AlabamaCleburne County may require online business personal property tax returns
Cleburne County’s revenue commissioner may require certain business personal property tax returns online and must provide training and help taxpayers file electronically.
What it does
Cleburne County’s revenue commissioner may require online personal property tax returns for businesses that lease personal property, hold at least $10,000 in personal property assets, or have an outside tax preparer prepare their returns.
The revenue commissioner may set online filing and payment procedures. Online returns must contain the same information as paper returns, and taxpayers must receive training and help with electronic filing.
Argument forOnline filing could let businesses submit returns without paper, while required training could help taxpayers learn the process.
Argument againstRequired online filing could force covered businesses to change how they submit returns, even with the county’s training and help.
More detail
The Cleburne County Revenue Commissioner may require certain business personal property tax returns to be filed online. Covered returns are those from businesses that lease personal property, businesses with at least $10,000 in personal property assets, and returns prepared by a third-party tax preparer. The commissioner decides whether to require online filing for the covered returns. This authority applies to business personal property tax returns filed on or after October 1, 2026.
The Cleburne County Revenue Commissioner may set online tax procedures and must conduct training sessions and help taxpayers use electronic filing. The procedures cover reporting, calculating the tax owed, and paying business personal property taxes in Cleburne County. Online returns must use the commissioner’s format and contain the same information as paper returns. The commissioner sets requirements for timely filing and electronic signatures, generally following existing procedures for other online tax returns. The law took effect on October 1, 2026.
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- Passed House
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History
- 2026
- Apr 9EnactedBecame Law
- Apr 2Third Reading in Second House
- Vote recorded Third Reading in Second House. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1089. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1089Passed Senate
- Apr 2Ready to Enroll
- Apr 2EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 2Signature Requested
- Apr 2Delivered to GovernorMinor
- Apr 1Reported Out of Committee Second House
- Apr 1Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Local Legislation )Minor
- Mar 31Third Reading in House of Origin
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1034. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Third Reading in House of Origin. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 31Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1034Passed House
- Mar 31Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local LegislationMinor
- Mar 31Pending Committee Action in Second House (Local Legislation )
- Mar 19Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Mar 19Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Local Legislation)Minor
- Mar 17Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local LegislationMinor
- Mar 17Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Local Legislation)Introduced
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