Alabama Corporate Electronic Filing Information
TY 2009 Forms-Based

The 2009 Final Versions of the Schemas, Business Rules and Reject Codes for the 20C, 20C-C, 65, 20S and PTEC are available below. The AL 4163 Software Developers and Transmitters Guidelines and the AL 4163 Handbook for Electronic Filers are also available. Beginning with TY2009, the Alabama Corporate Electronic Filing Schemas will be Form-based instead of the Category-based schemas used in the previous years. The final versions of the TY2009 Corporate E-Filing Documents are available below. Software vendors should check periodically for any new or updated information. To correctly view the schema and sample instance document you will need to use Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher. The spreadsheet below is in Excel. If you don't have the Microsoft Excel software, you can download a free viewer.

 
2009 DOCUMENTS - FINAL VERSION
Updates to Alabama Corporate/Partnership Income Tax E-File Documents 
AL4164 Software Developers and Transmitters Guidelines for Alabama Corporate/Partnership Income Tax Returns Tax Year 2009 - FINAL Version Posted: 10/28/2009
AL4163 Handbook for Electronic Filers of Alabama Corporate/Partnership Income Tax Returns Tax Year 2009 - FINAL Version Posted: 10/28/2009

Alabama Form 20C Specifications Detail – Excel Spreadsheet, Form with Quick Reference and Error Code Listing (zip) - FINAL Version Updated: 11/09/2009
Alabama Form 20C-C Specifications Detail - Excel Spreadsheet, Form with Quick Reference and Error Code Listing (zip) - FINAL Version Updated: 10/28/2009
Alabama Form 20S Specifications Detail – Excel Spreadsheet, Form with Quick Reference and Error Code Listing (zip) - FINAL Version Updated: 10/28/2009  
Alabama Form 65 Specifications Detail – Excel Spreadsheet, Form with Quick Reference and Error Code Listing (zip) - FINAL Version Updated: 10/28/2009
Alabama Form PTEC Specifications Detail – Excel Spreadsheet, Form with Quick Reference and Error Code Listing (zip)- FINAL Version Updated: 10/28/2009
AL4165 Corporate/Partnership Error Reject Codes - FINAL Version Posted: 10/28/2009
Alabama Schemas Release AL2009v1.1 (20C, 20C-C, 20S, 65, and PTEC) (zip file) - FINAL Version
Updated: 11/09/2009
Changes Made to Alabama Schemas Release Updated: 11/09/2009
2009 Alabama Corporate Income Tax Forms
2009 Alabama S Corporation Income Tax Forms and Partnership Forms
2009 Form AL8453C – Corporate/Partnership Income Tax Declaration for Electronic Filing
2009 AL 4162 TEST PACKAGE

Please contact us if you are planning on developing an Alabama Corporate Electronic filing program prior to submitting any test documents at corporate.efile@revenue.alabama.gov.

Each Software Vendor will create their own test package to adequately test schedules and return/form types supported by their software. Test returns must be transmitted to the Department in .PDF format prior to submission of the electronic version of that test return.

AL 4162 Test Package for Corporate Income Tax Returns - FINAL Version  Updated: 10/28/2009

To learn more about the Alabama Corporate Electronic Filing Program, please select Corporate E-Filing under CONTACT US.

 

Updated last: November 9, 2009

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