Version: 2.0.0

Create

Use this endpoint to create Alabama Form A-1 (Employer's Quarterly Return of Income Tax Withheld) for an employer (payer) to report the total Alabama income tax withheld from employee wages for a specified calendar quarter and remit the corresponding withholding tax due to the Alabama Department of Revenue.

Form A-1 must be filed every quarter, even if no tax is withheld or no wages were paid.

POST StateFilings/ALA1WH/Create

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Request Body

Field	Type	Description
StateWHRecords	Object[]	Object to identify the records.
SequenceId	String	A unique identifier for this record. Size Range: ..50
ReturnHeader	Object	Contains business information.
TaxYear	String	The tax year for which the Form A-1 is to be filed. Allowed values 2025, 2026
Qtr	String	The quarter for which the Form A-1 is to be filed. Allowed values "Q1", "Q2", "Q3", "Q4"
Business	object	Object to identify the Business Details.
BusinessId	Guid	Optional Use the unique Business ID (Generated by TaxBandits) that you received in the response of the Business CREATE Endpoint. If you do not have a Business ID, ignore the field. By giving the Business ID, you do not have to provide all the business information again.
PayerRef	string	Optional Your unique identifier for the payer. Can replace BusinessId in future requests. Size Range: 50
IsDefaultBusiness	Boolean	When set to TRUE, this business will be set as the default across requests that do not specify a business.
TINDetails	object	TIN information for the business.
Format	string	Specifies how the TIN is passed. Allowed values "PLAIN_TIN" — Pass TIN directly, "TOKENIZED_TIN" — Pass tokenized TIN
TINType	string	Specify the TIN type of the business. Allowed values "EIN", "SSN", "QI-EIN", "ITIN", "WP-EIN", "WT-EIN", "NQI-EIN", "IRSN"
TIN	string	The TIN value according to the Format selected.
IndividualNm	object	Optional Required when TINType is SSN. Provide individual name fields instead of BusinessNm.
FirstNm	string	The first name of the individual. Size Range: 20
MiddleNm	string	Optional Middle name of the individual. Size Range: 20
LastNm	string	The last name of the individual. Size Range: 20
Suffix	string	Optional Suffix of the individual's name. Allowed values "Jr", "Sr", "I", "II", "III", "IV", "V", "VI", "VII"
BusinessNm	string	Legal name of the business. Required when TINType is EIN. Size Range: 75
NameCtrl	string	Name control of the business as registered with the IRS. Size Range: 3..4
DBADetails	object[]	Optional DBA (Doing Business As) information.
DBANm	string	Name of the DBA. Size Range: 75
DBARef	string	Unique identifier for the DBA. Size Range: 1-50
DBAId	Guid	TaxBandits-generated DBA identifier.
Address	object[]	Address information of the DBA.
Address1	string	Street address or PO Box. Size Range: 46
Address2	string	Optional Suite or apartment number. Size Range: 46
City	string	DBA's city. Size Range: 50
ProvinceOrState	string	DBA's province or state name. When the country code is US: Allowed values "AL", "AK", "AZ", "AR", "CA", "CO", "CT", "DE", "DC", "FL", "GA", "HI", "ID", "IL", "IN", "IA", "KS", "KY", "LA", "ME", "MD", "MA", "MI", "MN", "MS", "MO", "MT", "NE", "NV", "NH", "NJ", "NM", "NY", "NC", "ND", "OH", "OK", "OR", "PA", "RI", "SC", "SD", "TN", "TX", "UT", "VT", "VA", "WA", "WV", "WI", "WY", "AS", "FM", "GU", "MH", "MP", "PW", "PR", "VI", "AA", "AE", "AP" When the country code is CA: Allowed values "AB", "BC", "MB", "NB", "NL", "NT", "NS", "NU", "ON", "PE", "QC", "SK", "YT" Note: The size range is set to 50 for all countries except the United States and Canada.
Zipcd	string	DBA's ZIP code. Size Range: 5-16
Country	string	DBA's 2-character country code. Allowed values "US","AF", "AX", "AL", "AG", "AQ", "AN", "AO", "AV", "AY", "AC", "AR", "AM", "AA", "AT", "AS", "AU", "AJ", "BF", "BA", "FQ", "BG", "BB", "BO", "BE", "BH", "BN", "BD", "BT", "BL", "BK", "BC", "BV", "BR", "IO", "VI", "BX", "BU", "UV", "BM", "BY", "CB", "CM", "CA", "CV", "CJ", "CT", "CD", "CI", "CH", "KT", "IP", "CK", "CO", "CN", "CF", "CG", "CW", "CR", "CS", "IV", "HR", "CU", "UC", "CY", "EZ", "DA", "DX", "DJ", "DO", "DR", "TT", "EC", "EG", "ES", "EK", "ER", "EN", "ET", "FK", "FO", "FM", "FJ", "FI", "FR", "FP", "FS", "GB", "GA", "GG", "GM", "GH", "GI", "GR", "GL", "GJ", "GQ", "GT", "GK", "GV", "PU", "GY", "HA", "HM", "VT", "HO", "HK", "HQ", "HU", "IC", "IN", "ID", "IR", "IZ", "EI", "IS", "IT", "JM", "JN", "JA", "DQ", "JE", "JQ", "JO", "KZ", "KE", "KQ", "KR", "KN", "KS", "KV", "KU", "KG", "LA", "LG", "LE", "LT", "LI", "LY", "LS", "LH", "LU", "MC", "MK", "MA", "MI", "MY", "MV", "ML", "MT", "IM", "RM", "MR", "MP", "MX", "MQ", "MD", "MN", "MG", "MJ", "MH", "MO", "MZ", "WA", "NR", "BQ", "NP", "NL", "NC", "NZ", "NU", "NG", "NI", "NE", "NF", "CQ", "NO", "MU", "OC", "PK", "PS", "LQ", "PM", "PP", "PF", "PA", "PE", "RP", "PC", "PL", "PO", "RQ", "QA", "RO", "RS", "RW", "TB", "RN", "WS", "SM", "TP", "SA", "SG", "RI", "SE", "SL", "SN", "NN", "LO", "SI", "BP", "SO", "SF", "SX", "OD", "SP", "PG", "CE", "SH", "SC", "ST", "SB", "VC", "SU", "NS", "SV", "WZ", "SW", "SZ", "SY", "TW", "TI", "TZ", "TH", "TO", "TL", "TN", "TD", "TS", "TU", "TX", "TK", "TV", "UG", "UP", "AE", "UK", "UY", "UZ", "NH", "VE", "VM", "VQ", "WQ", "WF", "WI", "YM", "ZA", "ZI"
Email	string	Optional Email address of the Business. Size Range: ..100
Address	object	Primary address of the business.
Address1	string	Street address or PO Box of the business. Size Range: 46
Address2	string	Optional Suite or apartment number of the business. Size Range: 46
City	string	City of the business. Size Range: 50
ProvinceOrState	string	Province or state name of the business. When the country code is US: Allowed values "AL", "AK", "AZ", "AR", "CA", "CO", "CT", "DE", "DC", "FL", "GA", "HI", "ID", "IL", "IN", "IA", "KS", "KY", "LA", "ME", "MD", "MA", "MI", "MN", "MS", "MO", "MT", "NE", "NV", "NH", "NJ", "NM", "NY", "NC", "ND", "OH", "OK", "OR", "PA", "RI", "SC", "SD", "TN", "TX", "UT", "VT", "VA", "WA", "WV", "WI", "WY", "AS", "FM", "GU", "MH", "MP", "PW", "PR", "VI", "AA", "AE", "AP" When the country code is CA: Allowed values "AB", "BC", "MB", "NB", "NL", "NT", "NS", "NU", "ON", "PE", "QC", "SK", "YT" Note: The size range is set to 50 for all countries except the United States and Canada.
ZipCd	string	ZIP code of the business. Size Range: 5-16
Country	string	2-character country code of the business. Allowed values "US","AF", "AX", "AL", "AG", "AQ", "AN", "AO", "AV", "AY", "AC", "AR", "AM", "AA", "AT", "AS", "AU", "AJ", "BF", "BA", "FQ", "BG", "BB", "BO", "BE", "BH", "BN", "BD", "BT", "BL", "BK", "BC", "BV", "BR", "IO", "VI", "BX", "BU", "UV", "BM", "BY", "CB", "CM", "CA", "CV", "CJ", "CT", "CD", "CI", "CH", "KT", "IP", "CK", "CO", "CN", "CF", "CG", "CW", "CR", "CS", "IV", "HR", "CU", "UC", "CY", "EZ", "DA", "DX", "DJ", "DO", "DR", "TT", "EC", "EG", "ES", "EK", "ER", "EN", "ET", "FK", "FO", "FM", "FJ", "FI", "FR", "FP", "FS", "GB", "GA", "GG", "GM", "GH", "GI", "GR", "GL", "GJ", "GQ", "GT", "GK", "GV", "PU", "GY", "HA", "HM", "VT", "HO", "HK", "HQ", "HU", "IC", "IN", "ID", "IR", "IZ", "EI", "IS", "IT", "JM", "JN", "JA", "DQ", "JE", "JQ", "JO", "KZ", "KE", "KQ", "KR", "KN", "KS", "KV", "KU", "KG", "LA", "LG", "LE", "LT", "LI", "LY", "LS", "LH", "LU", "MC", "MK", "MA", "MI", "MY", "MV", "ML", "MT", "IM", "RM", "MR", "MP", "MX", "MQ", "MD", "MN", "MG", "MJ", "MH", "MO", "MZ", "WA", "NR", "BQ", "NP", "NL", "NC", "NZ", "NU", "NG", "NI", "NE", "NF", "CQ", "NO", "MU", "OC", "PK", "PS", "LQ", "PM", "PP", "PF", "PA", "PE", "RP", "PC", "PL", "PO", "RQ", "QA", "RO", "RS", "RW", "TB", "RN", "WS", "SM", "TP", "SA", "SG", "RI", "SE", "SL", "SN", "NN", "LO", "SI", "BP", "SO", "SF", "SX", "OD", "SP", "PG", "CE", "SH", "SC", "ST", "SB", "VC", "SU", "NS", "SV", "WZ", "SW", "SZ", "SY", "TW", "TI", "TZ", "TH", "TO", "TL", "TN", "TD", "TS", "TU", "TX", "TK", "TV", "UG", "UP", "AE", "UK", "UY", "UZ", "NH", "VE", "VM", "VQ", "WQ", "WF", "WI", "YM", "ZA", "ZI"
ContactDetails	object[]	Details of the person the IRS can contact regarding the given business.
FirstNm	string	First name of the contact person. Size Range: 20
MiddleNm	string	Optional Middle name of the contact person. Size Range: 20
LastNm	string	Last name of the contact person. Size Range: 20
Suffix	string	Optional The suffix of the contact person. Allowed values "Jr", "Sr", "I", "II", "III", "IV", "V", "VI", "VII"
Phone	string	Optional Phone number of the contact person. Size Range: 10 digits
PhoneExtn	string	Optional Phone extension number. Size Range: 5
Email	string	Optional Email address of the contact person. Size Range: ..100
Fax	string	Optional Fax number of the contact person. Size Range: 10 digits
SigningAuthority	Object	Details of the person authorized to sign the return.
FirstNm	String	First name of the signatory. Size Range: 20
MiddleNm	String	Optional Middle name of the signatory. Size Range: 20
LastNm	String	Last name of the signatory. Size Range: 20
Suffix	String	Optional The suffix of the signatory. Allowed values "Jr", "Sr", "I", "II", "III", "IV", "V", "VI", "VII"
Phone	String	Optional Phone number of the signatory. Size Range: 10 digits
PhoneExtn	String	Optional Phone extension number of the signatory. Size Range: 5
BusinessMemberType	String	Optional Title or role of the signatory. Allowed values "CORPORATESECRETARY", "SECRETARYTREASURER", "PARTNER", "GENERALPARTNER", "LIMITEDPARTNER", "LLCMEMBER", "MANAGINGMEMBER", "MANAGER", "TAXMATTERPARTNER", "PRESIDENT", "VICEPRESIDENT", "CORPORATETREASURER", "TREASURER", "ASSISTANTTREASURER", "CHIEFACCOUNTINGOFFICER", "CHIEFEXECUTIVEOFFICER", "CHIEFFINANCIALOFFICER", "TAXOFFICER", "CHIEFOPERATINGOFFICER", "CORPORATEOFFICER", "EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR", "DIRECTOR", "CHAIRMAN", "EXECUTIVEADMINISTRATOR", "RECEIVER", "PASTOR", "ASSISTANTTORELIGIOUSLEADER", "REVEREND", "PRIEST", "MINISTER", "RABBI", "LEADEROFRELIGIOUSORGANIZATION", "SECRETARY", "DIRECTOROFTAXATION", "DIRECTOROFPERSONNEL", "ADMINISTRATOR", "EXECUTOR", "TRUSTEE", "FIDUCIARY", "OWNER", "SOLEPROPRIETOR", "MEMBER", "SOLEMEMBER", "REPORTINGAGENT"
ReturnData	Object[]	Identifies the Form A-1 data.
FormA1	Object	Alabama withholding quarterly tax return.
WHIdNum	String	Alabama withholding account number. Allowed values "0000123456", "R007000000"
IsFinalReturn	Boolean	When true, specifies that the account is to be cancelled.
LastPaymentDt	String	Enter the last payment date. Enter the date in the format: MM/DD/YYYY or MM-DD-YYYY.
IsChangeOfAddr	Boolean	When true, specifies there is a change in address.
NumOfEmp	Number	The total number of employees for the quarter. Size Range: 0-99999
TotTaxWH	Number	Total Alabama income tax withheld for the quarter. Size Range: 0-9999999999.99
TotTaxPaid	Number	Tax remitted for first 2 months. Size Range: 0-9999999999.99
IsOverpayment	Boolean	When true, indicates an overpayment credit from a prior period.
PYOverpaymentCrdt	Object	Identifies details of any overpayment from a previous tax year.
WHAmt	Number	Prior withheld amount. Size Range: 0-9999999999.99
TaxPaid	Number	Prior tax paid. Size Range: 0-9999999999.99
OverpaymentCrdt	Number	Prior overpayment credit amount. Size Range: 0-9999999999.99
QtrOverpaymentCrdt	Object[]	Identifies details of any overpayment from an earlier quarter of the current tax year.
Qtr	String	Identifies the prior quarter of prior overpayment. Allowed values "Q1", "Q2", "Q3"
WHAmt	Number	Prior withheld amount. Size Range: 0-9999999999.99
TaxPaid	Number	Prior tax paid. Size Range: 0-9999999999.99
OverpaymentCrdt	Number	Prior overpayment credit amount. Size Range: 0-9999999999.99
TotOverpaymentCrdt	Number	Total overpayment credit amount. Size Range: 0-9999999999.99
Penalty	Number	Penalties for the quarter. Size Range: 0-99999999.99
Interest	Number	Total interest amount for the quarter. Size Range: 0-99999999.99
BalanceDue	Number	Total amount due for the quarter. Size Range: 0-99999999.99
IsEmpOvertimeWagesExempt	Boolean	When true, identifies exempt overtime payment wages is reported.
EmpOvertimePaymentDetails	Object	Identifies exempt overtime payment details.
NumOfEmp	Number	Number of employees with exempt overtime wages. Size Range: 0-99999999
TotOvertimeWagePaid	Object	Total amount of exempt overtime wages paid. Size Range: 0-9999999999.99
PaymentType	String	Payment type for the remitted amount. Allowed values "EFT_Credit", "EFT_Debit"
StatePayment	Object	Object to identify the state payment details.
RoutingTransitNumber	String	Bank routing number for state payment. Size Range: 9
BankAccountNumber	String	Bank account number for state payment. Size Range: ..17
PaymentAmt	Number	Payment amount for state payment. Size Range: 0-99999999.99
AccountType	string	Type of the bank account. Allowed values "Checking", "Saving"
ReqPaymentDate	String	Date the payment is to be scheduled. Allowed values MM/DD/YYYY, MM-DD-YYYY

Response Body

Field	Type	Description
SubmissionId	Guid	Unique identifier of a submission
SuccessRecords	object[]	It will show the detailed information about the success status of Form A-1 Records
SequenceId	string	A unique number given by an inbound application to identify particular records.
BusinessId	Guid	Unique identifier of a Business
PayerRef	string	Unique identifier of the payer
RecordId	Guid	An unique identifier generated by TaxBandits when a A-1 return is created
FormType	string	Denotes the type of withholding form (Form A-1).
Status	string	Returns the record status of return.
StatusTs	string	Date and time of the return created.
Info	string	Returns the information about the return
Errors	object[]	Displays error information related to the state returns of Form A-1.
Id	string	Returns the validation error ID.
Name	string	Name of the validation error.
ErrorRecords	object[]	Provides detailed information about the error status of Form A-1 records.
SequenceId	string	A unique reference ID for the submission that can be used to identify a particular record. The Sequence ID will be returned in the response for your reference.
RecordId	Guid	Unique identifier for the record.
Errors	object[]	Displays detailed error information.
Id	string	Returns the validation error ID.
Name	string	Name of the validation error.
Message	string	Description of the validation error.

Request JSON

Sample 1

{
"StateWHRecords": [
  {
    "SequenceId": "01",
    "ReturnHeader": {
      "Qtr": "Q3",
      "TaxYear": "2026",
      "Business": {
        "BusinessId": null,
        "IsDefaultBusiness": true,
        "TINDetails": {
          "Format": "PLAIN_TIN",
          "TINType": "EIN",
          "TIN": "45-9800061"
        },
        "IndividualNm": {
          "FirstNm": "James",
          "MiddleNm": "A",
          "LastNm": "Anderson",
          "Suffix": "Jr"
        },
        "BusinessNm": "Snowdaze LLC",
        "NameCtrl": "SNOW",
        "DBADetails": {
          "DBANm": "Iceberg Icecreams",
          "DBARef": "DBA1001",
          "DBAId": null,
          "Address": {
            "Address1": "123 Main St",
            "Address2": "Suite 1001",
            "City": "Rock Hill",
            "ProvinceOrState": "SC",
            "ZipCd": "29730",
            "Country": "US"
          }
        },
        "Address": {
          "Address1": "123 Main St",
          "Address2": "Suite 1001",
          "City": "Rock Hill",
          "ProvinceOrState": "SC",
          "ZipCd": "29730",
          "Country": "US"
        },
        "ContactDetails": {
          "FirstNm": "James",
          "MiddleNm": "A",
          "LastNm": "Anderson",
          "Suffix": "Jr",
          "Phone": "8035551234",
          "PhoneExtn": "101",
          "Email": "contact@snowdaze.com",
          "Fax": "8035555678"
        },
        "BusinessType": "ESTE",
        "SigningAuthority": {
          "FirstNm": "Ambrane",
          "MiddleNm": "A",
          "LastNm": "Cavil",
          "Suffix": "Jr",
          "Phone": "8035551000",
          "PhoneExtn": "111",
          "BusinessMemberType": "ADMINISTRATOR"
        }
      }
    },
    "ReturnData": {
      "FormA1": {
        "WHIdNum": "R007000000",
        "IsFinalReturn": false,
        "LastPaymentDt": "12/21/2025",
        "IsChangeOfAddr": false,
        "NumOfEmp": "2",
        "TotTaxWH": "10000.00",
        "TotTaxPaid": "0",
        "TotOverpaymentCrdt": "3000",
        "IsOverpayment": true,
        "PYOverpaymentCrdt": {
          "CrdtPeriod": "2024",
          "WHAmt": 1000,
          "TaxPaid": 2000,
          "OverpaymentCrdt": 1000
        },
        "QtrOverpaymentCrdt": [
          {
            "Qtr": "Q1",
            "CrdtPeriod": "05/2025",
            "WHAmt": "1000.00",
            "TaxPaid": "2000.00",
            "OverpaymentCrdt": "1000.00"
          },
          {
            "Qtr": "Q2",
            "CrdtPeriod": "07/2025",
            "WHAmt": "1000.00",
            "TaxPaid": "2000.00",
            "OverpaymentCrdt": "1000.00"
          }
        ],
        "Penalty": "1000.00",
        "Interest": "0.00",
        "BalanceDue": "8000.00",
        "IsEmpOvertimeWagesExempt": true,
        "EmpOvertimePaymentDetails": {
          "NumOfEmp": 13,
          "TotOvertimeWagePaid": "1000.00"
        },
        "PaymentType": "EFT_Debit"
      },
      "StatePayment": {
        "PaymentAmt": "8000.00",
        "RoutingTransitNumber": "127555555",
        "BankAccountNumber": "0000000001",
        "AccountType": "Checking",
        "ReqPaymentDate": "12/31/2026"
      }
    }
  }
]
}

Response JSON

Success Response - This is a sample response for successful API requests.

{
  "SubmissionId": "01a0e6a3-4980-76e8-8c91-e0b7169928bb",
  "SuccessRecords": [
      {
          "SequenceId": "01",
          "BusinessId": "4e888b09-b0ce-4f96-b5f9-a818dcd2b623",
          "PayerRef": null,
          "RecordId": "01a0e6a3-4aed-7554-80e1-7251c09de9e2",
          "FormType": "A1",
          "Status": "CREATED",
          "StatusTs": "2026-09-28 02:10:56 -04:00",
          "Info": null,
          "Errors": null
      }
  ],
  "ErrorRecords": null,
  "Errors": null
}

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