Alabama sales tax licenses

What is the difference between the State Tax ID and the Local Tax ID?

To our understanding, when you register for a sales tax/seller's use tax license with the state of Alabama, the state will issue both a state tax ID as well as a local tax ID.

  • Both have 14 digits (including hyphen)
  • If your Tax Account ID is a Sales Tax ID, it will begin with "SLS," If your Tax Account ID is a Seller's Use Tax ID, it will begin with "SLU," If your Tax Account ID is Simplified Sellers Use, it will begin with "SSU."
  • The Local Tax ID will begin with "LCL."
  • The Tax IDs for SLS/SLU and LCL tax accounts are usually different by 1 digit

Both the state and local IDs are required to enroll in AutoFile for Alabama.

  • Simplified Sellers Use tax licensees will not have a Local Tax ID.  
  • Please duplicate your Account ID field for Local Tax, if you are an SSUT customer.

Please note that when you enroll in AutoFile Alabama, TaxJar will submit a return for:

For non SSUT customers:

At this time, TaxJar’s AutoFile service for Alabama submits a return for both:

  • State sales taxes
  • Local taxes for State Administered counties and cities  

Click here for a list of State Administered counties and cities.

Click here for a list of Self (Non-State) Administered localities and their contact details.

As there is no local tax for SSUT licensees, sellers within this program will not have to separately register or file with the home rule localities. 

For more information about Alabama's remote seller use tax program, click here.

TaxJar AutoFile supports automated filing for sellers use tax. Learn more here.

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