Title 40 — Title 40

This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the Alabama Tax Delinquency Amnesty Act of 2018. History: (Act 2018-153, §1.)

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Revenue. (2) CONTACT or CONTACTED. Previous contact of any kind with the department, or an agent of the department, within two years prior to…

(a) The department shall develop and implement a tax amnesty program in accordance with this chapter. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary for the implementation and administration of the program. The commissioner shall publicize the program in order to maximize public awar…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and except as provided in subsection (b) of Section 40-29B-3, the following taxes are eligible for amnesty: (1) Taxes due prior to January 1, 2017. (2) Taxes for taxable periods that began before January 1, 2017. (b) Parti…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner shall waive all of the interest and penalties associated with the tax periods for which amnesty is granted. A limited look-back period shall apply separately to each tax type. If the taxpayer has collected any…

Tax amnesty may not be granted to a taxpayer under any of the following circumstances: (1) The taxpayer is a party to a criminal investigation or criminal litigation in a court of the United States or this state pending on March 6, 2018, for nonpayment, delinquency, or fraud in r…

(a) An eligible taxpayer who is granted amnesty for an eligible tax type shall comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Submit to the department by November 15, 2018, all applicable returns, supporting documentation, and the full payment of the tax. No payment plans wil…

(a)(1) For taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before December 31, 2024, taxpayers that are granted amnesty and later fail to comply with any payment or filing provision administered by the department shall be subject to the penalty for underpayment due to …

(a) The department shall retain an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for advertising, programming, and other amnesty related expenses from monies collected from taxes paid pursuant to this chapter. The amount is hereby appropriated to the departme…