Who should you contact for assistance with the credit submission process or questions about individual income tax credits?
Individual taxpayers needing assistance with the credit claim process or who have questions about available tax credits should call the Individual Income Tax Audit and Appeals Division at 334-353-9770.
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.
