Instructions for Idaho Form 41A
EIN00042p2
06-25-13
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
Form 41A is used by corporations filing Form 41 to list
Enter name and Federal Employer Identification Number
affiliated corporations. This includes corporations that are
(FEIN):
included in the combined report and corporations that may
be filing on a separate company basis with Idaho.
If the Idaho corporation is a subsidiary in an affliated
group, or a parent subsidiary controlled group, enter the
For purposes of completing Form 41A, an affiliated
name and FEIN of the parent corporation.
corporation means a corporation with more than 50% of
its voting stock directly or indirectly owned by a common
For definition of a subsidiary in an affiliated group or a
owner or owners. An affiliated group means one of the
parent subsidiary controlled group, see IRS Form 1120,
following:
Schedule K.
1. A parent corporation and any one or more
Use the first line of the table to enter the information for
corporations or chains of corporations, connected
the common parent corporation regardless of whether
through stock ownership (or constructive ownership)
the water's-edge or worldwide combined filing method is
with the parent but only if:
used. If the common owner involves individuals, use the
first lines to enter the social security numbers in Column A
a. The parent owns stock with more than 50% of the
and the individuals’ names in Column B.
voting power of at least one corporation and, if
applicable,
After the common owner lines have been completed,
enter the information for each affiliate. For multinational
b. Stock cumulatively having more than 50% of the
unitary groups that file a worldwide return, list all domestic
voting power of each of the corporations, except
and foreign affiliates that are more than 50% owned. For
the parent, is owned by the parent, one or more
multinational unitary groups that file a water’s edge return,
corporations described in 1a., or one or more
list all domestic affiliates that are more than 50% owned.
other corporations that satisfy the conditions of 1b.
Column C. For each affiliate, enter the percent of voting
2. Any two or more corporations, if stock having more
stock owned by the affiliated group (including the common
than 50% of the voting power of the corporations is
individual owners).
owned, or constructively owned, by the same
Column D. Check the box in Column D for each affiliate
person.
that is a member of the unitary group, regardless of
whether the corporation is included in this return. A
3. Any two or more corporations that constitute stapled
unitary group of corporations may file one tax return for
entities. Stapled entities means:
all the corporations of the unitary group that are required
to file an Idaho income tax return. Filing a group return
a. Any group of two or more corporations if more
eliminates the need for each corporation to file its own
than 50% of the ownership or beneficial
Idaho corporate income tax return.
ownership of the stock with voting power in each
corporation consists of stapled interests.
Column E. If you intend this return to be the Idaho return
for this affiliate, check the box.
b. Two or more interests are stapled interests if, by
reason of form of ownership, restrictions on
Column F. For each affiliate that is transacting business
transfer, or other terms or conditions, in
in Idaho, check the box in Column F.
connection with the transfer of one of the
interests, the other interest or interests are also
Column G. If the corporation was new to the group
transferred or required to be transferred.
during the tax year, check the “ACQ” box and enter
the date the affiliate was acquired. If the affiliate was
4. Any two or more corporations, if stock with more
disposed of during the tax year, check the “DIS” box and
than 50% of the voting power of the corporations is
enter the date of the disposition.
cumulatively owned by, or for the benefit of,
members of the same family. Members of the same
family are limited to an individual, the individual’s
spouse, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents,
children and grandchildren, and their respective
spouses.