Exempts sales of food from the state sales tax
(4%).
Proposes a constitutional amendment, the “
Tax
Fairness Amendment of 2009
”,
which must be
approved
by voters in a state-wide election.
Repeals
Amendment 225
of the Alabama
Constitution, which allows taxpayers to
fully deduct
federal income taxes paid when computing state
income tax.
Phases out the federal income tax deduction based
on a taxpayer’s
adjusted gross
income (AGI)
.
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The Food Tax Bill
Removing Alabama's Sales Tax on Groceries
Related Downloads:
Savings Summary
FIT Phase Out Chart - Singles
FIT Phase Out Chart - Married Filing Jointly
Knight Proposed Substitute
Knight Proposed Compromise - 4/01/2009