Section 40-29-20.1 Lien for Taxes - Collection Firms Prohibited from Recovering Certain Expenses from Taxpayers

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Alabama Code › Title 40 › Chapter 29 › Section 40-29-20.1

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(a) Notwithstanding Section 40-29-20, or any other law to the contrary, a private auditing or collecting firm may not recover any of the following costs from a taxpayer:

(1) Professional service fees to include, but not be limited to, attorney fees and charges for accountant services.

(2) Travel costs.

(3) Salary or personnel-related expenses of the firm.

(4) Auditing or collecting related costs.

(b) For purposes of this section, a private auditing or collecting firm has the same definition as provided in Section 40-2A-3.

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