Alabama § 26-16-31 - (Repealed Effective for Tax Years Beginning After December 31, 2005) State Income Tax Refund Designation Program - Authorization; Procedure.

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§ 26-16-31. (Repealed Effective for Tax Years Beginning After December 31, 2005) State Income Tax Refund Designation Program - Authorization; Procedure.

(a) For the tax year beginning October 1, 1983, and until the State Treasurer certifies that the assets in the Children’s Trust Fund exceed $10,000,000, a resident individual taxpayer who files an Alabama income tax return and who is entitled to an income tax refund from the State Department of Revenue sufficient to make a designation under this section may designate that $5, $10, $25 or other sum of his or her refund be credited to the Children’s Trust Fund. In the case of a joint return of husband and wife who are entitled to a tax refund sufficient to make a designation under this section, a designation may be made in the same denominations or sums of their refund to be credited to the Children’s Trust Fund. Such designation shall be made by marking the appropriate box, printed on the return pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(b) The State Department of Revenue shall print on the face of the state income tax form for residents a space for taxpayers to designate that a contribution be made to the Children’s Trust Fund from their income tax refund due. The space for designating the contribution shall provide for checkoff boxes in the stated amounts or other dollar amount, commencing for the tax year 1989 and thereafter.

(c) The State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, created pursuant to Section 26-16-3, may, from time to time, change the designated checkoff sums upon resolution passed, in accordance with the provisions of the administrative procedure laws, and upon proper notification to the Department of Revenue.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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