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Alabama DOR Issues Controversial Local Nexus Regulation: Would Dramatically Alter the Rule on Delivery Nexus

On April 30, the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) issued a proposed regulation regarding sellers’ obligations to collect and remit sales or use tax to Alabama cities and counties that would radically change the landscape...more

5/14/2013 - Jurisdiction Nexus Sales & Use Tax

New PARCA Report Examines State and Local Tax Burdens

A new report by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA), a well-respected nonprofit research organization headquartered at Samford University in Birmingham, shows that frequent statements during the 2012...more

5/6/2013 - Property Tax Sales & Use Tax State Taxes

Government Contractor Exemption Bill Passes House

On April 9, the House of Representatives passed HB 419 on a vote of 89-6. The bill, sponsored by Representative Paul DeMarco (R-Homewood) among others and championed by the Alabama Chapter of the Associated Builders &...more

4/17/2013 - Contractors Department of Revenue Exemptions Government Entities Proposed Legislation Public Projects

Alabama Taxpayers' Bill of Rights II Passes Easily In House; Other Important Tax Bills of Interest

On April 4, Birmingham attorney and State Representative Paul DeMarco led the effort to pass the 2013 version of the Alabama Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights II, HB 264. The House of Representatives voted 96-2 in favor of the bill....more

4/12/2013 - Contractors Proposed Legislation Tax Exemptions Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

Mississippi Legislature Passes Two Bills that Should Provide Greater Certainty to Businesses and Spur Economic Development

The Mississippi Legislature recently passed two bills that should provide greater certainty to businesses and spur economic development in the Magnolia State. House Bill 892, signed into law by Governor Phil Bryant on March...more

4/5/2013 - Audits Department of Revenue Manufacturers Sales & Use Tax Statute of Limitations Tax Exemptions

New Tax Court Decision Highlights Need for Construction Contractors to Consider Expanded IRS Voluntary Worker Classification...

For years, the question of whether construction workers should be treated as employees or independent contractors has been an important issue that many contractors have overlooked or chosen to ignore. However, a recent U.S....more

3/15/2013 - Contractors Independent Contractors IRS Misclassification VCSP

Several Alabama Business and Professional Associations Announce Their 2013 Tax Legislative Agendas: 2013 Session Shaping Up to Be...

In preparation for the 2013 session of the Alabama Legislature, which begins on February 5, several of Alabama’s most prominent business and trade organizations have finalized their 2013 legislative agendas. Most notably, the...more

1/29/2013 - Retail Market Sales & Use Tax Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

State Supreme Court Grants Cert. Petition in Alternative Apportionment Appeal

On January 10, the Mississippi Supreme Court granted the Mississippi Department of Revenue’s (MDOR) petition for certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ holding that the MDOR has the burden of proving that the use of an...more

1/16/2013 - Apportionment Business Taxes Income Taxes Tax Assessment

Nexus Not Established Merely by Sporadic Sales Call

The Administrative Law Division of the Alabama Department of Revenue has ruled that one sales call by a single salesman in a local taxing jurisdiction does not establish nexus with the local jurisdiction for purposes of...more

1/10/2013 - Nexus Sales & Use Tax Telephone Sales

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