Alabama Code Title 40. Revenue and Taxation § 40-29-52

(a) General rule. The running of the period of limitations provided in this title for collecting any tax shall be suspended for the period during which the commissioner is prohibited from collecting by levy or a proceeding in court and for 60 days thereafter.

(b) Assets of taxpayer in control or custody of court. The period of limitations on collection prescribed in this title shall be suspended for the period the assets of the taxpayer are in the control or custody of the court in any proceeding before any court of the State of Alabama, and for six months thereafter.

(c) Taxpayer outside State of Alabama. The running of the period of limitations on collection prescribed in this title shall be suspended for the period during which the taxpayer is outside the State of Alabama if such period or absence is for a continuous period of at least six months. If the preceding sentence applies and at the time of the taxpayer's return to the State of Alabama the period of limitations on collection after assessment prescribed in Section 40-29-51 would expire before the expiration of six months from the date of his return, such period shall not expire before the expiration of such six months.

(d) Case under Title 11 of the United States Code (Bankruptcy). The running of the period of limitations provided in Section 40-29-51 for collection shall, in a case under Title 11 of the United States Code (Bankruptcy), be suspended for the period during which the commissioner is prohibited by reason of such case from collecting said tax and for six months thereafter.

1. If the petition be entertained the court may make an intermediate order without notice authorizing continuance of the business pending the return of process and final decree.

2. Any respondent may serve and file an answer within 8 days after the return of process or such further time as the court directs.  After inquiring into the facts and hearing the parties, if the court is satisfied the best interests of the estate require the continuation of the business, it may make a decree accordingly.

3. The decree may provide such restrictions, conditions or requirements and such incidental relief, including a direction or permission for incorporation of the business, as the court may order.

4. Whenever a fiduciary shall be authorized under this section to continue a business in other than corporate form the decree shall provide for the extent of the liability of the assets of the business and the assets of the estate apart from the assets of the business for debts and other liabilities arising out of its continuance.  The court may make such directions in this regard as it deems advisable in the circumstances.  The decree shall further provide for the period of time for continuance.

5. If under a decree granted under this section a fiduciary shall continue and carry on a business other than in corporate form he shall file a certificate of doing business under an assumed name pursuant to the provisions of section one hundred thirty of the general business law.  The certificate shall include in addition to the other matters required by that section a statement showing the fiduciary capacity in which he is conducting and carrying on the business and the extent to which the debts and other liabilities incurred in the continuance are to be chargeable to the assets of the estate as provided in the decree.  The fiduciary shall be relieved of personal liability if acting within the authority granted and having filed the certificate above provided, but shall be liable only in a fiduciary capacity.  Any person having a claim, demand or cause of action arising out of or in connection with the conduct of the business after the filing of the certificate above provided shall thereafter be limited in the payment or satisfaction of such claim, demand or cause of action to such assets as are made available for the payment or satisfaction of debts and liabilities in the decree, provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall relieve the fiduciary from personal liability for the consequences of his own wrongful act or negligence in the continuance of the business and provided further that nothing herein contained shall render ineffectual any provision in a will or other instrument directing or permitting the continuance of a business.

6. Unless otherwise provided in the decree all funds collected and received in continuing and carrying on the business of a decedent shall at all times be kept separate and apart from the funds in the hands of the fiduciary forming part of the general assets of the estate as a whole.

7. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, any creditor or person interested may at any time apply to the court for an order requiring the fiduciary to discontinue and wind up the business and the court may thereupon make such order as to it appears for the best interests of the estate, the creditors and all persons interested.