Hartselle, Alabama

Hartselle tax help for downtown shops, teachers and I-65 commuters

Hartselle is about 32 miles, or 48 minutes, from our office in Arab.

We have one office, in Arab. We do not have an office in Hartselle.

A railroad town with a historic downtown

Hartselle began with a railroad station in 1872 and was incorporated in 1875. Its downtown has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1999, lined with antique and gift shops, and the Depot Days Festival fills it each September.^[2]

The city sits on I-65, about 13 miles south of Decatur, and counted 15,455 residents at the 2020 Census. Education and health care employ the most residents, followed by manufacturing.^[3,1,2]

Hartselle notes

Businesses inside the city need a Hartselle business license.^[4]
Alabama does not tax Teachers’ Retirement System pensions.^[5]

Questions from Hartselle

General information, not advice for your return. Every return is different, so call us about yours.

I run an antique booth downtown. What records do I need?

What you paid for each piece, what it sold for, booth rent and any fees. The difference between buying and selling is your income, and good records keep it from being overstated.

Bookkeeping

I teach and my husband drives to Decatur. Is our withholding right?

With two earners, each job withholds as if it were the only one. We can check both pay stubs and set the W-4s for the household.

Income tax services

My shop is growing. When should I start payroll instead of paying cash?

As soon as someone works for you as an employee. Payroll keeps the withholding and quarterly filings right and protects you if anyone asks later.

Payroll services

For Hartselle

Downtown shops Bookkeeping and sales records. Teachers and health-care workers Returns, withholding and retirement questions. Growing businesses Payroll from the first employee.

Hartselle to Arab

Call 256-586-4635 to set a time at our office.

Call 256-586-4635 Other towns we serve

Sources

Local details on this page come from these public sources, checked in September 2026.