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 and nonstate-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 and Use Tax Division. The help.txt file is a Help file intended to be used with the downloadable taxrates.txt file.

• taxrates.txt – Original file which includes current and historical information.
  (Updated for December 2023)

• taxrates_current.txt – A “taxrates” file with current, active information only. 
  (Updated for December 2023)

• Click here to see current State tax rates.
  (New sales and use tax Food/Grocery rate effective September 1, 2023.)

• help.txt (Help File provides instructions and descriptions of the data included in the taxrates.txt file.)

To download the taxrates.txt file:

• Right click on the above taxrates.txt or taxrates_current.txt file.
• Click “Save As” or “Save Target As.”
• Save the file to your hard drive.
  • The comma delimited file can be imported into Excel or a database, OR
  • Change the file extension from txt to csv, and the file will automatically open in Excel when double-clicked.