Sales tax rate changes
Alabama sales tax rate changes
Updated October 14, 2026
Last verified October 14, 2026. That is the UTC date the Alabama Department of Revenue pages were retrieved. It is not an effective date.
US Sales Tax Rates monitors the sales tax publication Alabama Department of Revenue posts for Alabama: when the chart takes effect, how many jurisdictions changed, and what is coming next. It does not calculate tax on a sale.
Current Alabama chart
The current Alabama chart took effect October 1, 2026. It does not print an end date.
Every Alabama jurisdiction on the loaded file is on the Alabama rate chart.
Changes on the current Alabama chart
3 jurisdictions changed on the Effective October 1, 2026 chart, compared with the previous Alabama file.
The changes took effect October 1, 2026.
Upcoming Alabama changes
No upcoming Alabama rate change is on file.
What is monitored
Alabama Department of Revenue publishes the loaded sales tax chart for Alabama.
The in-force chart is Effective October 1, 2026, effective October 1, 2026. The chart does not print an end date. It stays current until a newer official chart for this state replaces it. The retrieval check is not that effective date. The loaded file is a CSV.
The loaded file has 693 jurisdiction rows.
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
This note does not calculate tax on a sale.
Official Alabama sources
These are official Alabama Department of Revenue pages. The current rate file is found from these pages. A direct rate-file address is not linked here.
How the chart is checked
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
Nothing in this note is estimated. When a displayed figure disagrees with the official publication, the publication wins. That rule is recorded under corrections.
Rate monitoring is not a tax calculation
This note reports how the Alabama publication is monitored. It does not calculate tax on a cart, invoice, ZIP code, or address, and it does not file a return.
Monitor Alabama
Monitoring follows the official publication. The sample report shows the shape of a change row.
Latest in-force chart · Effective October 1, 2026
3 jurisdictions.
- DADEVILLE
Alabama · AL · 9300
Depends on locationState rate 4% · This jurisdiction's rate 4% (was 3.5%)Current rate
- Previous
- Depends on location
- Change (pts)
- +0.5
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM UTC
- PIKE ROAD
Alabama · AL · 9753
Depends on locationState rate 4% · This jurisdiction's rate 3.5% (was 2.25%)Current rate
- Previous
- Depends on location
- Change (pts)
- +1.25
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM UTC
- SEMMES
Alabama · AL · 9608
Depends on locationState rate 4% · This jurisdiction's rate 4.5% (was 4%)Current rate
- Previous
- Depends on location
- Change (pts)
- +0.5
- Change effective
- October 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM UTC
| Jurisdiction | Previous | Current rate | Change (pts) | Change effective | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DADEVILLEAlabama · AL · 9300 | Depends on location | Depends on locationState rate 4% · This jurisdiction's rate 4% (was 3.5%) | +0.5 | October 1, 2026 | October 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM UTC | Official sourceSaved CSV |
| PIKE ROADAlabama · AL · 9753 | Depends on location | Depends on locationState rate 4% · This jurisdiction's rate 3.5% (was 2.25%) | +1.25 | October 1, 2026 | October 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM UTC | Official sourceSaved CSV |
| SEMMESAlabama · AL · 9608 | Depends on location | Depends on locationState rate 4% · This jurisdiction's rate 4.5% (was 4%) | +0.5 | October 1, 2026 | October 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM UTC | Official sourceSaved CSV |
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