In accordance with Act No. 92-513 and by resolution adopted by the Lee County Commission, ALDOR has been designated as the agency to collect Lee County severance taxes. The effective collection date to submit these taxes to ALDOR is December 1, 2025. ALDOR will collect and distribute the severance tax that is levied on each … Read more
Effective November 1, 2025, cigarette tax must be collected by affixing the appropriate Lauderdale County tobacco revenue stamp to all cigarette packages sold within this county. Please submit your order for the required stamps via My Alabama Taxes at https://myalabamataxes.alabama.gov beginning October 20, 2025, for application beginning November 1. Cigarette packages without the appropriate state-administered … Read more
Effective November 1, 2025 — §40-25-2, Code of Ala. 1975, imposes a state excise tax of $0.017 per single-use consumable unit. The state tax rate will be $0.34 per pack of 20. The act levies a county tax at half of the state tax rate in the counties that have a local tobacco tax and … Read more
TO: License Plate Issuing OfficialsSUBJECT: New IRP Assigned Renewal Month (MVD Memo 2025-005)DATE: October 14, 2025 To ensure that International Registration Plan (IRP) registrations are evenly staggered throughout the registration year, all new IRP accounts will be assigned the renewal month of October, and ad valorem taxes for these accounts should be collected through October … Read more
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Revenue (ALDOR) received reports of a phishing scam that is abusing the legitimate Docusign platform and impersonating ALDOR. If you receive a similar email, DO NOT CLICK any of the links in the email. This Docusign email notification appears legitimate and states, “Alabama Department of Revenue sent you a … Read more
MONTGOMERY – ALDOR is seeing reports of fraudulent text messages disguised as coming from our agency. These texts, which are popping up in other states as well, claim your refund request is approved, and they attempt to collect your personal and financial information. DO NOT CLICK ANY LINKS IN THESE TEXTS AND DO NOT REPLY. … Read more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 amended I.R.C. §174 to require taxpayers to capitalize and amortize their Research and Experimental (R&E) expenses over a five-year or 15-year period for domestic and foreign costs, respectively. The changes to I.R.C. §174 apply to R&E expenses paid or incurred in tax years beginning after Dec. … Read more
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Revenue (ALDOR) published guidance today on our website for reporting overtime pay that will be exempt from income tax for the upcoming tax year, along with some frequently asked questions and other relevant information. For the tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2024, overtime pay received by … Read more
