New York Business Form Help
The following information has been provided to assist in the preparation of New York Business returns.
Form CT-3, General Business Corporation Franchise Tax Return
Most lines will be calculated after completion of the Income Statement, federal return, and applicable New York State forms. Worksheets are provided for computing most other amounts.
If completing a New York City return, the Other Subtractions worksheet contains a section for treatment of refunds or credits of tax.
Checkboxes are provided on the ENI base tax line for special status election.
Amounts in this section have been calculated from the balance sheet of the federal return and New York Form CT-3-ATT.
Boxes are provided on the capital base tax line for special status election and to indicate if this is a cooperative housing corporation.
Adjustments to minimum taxable income should be manually entered.
Checkboxes are provided on the MTI base tax line for special status election.
If this is a small business, check the appropriate box for first year or second year and attach an explanation using the worksheet provided.
If using the Multistate Apportionment Information form, New York receipts have been provided. Otherwise, New York receipts should be manually entered.
Special status election for fixed dollar minimum tax can be claimed using the checkboxes on the MTI base tax line.
Foreign authorized corporations should check the box at the top of form under the date the foreign corporation began business in New York State to satisfy the maintenance fee requirement.
All amounts are calculated from supported credit form or Form CT-600 if more than one credit is claimed.
Prepayments are pulled from the State Estimated Tax Payments worksheet attached to the Income Statement.
List shareholder’s name, SSN or EIN, interest paid, and total indebtedness on the worksheet provided. Boxes are available next to each shareholder’s name to indicate if there is written evidence of the indebtedness and to indicate if the shareholder is a corporate shareholder.
Taxpayers principally engaged in the conduct of aviation (except air freight forwarders acting as principal or like indirect air carriers, and qualified foreign air carriers) should manually enter revenue aircraft arrivals and departures, revenue tons handled, and original revenue for New York State and everywhere.
Use the Allocation worksheet provided if adjustments are needed for MCTD or New York City tax returns.
Railroad and trucking corporations should manually enter revenue miles traveled within New York State and the total revenue miles.
Use the Allocation worksheet provided if adjustments are needed for MCTD or New York City tax returns.
Check “Yes” to indicate the taxpayer is an air freight forwarder acting as principal or like indirect air carrier, or is a qualified foreign air carrier. If “Yes” is checked all amounts will calculate from the Multistate Apportionment Information form.
If the taxpayer is not an air freight forwarder acting as principal or like indirect air carrier, or is a qualified foreign air carrier the Receipts percentage will calculate from the Multistate Apportionment Information form.
Use the Allocation worksheet provided if adjustments are needed for New York State MTI, MCTD, or New York City tax returns.
Amounts are calculated from the Allocation worksheet in Schedule A, Part 3. Use checkboxes next to the actual tax line of the return if claiming a status for lower tax rates.
Form CT-3-ATT, Schedules B, C, and D – Attachment to Form CT-3
Investments should be manually entered. Worksheets are provided for enter additional investments.
Most lines in Part 2 require manual entry. Worksheets have been provided for most lines to itemize the amounts.
Interest and noninterest deductions indirectly attributable to investment capital have been calculated on worksheets.
Worksheets are provided to manually itemize interest, dividends, and capital gains from subsidiary capital.
Subsidiary capital should be manually entered. A worksheet is provided for additional amounts.
Additions and subtractions must be entered manually.
Additions and subtractions must be entered manually.
Form CT-4, General Business Corporation Franchise Tax Return Short Form
Most lines will be calculated after completion of the Income Statement, federal return, and applicable New York State forms. Worksheets are provided for computing most other amounts.
The Refund or Credit of Certain Taxes Worksheet can be used to calculate the New York State subtraction and carry appropriate amounts to the New York City return.
Checkboxes are provided on the ENI base tax line for special status election.
Amounts in this section have been calculated from the balance sheet of the federal return.
Boxes are provided on the capital base tax line for special status election and to indicate if this is a cooperative housing corporation.
Adjustments to minimum taxable income should be manually entered.
Checkboxes are provided on the MTI base tax line for special status election.
If this is a small business, check the appropriate box for first year or second year and attach an explanation using the worksheet provided.
If using the Multistate Apportionment Information form, New York receipts have been provided. Otherwise, New York receipts should be manually entered.
Special status election for fixed dollar minimum tax can be claimed using the checkboxes on the MTI base tax line.
Foreign authorized corporations should check the box at the top of form under the date the foreign corporation began business in New York State to satisfy the maintenance fee requirement.
Prepayments are pulled from the State Estimated Tax Payments Worksheet attached to the Income Statement.
List shareholder’s name, SSN or EIN, interest paid, and total indebtedness on the worksheet provided. Boxes are available next to each shareholder’s name to indicate if there is written evidence of the indebtedness and to indicate if the shareholder is a corporate shareholder.
Form CT-225, New York State Modifications
Form CT-3M/4M, General Business Corporation MTA Surcharge Return
The New York State franchise tax is computed on the attached worksheet. Interest on late payment, late filing and late payment penalties, overpayment to be credited to New York State franchise tax, and overpayment to be credited to MTA surcharge fro next period must be entered manually.
MCTD and New York State amounts pull from the Allocation worksheet on Form CT-3 if the MCTD column of the worksheet has been adjusted.
Prepayments are pulled from the State Estimated Tax Payments worksheet attached to the Income Statement. MTA surcharge payments should be entered on the worksheet by using “N1” as the STATE ID.
New York S corporations must file Form CT-3-S, New York S Corporation Franchise Tax Return. Federal S corporations may elect to be taxed as a New York S corporation by filing New York Form CT-6, Election by a Federal S Corporation to be Treated as a New York S Corporation. Once a corporation has approval from the New York State Tax Department to be treated as a New York S corporation, it is required to file Form CT-3-S instead of From CT-3, General Business Corporation Franchise Tax Return, or CT-4 General Business Corporation Franchise Tax Return Short Form.
When computing tax, New York receipts have been provided if using the Multistate Apportionment Information form. Otherwise, New York receipts should be manually entered.
Foreign authorized corporations should check the box at the top of form under the date the foreign corporation began business in New York State to satisfy the maintenance fee requirement.
Form CT-3-S-ATT, Attachment to Form CT-3-S
If the taxpayer is an air freight forwarder acting as principal or like indirect air carrier, or is a qualified foreign air carrier check the applicable box. If checked all amounts will calculate from the Multistate Apportionment Information form.
If the taxpayer is not an air freight forwarder acting as principal or like indirect air carrier, or is a qualified foreign air carrier the Receipts percentage will calculate from the Multistate Apportionment Information form.
Use the Allocation worksheet provided if adjustments are needed for the New York City tax return.
Taxpayers principally engaged in the conduct of aviation (except air freight forwarders acting as principal or like indirect air carriers, and qualified foreign air carriers) should manually enter revenue aircraft arrivals and departures, revenue tons handled, and original revenue for New York State and everywhere.
Use the Allocation worksheet provided if adjustments are needed for the New York City tax return.
Railroad and trucking corporations should manually enter revenue miles traveled within New York State and the total revenue miles.
Use the Allocation worksheet provided if adjustments are needed for the New York City tax return.
Investments should be manually entered. Worksheets are provided if additional space is needed. If filing a New York City return, applicable New York City entries are shown of the worksheet and will flow to the New York City return.
Form CT-34-SH, New York S Corporation Shareholders’ Information Schedule
Each shareholder’s pro rata share of the modifications must be added to or subtracted from each shareholder’s federal adjusted gross income or federal itemized deductions on his or her individual New York State income tax return to determine his or her New York State income and New York State itemized deductions, respectively.
Amounts entered will flow to each shareholder’s New York Schedule K-1 Worksheet.
Enter on the appropriate line the amount of any tax credits originating this year, and the amount of recapture of any tax credit that originated in a tax year in which the corporation was a New York S corporation (New York S year). Shareholders must include their pro rata shares of each of these tax credits and recapture amounts in computing their personal income tax returns.
Amounts entered will flow to each shareholder’s New York Schedule K-1 Worksheet.
A New York Schedule K-1 Worksheet will be added for each federal Form 1120-S Schedule K-1. Amounts are calculated from the shareholder’s share of amounts from New York Form CT-34-SH, New York State Shareholders’ Information Schedule.
A box is provided to include each shareholder on New York Form IT-2658-NYS, Report of Estimated Personal Income Tax for Nonresident Individuals. If checked, enter the amount of estimated tax to be paid in each period. Another box is provided to assign one shareholder to receive amounts left over due to rounding. If not all federal shareholders are filing Form CT-3-S K-1, clear this box to multiply amounts by shareholder ownership percentage. Note: Amounts on attached worksheets stop receiving left over amounts after twenty rows and starts multiplying by the shareholder’s percentage of stock ownership.
Most amounts on Form IT-204, Partnership Return, are pulled from the federal Form 1065.
If applicable, additions EA-2, EA-13, and EA-16 and subtractions ES-3, ES-1, ES-17, ES-21, and ES-22 have been calculated from Form IT-399 and Form IT-398. Any other modifications should be manually entered. Use the worksheets provided if more modifications are needed.
New York source gross income can be computed using the worksheet provided. The MCTD allocation percentage can be calculated by using the Business Allocation Percentage worksheet.
Allocation amounts for the New York State and Total columns will calculate from the Multistate Apportionment Information form. If applicable, use the worksheet provided to enter MCTD and Yonkers amounts.
Form IT-204-LL, Partnership, Limited Liability Company, and Limited Liability Partnership Filing Fee Payment Form
In Part 2, use the worksheet provided to compute the modified federal and New York source gross income. LLCs that are disregarded entities for federal income tax purposes should skip Part 2 and continue with Part 3.
Form IT-225, New York State Modifications, is used to report other New York additions and subtractions that are not entered on a separate line of your return.
Partnerships with corporate partners taxable under Article 9-A must file Form IT-204.1, New York Corporate Partner’s Schedule K. Items entered on IT-204.1 will flow to each corporate partner’s Form IT-204-CP, New York Corporate Partner’s Schedule K-1.
Form IT-204-CP, New York Corporate Partner’s Schedule K-1, should be provided to each corporate partner taxable under Article 9-A. A Form IT-204-CP will be added for each corporate partner filing a federal From 1065 Schedule K-1. A box is provided to include each partner on New York Form CT-2658, Report of Estimated Tax for Corporate Partners. If checked, enter the amount of New York source income, estimated tax to be paid in each period, and contact name and phone number. Another box is provided to assign one partner to receive amounts left over due to rounding. If not all federal partners are filing a Form IT-204-IP or Form IT-204-CP, clear this box to multiply amounts by partner ownership percentage. If checked to receive amounts left over due to rounding, only those amounts that are passed through to every partner in the return will receive left over amounts. Other amounts will receive normal percentage.
Form IT-204-IP, New York Partner’s Schedule K-1, should be provided to each Article 22 partner by partnerships with New York source income. Partnerships with no New York source income who are filing a return specifically because they have resident partners must file and provide Form IT-204-IP only for the resident partners. A Form IT-204-IP will be added for each noncorporate partner filing a federal From 1065 Schedule K-1. A box is provided to include each partner on New York Form IT-2658-NYS, Report of Estimated Personal Income Tax for Nonresident Individuals. If checked, enter the amount of estimated tax to be paid in each period. A box is provided to include each partner on New York Form IT-2658-MTA, Report of Estimated Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax for New York Nonresident Individuals. If checked, enter the amount of estimated tax to be paid in each period. Another box is provided to assign one partner to receive amounts left over due to rounding. If not all federal partners are filing a Form IT-204-IP or Form IT-204-CP, clear this box to multiply amounts by partner ownership percentage. If checked to receive amounts left over due to rounding, only those amounts that are passed through to every partner in the return will receive left over amounts. Other amounts will receive normal percentage.
Use Form CT-5, Request for Six-Month Extension to File, to pay the properly estimated franchise tax and metropolitan transportation business tax (MTA surcharge) on or before the original due date of the tax return for which the extension is requested. Worksheets are provided to determine the estimated tax. If applicable, you must also pay the mandatory first installment of estimated tax for next tax year. Most corporations are required to file their extensions electronically.
Use Form CT-5.1, Request for Additional Extension of Time to File, if you have already applied for an extension of time to file your return(s) and you still need more time.
General business corporations (Article 9-A) that have elected to be a New York S Corporation by filing Form CT-6, Election by a Federal S Corporation to be Treated As a New York S Corporation, or that is a federal S corporation that has not made the New York S election, but meets the requirements of Tax Law, Article 22, section 660(i) (and is therefore deemed to be a New York S corporation) must file Form CT-5.4, Request for Six-Month Extension to File New York S Corporation Franchise Tax Return, to request a six-month extension of time to file Form CT-3-S.
A federal S corporation may use Form CT-6, Election by a Federal S Corporation to be Treated as a New York S Corporation, to elect to be taxed as a New York S Corporation.
Use Form CT-38, Minimum Tax Credit, to figure the minimum tax credit used this period or the minimum tax credit carried forward. The minimum tax credit is generated in those years when the largest tax is based on the minimum taxable income (MTI) base, and may be claimed in a subsequent year when you tax is based on the entire net income (ENI) base. The minimum tax credit carryforward from prior periods should be manually entered. All other fields will pull from CT-3.
Use Form CT-46, Claim for Investment Tax Credit (Includes Employment Incentive Credit), to claim an investment tax credit (ITC) and an employment incentive credit (EIC). If you are claiming a credit for the rehabilitation expenses for retail enterprises or historic barns, you must also complete Form CT-46-ATT.
Use Form CT-46-ATT, Credit for Rehabilitation Expenses for Retail Enterprises and Historic Barns, to claim a credit for the rehabilitation expenditures of retail enterprises (Schedule A) or historic barns (Schedule B).
Use Form CT-200-V, Payment Voucher for E-Filed Corporation Tax Returns and Extensions, to mail in a check or money order to make payments for e-filed returns and extensions. Form CT-200-V CANNOT be used for estimated payments (CT-400). Form CT-200-V should be sent to NYS with the enclosed payment and nothing else attached.
Form CT-222, Underpayment of Estimated Tax by a Corporation, will automatically be added to the return if the amount of tax paid, entered on the State Estimated Tax Payments worksheet attached to the Income Statement, is less than 91% of the tax due. MTA surcharge payments should be entered on the worksheet by using “N1” as the STATE ID. The tax return for which each Form CT-222 applies to is shown at the top of Form CT-222. Calculations are based on the return shown.
Calculated amounts are based on information from the tax return showing at the top of this form. If this is a large corporation, check the box shown and enter the amount of tax after credits or MTA surcharge from last year’s return on the line beside the checkbox. If this is not a large corporation, enter this amount on the line provided.
If an extension was filed in the previous year enter the first installment paid with that extension. The first installment period’s required installment is calculated based off the installment amount entered on the extension line or the appropriate percentage of last year’s tax/MTA surcharge entered in Part 1.
If any estimated payments were made during the year, the Underpayment Computation worksheet will load and calculate. This worksheet will show how each payment is applied to each period. The total estimated penalty due will reflect the balance calculated on the Underpayment Computation worksheet.
Form CT-399, Depreciation Adjustment Schedule
Section A – ACRS/MACRS property
Properties in Section A are pulled from assets that have ACRS listed as the federal method of depreciation and do not have gulf opportunity zone property or New York liberty zone property checked.
Section B – 30%/50%/100% federal special depreciation property
Properties in Section B are pulled from assets that have a federal special depreciation allowance or prior year bonus allowance and do not have gulf opportunity zone property or New York liberty zone property checked.
Properties in Part 2 are pulled from assets listed in Part 1 that have a disposition date entered on the depreciation screen.
Properties in Section A are pulled from assets that have ACRS listed as the federal method of depreciation.
Use Form CT-400, Estimated Tax for Corporations, to pay estimated tax and MTA surcharge for next tax year. Boxes are provided to check and use the prior year tax and MTA surcharge for estimated payments. Otherwise, manually enter and estimated tax and MTA surcharge. First installment paid and overpayment credited flow from the appropriate tax return.
Use Form CT-600, Ordering of Corporation Tax Credits, if claiming multiple credits. Form CT-600 provides the order in which to apply tax credits and a summary of tax credits claimed. Amount entered will flow to Form CT-3.
Form CT-2658, Report of Estimated Tax for Corporate Partners, is filed by partnerships to make estimated tax payments on behalf of partners that are C corporations. Use the checkbox and entries provided on Form IT-204-CP, New York Corporate Partner’s Schedule K-1, to enter payment amounts for each partner. A Form CT-2658 will be added with the appropriate payment amounts and partner information for each period.
Form CT-2658-ATT, Attachment to Report of Estimated Tax for Corporate Partners, is added to the return if making a payment of estimated tax on behalf of more than eight corporate partners. Use the checkbox and entries provided on Form IT-204-CP, New York Corporate Partner’s Schedule K-1, to enter payment amounts for each partner. A Form CT-2658 (and Form CT-2658-ATT, if applicable) will be added with the appropriate payment amounts and partner information for each period.
Form IT-212, Investment Credit, is used to claim an investment credit (including the employment incentive credit computed on Form IT-212-ATT, Claim for Historic Barn Rehabilitation Credit and Employment Incentive Credit) for qualified property used in manufacturing and production, retail enterprise, waste treatment, pollution control, research and development, or for qualified expenditures incurred in the rehabilitation of a historic barn (submit Form IT-212-ATT with Form IT-212).
Form IT-212-ATT, Claim for Historic Barn Rehabilitation Credit and Employment Incentive Credit, is used to determine if you are eligible to claim the historic barn rehabilitation credit (Schedule A) or the employment incentive credit (Schedule B). If you qualify for either credit, complete the applicable schedule and submit Form IT-212-ATT with Form IT-212, Investment Credit.
Form IT-249, Claim for Long-Term Care Insurance Credit
Form IT-256, Claim for Special Additional Mortgage Recording Tax Credit
File Form IT-370-PF, Application of Automatic Extension of Time to File for Partnerships and Fiduciaries, on or before the due date of the return to get an automatic extension of time to file Form IT-204, Partnership Return, or Form IT-205, Fiduciary Income Tax Return (including attachments).
Form IT-398, New York State Depreciation Schedule for IRC Section 168(k) Property
Properties are pulled from assets that were placed in service after 05/31/2003, have ACRS listed as the federal method of depreciation, and do not have New York liberty zone property checked.
Properties are pulled from assets in Part 1 that have a disposition date.
Form IT-399, New York State Depreciation Schedule
Properties are pulled from assets that were placed in service after December 31, 1980, but before January 1, 1985, and have ACRS listed as the federal method of depreciation.
Properties are pulled from assets in Part 1 that have a disposition date.
Form IT-601, Claim for EZ Wage Tax Credit
Form IT-603, Claim for EZ Investment Tax Credit and EZ Employment Incentive Credit
Form IT-604, Claim for QEZE Tax Reduction Credit
Form IT-606, Claim for QEZE Credit for Real Property Taxes
Form IT-2658, Report of Estimated Tax for Nonresident Individual Partners and Shareholders, is filed by partnerships and New York S corporations to make estimated tax payments on behalf of partners or shareholders who are nonresident individuals. Use the checkbox and entries provided on Form IT-204-IP, New York Partner’s Schedule K-1, and CT-3-S Schedule K-1 Worksheet to enter payment amounts for each nonresident individual partner or shareholder. A Form IT-2658-NYS and/or IT-2658-MTA will be added with the appropriate payment amounts and partner or shareholder information for each period. These forms must be filed with IT-2658.
Form IT-2658-NYS, Attachment to Form IT-2658, Report of Estimated Personal Income Tax for Nonresident Individuals, will be added with the appropriate payment amounts and partner or shareholder information for each period. This form must be filed with IT-2658.
Form IT-2658-MTA, Attachment to Form IT-2658, Report of Estimated Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax (MCTMT) for New York Nonresident Individual Partners, will be added with the appropriate payment amounts and partner information for each period. This form must be filed with IT-2658.
Form TR-579-CT, New York State E-File Signature Authorization, is used to authorize an ERO to electronically file a corporation tax return and to transmit bank account information for the electronic funds withdrawal. Bank account information on this Form TR-579-CT is for tax due on New York Form CT-3, CT-4, CT-3M/4M, and CT-3-S. Bank account information for estimated payments and extensions should be entered directly on those forms (CT-5, CT-5.4, and CT-400).
The bottom part of this form contains checkboxes that are used as signatures. One of the checkboxes MUST be checked certifying that the language has been read and agreed to. If the return is being electronically filed by the ERO/Preparer check the first box. If the return is being self-filed, check the second box.
Form TR-579-CT, New York State E-File Signature Authorization, is used to authorize an ERO to electronically file Form IT-204, Partnership Return.
The bottom part of this form contains checkboxes that are used as signatures. One of the checkboxes MUST be checked certifying that the language has been read and agreed to. If the return is being electronically filed by the ERO/Preparer check the first box. If the return is being self-filed, check the second box.
Form NYC-3L, New York City General Corporation Tax Return, pulls amounts from applicable New York State return.
Checkboxes are provided at the top of Schedule A to indicate the corporation is an eligible small firm or electing to use the New York State ENI.
Amounts in Schedule H flow from the Allocation worksheet attached to the New York State Form CT-3 or Form CT-3-S-ATT. Columns are provided on these worksheets for New York City amounts to be adjusted if different from the New York State amounts. If filing New York State Form CT-4, amounts must be manually entered on Form NYC-3L, Schedule H.
Amounts in Schedule I flow from the Allocation worksheet attached to the New York State Form CT-3 or Form CT-3-S-ATT. Columns are provided on these worksheets for New York City amounts to be adjusted if different from the New York State amounts. If filing New York State Form CT-4, amounts must be manually entered on Form NYC-3L, Schedule I.
Prepayments are pulled from the State Estimated Tax Payments worksheet attached to the Income Statement. New York City payments should be entered on the worksheet by using “N2” as the STATE ID.
Form NYC-4S, New York City General Corporation Tax Return, pulls amounts from applicable New York State return.
Checkboxes are provided at the top of Schedule A to indicate the corporation is an eligible small firm or electing to use the New York State ENI.
Prepayments are pulled from the State Estimated Tax Payments worksheet attached to the Income Statement. New York City payments should be entered on the worksheet by using “N2” as the STATE ID.
Form NYC-4S EZ, New York City General Corporation Tax Return, pulls amounts from applicable New York State return.
Checkboxes are provided at the top of Schedule A to indicate the corporation is an eligible small firm or electing to use the New York State ENI. Prepayments are pulled from the State Estimated Tax Payments worksheet attached to the Income Statement. New York City payments should be entered on the worksheet by using “N2” as the STATE ID.
Form NYC-ATT-S-CORP, New York City Calculation of Federal Taxable Income for S Corporations, must be included in the GCT filing of every federal S corporation.
Form NYC-204, New York City Unincorporated Business Tax Return for Partnerships (Including Limited Liability Companies), pulls amounts from Federal Form 1065, Partnership Income Return, and New York State Form IT-204, Partnership Return.
Each New York City modification should be entered in the TOTAL column. Worksheets are provided to itemize other additions and other subtractions. Amounts in the TOTAL column will be distributed on each partner’s Form NYC-204 K-1, New York City Partner’s Modification Worksheet. Amounts from each partner’s Form NYC-204 K-1 will flow to the PARTNER columns.
Each partner’s information is pulled from the attached Form NYC-204 K-1, New York City Partner’s Modification Worksheet. The number of active partners and percentage of time devoted to business should be manually entered.
Prepayments are pulled from the State Estimated Tax Payments worksheet attached to the Income Statement. New York City payments should be entered on the worksheet by using “N2” as the STATE ID.
New York City amounts should be manually entered. Once a New York City amount is entered, Everywhere amounts will flow from the Multistate Apportionment Information form.
Form NYC-204EZ, New York City Unincorporated Business Tax Return for Partnerships (Including Limited Liability Companies), pulls amounts from Federal Form 1065, Partnership Income Return. Prepayments are pulled from the State Estimated Tax Payments worksheet attached to the Income Statement. New York City payments should be entered on the worksheet by using “N2” as the STATE ID.
Form NYC-204 K-1, New York City Partner’s Modification Worksheet, pulls amounts each partner’s share of modifications entered on New York City Form NYC-204. One NYC-204 K-1 will add for each partner filing a federal Form 1065, Schedule K-1. A box is provided to assign one partner to receive amounts left over due to rounding. If not all federal partners are filing a Form NYC-204 K-1, clear this box to multiply amounts by partner ownership percentage. Note: Amounts on attached worksheets stop receiving left over amounts after twenty rows and starts multiplying by the partner’s ownership percentage.
File Form NYC-200V, New York City Payment Voucher for E-filed Returns and Extensions, if you e-filed your New York City tax return or extension and are unable to e-pay the remittance due on the return or the balance due on the extension. If you successfully filed your return or extension and arranged for an electronic payment do NOT use this form. If this voucher is being filed for an extension return, check the NYC-EXT box under the applicable tax type.
Form NYC-221, New York City Underpayment of Estimated Unincorporated Business Tax, will automatically be added to the return if the amount of tax paid, entered on the State Estimated Tax Payments worksheet attached to the Income Statement, results in an underpayment for any installment period. New York City payments should be entered on the worksheet by using “N2” as the STATE ID.
Prior year’s tax, tax on prior year’s facts and law using current year rates, and tax on current year income over short periods should be manually entered. Worksheets are provided if using the annualized income installment method or adjusted seasonal installment method. If any tax column has an amount entered and is less than or equal to the cumulative amount paid for that period, the exception has been met and the penalty computation column for that period will be deleted.
If any estimated payments were made during the year, the Underpayment Computation worksheet will load and calculate. This worksheet will show how each payment is applied to each period. The total estimated penalty due will reflect the balance calculated on the Underpayment Computation worksheet.
Form NYC-222, New York City Underpayment of Estimated by Corporations, will automatically be added to the return if the amount of tax paid, entered on the State Estimated Tax Payments worksheet attached to the Income Statement, results in an underpayment for any installment period. New York City payments should be entered on the worksheet by using “N2” as the STATE ID.
Calculated amounts flow from the attached New York City tax return. Prior year tax and amount of first installment paid on prior year’s Form NYC-EXT, if applicable, should be manually entered.
Tax on prior year’s facts and law using current year rates should be manually entered. Worksheets are provided if using the annualized income installment method or adjusted seasonal installment method. If any tax column has an amount entered and is less than or equal to the cumulative amount paid for that period, the exception has been met and the penalty computation column for that period will be deleted.
If any estimated payments were made during the year, the Underpayment Computation worksheet will load and calculate. This worksheet will show how each payment is applied to each period. The total estimated penalty due will reflect the balance calculated on the Underpayment Computation worksheet.
Use Form NYC-EXT, New York City Application for Automatic 6-Month Extension of Time to File Business Income Tax Return, to request an extension of time to file the New York City tax return and pay the first installment of next year’s estimated tax. On the current year estimated tax line a box is provided to use 90% of current year tax and a line is provided to enter the prior year’s tax as the current year estimated tax.
Use Form NYC-EXT.1, New York City Application for Additional Extension (General Corporation Tax, Banking Corporation Tax), to request an additional three month extension of time to file the New York City tax return. A corporation with a valid six-month automatic extension is limited to two additional extensions. A separate request on Form NYC-EXT.1 will be required for each additional three-month extension.