Sales Tax Department
256-532-3498
Office Address:
115 Washington Street
Huntsville, Alabama 35801

Mailing Address:
100 Northside Square
Huntsville, Alabama 35801

Fax 256-532-3760

e-mail:bpeterson@co.madison.al.us

Companies which are required to pay sales and/or use tax in Madison County may obtain applications from this office or click here to fill out and print the Application for Sales, Rental and/or Use Tax. Payments may be made in person between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, or by mail. Payment is due by the 20th of the month; mailed payments must be postmarked by the 20th to avoid penalties.

Mailing Address: Madison County Sales Tax Department
100 North Side Square
Huntsville, AL 35801

Betty Peterson, Director

Sales Tax Rates, Municipalities within Madison County

State

City

Added Co.

Co. Wide

Total

Huntsville City Limits

4%

3 1/2%

0%

1/2 %

8%

Gurley

4%

3%

1%

1/2 %

8 1/2%

Madison

4%

3%

1%

1/2 %

8 1/2%

New Hope

4%

2 1/2%

1%

1/2 %

8%

Owens Cross Roads

4%

2 1/2%

1%

1/2 %

8 %

Triana

4%

2%

1%

1/2 %

7 1/2%

Madison *

4%

0%

1%

1/2 %

5 1/2%

* (Outside of any of the above, includes Redstone Arsenal)

Click here for previous years of sales tax collection for education.

Click here for history of allocation to all three public school systems.

***HELPFUL HINTS***

STATE TAX - Electronic filing, please contact the Alabama Department of Revenue for details (256-922-1082)

CITY TAX - Huntsville 3 1/2% sales tax is collected by City of Huntsville (256) 427-5071

City of Madison collects its own tax (256-772-5663)
City of New Hope collects its own tax (800-556-7274)
City of Gurley collects its own tax (205-776-3313)
All other cities collected by the State of Alabama (256-922-1082)

COUNTY TAXES - both paid on the yellow form to Madison County (256-532-3498)

1/2% county-wide tax applies everywhere in Madison County.
1% tax applies everywhere in Madison County (including Redstone Arsenal), except within the city limits of Huntsville.