online sales tax

It looks like Alabama cities like Tuscaloosa and Mobile may be getting a larger share of state internet sales taxes. Mayors Walt Maddox and Spiro Cheriogatis are among the city leaders who are dropping a class action lawsuit against the Alabama Department of Revenue has been dropped.

Tuscaloosa’s Walt Maddox claims his city is being cheated. The Democratic mayor of Tuscaloosa said his city had over fifteen million dollars of sales taxes that were generated locally that were redistributed elsewhere.

The Ways and Means Education Committee in the Alabama has voted on a measure which would raise the sales tax on transactions on the internet. If passed by the full legislature and signed by Governor Kay Ivey, the online sales tax would more closely match the fees charged to conventional “brick and mortar” retailers.

Mayors of Alabama’s largest cities want more information about where the money is coming from in the state's online sales tax program.

Alabama is one of several states taking part in a program offering relief for online sales tax collection.The Multistate Tax Commission has a sales tax…

The Alabama Revenue Department has devised a way for online sellers to charge and pay state sales taxes, if they want.The agency is starting a voluntary…