HB99ENROLLED Page 0 HB99 GEW52C2-2 By Representative Pettus (N & P) RFD: Local Legislation First Read: 04-Feb-25 PFD: 29-Jan-25 1 2 3 4 5 6 HB99 Enrolled Page 1 PFD: 29-Jan-25 Enrolled, An Act, Relating to Lauderdale County; to provide for the electronic filing of business personal property tax returns in the Office of the Lauderdale County Revenue Commissioner; and to authorize the revenue commissioner to establish procedures for the electronic filing of the returns. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) The Lauderdale County Revenue Commissioner may establish procedures for electronic filing for the reporting, assessment, and payment of business personal property taxes pursuant to Section 40-74-14, Code of Alabama 1975. A complete business personal property tax return filed electronically shall be in the format prescribed by the revenue commissioner and shall contain the same information as a business personal property tax return filed on paper. The timely filing and electronic signature requirements shall be as provided by the revenue commissioner generally in conformance with existing procedures for electronic filing of other electronic tax returns. (b) Effective for any business personal property tax return filed on or after October 1, 2025, the Lauderdale County Revenue Commissioner may require any business personal property tax return filed with the Office of the Lauderdale County Revenue Commissioner for any business engaged in the leasing of personal property or for any business with personal property assets of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more, or any business personal property tax return which is prepared for filing by any professional or other third party tax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HB99 Enrolled Page 2 for filing by any professional or other third party tax preparer, to be filed electronically. The revenue commissioner may grant a temporary exemption from this subsection for good cause. (c) The Lauderdale County Revenue Commissioner shall conduct training sessions and otherwise assist any taxpayer in the procedures for the electronic filing pursuant to this section. (d) This section is supplemental to any laws relating to the operation of the Office of the Lauderdale County Revenue Commissioner. Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1, 2025. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 HB99 Enrolled Page 3 2025. ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate House of Representatives I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and was passed by the House 13-Feb-25. John Treadwell Clerk Senate 04-Mar-25 Passed 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73