers and commissioned portrait artists from sales tax; however, sales of photographs or portraits not merely incidental to services remain taxable.

  • Incorporates existing sales tax exemptions into use tax law under Section 40-23-62 to create parity between the two tax types.

  • Provides retroactive application to all open tax years for which assessments could be entered, with no refunds due for periods prior to the bill's effective date.

  • Establishes an effective date of immediate implementation upon passage and gubernatorial approval.

Legislative Description

Sales and use tax, exemptions under sales tax and use tax standardized, sales of photographs and commissioned portraits exempt as a service, Secs. 40-23-4, 40-23-62 am'd.

Taxation

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education

2/23/2017

Committee Referrals

Finance and Taxation Education2/23/2017

Full Bill Text

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