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POSTAGE  \nPAID  \nSTATE OF ALABAMA  \nAlabama Department of Revenue Individual & Corporate Tax Division P.O . Box 327465  \nMontgomery, AL 36132-7465  \nIndex  \nA  \nAddress Change … 12  \nAddresses of Taxpayer Service Centers …2  \nAlabama Election Campaign Fund …8 Amended Return … 12  \nAmount You Owe … 10  \nC  \nConsumer Use Tax …8 and 9 Credit Card …22  \nD  \nDeath of Taxpayer … 12  \nDependents—  \nBirth or Death of Dependent … 10 Children … 10  \nOther Dependents … 10  \nSupport of Dependents … 10 Domicile …4  \nDonations of Refunds … 11 and 12  \nE  \nExtension of Time to File … 12 E-Check … 10  \nF  \nFederal Tax Liability Deduction …7 and 9 Figuring Your Income Tax …8, 14-19 Filing Information …4  \nFiling Requirements—When To File …5  \nWhere To File … 10  \nWhich Form To File …5  \nWho Must File …5  \nFiling Status and Exemptions—Which Box To Check …6  \nForm W-2 …6 and 7  \nForms, How To Get …23  \nG  \nGeneral Information … 12  \nH  \nHead of Family …6  \nI  \nIncome (Examples)—You Must Report …6  \nYou Do Not Report …7  \nIncome Tax Withheld (Alabama)…7 Interest—Late Payment of Tax … 12 Interest and Dividend Income …7  \nM  \nMarried Persons—Filing Joint or Separate Return …6  \nMilitary Personnel—Residents of Alabama …4 Nonresidents of Alabama …5  \nN  \nName and Address …6 Nonresidents of Alabama—Which Form To File …5 Who Must File …5  \nP  \nPayments—  \nCheck/Money Order … 10 Credit Card … 10 and 22 E-Check … 10  \nPenalty—  \nCriminal Liability … 12 Late Filing … 12  \nLate Payment of Tax … 12 Personal Exemption …6 and 8 Preparer, Tax Return … 10  \nR  \nRecords—How Long To Keep … 12 Refund Hotline Number …3 and 13 Refund, When Should I Expect?…4 Requesting a Copy of Your  \nTax Return … 12  \nRounding Off to Whole Dollars …7  \nS  \nSalaries …7  \nSetoff Debt Collection …4 and 13 Sign Your Return … 10  \nSingle Person …6  \nSocial Security Number …6 Specific Instructions …6-12 Standard Deduction …7  \nSteps For Preparing Your Return …5 Students and Dependents …5  \nT  \nTax Assistance for Taxpayers …2 Tax Tables … 14-19  \nW  \nWhat’s New …3  \nWhere To File Form 40A …2 and 10 Writing to the Alabama  \nDepartment of Revenue … 12  \nAddresses of District Taxpayer Service Centers  \nAlabama income tax assistance may be obtained by calling or visiting any of the Alabama Department of Revenue Taxpayer Service Centers listed below. Additional forms and instructions may also be obtained from these centers. For refund information, call 1-800-558-3912.  \n􀀃 AUBURN, ALABAMA 36831-2929 3300 Skyway Drive  \nP.O. Box 2929  \nPhone –(334) 887-9549  \n􀀃 DOTHAN, ALABAMA 36302-5739  \n344 North Oates St.  \nP.O. Box 5739  \nPhone –(334) 793-5803  \n􀀃 GADSDEN, ALABAMA 35902-1190  \n235 College Street  \nP.O. Drawer 1190  \nPhone –(256) 547-0554  \n􀀃 HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 35814-1487 4920 Corporate Drive, Suite H  \nP.O. Box 11487  \nPhone –(256) 837-2319  \n􀀃 MOBILE, ALABAMA 36616-1406  \n955 Downtowner Blvd.  \nP.O. Drawer 160406 Phone –(251) 344-4737  \n􀀃 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36132-7490 2545 Taylor Road  \nP.O. Box 327490  \nPhone –(334) 242-2677  \n􀀃 MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA 35662-3148  \n874 Reservation Road  \nP.O. Box 3148  \nPhone –(256) 383-4631  \n􀀃 PELHAM, ALABAMA 35124-1927 2020 Valleydale Road, Suite 208 (Hoover)  \nP.O. Box 1927  \nPhone –(205) 733-2740  \n􀀃 TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 35403-2467 518 19th Avenue  \nP.O. 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