How do I generate an Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return?
Alabama Business Privilege Tax returns are available in the AL > Privilege Tax tab for individual, corporation, S corporation, partnership, and fiduciary packages.
Note: To produce the BPT-IN, the entity would have to be incorporated and start doing business in Alabama during the year following the tax year. For example, to produce a BPT-IN within Drake23, the Date started doing business in Alabama field on Alabama screen BPT and the Business start date on Federal screen 1 have to be between 01-01-2024 and 12-31-2024.
e-Filing
- Forms CPT (corporate) and PPT (S corporation and partnership pass-through) can be e-filed.
- Note: The AL Business Privilege Tax Initial Privilege Tax Return, form BPT-IN, is not an e-fileable form; it must be paper-filed.
- Individual BPT e-filing is available.
- Fiduciary BPT is not e-filable, it must be paper-filed.
Type of Taxpayer - Disregarded Entity AL PPT
- The disregarded entity status is not supported in a business return; it is only available in the individual or fiduciary package.