Alabama Administrative Code
Title 810 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Chapter 810-8-7 - ALABAMA UNIFORM SEVERANCE TAX
Section 810-8-7-.05 - Producer's Responsibility To Collect And Remit The Tax

(1) It is the producer's responsibility to collect the tax from the first purchaser at the time of sale or delivery unless the severed materials qualify for an exemption. The tax attaches at the point the products are sold or delivered by a producer to the first purchaser.

(2) The producer must identify the tax on a bill of sale, invoice or other similar sales document to the purchaser of the severed materials unless said product qualifies for exemption.

(3) Producers failing to identify the tax on the sales document or failing to collect the identified tax from the purchaser must remit the tax to the Department as if it was identified and collected.

(4) Purchasers claiming an exemption must provide the following information to the producer.

(5) Producer must maintain copies of the required exemption documentation and submit this information to the Department upon request. The exemption documentation may be in the form of a written contract signed by the purchaser, an invoice, or any other form that the purchaser provides to the producer that contains the above-described information. The exemption documentation may include a statement that the purchaser understands that he/she is assuming the tax liability if the exemption is later disallowed. Producers which fail to obtain the exemption documentation are responsible for the tax if it is later determined that the product was not used by an exempt entity or used for an exempt purpose.