Alabama § 40-17-338 Discontinuance of Business by a Licensee

Alabama Statutes

§ 40-17-338 — Discontinuance of Business by a Licensee

Alabama § 40-17-338

Title 40Revenue and Taxation

Ch. 17Gasoline and Other Motor Fuels; Lubricating Oils

Art. 12Alabama Terminal Excise Tax Act

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Ala. Code § 40-17-338 (2026).

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(a)A licensee who discontinues in its entirety the business for which a license was authorized by this article shall notify the department in writing at least 10 days prior to the time of the discontinuance, sale, or transfer takes effect, and shall surrender the license to the department. The notice shall state the effective date of the discontinuance and, if the licensee has transferred the business or otherwise relinquished control to another person by sale or other means, the date of the sale or transfer and the name and address of the person to whom the business is transferred or relinquished. The notice shall also include any other information required by the department.

(b)All taxes for which the licensee is liable under this article but are not yet payable shall be due on the dat

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(a) A licensee who discontinues in its entirety the business for which a license was authorized by this article shall notify the department in writing at least 10 days prior to the time of the discontinuance, sale, or transfer takes effect, and shall surrender the license to the department. The notice shall state the effective date of the discontinuance and, if the licensee has transferred the business or otherwise relinquished control to another person by sale or other means, the date of the sale or transfer and the name and address of the person to whom the business is transferred or relinquished. The notice shall also include any other information required by the department.
(b) All taxes for which the licensee is liable under this article but are not yet payable shall be due on the date of the discontinuance. If the licensee has transferred the business to another person and does not give the notice required herein, the person to whom the business was transferred is jointly and severally liable for the amount of any tax owed by the licensee to this state on the date the business was transferred. The liability of the person to whom the business was transferred shall not exceed the value of the property and business acquired from the licensee.