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Columbiana council adopts resolution to intervene in SSUT litigation that could affect roughly $350,000 in annual funds
Summary
The council unanimously adopted Resolution 11-25-10 authorizing the city to intervene in litigation over the Alabama Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT). City staff reported Columbiana received over $350,000 from SSUT last fiscal year and said a change to distribution rules could reduce funds for small municipalities.
Columbiana — On Nov. 4, 2025, the Columbiana City Council adopted Resolution 11-25-10 directing the city to intervene as a defendant in pending litigation over the Alabama Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT), which allocates certain online sales tax revenues to municipalities.
The resolution cites the Alabama Simplified Seller Use Tax Remittance Act (section 40-23-191, Code of Alabama 1975) and describes litigation in which the cities of Tuscaloosa and Mountain…
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