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| Alabama |  Allow payments for tax year 2008 |
General Instructions
The Alabama Department of Revenue no longer requires a separate extension and will automatically grant a six month extension until October 15, 2009 to file your 2008 tax return.
To avoid penalties and interest, the balance due on an Alabama return must be paid by April 15, 2009. Filing for an extension does not extend the time to pay your taxes. A late payment penalty and interest may still apply if your tax liability is not paid on or before April 15th.
Penalty and Interest Charges on Tax Owed:
- If you have an approved extension, you will not be charged a delinquent penalty. Other penalties such as fraud penalty (maximum 50%), non-payment penalty (1% per month), estimate penalty (10% maximum), or underestimation penalty (6% maximum) will be charged, if applicable, even if you have an approved extension.
- Interest is charged from the regular due date of the return until the tax is paid. It will be charged even if you have an extension or you show reasonable cause for not paying the tax on time. Alabama law provides that interest be collected at the same rate prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service.
If You Owe...
If you owe Alabama income taxes you may request an extension for additional time to file and pay your estimated balance due in the following ways:
Pay with check or money order:
- Prepare Form 40V (click here to download PDF)
- Mail to:
Alabama Department of Revenue
Individual and Corporate Tax Division
PO Box 327467
Montgomery, AL 36132-7467
Pay by Credit Card:
Alabama accepts payment by credit card through Official Payments Corporation. You will need to know the AL jurisdiction code of 1100 to complete this transaction. After you accept the credit card transaction, you will receive a confirmation number. Write down and save this confirmation number for your records. You will still need to file Form 4868A.
- Prepare Form 4868A (click here to download PDF)
- Mail to:
Alabama Department of Revenue
Individual and Corporate Tax Division
PO Box 327464
Montgomery, AL 36132-7464
Official Payments Corporation will accept Discover/NOVUS, MasterCard, Visa or American Express card to pay your personal income taxes. There is a convenience fee for this service equal to 2.5% of the tax amount being charged. The minimum fee is $1.00.
Making a payment by credit card can be done either on the web or by telephone.
To make your payment and receive an automatic extension of time to file, have the following information ready:
- Type of Payment: Individual Income Tax
- The amount you are paying in dollars and cents
- Your social security number
- Your spouse's social security number (if applicable)
- The first four letters of your last name
- The first four letters of your spouse's last name, if different from yours
- Tax year 2008
- Your home telephone number (including area code)
- Credit card number
- Credit card expiration date (MM/YYYY)
- ZIP Code for the address where your credit card bills are sent
