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    How to Calculate 2021 Alabama State Income Tax by Using State Income Tax Table

    1. Find your income exemptions

    2. Find your pretax deductions, including 401K, flexible account contributions ...

    3. Find your gross income

    4. Check the 2021 Alabama state tax rate and the rules to calculate state income tax

    5. Calculate your state income tax step by step

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    Alabama State Tax Tables


    Tax rate used in calculating Alabama state tax for year 2021

    State Abbreviation:

    AL

    State Tax Withholding State Code:

    01

    Acceptable Exemption Form:

    A-4

    Basis For Withholding:

    State Exemptions

    Acceptable Exemption Data:

    S, N, M, H / Number of Exemptions

    TSP Deferred:

    Yes

    Special Coding:

    Determine the Total Number Of Allowances Claimed field as follows:
    First Position - S = Single; N = Married, Filing Separate Returns; M = Married; H = Head of Household.
    Second and Third Positions - Enter the total number of allowances claimed. If less than 10, precede with a zero.

    Additional Information:

    None




    Withholding Formula >(Alabama Effective 2021)<

    1. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.
    2. Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Health Benefits Plan payment (s) (includes dental and vision insurance program, and flexible spending account - health care and dependent care deductions) from the amount computed in step 1.
    3. Add the taxable biweekly fringe benefits (taxable life insurance, etc.) to the amount computed in step 2 to obtain the adjusted gross biweekly wages.
    4. Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages times >26< to obtain the gross annual wages.
    5. Determine the personal exemption by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the gross wages to compute the taxable income.

      Tax Withholding Table
      Zero or Single
      (Filing Status S)
      If the Amount of
      Taxable Income Is:
      The Standard Deduction
      Amount Is:
      Over: But Not
      Over:
       

    6. $0
      >23,499.99
      2,500
      23,499.99
      23,999.99
      2,475
      23,999.99
      24,499.99
      2,450
      21,499.99
      24,999.99
      2,425
      24,999.99
      25,499.99
      2,400
      25,499.99
      25,999.99
      2,375
      25,999.99
      26,499.99
      2,350
      26,499.99
      26,999.99
      2,325
      26,999.99
      27,499.99
      2,300
      27,499.99
      27,999.99
      2,275
      27,999.99
      28,499.99
      2,250
      28,499.99
      28,999.99
      2,225
      28,999.99
      29,499.99
      2,200
      29,499.99
      29,999.99
      2,175
      29,999.99
      30,499.99
      2,150
      30,499.99
      30,999.99
      2,125
      30,999.99
      31,499.99
      2,100
      31,499.99
      31,999.99
      2,075
      31,999.99
      32,499.99
      2,050
      32,499.99
      32,999.99
      2,025
      32,999.99<
      and over
      2,000


      Married - Filing Separately
      (Filing Status N)

      If the Amount of
      Taxable Income Is:

      The Standard Deduction
      Amount Is:

      Over:
      But Not Over:
      $ 0
      >$ 10,749.99
      $ 3,750
      10,749.99
      10,999.99
      3,662
      10,999.99
      11,249.99
      3,574
      11,249.99
      11,499.99
      3,486
      11,499.99
      11,749.99
      3,398
      11,749.99
      11,999.99
      3,310
      11,999.99
      12,249.99
      3,222
      12,249.99
      12,499.99
      3,134
      12,499.99
      12,749.99
      3,046
      12,749.99
      12,999.99
      2,958
      12,999.99
      13,249.99
      2,870
      13,249.99
      13,499.99
      2,782
      13,499.99
      13,749.99
      2,694
      13,749.99
      13,999.99
      2,606
      13,999.99
      14,249.99
      2,518
      14,249.99
      14,499.99
      2,430
      14,499.99
      14,749.99
      2,342
      14,749.99
      14,999.99
      2,254
      14,999.99
      15,249.99
      2,166
      15,249.99
      15,499.99
      2,078
      15,499.99<
      and over
      2,000

      Married
      (Filing Status M)

      If the Amount of
      Taxable Income Is:

      The Standard Deduction
      Amount Is:

      Over
      But Not Over:
      $ 0
      >$ 23,499.99
      $ 7,500
      23,499.99
      23,999.99
      7,325
      23,999.99
      24,499.99
      7,150
      24,499.99
      24,999.99
      6,975
      24,999.99
      25,499.99
      6,800
      25,499.99
      25,999.99
      6,625
      25,999.99
      26,499.99
      6,450
      26,499.99
      26,999.99
      6,275
      26,999.99
      27,499.99
      6,100
      27,499.99
      27,999.99
      5,925
      27,999.99
      28,499.99
      5,750
      28,499.99
      28,999.99
      5,575
      28,999.99
      29,499.99
      5,400
      29,499.99
      29,999.99
      5,225
      29,999.99
      30,499.99
      5,050
      30,499.99
      30,999.99
      4,875
      30,999.99
      28,499.99
      4,700
      31,499.99
      31,999.99
      4,525
      31,999.99
      32,499.99
      4,350
      32,499.99
      32,999.99
      4,175
      32,999.99<
      and over
      4,000

      Married - Head of Household
      (Filing Status H)

      If the Amount of
      Annual Wages Is:

      The Standard Deduction
      Amount Is:

      Over
      But Not Over:
      $ 0
      >$23,499.99
      $ 4,700
      23,499.99
      23,999.99
      4,565
      23,999.99
      24,499.99
      4,430
      24,499.99
      24,999.99
      4,295
      24,999.99
      25,499.99
      4,160
      25,499.99
      25,999.99
      4,025
      25,999.99
      26,499.99
      3,890
      26,499.99
      26,999.99
      3,755
      26,999.99
      27,499.99
      3,620
      27,499.99
      27,999.99
      3,485
      27,999.99
      28,499.99
      3,350
      28,499.99
      28,999.99
      3,215
      28,999.99
      29,499.99
      3,080
      29,499.99
      29,999.99
      2,945
      29,999.99
      30,499.99
      2,810
      30,499.99
      30,999.99
      2,675
      30,999.99
      31,499.99
      2,540
      31,499.99
      31,999.99
      2,405
      31,999.99
      32,499.99
      2,270
      32,499.99
      32,999.99
      2,135
      32,999.99<
      and over
      2,000

    7. Calculate the Federal Tax Deduction based on the actual amount of federal tax withheld this payroll period multiplied by>26.<
    8. Determine the personal exemption allowance based on the employee's marital status using the following table.

    9. If the Employee Claims the Following Withholding
      Exemption Status:

      The Personal Exemption Allowance Is:

      Zero
      $ 0
      Single or Married Filing Separate
      1,500
      Married or Head of Household
      3,000

    10. Calculate the Dependent Exemption by multiplying the number of exemptions claimed by one of the following amounts based on the employee's annualized wages.

    11. If the Amount of
      Annual Wages Is:

      The Amount Per
      Dependent Is:

      Over
      But Not Over:
      $ 0
      $ 20,000
      $ 1,000
      20,000
      100,000
      500
      100,000
      and over
      300


    12. If the employee is claiming "0" (ZERO), SINGLE, MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY or HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD, apply the following tax rate the annualized taxable wages to determine the annual amount.

    13. Zero
      Single
      Married - Filing Separately
      Head of Household

      If the Amount of
      Annual Taxable Wages Is:

      The Amount of Tax Is:

      Over
      But Not
      Over
      $ 0
      $ 500
      $ 0
      plus
      2.0%
      $ 0
      500
      3,000
      10
      plus
      4.0%
      500
      3,000
      and over
      110
      plus
      5.0%
      3,000

    14. If the employee is claiming MARRIED, apply the following tax rate the annualized taxable wages to determine the annual amount.

    15. Married

      If the Amount of
      Annual Taxable Wages Is:

      The Amount of Tax Is:

      Over:

      But Not
      Over:

      $ 0
      $ 1,000
      $ 0
      plus
      2.0%
      $ 0
      1,000
      6,000
      20
      plus
      4.0%
      1,000
      6,000
      and over
      220
      plus
      5.0%
      6,000

      11. Divide the annual Alabama tax withholding by >26< to obtain the biweekly Alabama tax withholding.


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