Alabama jurisdiction & tax worksheet

1. Verify the boundary

Parcel and municipality; corporate limits/police jurisdiction/other:

Written zoning classification and proposed rental category:

Location-specific license, issuer, expiry and operating conditions:

Buyer/new-entity and nonconforming-use answer:

2. Assign each collector

State lodgings tax: county classification, verified rate, base and collector:

County levy: rate, administrator, account and remitter:

City levy: jurisdiction, rate, administrator and remitter:

Platform or manager agreement and evidence for each tax:

Direct-booking process; zero returns; due dates:

3. Hand off management

Last booking and return handled by prior manager:

First booking and return handled by new manager/owner:

Forward reservations, deposits and tax records reconciled:

Emergency contact and license record updated:

4. Worked example and your assumptions

Illustration using Gulf Shores posted rates: $1,000 taxable lodging yields $160 tax in corporate limits (4% state + 2% county + 10% city), or $110 in the police jurisdiction (4% + 2% + 5%). Totals $1,160 or $1,110. Confirm the actual boundary; no exemption or extra fee assumed. These are not statewide rates. Tax is not operating revenue.

Your verified inputs, result and unresolved assumptions: