Alabama § 40-12-224 - Collection of Tax.

§ 40-12-224. Collection of Tax.

The provisions of this article shall be administered and the tax herein levied shall be collected in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article 1 of Chapter 23 of this title for administering and collecting the tax therein levied, and for such purposes there are hereby incorporated into this article by reference the provisions of Sections 40-23-7 through 40-23-12, Section 40-23-25, Section 40-23-27 and Sections 40-23-30 and 40-23-31, together with the definitions applicable to said sections contained in Section 40-23-1; provided, that wherever in the said provisions the term “gross proceeds of sales” or “gross receipts” shall appear, the same for the purposes of this article shall be construed to mean “gross proceeds” as defined in this article; provided further, that a sale of tangible personal property to any person engaging in the business of leasing or renting such tangible personal property to others, if such tangible personal property is purchased for the purpose of leasing or renting it to others under a transaction subject to the tax levied in this article, shall be deemed to be a “wholesale sale” or a “sale at wholesale” for the purpose of administering Article 1 of Chapter 23 of this title and Section 40-23-60; provided further, that a sale of tangible personal property previously purchased at wholesale for the purpose of leasing or renting under a transaction subject to the privilege or license tax levied in this article shall be deemed to be a “retail sale” or a “sale at retail” for the purpose of administering Article 1 of Chapter 23 of this title and Section 40-23-60, regardless of whether such sale is to the person who theretofore leased or rented the said tangible property or to some other person; provided further, in the event of the repeal of Article 1 of Chapter 23 of this title, such repeal shall not operate to eliminate the tax collection procedures contained therein to the extent they are incorporated in this article by reference, unless the legislation providing for such repeal shall clearly indicate such a result.