Alabama Statutes
§ 40-1-4 — Lien for Taxes - Preferred Claim
Alabama § 40-1-4
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 40-1-4 (2026).
Text
When a taxpayer makes a general assignment of his property for the payment of his debts or is declared a bankrupt, or when dead and his estate is or becomes insolvent, any unpaid taxes assessed against him or against his estate shall be a preferred claim and shall be paid by the assignee, trustee, or personal representative out of the first money received by him belonging to the trust or estate.
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Legislative History
(Acts 1935, No. 194, p. 256; Code 1940, T. 51, §885.)
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Bluebook (online)
Alabama § 40-1-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/40-1-4.