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Alabama - How to Apply Refund to Estimated Tax Payments

Alabama Reject Code AL40-RS-200

Alabama reject code AL40-RS-200 occurs when the Alabama Wages on the W-2 are zero.

Alabama Reject Code AL40-335

Alabama reject code AL40-335 occurs when the Federal W-2 is missing a State ID.

Alabama - Volunteer Emergency Responders Tax Credit

Alabama Code Section 40-18-481 provides for a nonrefundable income tax credit for qualifying emergency responders who meet certain training requirements each year.

Alabama - Credit for Taxes Paid to Another State

Alabama residents may claim credit for income taxes paid to another state when income is taxed by both jurisdictions.

Alabama - Amount paid with request for extension

When a taxpayer makes an automatic extension payment to the state of Alabama, the payment amount needs to be included on their Alabama tax return.

Alabama - Military Retirement/Pension Income

Alabama does not tax military retirement pension income and it should not be reported on the Alabama tax return.

Alabama - Military pay and Spouse income

Resident - If the taxpayer is a resident of Alabama, they are subject to Alabama income tax on all income regardless of the source.

Alabama Storm Shelter Credit

The Alabama Storm Shelter Tax Credit is a nonrefundable credit for the lesser of $3,000 or 50% of the cost of installation of a qualified storm shelter that meets FEMA's minimum criteria.

Alabama 20S E-file Block For Missing Form 4562 PDF

If a federal S corp return includes depreciation, Alabama Form 20S requires a copy of federal Form 4562 be attached to the return.

Where do I make a Payment for Alabama Automatic Extension of Time to File?

Alabama allows an automatic extension to October 15th without filing an application.

Where Do I Set Up Estimated Payments for Alabama?

The estimated payment vouchers can be printed from this menu by selecting Print Estimate Coupons or can be printed from the View Results menu in the federal return.

Alabama Supported Business Forms

The Tax Processors Plus Desktop program supports the following Alabama Business forms.

Where Do I Enter Contributions to Alabama's CollegeCounts 529 Fund?

If a taxpayer contributes to an Alabama 529 College Savings plan, a portion of the contribution can be subtracted from income on the Alabama return.

Alabama Reject Code AL 40-285

Alabama reject code AL40-285 occurs when the indicator that an amount of Other Income is reported in the federal return but is not being reported in the Alabama return is set to Yes, but more information about this income has not been entered.