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FAQ Categories / Tax: Payments

Electronic payments: Please allow three to five business days for your payment to post to your account. If you made a recent payment and received a billing letter after your payment was made, then please send a copy of your payment to the address shown on the billing letter.

Mailed Payments: Please allow seven to ten business days for your payment to clear your account. If you made a recent payment and received a billing letter after your payment was made, then please send a copy of your cancelled check to the address shown on the billing letter. (If it was mailed on or around the due date, it may take longer to process.)

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/.

You may pay online through the My Alabama Taxes portal. https://myalabamataxes.alabama.gov/. You will need to have your bank routing number and checking account number to use this service. No fee is charged for this service. If you are paying with funds on a foreign bank, you must include an additional $25 exchange fee. For instruction on how to make a MAT payment go to: https://myalabamataxes.alabama.gov/webfiles/help/index.html#payments+makepayment

Do not use Form 40V when paying online.

You may request a formal payment plan agreement from the department on an individual income return liability if you have received a Notice of Final Assessment or Notice of Intent to Offset Federal Income Tax Refund. Please visit My Alabama Taxes (MAT) at https://myalabamataxes.alabama.gov to submit a payment plan request. You will need to provide the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number in addition to the letter ID of any letter received from the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR).

if you have received a “Notice of Final Assessment” or “Notice of Intent to Offset Federal Income Tax Refund”, select the Individual Income Tax payment plan is located under quick links for individuals.

If you have received a “Final Notice Before Seizure” or “Certificate of Lien for Taxes” from the Collection Services Division, select the Collections Payment Plan under Payment Quick Links.

ACH withdrawal from a valid checking or savings account is a requirement for IIT payment plans. Minimum payment is $25.00 per month not to exceed 24 months

State and Federal Refunds will continue to be captured and applied to an amount due during the life of a payment plan.

If you do not qualify for an Individual Income Tax payment plan, the department will continue to accept voluntary payments. Voluntary payments outside of a payment plan will not stop the collection process and the amount due may eventually be transferred to the Collections Services Division where a lien may be filed. Voluntary payments, if not sent with a return or billing letter, should include name, address, social security number and tax year you are paying. You may mail any payments to Alabama Department of Revenue, Income Tax Administration, P O Box 327460, Montgomery, Al 36132-7460.

You may request a formal payment plan agreement from the department on an individual income return liability if you have received a Notice of Final Assessment or Notice of Intent to Offset Federal Income Tax Refund.

Please visit My Alabama Taxes (MAT) at https://myalabamataxes.alabama.gov to submit a payment plan request. Select the “Individual Income Tax Payment Plan” hyperlink to enter the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number in addition to the letter ID of any letter received from the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR).

This is the payment plan option for Individual Income Tax Divisions only. If you receive a notice from the Collection Services Division, you should pay the amount shown on the notice or visit My Alabama Taxes (MAT) at https://myalabamataxes.alabama.gov to submit Collections payment plan request. Select the “Collections Payment Plan” hyperlink under the “Quick Payments” section.

HINTS:

Individual Income Tax payment plan is located under quick links for individuals. Select this plan if you have received a “Notice of Final Assessment” or “Notice of Intent to Offset Federal Income Tax Refund”.
Collection Services Division payment plan is under Payment Quick Links. Select this plan if you have received a “Final Notice Before Seizure” or “Certificate of Lien for Taxes”.
ACH withdrawal from a valid checking or savings account is a requirement for IIT payment plans.
Minimum payment is $25.00 per month not to exceed 24 months.
State and Federal Refunds will continue to be captured and applied to an amount due during the life of a payment plan.

You must have a My Alabama Taxes (MAT) account to view your estimate payments. You may view your 2020 estimate payments by following the steps below:

Log on to My Alabama Taxes.
Click on the Individual Income Tax link.
Click the 31-Dec-2020 link.
A list of your payments will show as pending under “Period Activity”.

You may pay online via ACH draft in 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 your My Alabama Taxes account 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 your My Alabama Taxes account 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 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/.

Please see the instructions for making a payment via MAT below. When making estimate payments, be sure to use the second option indicated on step 3 to ensure that your payment is posted to the correct period.

Where Do I Start?
Depending on which window you are currently viewing, you may need to do the following:
Click the Home hyperlink in the menu bar on the left side of the window

What Do I Do?
On the Accounts tab, view the My Accounts sub-tab.
Click the account ID hyperlink for the account you would like to make a payment on.
Depending on whether the period requires attention or not, you can either:
View the Requires Attention sub-tab on the Periods tab, and locate the period on which you want to make a payment.
or
Click the All sub-tab on the Periods tab, and locate the period on which you want to make a payment.
Click the Pay hyperlink for the period on which you want to make a payment.
Note: In some cases, after clicking the Pay hyperlink you will be directed to a Select Payment Type window. Select the hyperlink of the type of payment you wish to make.
The payment window opens.
If you already have bank account information on file for the account, the bank information for the account is displayed.
To manually enter new bank account information, select the New payment source option in the Choose Payment Source section. If you would like to make the new bank information you enter the default for the account, click the Save as default hyperlink.
To choose another bank account already on file, click the bank account name in the Choose Payment Source section.
If you do not have bank account information on file, enter in your bank account information in the appropriate fields. Click here to see a description of the fields in the payment window.
If you choose to pay by check, click the Pay By Check button. Enter the amount you would like to pay and click the Print Voucher button.
Note: You may only pay by check if the amount is less than $750.00 USD.
Be sure to verify the payment amount.
Click the Submit button.
An authorization window opens requiring you to authorize the payment transaction. Enter your password in the Password field, then click Yes.
A confirmation window shows you the details of your payment and your confirmation number. Click the Print Confirmation button if you would like to print a copy of the confirmation; click OK to close the confirmation window.
You can view your payment requests by clicking the Requests tab and then clicking the Waiting to be Processed sub-tab.

If you made two payments to the same tax year and there is an overpayment of your tax liability, then a refund will automatically be approved for the overpayment. Overpayment of tax liabilities are usually sent by paper check to the current address in our system. If you need to make a change to a payment, you may contact our office for assistance at 334-353-0602 or 334-353-9770.