Account Number (Column A) - Enter the Alabama withholding tax account number. The account number will be either a ten digit number or it will begin with an R followed by 9 digits.

Period End (Column B) – Enter the period for which the return is being filed. If the return is for a month (Jan, Feb, Apr, May, July, Aug, Oct, Nov), enter the ending date of that month. For example January 2009 should be entered as 20090131. If the return is for a quarter (Mar, June, Sept, Dec), enter the ending date of the quarter. For example: March 2009 should be entered as 20090331.

Period (Column C) – Enter M for a monthly return (Jan, Feb, Apr, May, July, Aug, Oct, Nov) or enter Q for a quarterly return (Mar, June, Sept, Dec).

Return Type (Column D) – Enter return type for the period being filed. Enter A-6 for a monthly return or A-1 for a quarterly return.

Number of Employees (Column E) – Enter the number of employees from whose wages Alabama income tax has been withheld during the reporting period.

Tax Withheld Amt (Column F) – Enter the total amount of tax withheld for the reporting period. If a monthly report is being filed this amount will only be the amount of tax withheld for the month. If a quarterly report is being filed this amount will include all withholding tax for the three months of the quarter.

Tax Remitted First 2 Months (Column G)– Only enter an amount in this field if a quarterly report (A-1) is being filed. Enter the total tax previously remitted for the first two months of the quarter being reported. Enter zero if no tax was previously remitted.

Credit for Overpayment (Column H) - Enter the amount of overpayment if a credit is due. The credit amount cannot exceed the amount of the tax due on this return. If you do not have an overpayment and are not entitled to a credit, leave this field blank.

Amount of Tax Due (Column I) – Enter the total amount of tax due for this return.

Final Return (Column J) - Enter N if this is not a final return. Only enter Y if this is a final return, you have discontinued withholding Alabama income tax and you want to close the account.

Final Rpt Last Payment (Column K) - If this is a final return, enter the date when you discontinued withholding Alabama income tax. Leave this field blank if this is not a final return.

Prior Year Credit (Column L) – Enter the year of the credit if an overpayment occurred in a prior year. Leave blank if no overpayment occurred in a prior year.

Prior Year Withheld Amt (Column M) - Enter the prior year tax withheld amount for the year in which the credit occurred. Leave blank if no overpayment occurred in a prior year.

Prior Year Paid Amt (Column N) – Enter the amount of withholding tax paid for the year in which the credit occurred. Leave blank if no overpayment occurred in a prior year.

Qtr 1 Current Year Credit (Column O) – Enter the month and year in which the overpayment occurred during the first quarter of the current year. Leave blank if no overpayment occurred in this period.

Qtr 1 Current Year Withheld Amt (Column P) – Enter the actual amount of tax withheld for the first quarter of the current year if an overpayment occurred during this period. Leave blank if there was no overpayment in this period.

Qtr 1 Current Year Paid Amt (Column Q) – Enter the amount of tax paid for the first quarter of the current year if an overpayment occurred during this period. Leave blank if there was no overpayment in this period.

Qtr 2 Current Year Credit (Column R) - Enter the month and year in which the overpayment occurred during the second quarter of the current year. Leave blank if no overpayment occurred in this period.

Qtr 2 Current Year Withheld Amt (Column S) - Enter the actual amount of tax withheld for the second quarter of the current year if an overpayment occurred during this period. Leave blank if there was no overpayment in this period.

Qtr 2 Current Year Paid Amt (Column T) - Enter the amount of tax paid for the second quarter of the current year if an overpayment occurred during this period. Leave blank if there was no overpayment in this period.

Qtr 3 Current Year Credit (Column U) - Enter the month and year in which the overpayment occurred during the third quarter of the current year. Leave blank if no overpayment occurred in this period.

Qtr 3 Current Year Withheld Amt (Column V) - Enter the actual amount of tax withheld for the third quarter of the current year if an overpayment occurred during this period. Leave blank if there was no overpayment in this period.

Qtr 3 Current Year Paid Amt (Column W) - Enter the amount of tax paid for the third quarter of the current year if an overpayment occurred during this period. Leave blank if there was no overpayment in this period.

Payment Method (Column X) – Enter payment method as E for EFT Debit then enter the bank routing number in column AA and bank account number in column AB. Enter V for EFT Credit then initiate payment through your banking institute. If no tax is due, enter payment method as Z.

Payment Date (Column Y) – Enter the date of your payment. This date cannot be a prior date.

Bank Acct Type (Column Z) - Enter the bank account type if the payment method is E (EFT Debit). Leave blank if the payment method is V or Z.

Bank Acct Type (Column AA) – Enter the bank routing number (9 characters) if payment method is E for EFT Debit. Leave blank if the payment method is V or Z.

Bank Acct Number (Column AB) – Enter the bank account number (3 – 17 characters). Leave blank if the payment method is V or Z.