The Alabama Legislature gave final approval to a landmark bill that would cut grocery sales tax from 4% to 2%. After decades of unsuccessful attempts, Alabama lawmakers passed the tax cut bill this ...

Spiro Cheriogotis is still in the honeymoon phase of his mayoral administration, having been sworn in last week and learning ...

Alabama shoppers had something to look forward to in July: Back-to-school savings. Savvy shoppers could purchase school supplies, computers, and clothing free from the state’s sales tax. This was a ...

Thursday during its work session, Mobile County Commissioner’s voted to join in a lawsuit over Alabama’s Simplified Sellers ...

Starting Friday and lasting through Sunday, Alabamians can buy items useful during periods of severe weather without paying sales tax. Alabama’s annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday ...

Alabama has dropped its sales tax on groceries from 4% to 3% on Sep. 1, 2023. The grocery sales tax in Alabama, where 16% of the residents live in poverty, decreased to help families make ends meet.

Alabama and Mississippi have the highest poverty rates in the U.S., and its residents pay the highest sales taxes when they purchase groceries. South Dakota is a rural state, where food insecurity is ...

ALABAMA (WHNT) – Alabama’s annual Back to School Sales Tax Holiday is right around the corner! Every year the tax holiday falls during the third weekend of July, starting at 12:01 a.m. on the third ...

In a decision issued on October 23, 2025, the Alabama Tax Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) denied Alabama Chips, Inc.’s (“Alabama Chips”) refund claim ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey this week signed legislation to reduce Alabama's sales tax on groceries. The tax cut will reduce the state's 4% tax on groceries to 3% on Sept. 1. The tax will drop to 2% on Sept ...

Update: The back-to-school Alabama sales tax holiday has ended. The annual back-to-school Alabama sales tax holiday ran from 12:01 AM on Friday, July 19 until midnight on Sunday, July 21. This meant ...