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Summary

Fixes #7190 - Updates 2025 Alabama income tax parameters.

Changes

  • Updated standard deduction phase-out thresholds for 2025
  • Added 2025 references to parameter files

Old Features Not Implemented

The following Alabama income tax features from the 2025 Form 40 Instructions are not currently implemented in PolicyEngine:

Feature Form Reference Description
Qualified Long-Term Care Premiums Schedule A, Line 26 Fully deductible (no AGI floor). NOT included in medical expenses.
Gambling Losses Schedule A, Line 25 Deductible to extent of winnings. NOT subject to 2% AGI floor.
Railroad Retirement Tax (Tier 1) Schedule A, Line 7 Employee's Tier 1 contribution is deductible as itemized deduction.
City/County/Occupational Tax Schedule A, Line 8 As reported on W-2.
Personal Property Taxes Schedule A, Line 8 Tax based on vehicle value (not weight-based portion).
Federal Gift Taxes Schedule A, Line 8 Deductible if taxpayer made the gift and paid the tax.
Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes Schedule A, Line 8 GST taxes imposed on income distributions per 26 U.S.C. §2601.

New Features (2025) Not Implemented

The following new features from the 2025 Form 40 Instructions are not currently implemented:

Feature Legal Authority Description
Vehicle Loan Interest Deduction Section 40-18-15 New for 2025-2028. Interest on qualified vehicle loans (US final assembly, personal use). Cap: $10,000. Phaseout: $100k single / $200k MFJ. See page 20.
Sound Money Tax Neutrality Act Act 2024-447 Amends Section 40-18-14 to exclude net capital gains from precious metal bullion exchange from state income taxes. See page 7.
Military Income Exemption Act 2024-170 Amends Section 40-18-3 to expand state income tax exemption on military pay for certain compensation of National Guard and Reserve members deployed outside US or activated for emergencies. See page 7.
Alabama Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act 2024-302 Annual credit up to $2M per project for up to 10 years for qualified workforce housing projects. Administered by Alabama Housing Finance Authority. See Schedule OC.
Childcare Facility Tax Credit Act 2024-303 Tax incentive for Alabama childcare providers who own and operate a qualified facility. Based on facility's quality rating and average monthly eligible children. See Schedule OC.
Employer Tax Credit Act 2024-303 Tax incentive for Alabama employers (non-childcare providers) who support employees' childcare needs by offering financial assistance. See Schedule OC.
Employer Provider Credit Act 2024-303 Tax incentive for Alabama childcare providers who incur eligible expenses for operation, maintenance, and/or updates of a qualified childcare facility. See Schedule OC.

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hua7450 and others added 2 commits January 16, 2026 00:46
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@hua7450 hua7450 marked this pull request as ready for review January 16, 2026 05:52
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Update 2025 Alabama income tax

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