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The Alabama Supplemental Information dialog allows you to enter additional information unique to the Alabama payroll tax processing requirements.
Choose Utilities > Payroll Tax Processing and then either click the AL state flag icon on the shortcut bar or choose View > Alabama. Choose Setup > Supplemental Information when the Alabama payroll tax processing window is active.
Fields & buttons
General tab
Enter the following information:
- Calculate interest/penalty (checkbox). Mark this checkbox if you want the program to calculate the interest and penalty based on the date entered in the Signature Information group box.
- Employee Tax (%)
- Liability date (EE)
- Liability date (ER)
Enter the following signature information:
- Title
- Date. Enter the date the form(s) were prepared and signed. If you chose to have the program automatically calculate interest and penalty amounts, this date will be used for the calculations.
- Suppress date on forms (checkbox). Marking this checkbox omits the signature date from all forms.
Withholding tab
Enter the following withholding information:
- Final return/Cancel account (checkbox)
- Calculate penalty/interest (checkbox). Mark this checkbox if you want the program to calculate the penalty and interest based on the date entered in the Signature Information group box.
- Interest rate (%). Enter the applicable interest rate. The program will calculate interest due by multiplying the amount due by this rate.
- Last payment date. If this is a final return, enter the last payment date.
- Overpayment. If applicable, choose Refund or Credit.
Enter the remittance amounts for the months of January through December.
Note: Line 4 of Form A-1 will pull the remitted amounts from this field.
E-filing tab
Enter the following payment information:
- Payment method. Select None, EFT Credit, or EFT Debit from the drop-down list in this field. If None is selected, the other fields within the Payment Information group box are unavailable.
- Checkbook. From the Checkbook field drop-down list, select the checkbook from which you want to make the payment. If the appropriate checkbook is not available in the list, add the checkbook by choosing Setup > Checkbook from the CSA main window and entering the checkbook information.
Note: The file will include the Routing number and Account number listed on the General tab of the Checkbook dialog.
- Savings account. If the bank account selected is a savings account, mark this checkbox.
If a prior year credit exists, enter the following credit information:
- Prior year withheld. Enter the amount withheld in the prior year.
- Prior year paid. Enter the amount paid in the prior year.
Related topics
Processing state payroll tax forms
State Payroll Tax modules in CSA
Alabama Payroll Tax module
Alabama e-filing
Creating a SUTA file for a payroll tax form
Creating a withholding file for a payroll tax form
Unemployment file formats by state