This file is a help file intended to be used with the downloadable tax rate schedule (i.e. taxrates.txt). 

To download the tax rate file, simply click on the file, click File/Save as and save the
file to your hard drive.  This file is a comma delimited text file that should be compatible
with practically any spreadsheet or database application.  This file will be updated on a 
monthly basis by the Sales & Use Tax Division.
 
The following is a legend of that file:

LocalityCode:  the Alabama Department of Revenue's 4 digit locality designation number for that 
particular locality.  Counties begin with a 7 and municipalities begin with a 9.

LocalityName:  the name of the County or Municipality.

CountyNumber:  the 2 digit number assigned to a county by the Alabama Department of Revenue.  This will not be the same as the LocalityCode.

TaxType:  the type of tax listed.  For example:

	ST	Sales Tax
	LL	Local Lodgings
	RT	Rental Tax
	CU	Consumers Use
	SU	Sellers Use

RateType:  the type of rate accompanying the tax type.  For example:

	MACH	Machine Rate
	VEND	Vending Rate
	FARM	Farm Rate
	AUTO	Automotive Rate
	GENER	General Rate
	AMUSE	Amusement Rate
	LINEN	Linen Rate (For rental tax purposes only)
	WDFEE	Withdrawal Fee - Fee for a Dealer to withdraw an automobile from inventory
				 to be used as a demo. EXCEPTION:  Some cities/counties have a WDFEE which applies to 
				 their lodgings surchage in reporting the number of room nights.

Administered:  the local tax administering agency for a city or county.  For example:

	STATE	Alabama Department of Revenue
	SELF	Self-Administered
	LGREC	Local Governments Revenue Enhancements Corp.
	RCS	Revenue Collection Services
	RDS	Revenue Discover Systems (AlaTax)
	CROCK	Crockers Acccounting & Tax Service
	STACS	Sales Tax Auditing & Collection Services

ActiveDate:  the date that tax became effective or the date the administering entity began 
administering the tax.

InactiveDate:  the date that tax became inactive or the date the administering entity quit 
administering the tax.

Rate:  the tax rate.  The rates in this file are NOT in a "decimal equivalent" format, but
are in a "percentage" format (Example: .500% = .005 decimal equivalent and 1.00% = .01 
decimal equivalent.)  Those figures associated with the WDFEE rate, however, are dollar figures
and NOT decimal or percentage figures.

Indicator:  describes the tax. For example:

	NT	New Tax
	RC	Rate Change
	AC	Agency Change - When the tax administering agency changes

PJ:  indicates whether or not (i.e. Y: Yes, or N: No) there is a police jurisdictional tax that would apply.  N - No tax levied in the police jurisdiction. Y - Tax levied in the PJ - normal PJ rate is 1/2 the rate in corporate limits.


CountyCode:  an ADOR 4 digit county locality code given for each municipality and is to be used as a cross reference in determining the associated county tax rates applicable to a municipality.