State tax filing

Yes, the firefighter tax credit is available for 2023 - 2027.

1. Go to your Alabama (AL) state return
2. Go through the interview or click on the 'Credits' section
3. Continue until you see the Volunteer Emergency Responder Tax Credit Screen
4. Enter the amount you are qualified for based on the information below.
5. See the image below.

• Ala. Code § 40-18-481 (“a qualified volunteer firefighter who is a certified volunteer firefighter or a licensed EMT-Basic, or a qualified rescue squad member who is a licensed EMT-Basic, shall be entitled to a state income tax credit in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) each year if he or she submits proof of training meeting the requirements of subsection (c).”)
• For tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2023, and ending December 31, 2027, unless extended by an act of the Legislature, a qualified volunteer firefighter who is certified as a Firefighter II or a licensed Advanced EMT or EMT-Paramedic, or a qualified rescue squad member who is a licensed Advanced EMT or EMT-Paramedic, shall be entitled to a state income tax credit of six hundred dollars ($600) each year if he or she submits proof of training meeting the requirements of subsection (c).