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Madison Joins Multi-City Lawsuit Over Online Sales Tax Distribution

The Madison City Council has voted to join a multi-city lawsuit challenging Alabama’s distribution of online sales tax revenue under the Simplified Sellers Use Tax, or SSUT. The council also approved a resolution supporting the City of Tuscaloosa’s legal efforts to change how online sales tax dollars are distributed so that more revenue remains in […]

PARCA Releases Report on Online Sales Tax

The Public Affairs Research Council Alabama (PARCA) has released a report analyzing the impact of Alabama’s Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT).  Since the law’s implementation in 2015, the SSUT has imposed an 8% tax – roughly equivalent to the state’s sales tax traditionally imposed on brick-and-mortar stores within the state – on online goods sold […]