MONTGOMERY, Feb.
16, 2017 – The Alabama Department of Revenue has launched a new Web portal
through which anyone can find out how much revenue was reported to specific
localities through the ONE SPOT or Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT) programs.
“ONE SPOT and
the Simplified Sellers Use Tax program benefit not only taxpayers and state
government, but they also benefit Alabama’s cities and counties,” said Revenue
Commissioner Julie P. Magee. “These programs have made tax compliance simpler
for businesses, and this Web portal will make it simpler for local governments
to see the value of these programs.”
Made available
to the public through My Alabama Taxes (MAT) at https://myalabamataxes.alabama.gov/?link=disbursement,
this portal enables anyone to easily look up the amount of revenue that has
been distributed to a specific locality during a chosen timeframe through each
of these programs. Both state-partnered localities as well as those localities
who have not partnered with the state for tax administration can access ONE
SPOT distributions. Quarterly SSUT distributions can also be searched through
the portal.
Launched in
2013, ONE SPOT (Optional Network Election for Single Point Online Transactions)
(http://revenue.alabama.gov/salestax/one_spot.cfm) gives taxpayers a single
electronic point for filing all county and municipal sales, use, rental and lodging
taxes. This easy method of filing in MAT has been a factor in increasing
compliance and bringing new taxpayers on board, which in turn helps local
governments provide more and better services for taxpayers.
The Simplified
Sellers Use Tax program is a voluntary program for eligible sellers who sell
tangible personal property into Alabama from a location outside of the state
and do not have a physical presence within the state. The program allows such
sellers to collect and remit a flat 8 percent tax on sales, which is
distributed among the state, counties and municipalities. As more sellers join
the program each month, the increased revenue continues to provide greater
benefits for Alabama citizens.
The Web portal can
be navigated to from the MAT home page by clicking the Other button in the
middle of the page, then clicking ONE SPOT/SSUT, then clicking ONE SPOT, SSUT,
and State Partner Reporting under Disbursement Reporting.
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Media contact for more information:
ADOR
Communications/Publications Division
Frank.miles@revenue.alabama.gov
Amanda.collier@revenue.alabama.gov
Telephone:
334-242-1390; FAX: 334-242-0550
Website: http://www.revenue.alabama.gov/