Alabama § 40-1-5 - Reports; Remitting of Payments.

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§ 40-1-5. Reports; Remitting of Payments.

(a) Whenever in this title a tax is payable to the Department of Revenue, or to the judge of probate or to any other officer on a monthly, quarterly, or other periodic basis, and reports of gross receipts, gross loans, gross sales, the gross tonnage, capital invested, daily, monthly, quarterly, or other period for computing capacity or other similar reports are required to be made, except as otherwise specifically provided or when not in conflict with such specific provisions, such reports shall show substantially the following:

(1) The name of the person, firm, or corporation;

(2) The president or managing officer;

(3) The principal office or place of business;

(4) Its principal office or place of business within this state;

(5) The total amount of gross sales, gross receipts, gross loans, gross tonnage, capital invested, daily, monthly, quarterly, or other period of capacity applicable to the computation of a tax on its business, or other matter to be reported;

(6) Where the basis of the license is capital invested, the license shall be based on the full capital employed, and such report shall show the value as carried on the books of the person, firm, or corporation;

(7) Any other information, general or special, required by the Department of Revenue, or the probate judge, or other collecting officer;

(8) Such report shall be made under oath by an officer or other person familiar with the facts.

(b) In all cases where a tax is due as shown by said report, payment shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue. If payment is made by check, draft, or post office or other money order, such check, draft, or money order shall be made payable to the Treasurer; provided, that no payment shall be considered made until the money is actually received by the state.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 40-1-5 ("Reports; Remitting of Payments.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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