(a) No taxpayer shall be required to use the OPPAL system for filing business personal property tax returns; provided, however, that any taxpayer utilizing the system shall comply with this article and any rules promulgated by the Department of Revenue for the administration of this article. Additionally, any taxpayer utilizing the system shall comply with any rules of the local taxing jurisdiction regarding payment, administration, and enforcement of the business personal property tax law.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-7-57

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidence of debt, deeds and conveyances. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. 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
(b) All penalties and interest assessed according to state law for failure to properly and timely file a business personal property tax return or for payment of such taxes shall apply to filings made through the OPPAL system.