Small Business Guide - Welcome to Alabama A&M University

S m a l l B u s i n e s s H a n d b o o k f o r N o r t h A l a b a m aWorker’s Compensation Insurance Requirements:Alabama Department of Industrial Relations(334) 242-2868 or 1-800-528-5166State Unemployment Compensation tax:Alabama Department of Industrial Relations(334) 242-8830www.dir.alabama.govState and Local Taxes:Please contact one representative of the Alabama Department ofRevenue’s Taxpayer Service Center:HUNTSVILLE Service Center Mailing Address:994 Explorer Boulevard HUNTSVILLE Service CenterHuntsville, AL 35807 P O B o x 1 1 4 8 7Phone: (256) 922-1082 Huntsville, AL 35814-1487Further information about state and local taxes:www.revenue.alabama.govIf a privilege license is required contact County and State Licenses –County Courthouse (Probate Judge or License Commissioner) or theCity Licenses (City Hall) to purchase it. For City of Huntsville PrivilegeLicense: http://www.hsvcity.com/clerk/priv_lic.phpOccupational taxes: (Contact your City and County Officials )Keep Forms A-4 (state) and W-4 (federal), completed by the employeesin your file. Withhold income tax from your employees accordingto the Alabama Withholding Tax Tables and the Federal Circular E usingthe information on the A-4 and W-4. File your Alabama Form A-1or A-6 and remit payment for Alabama income tax withheld to theAlabama Department of Revenue. File Federal Forms 941 (Federalincome tax withheld, Social Security and Medicare) and Form 940(Federal unemployment) and remit payments to the appropriateagencies. At the end of the year, complete Form A-3 (state) and FormW-3 (federal). These should be filed with the appropriate agencyalong with the proper copies of Forms W-2. Furnish each employeewith a copy of the Form W-2 on or before the last day of January. Ifyou have “contract labor,” please contact the Alabama Taxpayer ServiceCenter in your area for verification that it actually is “contractlabor” and/or that withholding is required.29