If at any time after March 1 of any year the Department of Revenue shall not have in its possession satisfactory data upon which to base an estimate of the value of the property with the assessment of which it is charged or from any other cause it is not able to make or complete any assessment, it shall have power to call upon any officer or agent of any person, firm, or corporation, or upon any receiver or trustee in charge of the property of any person, firm, or corporation for any records, books, or documents of any description pertaining to the business of any such person, firm, or corporation for the answers to any interrogatories which it may deem necessary to an intelligent discharge of its duties; and it shall also have power to require the attendance of any officer of any corporation or any other person where the testimony of such officer or person may to it seem material.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 40 - Revenue and Taxation.
Chapter 21 - Public Utilities.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 40-21-1 - Department of Revenue to Assess All Property; Applicability of Chapter.
Section 40-21-2 - Verified Statements to Be Filed.
Section 40-21-3 - Reports of All Property Required.
Section 40-21-4 - Detailed Requirements of Reports.
Section 40-21-5 - Reports of Individuals or Associations Not Incorporated.
Section 40-21-6 - Factors to Be Considered in Determining True Value of Entire Property.
Section 40-21-7 - Reports of Railroad Companies.
Section 40-21-8 - Returns of Telegraph and Telephone Companies Generally.
Section 40-21-9 - Details of Returns of Electric Power and Telegraph and Telephone Companies.
Section 40-21-10 - Details of Statements of Water, Gas and Pipeline Companies.
Section 40-21-11 - Sleeping, Parlor, Dining and Chair Car Companies.
Section 40-21-12 - Description of Real Property, Fixtures and Other Tangible Property Within State.
Section 40-21-13 - Total Length of Railroad Lines.
Section 40-21-14 - Statement of Property Outside State.
Section 40-21-15 - Statements of Express Companies.
Section 40-21-16 - Endorsement of Receipt of Statements; Requiring Additional Information.
Section 40-21-18 - Evidence and Witnesses Before Department.
Section 40-21-20 - What Considered in Arriving at Taxable Value of Property.
Section 40-21-21 - Franchises and Intangible Property Subject to Taxation.
Section 40-21-23 - Notice of Valuation Sent by Department.
Section 40-21-25 - Determining Tax Value of Franchises and Intangibles.
Section 40-21-26 - Local Taxes on Franchises and Intangibles.
Section 40-21-27 - Apportionment of Local Taxes.
Section 40-21-28 - Entry and Collection of Local Taxes.
Section 40-21-29 - Stockholders Not Required to List Shares or Pay Ad Valorem Taxes Thereon.
Section 40-21-30 - Description of Franchises and Intangibles.
Section 40-21-32 - Procuring Information From Other Sources When Taxpayer Fails to Comply.
Section 40-21-33 - Duties of Receivers, Assignees or Trustees in Bankruptcy.
Section 40-21-34 - Report of Commission to Assessors; Entries by Assessors.