Code of Alabama
Chapter 13 - Illegal Immigration.
Section 31-13-16 - Certain Business Expense Deductions Prohibited.

(a) No wage, compensation, whether in money or in kind or in services, or remuneration of any kind for the performance of services paid to an unauthorized alien shall be allowed as a deductible business expense for any state income or business tax purposes in this state. This subsection shall apply whether or not an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 is issued in conjunction with the wages or remuneration.
(b) Any business entity or employer who knowingly fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be liable for a penalty equal to 10 times the business expense deduction claimed in violation of subsection (a). The penalty provided in this subsection shall be payable to the Alabama Department of Revenue.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.

Chapter 13 - Illegal Immigration.

Section 31-13-1 - Short Title.

Section 31-13-2 - Legislative Findings.

Section 31-13-3 - Definitions.

Section 31-13-4 - Memorandum of Agreement With u.s. Department of Homeland Security.

Section 31-13-5 - Enforcement of and Compliance With Federal Immigration Laws; Information Relating to Immigration Status; Violations; Penalties.

Section 31-13-6 - Enforcement of and Compliance With State Immigration Laws; Information Relating to Immigration Status; Violations; Penalties.

Section 31-13-7 - Receipt of State or Local Public Benefits; Verification of Lawful Presence in the United States; Violations; Annual Reports.

Section 31-13-8 - Enrollment or Attendance at Institutions of Postsecondary Education.

Section 31-13-9 - Verification of Employment Eligibility by Employers Seeking Economic Incentives.

Section 31-13-10 - Willful Failure to Complete or Carry Alien Registration Documentation.

Section 31-13-11 - Unauthorized Aliens Prohibited From Seeking Employment in State.

Section 31-13-12 - Verification by Law Enforcement Officers of Citizenship and Immigration Status of Persons Under Certain Circumstances.

Section 31-13-13 - Concealing, Harboring, Shielding, etc., Unauthorized Aliens.

Section 31-13-14 - Dealing in False Identification Documents; Vital Records Identity Fraud.

Section 31-13-15 - Employment of Unauthorized Aliens Prohibited.

Section 31-13-16 - Certain Business Expense Deductions Prohibited.

Section 31-13-17 - Discriminatory Employment Practices.

Section 31-13-18 - Verification of Legal Status of Person Charged With a Crime for Which Bail Is Required; Detention.

Section 31-13-19 - Notification of Federal and State Authorities When Unauthorized Alien Convicted of Violating State or Federal Law.

Section 31-13-20 - Stay of Chapter When Unauthorized Alien Is a Victim or Critical Witness, etc., Under Certain Conditions.

Section 31-13-21 - Employment of State Law Enforcement Officers by Alabama Department of Homeland Security.

Section 31-13-22 - Enforcement of Chapter in Coordination With Federal Immigration Laws.

Section 31-13-23 - Enforcement Report.

Section 31-13-24 - Solicitation, Attempt, or Conspiracy to Violate Chapter.

Section 31-13-25 - E-Verify Employer Agent Service.

Section 31-13-26 - Enforcement of Certain Contracts Prohibited.

Section 31-13-27 - Verification of Citizenship and Immigration Status of Students Enrolling in Public Schools; Annual Reports; Disclosure of Information.

Section 31-13-28 - Voter Registration Eligibility and Requirements.

Section 31-13-29 - Limitations on Public Records Transactions Conducted by Unauthorized Aliens.

Section 31-13-30 - Relation to Real ID Act of 2005.

Section 31-13-31 - Defense of Law Enforcement Officers in Enforcement of Chapter.

Section 31-13-32 - Report to Alabama Department of Homeland Security.

Section 31-13-33 - Rental Agreements With Unauthorized Aliens Prohibited.

Section 31-13-34 - Enforcement of Chapter.

Section 31-13-35 - Records Searches by Department of Revenue; Investigations.