The Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die on June 6 and concluded a productive session for tax and incentive bills. A few of the notable measures include the renewal of and enhancements to the Alabama Jobs Act and Growing...more
The Alabama Legislature has now used 16 of its 30 legislative meeting days so far in the 2022 Regular Session. While the primary focus will be on passing the budgets for the next few weeks, the Legislature has already passed...more
At the urging of the Alabama Society of CPAs and other groups, the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) recently issued preliminary guidance on (a) how the new pass-through entity (PTE) tax election interacts with the...more
4/8/2021
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On Tuesday night, May 28, Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law House Bill 419, the Alabama Financial Institution Excise Tax Reform Act of 2019 (FIETRA), which resulted from a collaborative effort between the banking community,...more
5/31/2019
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Two landmark bills were introduced in the Alabama Legislature on April 11, potentially affecting numerous businesses in the state. Committees of the House of Representatives are expected to consider the Financial Institution...more
4/16/2019
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Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
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Tax Reform
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created the Opportunity Zone program, which was designed to encourage investment in economically distressed communities by allowing taxpayers to defer and potentially exclude certain portions of...more
10/24/2018
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On July 31, the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) released its long-awaited “Analysis of Federal Tax Law Revisions on the State of Alabama,” a comprehensive review of the changes brought about by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more
8/13/2018
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Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey designated 158 qualifying low-income or distressed census tracts within Alabama as Opportunity Zones (OZ) under the new OZ program created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which defers and potentially...more
3/23/2018
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Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
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New Market Tax Credits ,
Opportunity Zones ,
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Step-Up Basis ,
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Tax Deferral ,
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The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the Act) has passed both chambers of Congress and is expected to be signed by President Trump on or before January 3, 2018. The final agreement among House and Senate Republicans includes rate...more
12/22/2017
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R&D Tax Credits ,
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Tax Credits ,
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Tax Reform ,
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Trump Administration
The Alabama Legislature adjourned late Friday, May 19, with several tax bills crossing the finish line during the final week (and many on the last day). Both the Education Trust Fund and General Fund budgets were passed by...more
The 2017 legislative session begins February 7th in Montgomery, and we expect several tax-related proposals to be considered during the session. Our readers may recall that the 2016 session ended with no long-term plan in...more
1/13/2017
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In preparation for the 2016 regular session, which begins on February 2, several of Alabama's key trade and business organizations recently announced their tax legislative agendas. As reflected in these agendas, the 2016...more
This SALT Alert summarizes many of the major legislative, judicial, and administrative developments affecting Alabama business taxpayers with respect to income, transactional, and property taxes. The Spring 2015 legislative...more
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Governor Robert Bentley called a second special session of the Alabama Legislature on Tuesday, September 9 at 5 p.m. to address the FY 2016 General Fund budget and associated revenue measures. After meeting for...more
9/22/2015
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The first Special Session of 2015 ended on Tuesday, August 11, without accomplishing the primary objective of passing a General Fund budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The Governor’s “call” for the special session included...more
8/19/2015
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Reciprocity Rules ,
Repeal ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
Sales Tax ,
State Budgets ,
Sufficient Nexus ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Reform
In preparation for the 2015 regular session of the Alabama Legislature, which begins Tuesday, March 3, one of Alabama’s most influential business and trade organizations, the 5,000-member Business Council of Alabama (BCA),...more
Earlier this week the Mississippi Legislature approved the conference committee report on tax reform legislation (House Bill 799) that significantly changes Mississippi’s tax assessment and appeals procedures. Both the House...more
The well-respected Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA), headquartered at Samford University in Birmingham, has issued its 25th anniversary report, How Alabama’s Taxes Compare, which discusses the sources and...more