County Commission | The Magazine February 2017 | Page 37

Support legislation allowing
collection of unpaid debts due
the county by other governmental
entities by intercepting the entity’s
portion of ad valorem taxes.
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g Support legislation to clarify that
lodging tax applies to rooms rented,
whether or not a person actually
sleeps in the room.
Support
the Retail
Accountability
Act to require
wholesalers
to report to
the Alabama
Department of
Revenue all sales
of tobacco, beer
and wine made
to retailers.
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Support
legislation to
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define the United Way agencies that
are eligible for sales tax exemptions.
Support amendment of the
Taxpayer Bill of Rights to provide
that following an audit which
uncovers that taxes were wrongly paid
to another entity, the auditing entity
may take action against the other
entity if the wrongly-paid tax is not
refunded within 6 months.
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Support revisions of the definition
of tangible personal property to
ensure that goods delivered digitally
are subject to sales or use tax
collections.
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Oppose legislation that would
allow income producing properties to
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