How do you claim a tax credit that requires pre-certification using My Alabama Taxes?
Individuals that have a My Alabama Taxes account should complete the following steps:
Log in to using your user ID and password.
Scroll to the Individual Income Tax portion of the page and select “Submit a Credit Claim” located in the Tax Incentives box.
Enter the information requested for the credit claim: Credit Type, Filing Period, Credit Amount, and upload attachments (include documentation received to verify the authorization of the credit). Select “Next.”
Review the information entered in Step 4. Select “Previous” to edit the information or select “Submit” to send the credit claim through for review.
Individuals that do not have a My Alabama Taxes account and are unable to create one should complete the following steps:
Go to the My Alabama Taxes homepage (www.myalabamataxes.alabama.gov).
Scroll to the “Individuals” box and click “Submit an Individual Credit Claim.”
Enter the requested taxpayer information: full legal name, Social Security number, email address, and contact number. Select “Next.”
Enter the requested information for the credit claim: Credit Type, Filing Period, Credit Amount Requested, and upload attachments (include documentation received to verify the authorization of the credit). Select “Previous” to return to Step 3 to edit the information or “Next” to review the credit claim.
Review the information entered in Step 4. Select “Previous” to edit the information or select “Submit” to send the credit claim through for review.
Related FAQs in Individual Income Tax, Tax Incentives
You must train a minimum of 30 hours each year through either of these methods:
Participate in organized training in a class approved for use in fire service or emergency medical services in providing service as a firefighter.
Participate in organized training in a class approved for use in rescue squad and emergency medical services in providing service as a rescue squad member.
The Volunteer Emergency Responders Tax Credit is a tax credit available to a qualified volunteer firefighter or a qualified rescue squad member. To be qualified, you must meet certain criteria as a volunteer firefighter or an emergency medical technician or paramedic and obtain certain approved training each year.
Individuals may be required to substantiate that eligibility requirements have been met for each year in which the credit is claimed.
ALDOR will review and verify credit requests in the order that they are received. We will send an email and/or My Alabama Taxes message to the email address/account used to submit the credit request when this process is complete.
If the credit amount requested is reduced or if the credit request is disallowed, we will provide additional information through My Alabama Taxes.
If approved, you should claim the amount approved on your Alabama tax return.
