Tag: TAXES

An Alabama Democratic Conference (ADC) building in Montgomery will be for sale by the county on Wednesday due to unpaid property taxes.

We’re finding places where the state can ease the burden on working people and doing so in a responsible, sustainable way.

Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauded Alabama Attorney General and Senate candidate Steve Marshall for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Alabama to oppose and vote against tax hikes.

Elmore County voters overwhelmingly rejected a new tax and property assessment plan known as Enhance Elmore at the polls on Tuesday.

Elmore County citizens will vote on whether to implement new taxes and property assessments known as the Enhance Elmore plan on Tuesday. 

Elmore County voters will decide in a special election on November 4 whether to pass new local taxes and fees.

If I believed giving Washington more money would result in wise spending, I’d skip the tariff talk entirely, advocate for higher taxes, and wipe out the debt.

Last week, Fallin announced that he had signed the Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayer Protection Pledge, vowing never to raise taxes if elected.

Statewide legislation that would change how a Baldwin County sales tax is distributed passed the Senate County and Municipal Government committee on Tuesday afternoon.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said whatever deal is reached will have to include significant tax reform, including making President Donald Trump's tax laws permanent.

House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) will file a bill in the 2025 session to make a temporary state income tax exemption on overtime pay passed in 2023 permanent. 

Alabama’s tax rates rank 38th in the nation compared to other states, according to the Tax Foundation.

The five school district superintendents in Marshall County are calling for more transparency from the County Commission due to concerns the schools are not receiving their fair share of the recently enacted 1-cent sales tax increase.

A new law increasing the state sales tax on alcohol sold in ABC stores went into effect on Tuesday.

Trussville voters will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on a property tax increase to go to schools.

Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation into law that caps the amount property tax can increase every year after reappraisals.

State Sen. David Sessions (R-Grand Bay) will file legislation in the upcoming legislative session capping how much property values can be increased on annual reappraisals. 

Starting Monday, the overtime pay of hourly workers in Alabama won’t be taxed by the state.

Alabama taxpayers will receive one-time tax rebates beginning in December.

Alabama ranks 39th in the nation for its business tax climate, according to a new study released on Tuesday.

During a recent interview on "The Bill Simmons Podcast," former Auburn star and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley railed against the government for the taxes imposed on someone's estate upon their death.

Shoppers at grocery stores in Alabama will see a one-cent reduction in the state sales tax on groceries beginning on Friday.

For thousands of years, money was based on precious metals like gold and silver, but in the 20th century, the United States moved away from metal-based currency and toward fiat currency backed only by full faith and trust in the federal government.

Members of the Millbrook City Council unanimously passed a one-cent city sales tax increase on Tuesday morning at a special-called meeting in an attempt to beat Gov. Kay Ivey’s possible signature on grocery tax cut legislation passed by the House and Senate last week.

Legislation that originally excluded all overtime pay by hourly public and private workers in Alabama was amended in the Senate Education Budget Committee on Wednesday.

"We need to repeal the 16th Amendment, get rid of the IRS, and put this hard-earned money back in the wallets of American families."

Making Alabama more attractive for remote workers could give the state an advantage in attracting and retaining businesses. It’s a win-win for the state and the legislature has the power to make it a reality.