Julie P. Magee
Commissioner of the Department of Revenue

The Commissioner of Revenue serves as the chief executive officer of the Alabama Department of Revenue. The commissioner is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the governor.

Governor Robert Bentley appointed Julie Prendergast Magee, former vice-president of the Mobile-based InsTrust Insurance Group, to the post of State Revenue Commissioner, effective Jan. 18, 2011. Mrs. Magee’s career, spanning over 20 years in the business community, largely focused on competitive sales and market expansion in the insurance industry.

As state revenue commissioner, Commissioner Magee is responsible for the operation and management of the Alabama Department of Revenue. In addition to the administration, collection and enforcement of over 50 state taxes and fees, with annual collections exceeding $8 billion, the commissioner is also, by law, the Ex-Officio Land Commissioner. As Ex-Officio Land Commissioner, the commissioner must oversee the sales of all property acquired and sold by the state for delinquent property taxes. By law, the Commissioner of Revenue also serves on the State Records Commission, the Alabama Education Authority, the Alabama Public School Corporation, the Enterprise Zone Advisory Council, the State Industrial Development Authority, and the Alabama Commerce Commission. The appointment, term of office, and qualifications of State Revenue Commissioner are detailed in §40-2-41, Code of Alabama, 1975.

Since her appointment, Commissioner Magee has been tapped to work with several significant organizations, including the BP Alabama Task Force, the Alabama Coastal Development Commission (ACDC), the Affordable Homeowners Insurance Commission (AHIC), the Forest Recovery Task Force, the Geographic Information System (GIS) Executive Board, and the Mandatory Liability Advisory Council. In 2011, she was elected to serve as treasurer of the Multistate Tax Commission, an intergovernmental state tax organization that works on behalf of states aiding in the administration of tax laws that apply to multistate and multinational enterprises.

A resident of Mobile, Ala., Mrs. Magee received a B.A. degree from the University of South Alabama in 1991. Mrs. Magee is married to Don Magee, and they have one daughter, Meredith.