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Huntsville board votes to join Tuscaloosa SSUT lawsuit as an interested party
Summary
After a legal briefing, the Huntsville City Board of Education authorized its counsel to appear as an interested party in Tuscaloosa v. Vernon Burnett, joining other cities and school boards challenging Alabama's SSUT online-sales-tax framework; the motion passed by recorded affirmation.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ' The Huntsville City Board of Education voted Dec. 2 to authorize its counsel to appear as an interested party in litigation challenging the state's SSUT online-sales-tax framework.
Mr. Pape, who briefed the board on the case filed by the city of Tuscaloosa (City of Tuscaloosa v. Vernon Burnett), described the complaint as arguing the SSUT framework is inconsistent with Alabama law and questioned how the statute treats "eligible sellers" and "marketplace facilitators."…
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