Alabama
State Mandate
If an income tax return preparer prepares 50 or more original individual income tax returns using tax preparation software per year electronic filing is mandatory. A taxpayer may elect not to electronically file an acceptable original individual income tax return by filing an election form to opt out of electronic filing. This form must be signed by the taxpayer, or taxpayers in the case of a joint return, and by the preparer. The form must be attached and filed with the paper, original individual income tax return.
ALABAMA Tax Forms and Instructions
Information
Online Credit Card Payments
- Offical Payments
Or call 1-800-2PAY-TAX (Offical payments charges a nominal fee
for this service)(Use Jurisdiction Code 2000 for Individual and Jurisdiction Code
2006 for Business Taxes)
Mailing Addresses
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Return Mailing Address:
Alabama Department of Revenue
P.O. Box 154
Montgomery, AL 36135-0001
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Return Mailing Address without Refund:
Alabama Department of Revenue
P. O. Box 327477
Montgomery, AL 36132
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Estimates Mailing Address:
Alabama Department of Revenue Individual Estimates
P. O. Box 327485
Montgomery, AL 36132-7485
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Amended Return Mailing Address:
Alabama Department of Revenue
P. O. Box 327477
Montgomery, AL 36132
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Extension Mailing Address:
You must file Form 4868A if you cannot file your return by the due date. Alabama will not accept a Federal Form 4868 in lieu if Alabama Form 4868A
Alabama Department of Revenue Individual and Corporate Tax Division
PO Box 327461
Montgomery AL 36132-7461
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Electronic Filing:
Alabama accepts Resident returns electronically. They can be transmitted with the Federal return or transmitted as a State only return.
The ADOR automatically accepts electronic filers who have been accepted into the Federal Electronic Filing Program.
Tax preparers must retain the Alabama Form AL8453 and all Federal and state forms and schedules for a period of three years from the due date of the return or the sate the return was filed. If a credit for taxes paid to another state is claimed, the preparer must also retain a copy of the other states return for a period of three years.
Federal Tax Information
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Where's My Federal Refund?
Access this Secure Web Site to find out if the IRS Received Your Return and Whether Your Refund was Processed and Sent to You
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Federal Refund Cycle
Pub 2043 (PDF) ELF Peak Refund Cycle Chart
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Pub 2043 (PDF) ELF Peak Refund Cycle Chart
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IRS Publications
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IRS Forms
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IRS Contact Information
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Tax Resources
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