(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Jason Barfield Act.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-9-37

  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Any payment made by the United States Department of Defense as a result of the death of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who has been killed in action in a United States Department of Defense designated combat zone and was a resident of the State of Alabama at the time of his or her death shall be exempt from Alabama income tax during the taxable year in which the individual is declared deceased by the Armed Forces. Any income earned by the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who has been killed in action in a United States Department of Defense designated combat zone shall be exempt from Alabama income tax during the taxable year in which the individual is declared deceased by the Armed Forces.
(c) In any case where income tax has been paid upon any income exempt pursuant to subsection (b), the tax monies shall be refunded to the person or personal representative of the person. The refund shall be made by the Department of Revenue.
(d) This section shall have retroactive effect to January 1, 2011.
(e) The provisions of this section shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purpose and the statute of limitations with respect to refunds of income taxes shall not apply to taxpayers covered by this section.