COVID-19 UPDATES

For taxpayers affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19), the due date for filing state income tax, FIET, and BPT returns and making state income tax, FIET, and BPT payments due on or after April 1, 2020, and before July 15, 2020, is postponed to July 15, 2020. For small businesses, restaurants, and other food service businesses unable to pay their state sales taxes due to the impact of COVID-19, late payment penalties will be waived for taxes reported on returns filed for the February, March, and April 2020 reporting periods. Similar relief is provided for state lodgings taxes due for these same periods. For more information about these and other relief programs, visit the Department’s COVID-19 Updates page.

New System for Claiming Tax Credits!

The Alabama Department of Revenue has implemented a new system for processing many of the tax credits available to individuals and businesses. If you are eligible for a tax credit, please click here to see if there are additional steps involved in certifying the credit prior to filing your tax return.

 Every ten years, a census is conducted to count every person living in the U.S. Having an  accurate census count for Alabama is vital to many programs that affect our state, including  areas of health care, food, education, roads and bridges, congressional representation, and  much more. Click on the Alabama Counts image to find out more about the upcoming census and  why it is so important that all Alabamians participate.