HB419 Alabama 2013 Session

Under existing law, the State of Alabama, a county, or a municipality, a local board of education, a state or local industrial development board or authority and other governmental entities and political subdivisions of these entities are generally exempt from the payment of sales and use taxes on the purchase of building materials and construction materials to be included in construction projects of the governmental entity

Under existing law, the governmental entity is required to actually purchase, store, and pay for construction materials to be used in a construction project of the governmental entity in order for the governmental entity to recognize the cost savings on the tax exempt purchases. Under existing law, a governmental entity normally requires bidders for government construction projects to include the costs of purchases as tax exempt purchases in bids submitted on a project

This bill would provide for the Department of Revenue to grant certificates of exemption from sales and use taxes to contractors and subcontractors licensed by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors for the purchase of building materials and construction materials to be used in the construction of a building or other project, not to include a highway, road, or bridge project, for a governmental entity which is exempt from the payment of sales and use taxes. The bill would provide for the accounting for purchases and for enforcement for violations

Relating to construction projects of the State of Alabama, counties, municipalities, local boards of education, industrial development boards, and other governmental entities which are exempt from the payment of sales and use taxes on the purchase of building materials and construction materials to be included in construction projects of the governmental entity; to provide for the Department of Revenue to grant certificates of exemption from sales and use taxes to contractors and subcontractors licensed by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors for the purchase of building materials and construction materials to be used in the construction of a building or other project for the governmental entity, with the exception of any highway, road, or bridge project; to provide for accounting for purchases and enforcement for violation of the act; and to authorize the Department of Revenue to adopt rules to implement the act.