Business Tax Return - City Of Forest Park - 2016 (Page 3 of 5) in pdf

CITY OF FOREST PARK 2016

BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN INSTRUCTIONS

Office Phone: (513) 595-5212

Website:

General Instructions:

If you are filing for any year other than 01/01/2016 through 12/31/2016, indicate the year of the tax return with beginning and ending

dates. Fiscal year taxpayers should use the beginning year of the fiscal period as the year of the tax return.

If you received a pre-printed form containing incorrect information, make the necessary corrections to the form. If the form is not

pre-printed, please enter the information in the space provided and the EIN/FID number.

Complete the box that pertains to the filing of a city return in the previous year, the combined corporate return question and

whether or not the account should be inactivated. If your account should be inactivated, please provide an explanation. If this is

a final return, please give the reason why. If you sold the business, provide the name, address and phone number of the purchaser

on a separate attachment.

Check the appropriate box that corresponds to the filing status of the business.

If you are amending a tax year, place an “X” in the box marked AMENDED and be sure to indicate the year that you are

amending in the space provided. Include your Amended Federal Return or documentation pertaining to the Internal Revenue

Service audit.

Part A –TAX CALCULATION

LINE 1: Enter the Adjusted Federal Taxable Income (AFTI). As defined by Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 718.01 AFTI means a

C Corporation’s federal taxable income before net operating losses and special deductions. Other business entities must compute the

AFTI as if they were a C Corporation. Generally this is the line titled “Income/(Loss) Reconciliation” on the Schedule K of the Form

1120S for Subchapter S Corporations or Line 1 page 4 of the Form 1065 Analysis of Net Income (Loss) for partnerships and Limited

Liability Companies.

LINE 2: Enter the total adjustments from Schedule X.

LINE 3: Line 1 plus or minus Line 2.

LINE 4: Enter the apportionment percentage from Step 5 of Schedule Y.

LINE 5: Multiply Line 3 by Line 4.

LINE 6: Enter the amount of net operating losses apportioned to Forest Park. Operating losses may be carried forward for a

maximum period of five tax years. Deduct Forest Park rental losses and loss carry-forwards from prior years. Add Forest Park rental

income. An explanatory schedule is required to support any adjustments made on this line.

LINE 7: Line 5 plus or minus Line 6.

LINE 8: Multiply Line 7 by 1.5% (.015)

LINE 9a: Enter the amount of estimated tax payments including any amounts paid with an extension. Estimated payments may be

subject to the underpayment of estimated tax penalty. Businesses must remit quarterly estimates equal to 100% of the prior year’s tax

or 90% of the current year’s tax.

LINE 9b: Enter the amount of the overpayment from prior years credited to 2016.

LINE 10: Line 9a plus Line 9b.

LINE 11: If Line 8 is greater than Line 10, enter the tax due. Amounts less than $10.00 are not payable. If Line 10 is greater than

Line 8, enter the overpayment.

LINE 12: If applicable, will be calculated by our office.

LINE 13: Line 11 plus Line 12. If overpayment, transfer amount to Line 14 and Line 18.

LINE 14: Enter the amount to be refunded or credited to tax year 2017 estimated tax liability. Amounts less than $10.00 will not be

refunded or carried forward.

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