In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today reversed a 26-year-old decision and ruled that states can require internet retailers to collect sales and use tax in states where they lack a physical presence. (Read the opinion) “The U.S….
MONTGOMERY – It’s time to do your back-to-school shopping, especially if you want to get the most bang for your buck. Alabama’s 13th annual sales tax holiday for school-related items occurs July 20-22. This marks the second year the annual tax…
Today, Alabama becomes the 50th state in the nation to require data breach notification. Alabama’s Data Breach Notification Act of 2018 requires notification to any affected individual when a business determines breached data could cause substantial harm to the consumer….
Beginning at 6 a.m. Sunday, May 27, Alabama will be under a state of emergency related to Subtropical Storm Alberto. The emergency proclamation prohibits price gouging and eases transportation restrictions for the movement of emergency supplies. The counties included are Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour,…
In its 2018 regular session, the Alabama Legislature again revised the state’s voluntary use tax program to further level the playing field between brick-and-mortar and online-only retailers. Stay tuned for more on April 17, when the U.S. Supreme Court delves…
Online marketplaces will either have to remit use tax or report sales made to Alabama consumers through third-party vendors under the latest revision to Alabama’s Simplified Seller Use Tax. Act No. 2018-539 by Rep. Rod Scott, D-Fairfield, and Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Daphne, takes…
More than 20 local alcohol bills became law in 2018. SUNDAY SALES Sunday sales can be permitted by resolution, ordinance, a majority vote of the governing body or referendum. These cities and counties received state legislative permission in 2018 to…
As it did in 2017, legislation to reduce business license costs specifically for pharmacists did not make it through the legislative process in 2018. That bill or broader business license reform could return in 2019. Other legislation that died in…
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, any new or sales-tax delinquent beer, wine and tobacco retailer must purchase a one-time surety bond, under legislation Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law April 4, 2018. Act No. 2018-5o8 by Rep. Ron Johnson, R-Sylacauga, and Sen….
Beginning July 1, breweries can give away or sell their products on Sundays for on-premises consumption only, under Act No. 2018-513 by Rep. Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, and Sen. Bill Holtzclaw, R-Madison. Legislation that would have added breweries to the kinds…