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The Alabama House unanimously passed HB176 to exempt prescribed eyeglasses and contact lenses from state sales tax, sending the bill to the Senate.
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sales tax stories
Legislature
The bill would eliminate sales tax on diapers, baby formula and menstrual products, saving taxpayers $13 million annually.
State
Alabama ranks near the bottom in per capita tax collections, relying on high sales taxes and low property taxes.
Legislature
Alabama is one of just five states that tax optical aids.
Legislature
England has filed a new version of the bill for the upcoming session that returns the focus back to replacing school funding.
Local news
HB51 gave the decision to local governments to end the sales tax on hearing aids, and Madison has become the first municipality to do...
Economy
More than 3,000 Alabama small businesses will no longer be required to pay monthly estimated sales taxes.
Opinion
Here's what it covers and what it doesn’t.
Governor
HB77 increases the threshold for submitting estimated monthly sales tax payments.
Legislature
The bill would reduce the current 4 percent tax rate on food to 2 percent over the next couple of years