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Are the materials severed and used by the producer subject to the tax?
Are materials sold for use outside the state taxable?
Are natural minerals used for agricultural purposes exempt from the severance tax?
Are natural minerals used for pollution control exempt from the severance tax?
Are sales of dirt and top soil subject to the severance tax? 
Are materials used for fill taxable?
What type documentation is needed for purchases?
Are governmental entities subject to the tax?
Are products used for real property exempt?
What is tangible personal property?
Is there a standard conversion of cubic yards to tons? 
How does the natural minerals severance tax apply?
Who receives the net proceeds from the tax that is collected from the producer? 
When is the natural minerals tax due? 
Who must collect and remit the natural minerals tax? 
Who should pay the natural minerals tax?
What is the natural minerals tax rate? 
What minerals are specifically excluded from the Uniform Severance Tax Act? 
What minerals are covered by the Uniform Severance Tax Act? 
How do I file and pay my state administered local solid minerals taxes for these counties?
What types of local solid minerals returns may be filed?
What are local solid minerals?
What local severance taxes does the Department administer?  What are the tax rates?
What is the acceptable method of filing an Oil and Gas Severance Tax Return?
What costs may be deducted from the workback price in arriving at market price?
What items are exempt from Oil and Gas Severance Taxes?
What if I have questions concerning a well in the state of Alabama?
When is the Oil and Gas Return/payment due?
What type of Oil and Gas returns may be filed?
What products are included in Oil and Gas Severance Tax?
What are the Oil and Gas tax rates?
Where does oil and gas production occur in Alabama?
What is the Oil and Gas Severance Tax?
When are the Forest Products Returns/payments due?
Who is responsible for filing and remitting the Forest Products Taxes?
What type of returns must be filed?
How does a manufacturer obtain exemption from the Forest Products Severance Tax on pulpwood chips and residual pulpwood chips that are purchased from a manufacturer, concentration yard, or processor?
What additional forest products are nontaxable and taxable?
Our facility does not have any weight scales.  How do I convert from board feet on lumber to tons? 
What are the taxable products and rates?
What are the forest products taxes?
Who must file and remit the Coal Severance Tax?
Who receives the proceeds that are collected from the additional coal severance tax on surface or underground mining?
What is the tax rate?
Who regulates coal mining operations in Alabama?
Who is considered a producer, purchaser, or transporter?
What is the Coal Severance Tax? 
What are the local severance tax rates?
What are the severance tax rates?
How do I cancel a severance tax account?
How do I set up a severance tax account?
If the due date falls on a weekend or a holiday, when is the due date?
When are the tax returns due?
What items are taxed?
What exactly is a severance tax?