Alabama collected 6.5% less in pari-mutuels sales tax in 2018

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Of the $11.1 billion in taxes collected by Alabama in 2018, $1.1 million came from pari-mutuels sales tax, a 6.5 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

Alabama collected $1.2 million in pari-mutuels sales tax in 2017.

The STC survey includes five broad tax categories and up to 25 subcategories. Data is gathered from all 50 state governments and all dependent state-level entities.

The Census Bureau cautions that it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.

Below is a breakdown of how taxes were classified by subcategory and how much was collected.

Alabama Tax Collections 2018 vs. 2017
Type of Tax2018 amount2017 amount
General sales and gross receipts taxes$2,786,833,000$2,654,883,000
Selective sales and gross receipts taxes$2,747,974,000$2,592,411,000
Alcoholic beverages sales tax$214,615,000$217,790,000
Amusements sales tax$0$0
Insurance premiums sales tax$376,766,000$339,719,000
Motor fuels sales tax$648,639,000$588,992,000
Pari-mutuels sales tax$1,146,000$1,226,000
Public utilities sales tax$747,657,000$688,756,000
Tobacco products sales tax$179,929,000$188,783,000
Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes$579,222,000$567,145,000
Alcoholic beverages license$4,032,000$4,086,000
Corporations in general license$152,538,000$173,265,000
Hunting and fishing license$21,451,000$22,956,000
Motor vehicle license$220,483,000$219,393,000
Motor vehicle operators license$33,425,000$33,730,000
Public utilities license$14,146,000$14,346,000
Occupation and business license, NEC$75,914,000$60,763,000
Other license taxes$1,000$0
Individual income taxes$3,912,800,000$3,624,543,000
Corporations net income taxes$577,516,000$520,113,000
Documentary and stock transfer taxes$46,014,000$46,150,000
Severance taxes$56,162,000$54,515,000
Taxes, NEC$0$0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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