Verify the calculation.
After paying for the program, you can download the forms from Left Menu>Tax Tools>Print Center and look for calculation worksheets in the Alabama tax return.
While you are allowed to deduct charitable donations that may or may not have been claimed on the federal return, the Alabama deduction is subject to additional restrictions. Calculate the limits based on Alabama adjusted gross income, not the federal adjusted gross income.
Click on the Alabama Form 40 Booklet to learn more about Schedule A Donations limitations, starting on page 19
Limit on the amount you may deduct Get Federal Pub. 526 to figure the amount of your deduction if any of the following applies:
- Your cash contributions or contributions of ordinary income property to certain organizations are more than 30% of Form 40, page 1, line 10.
- Your gifts of capital gain property to certain organizations are more than 20% of Form 40, page 1, line 10.
- You gave gifts of property that increased in value or gave the use of property as gifts.
