The taxrates.txt file is a comma delimited text file (i.e. fields separated by commas), that contains local tax rate information for all Alabama cities and counties that levy a sales, use, lodgings or rental tax. (Includes both state administered local taxes, as well as non-state administered local taxes.) This text file should be compatible with practically any spreadsheet or database application. This file will be updated on a monthly basis by the Sales, Use & Business Tax Division. The help.txt file is a Help file intended to be used with the downloadable taxrates.txt file.

To download the taxrates.txt file:

1. Simply click on the above file to open it in your browser window,
2. Click File/Save As,
3. And Save the file to your hard drive.

The file size is: 1,261 KB.

Comma delimited text files are also available for Local Tobacco Tax Rates and Local Gasoline Tax Rates:

Local Tax Rates Page