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How do you claim credits that do not require pre-certification by an individual income taxpayer?

These credits will be subject to an approval process when the tax return is filed claiming the credit. The following are credits that do not require pre-certification by an individual income taxpayer through My Alabama Taxes:

 

  • Alabama Adoption Tax Credit
  • Credit for Transferring from Failing Public School to Nonfailing Public or Nonpublic School
  • Alabama Accountability Act Credit – Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) portion*
  • Investment Credit (Alabama Jobs Act)**
  • Port Credit
  • Credit for Taxes Paid to Other States
  • Dual Enrollment Credit
  • Growing Alabama Credit***
  • Innovating Alabama Credit***
  • Rural Physician Credit
  • Alabama Enterprise Zone Act Credit
  • Credit for Taxes Paid to a Foreign Country
  • Income Tax Capital Credit

 

*Alabama Accountability Act Credit – Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) portion – The process for reserving a donation to an SGO remains unchanged. Only pass-through entity filers are required to complete the new pre-certification process in My Alabama Taxes for donations made to an SGO when the Alabama Accountability Act Credit is passed through to its members.

 

**Investment Credit (Alabama Jobs Act) – The approval of this credit is managed through the Department of Commerce. Once the Department of Commerce has approved the annual certification, ALDOR will notify the investing company to complete an allocation schedule through My Alabama Taxes. See https://revenue.alabama.gov/tax-incentives/.

 

***Growing Alabama Credit and Innovating Alabama Credit – The process for reserving a donation to an EDO remains unchanged.

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.
    • 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.