(a) Each person, firm, or corporation inquiring into and reporting on the credit and standing of persons, firms, or corporations in this state shall pay the followinglicense tax:
Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-12-89
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
license tax: as used in this title , shall be deemed to include any tax prescribed by a license tax schedule, but shall not exclude any license tax otherwise prescribed. See Alabama Code 40-12-344
person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) In each county where the population exceeds 300,000, a state license tax of $200 for each place of business and a county license tax of $50;(2) In each county where the population exceeds 200,000, but is not more than 300,000, a state license tax of $150 for each place of business and a county license tax of $50;(3) In each county where the population exceeds 100,000, but is not more than 200,000, a state license tax of $100 for each place of business and a county license tax of $25;(4) In each county where the population exceeds 50,000, but is not more than 100,000, a state license tax of $50 for each place of business and a county license tax of $25; and(5) In all other counties, $25 to the state for each place of business and $12.50 to the county.(b) This section shall not apply to mutual trade organizations where credit information is exchanged among members at actual cost of service.(c) Where any person shall pay to the state the license tax of $200 for an office which supervises the operations of suboffices under its jurisdiction, no additional state license tax shall be due for such suboffice, but a county license tax of $50 shall be paid in each county in which a suboffice is located.(d) The population shall be according to the last or any subsequent federal decennial census.
