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Can I pay my income taxes due with a credit card?

If you file and have a balance due, the amount owed can be charged to your American Express, Visa, Discover/Novus, or MasterCard by using ACI Payments, Inc. or Value Payment Systems.

Value Payment Systems does not accept American Express but has a program called BillMeLater. You can pay by calling 1-800-2PAY-TAX (ACI Payments, Inc.), Alabama´s Jurisdiction Code is 1100).

You can also pay over the Internet by visiting ACI Payments, Inc. or Value Payment Systems. There is a convenience fee for this service. The fee is based on the amount of your tax payment and is paid directly to ACI Payments, Inc. or Value Payment Systems.

You may also make a credit card payment by calling the Alabama Department of Revenue at (334) 353-8096.

Do not include Form 40V with your return when you pay your taxes by credit card.

You may pay online by ACH draft via My Alabama Taxes. There is no charge for this service. Go to https://myalabamataxes.alabama.gov and click on the Pay a Bill I’ve Received from ALDOR link or log in to My Alabama Taxes and click on the Make a Payment link.

In addition, you can make a credit card payment in My Alabama Taxes by logging in to My Alabama Taxes and clicking on the Make a Payment link. If the Pay by Credit Card button does not initially appear, enter the Payment Type and Filing Period first.

You may also make a credit card payment over the phone by calling ALDOR at 334-353-8096.

Do not include Form 40V with your return if you pay your taxes by ACH draft or by credit card.

If you prefer to mail your payment, you may do so by using Form 40V and the instructions located at https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/forms/form-40v-fillable-5/.

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      • 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.
    • You should report the approved credit amount on the Schedule OC when you file your Alabama tax return.
    • 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.
    • You can obtain a copy of the certificate at Forms.
    • Yes. You must apply for the credit each year for which you are planning to file an Alabama tax return and claim the credit.