This was implemented In January 2005, as a 1% sales tax to support funding for construction of needed education facilities. Despite the city's rapid growth, for decades it was underrepresented in the legislature. The business is required to file an occupational license fee return for each period even if there are no salaries or wages earned in Auburn. It was the largest municipal bankruptcy in United States history at that time. Legislators from rural counties kept control of the legislature and, to avoid losing power, for decades refused to reapportion the seats or redistrict congressional districts. John T. Smallwood is a lifelong resident of Jefferson County. This illegal income tax cost me $14 last week. Uncertainty about the County's ability to collect the tax, and the threat of having to refund previously-collected funds have been at the forefront of the fiscal policies of County Commission, especially following the The first county-wide occupational tax of 0.5% was created on The text of the tax law (Jefferson County Ordinance No. Jefferson County Commission approved a new occupational tax Tuesday, which will go into effect in the new year.
"In mid-2015, the Department of Justice announced an investigation of the conditions imposed on juveniles in the county jail. Others were housed with adult prisoners who raped them.In 2010 statistics, the largest religious group in Jefferson County was the Except for cities such as Birmingham, that have established their own local school districts, all parts of Jefferson County are served by the Beginning in 1959, more wealthy towns, with predominately white populations, began to form their own school systems. The legislature's delays in passing a replacement for the revenues lost to the occupational tax only deepened an already enormous During the legislature's 2011 session, bills granting the County "limited home rule", which would allow the County Commission to raise as much as $50 million in revenues through sales, excise, and rental taxes. Corruption was found among six county commissioners. But with just two days left in the legislative session, the future of that bill is unclear. BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Jefferson County's occupational tax is illegal. I thought the one in Birmingham was ruled unconstitutional years ago. This decision dealt a devastating financial blow to a county considering bankruptcy.Jefferson County is served by the Jefferson County Two judicial courthouses are located in Jefferson County, a situation dating to when the state legislature was preparing to split off a portion of Jefferson County to create a new county, centered around The local jails have a long history of abuse of prisoners. Sales tax on many items within the county can be as high as 12%. As of the 2010 census, its population was 658,466. This was the largest Jefferson County was established on December 13, 1819 by the Jefferson County has a land area of about 1,119 square miles (2,900 kmFounded around 1871, Birmingham was named for the industrial English city of the same name in As Birmingham industrialized, its growth accelerated, particularly after 1890. The perceived inequity has been a point of contention since the occupational tax was created.