Summary
Credit of 20% (up to $10,000) or 10% (up to $50,000) of cost of purchasing, installing, or converting qualified irrigation equipment or developing irrigation reservoirs/water wells for agricultural use. Rate and cap vary by tax year (see benefit_components). Carryforward 5 years.
Benefit
- Percentage
- —
- Flat
- —
- Duration
- —
- Max annual
- — (taxpayer)
- Max total
- — (taxpayer)
- Carryforward
- 5 years
Program metadata
- Distribution
- taxpayer_earned
- Claimant subject
- business
- Refund/transfer election
- none
- Program family
- —
- Effective
- —
- Sunset
- —
- Application deadline
- —
- Transfer discount
- —
Hard requirements (1)
- industry_keywordClaimant must be in an agricultural trade or business
Preference / tiering rules (0)
None.
NAICS industries (1)
- 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Geo zones (0)
Statewide / none specified.
Tags (2)
- requires_annual_report: true
- reporting_agency: Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
Tax bases
- corporate_income_taxprimary
Source
Sections 40-18-340 through 40-18-344, Code of Ala. 1975
Last verified: 2026-04-12
Must file annual informational report with AL Dept. of Agriculture and Industries before claiming. One credit per qualifying equipment/reservoir per period.