Alabama Code 40-1-7. Liability of agents for taxes
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-1-7
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
When taxes are levied on the gross or net receipts of any person, company, corporation, or association doing business in this state by any agent, such agent shall be personally liable for such taxes, and the tax collector may collect the same from such agent by garnishment or by the seizure and sale of any personal property belonging to him, as if such taxes were assessed against him.