Alabama § 40-17-172 - Disposition of Tax.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 40-17-172 — Disposition of Tax., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-17-172. Disposition of Tax.
Such amount of money as shall be appropriated for each fiscal year by the Legislature to the Department of Revenue with which to pay the salaries, the cost of operation and the management of the said department shall be deducted, as a first charge thereon, from the taxes collected under and pursuant to Section 40-17-171; provided, that the expenditure of said sum so appropriated shall be budgeted and allotted pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41, and limited only to the amount appropriated with which to defray the expenses of operating said department for each fiscal year. The balance of the tax collected under and pursuant to Section 40-17-171 shall remain in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-17-172 ("Disposition of Tax.") 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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