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View All Individual Income Tax, Payments FAQs

How do I make a payment on My Alabama Taxes?

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.

For instructions,  please go to https://myalabamataxes.alabama.gov/tap/webfiles/help/index.html#payments+makepayment.

Related FAQs in Individual Income Tax, Payments

In Alabama, a resale certificate is officially called a “Sales Tax License”. To get a copy of your Alabama resale certificate or Sales Tax License, you should:

Login to MAT, locate the appropriate tax account, locate and click “Print tax account license” link. If you need help or cannot access your certificate online contact the Alabama Department of Revenue Sales and Use Tax Division for assistance.

Step by Step Instructions for License Renewal

Yes. In accordance with Rule 810-6-1-.144.03: All buyers of property for resale purposes are entitled to purchase at wholesale, tax-free, the property they resell as regular course of business when they have secured the sales tax license required by law. This rule also applies to retailers located outside Alabama when they have secured the sales tax license required by law in the state in which they are located.

A credit card transaction fee is a charge added to the regular price of an item by a retailer when the purchaser pays for the item using a credit card. Other names for this fee include swipe fee, credit card surcharge, processing fee, service charge, or convenience fee.

These fees are subject to sales and use tax and should be included in the seller’s gross sales on retail transactions when calculating tax due. Example: A sale of tangible personal property totals $100. The customer pays with a credit card and is charged a $3 credit card transaction fee. The total price of $103, including the credit card transaction fee, is subject to sales and use taxes.

A credit card fee, even if separately stated, is part of the retailer’s cost of doing business, and the entire consideration for the sale of tangible personal property is subject to sales and use taxes.

If a transaction consists of only non-taxable goods or services, the credit card transaction fee is not subject to sales and use taxes. Example: A customer is charged $50 for a haircut. The customer pays with a credit card and is charged a $3 credit card transaction fee. Since the haircut is not subject to sales and use taxes, the corresponding credit card transaction fee is not subject to sales and use taxes.

When trying to complete title applications for vessels that have inches listed on the MSO, please use this Vessel Length Chart for conversion purposes.

Vessel Length Chart

Yes, Alabama allows resident individuals to claim a tax credit for income taxes imposed by other states. This credit is claimed on Form 40, Schedule CR. A copy of the other state’s return and a copy of the state Schedule K-1 should be included as documentation of this credit.

If the individual does not file an individual income tax return in the other state or the state provides an exclusion of income, include a proforma return calculating the tax at the other state’s rate and a copy of the state Schedule K-1 as documentation of this credit.

Note: Any Pass-Through Entity tax deducted on the Pass-Through Entity’s federal return, which reduces the taxable income reported on the owner’s K-1, should be added back to compute Alabama taxable income.

No, if the current title is an Alabama ELT there is no cost to print a physical title.

However, once an ELT is printed on physical title paper it can not be printed again. A replacement title application must be applied for if a replacement is needed.