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Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-1-4

  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

When a taxpayer makes a general assignment of his property for the payment of his debts or is declared a bankrupt, or when dead and his estate is or becomes insolvent, any unpaid taxes assessed against him or against his estate shall be a preferred claim and shall be paid by the assignee, trustee, or personal representative out of the first money received by him belonging to the trust or estate.