The Tax Fairness Amendment of 2009 phases out the deduction for federal income taxes paid in the calculation of income taxes a person must pay the State of Alabama.
For those who itemize, currently, 100% of the income taxes paid to the federal government may be deducted from the amount taxpayers must pay the State of Alabama, without regard to income.
The food tax phase out plan introduces a fair way to preserve the useful deduction for federal incomes taxes paid and remove the sales tax on groceries, without taking money away from the state's education system.