Alabama law prevents private, for-profit auditors from recovering costs associated with completing a tax audit directly from a taxpayer. Act No. 2020-31 by Rep. Paul Lee, R-Dothan, and Sen. Clay Scofield, R-Guntersville, took effect March 11, 2020. The state, cities…
The Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee on Wednesday approved a substantially different version of legislation that requires verification of Alabama employers’ use of the federal E-Verify system. Legislation by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, initially would have required businesses…
A House panel approved legislation March 11 that would have allowed wine to be shipped directly to consumers in Alabama, while a Senate committee conducted a public hearing on the companion legislation. The House Economic Development and Tourism approved HB365 by…
Companion bills to protect Alabamians from pyramid schemes while clearly defining legitimate direct sellers are ready for either chamber to consider when the Alabama Legislature returns from its spring break. Each chambers’ judiciary committees approved the bills Wednesday, March 11,…
A Birmingham lawmaker has proposed that food trucks in his city be allowed to sell alcoholic beverages in open containers in the vicinity of the food truck. Rep. Neil Rafferty, D-Birmingham, introduced HB416 on Tuesday. The bill allows the Alabama…
The Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee conducted a public hearing but did not vote Wednesday on one of two bills that have been introduced so far in the 2020 regular session that would remove the sales tax on food….
The governor this week signed into law legislation that could slow the adoption of new city occupational taxes. She also has on her desk a bill to ban private auditors from dumping the cost of doing local and state audits…
Legislation to increase the age for sales, possession and transportation of tobacco and other nicotine-based products to 21 is ready for debate before the House of Representatives. Rep. Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile, said she expects to have floor substitute for HB119,…
To impose an occupational tax, cities must get a local law through the Alabama Legislature, under Act No. 2020-14. The act by Rep. Chris Sells, R-Greenville, became effective immediately after it was signed March 3. It does not affect 26 occupational…
Legislation requiring restaurants with food inspection scores below an 85 to post their rating on their drive-through menus is back on a House calendar. HB225 by Rep. Tracy Estes, R-Winfield, and 12 others, is on the House agenda for Thursday, March…