Alabama’s sales tax holiday is for everybody, not just those going back to school. It is everywhere. The state’s four percent sales tax is waived throughout the state. And most retailers carry one or more of the items covered. From 12:01…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced July 9 that it was delaying the effective date for the federal menu-labeling regulation for chain restaurants and covered grocery stores for one year. The FDA originally set Dec. 1, 2015, as…
A summary of legislative activity for the Alabama Legislature’s 2015 regular session, the Capitol Retail Report e-newsletter, is now available to read online. 2015 Regular Session Wrap-Up Alabama Retail members, during legislative sessions, please check your e-mail inbox every Friday for weekly updates on legislative…
2015 marks the 10th year of Alabama’s annual sales tax holiday for school-related items. Consumers can buy certain: school and office supplies computers books and clothing without having the tax added during the three-day tax holiday, which falls on the first…
When you think earthquake, Alabama probably isn’t the first state that pops in your head. Our state, however, has four zones of frequent earthquake activity: the New Madrid Seismic Zone, the Southern Appalachian Seismic Zone, the South Carolina Seismic Zone and the…
On Jan. 1, 2014, Alabama put into place new rules for sales tax collection on delivered products. The Alabama Retail Association has heard from many of you who missed this update and are now facing a sales tax audit. Under the…
Thanks to all your calls, e-mails, texts, Facebook posts and shares, the House Ways and Means Education Committee this morning carried over HB553, an almost $50 million tax increase on retailers. Together, you stopped a bill that would have eliminated the rebate…
The Alabama Legislature is threatening to remove the rebate Alabama retailers receive for collecting and remitting Alabama sales taxes in a timely manner. For many Alabama retailers, this change would mean sending $4,800 more each year to the state in taxes….
For the second time in a week, the entire state of Alabama is being placed under a state of emergency. Ice accumulations from .25 to .30 of an inch are expected as well as sleet accumulations of up to a half-inch between…
Alabama more than doubled its projected sales growth for the 2014 holiday buying season, thanks to record sales in December. Taxed holiday sales in our state exceeded $10 billion in November and December, a jump of 5 percent over 2013 holiday sales. The…