Overview
- Alabama suspended its 2% state tax on groceries from May 1 through June 30, 2026, giving shoppers a two-month break at checkout.
- The pause covers only the state share of the tax, so city and county grocery taxes still appear on receipts and reduce total savings.
- The law adds an income tax deduction for qualified overtime pay, capped at $1,000 per taxpayer.
- Shoppers describe small but welcome relief and some are urging lawmakers to erase the grocery tax for good.
- Alabama is one of eight states that tax groceries, a distinction that is shaping calls for longer-term changes.