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Service Areas 256-586-4635

Boaz, Alabama

Boaz: tax help for students, health-care workers and Main Street businesses

Boaz is about 30 miles, or 47 minutes, from our Arab office.  Here are the questions Boaz families tend to bring.

We have one office, in Arab.  We do not have an office in Boaz.

Questions from Boaz families

General information, not advice for your return.  Every return is different, so call us about yours.

My daughter started at Snead State.  Is there a credit for tuition?

There may be.  Colleges send a Form 1098-T showing tuition paid, and education credits depend on who paid, who claims the student, and the household’s income.  Bring the 1098-T and the receipts for books and required fees.

Income tax services

We moved here from Georgia in the summer.  Which Alabama form do we file?

A part-year resident files the Alabama Form 40 for the part of the year you lived here, and you will likely file a part-year return in the state you left as well.  We handle both.[5]

I work nights at the hospital and pick up extra shifts.  How do I avoid a bill in April?

Extra shifts can push withholding out of line, especially with a second earner in the house.  A mid-year check of your pay stubs is the easiest fix.

I sell at the Harvest Festival every year.  Do I report that?

Yes.  Money from selling crafts or goods is income.  If you do it regularly to make a profit it is a business, and your costs for materials and booth fees can count against it.

Bookkeeping

A college town on US-431

Boaz straddles Marshall and Etowah counties on Sand Mountain, along US-431, and counted 10,107 residents at the 2020 Census.  Snead State Community College has its main campus here; it began as Boaz Seminary more than a century ago.[1,2]

Manufacturing is the largest source of jobs, Boaz was an early outlet-shopping destination, and the Boaz Harvest Festival has run every fall since 1965.[3]

The Snead Junior College Historic District in Boaz
Snead State Community College, Boaz

Boaz in brief

  • Part of Boaz is in Etowah County, so county records can depend on which side of the line you live on.[1]

  • Business licenses are renewed each year at City Hall.[4]

Questions of your own?

Call 256-586-4635.  We will tell you what to bring to our Arab office.