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title: "Alabama Sales Tax Permit Registration Service | MCC"
description: "Alabama's remote seller threshold is $250,000 in sales, measured over the previous calendar year."
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Sales tax permit · Alabama

# Registering for a Alabama sales tax permit

Alabama's state sales tax rate is 4%, local taxes come on top, and its remote seller threshold is $250,000 in sales, measured over the previous calendar year. If your business has crossed it and needs a permit, we prepare and submit the Alabama registration through www.revenue.alabama.gov/sales-use/simplified-sellers-use-tax-ssut for $99, plus any state fee at cost.

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**Price**$99 per state, plus any state registration fee at cost

**Where we cover**Alabama registrations, done online from New Jersey

## Alabama's threshold, in its own words

More than $250,000 of retail sales delivered into Alabama. Alabama counts only direct retail sales toward the $250,000; sales through a marketplace that collects Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT) are left out. Eligible remote sellers can collect a flat 8% SSUT instead of state and local rates.

## Returns once you're registered

Returns are due monthly, on or before the 20th of the month for the prior month; quarterly, semi-annual or annual filing may be requested based on prior-year liability (quarterly with a tax liability of less than $2,400 for the preceding calendar year). Requests must be made before February 20 of the year they apply to.

Alabama has a marketplace facilitator law, so sales through a marketplace that collects for you are handled by the marketplace.

Registration portal: [www.revenue.alabama.gov/sales-use/simplified-sellers-use-tax-ssut](https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/sales-use/simplified-sellers-use-tax-ssut/). [Alabama](/bookkeeping/sales-tax-permit-registration/alabama) · [sales tax for online sellers](/bookkeeping/sales-tax-for-online-sellers)

Paperwork only: whether your sales count toward the threshold is a tax question for your preparer. State fees at cost.

## Sources

- [Alabama DOR: Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT)](https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/sales-use/simplified-sellers-use-tax-ssut/)
- [Alabama DOR FAQ: Are all remote sellers required to register in Alabama?](https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/faqs/are-all-remote-sellers-required-to-register-in-alabama/)
- [Alabama DOR FAQ: What are the state sales tax rates?](https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/faqs/what-are-the-state-sales-tax-rates/)
- [Alabama DOR: Sales Tax](https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/?p=42717)

## Questions

**What is Alabama's remote seller threshold?**

$250,000 in sales, measured over the previous calendar year. The state's test has no transaction count.

**Does Alabama have local sales taxes?**

Yes, the state's pages say local taxes also apply on top of the 4% state rate.

**How often are Alabama returns filed?**

Returns are due monthly, on or before the 20th of the month for the prior month; quarterly, semi-annual or annual filing may be requested based on prior-year liability (quarterly with a tax liability of less than $2,400 for the preceding calendar year). Requests must be made before February 20 of the year they apply to.

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## Want us to handle it?

[Register in Alabama](/bookkeeping/sales-tax-permit-registration#request)[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)