Sales Tax Department
256-532-3498
Office Address:
115 Washington Street
Huntsville, Alabama 35801Mailing Address:
100 Northside Square
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
Fax 256-532-3760
e-mail:bpeterson@madisoncountyal.gov
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.
Payment is due by the 20th of the month; mailed payments must be postmarked by the 20th to avoid penalties.
Madison County sales tax returns and payments may now be made online at www.click2file.net. If you file online, you must pay online using electronic transfer of funds. You may still file using paper returns by mailing the returns and a check to Madison County Sales Tax Department, 100 North Side Square, Huntsville, AL 35801. If you have any questions, please call (256) 532-3498.
Mailing Address: Madison County Sales Tax Department
100 North Side Square
Huntsville, AL 35801
Due to confidentiality requirements, we cannot discuss a sales tax account with anyone except an owner or an individual designated by the owner. The power of attorney form should be submitted to make that designation.
Betty Peterson, Director
Sales TaxRates,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, includesRedstone 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 (256-837-2319)
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 (256-837-2319)
COUNTY TAXES - both paid on the yellow form to Madison County (256-532-3498) or online at www.click2file.net.
YOU MUST HAVE A VALID MADISON COUNTY ACCOUNT NUMBER BEFORE FILING ONLINE.
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.
