§40-18-15.3. Deductions for health insurance premiums.

(a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) QUALIFYING EMPLOYEES. Alabama resident employees who are employed by qualifying employers, earn no more than $50,000 of wages in the applicable tax year, and report no more than $75,000 of adjusted gross income on their Alabama individual income tax return ($150,000 if married filing jointly) for the applicable year.

(2) QUALIFYING EMPLOYERS. Employers with less than 25 employees.

(b) For tax years beginning after December 31, 2010, in addition to any other Alabama income tax deduction that a qualifying employee may be entitled to with respect to the payment of health insurance premiums, qualifying employees shall be allowed to deduct from Alabama gross income 100 percent of the amounts they pay as health insurance premiums as part of an employer provided health insurance plan provided by a qualifying employer.

(c) In addition to any other Alabama income tax deduction that a qualifying employer may be entitled to with respect to the payment of health insurance premiums paid on behalf of qualifying employees, the qualifying employer shall be allowed as a deduction in the computation of Alabama taxable income 100 percent of the amounts they pay as health insurance premiums on behalf of qualifying employees in connection with an employer provided health insurance plan.

(Act 2008-559, p. 1282, §§1, 2; Act 2011-155, p. 285, §1.)