For taxable year beginning in 2016 Ohio IT 1041 Fiduciary Income Tax Return Instructions Rev. 1/17 Department of hio Taxation tax. hio.gov |
IT 1041 Rev. 1/17 Who Must File 2016 Ohio IT 1041 residing in Ohio or earning or All estates not excluded below, General Instructions receiving income in Ohio, must file an Ohio Fiduciary Income Tax Return (Ohio IT 1041) for the taxable year. New Ohio IT K-1 Use the Ohio IT K-1 to report each investor’s or beneficiary’s All trusts not excluded below and that meet any one or more proportionate or distributive share of the partnership’s, corporation’s, of the following requirements: estate’s or trust’s Ohio income and credits. Each entity with Ohio income should prepare a separate Ohio IT K-1 for each investor or • The trust resides in Ohio; OR qualifying beneficiary to enclose with the investor’s or beneficiary’s return. • The trust earns or receives Ohio source income (income apportioned to Ohio or allocated to Ohio); OR Note: Put tax return in proper numerical order and place all attachments after the return. • The trust earns or receives lottery winnings, prizes or awards paid by the Ohio Lottery Commission; OR All Ohio tax forms and schedules referred to in this instruction booklet may be obtained from our Web site at tax.ohio.gov. • The trust otherwise has nexus with or in Ohio under the Constitution of the United States. Purpose of Form The fiduciary of a domestic decedent’s estate, trust or bankruptcy Qualified Pre-Income Tax Trusts estate uses Ohio IT 1041 to report: Trusts that are described in Ohio Revised Code (R.C.) section 5747.01(FF) and that timely and properly made the election • The income, deductions, gains, losses, etc. of the estate or trust; described in that division are not subject to Ohio income tax. Such trusts should file pages1 and 2 ofOhio IT1041 and complete those • The income that is either accumulated or held for future distribution pages as follows: or distributed currently to the beneficiaries; • Enter on line 1 the trust’s federal taxable income. • Any income tax liability of the estate or trust; AND • Enter online2as a negative number theamount shownon line 1. • Employment taxes on wages paid to household employees. • To the left of the amount entered on line 2 print “5747.01(FF).” Income Taxed to the Estate The income tax imposed on the fiduciary is based upon the • Enter -0- on lines 3, 13 and 17. estate’s Ohio taxable income.The taxisreduced bythe Schedule B credits, the Schedule C resident credit, the Schedule D • Sign and date the return. nonresident credit, refundable credits and the allowable Schedule E business credits. Important: The trust must include with the return a copy of the Ohio Department of Taxation-issued letter acknowledging that the trust If the executor and trustee make the Internal Revenue Code is exempt from Ohio income tax. section 645 election, then for Ohio income tax purposes (i) the estate must include the income of the trust and (ii) the trust itself Exclusions is not subject to Ohio’s income tax for the taxable years to which The following types of trusts are excluded from filing Ohio IT 1041 the election applies. As such, when the estate files its Ohio as per R.C. section 5747.02(E): fiduciary income tax return, the estate cannot “back out” from the estate’s federal taxable income the trust’s portion of income and • Grantor trusts deductions. • Charitable remainder trusts Income Taxed to the Trust The income tax imposed on the fiduciary shall apply to the trust’s • Retirement trusts modified Ohio taxable income. The tax is reduced by the Schedule I trust credit, refundable credits and the allowable Schedule E • Pre-need funeral trusts business credits. Qualified funeral trusts • Most Common Situations for Trusts • Endowment and perpetual care trusts • Qualified settlement trusts and funds Anonresident trust investing only in savings accounts, certificates of deposit, publicly traded stocks, bonds, commercial paper and/or • mutual funds will not owe any Ohio income tax if the nonresident Retirement trust funds. • trust has no significant ownership interest in these investments. The trust need not file Ohio IT 1041. Any other trust or estate is not required to file a 2016 Ohio IT 1041 with the state of Ohio if all of the following apply: • Aresident trust investing only in savings accounts, certificates of deposit, stocks, bonds, commercial paper and/or mutual funds • The fiduciary’s year 2016 federal form 1041 shows no taxable will owe Ohio income tax if the trust had federal taxable income income or has a negative taxable income (e.g., simple trusts and after distributions. The tax on each resident trust will generally most estate tax returns); AND be based upon the trust’s federal taxable income, plus or minus the adjustments set forth on Ohio IT 1041. • The estate or trust did not earn or receive any business income apportioned to Ohio; AND - 2 - |
IT 1041 Rev. 1/17 • The estate or trust did notearn or receive any nonbusiness income failure to file timely. The period of underpayment runs from the allocated to Ohio; AND date the tax was required to be paid to the date on which such payment is made. • There are no Ohio adjustments that would result in Ohio taxable income; AND Interest is allowed and paid upon any overpayment in excess of one dollar in respect of the tax imposed under R.C. section 5747.02 • If the taxpayer is a trust, no portion of the trust is an electing small from the date of the overpayment until the date of the refund of the business trust. overpayment, except that if any overpayment is refunded within 90 days after the due date of the annual return or within 90 days after Tax Rates the return was filed, whichever is later, no interest shall be allowed The same income brackets and tax rates that apply to the Ohio on such overpayment. taxable income of individuals apply to the Ohio taxable income of estates and to the modified Ohio taxable income of trusts. See the During calendar year 2017, interest accrues on underpayments and tax table on page 12. overpayments at the rate of 4% per annum. Return Due Date Penalties For all estates and trusts,file Ohio IT1041,including Ohio ITK-1(s) If the trust or estate fails to file the Ohio fiduciary income tax return and federal K-1(s), on or before April 18, 2017. by the due date (or extended federal due date), a failure to timely file penalty may be charged, which is the greater of $50 per month Extensions to File up to a maximum of $500, or 5% per month up to a maximum of If the trust or estate qualifies for and receives a federal extension 50% of the tax. of time to file, then the trust or estate automatically has the same extension of time to file the Ohio return unless the Ohio due date is If the trust or estate fails to pay the full amount of tax by the due after the federal extension due date. The trustorestate mustinclude date of the return, afailure-to-pay penalty may be charged, which a copy of the federal extension with the Ohio return. If the fiduciary is up to a maximum of double the interest charged. electronically obtained the federal extension, then, when filing the Ohio IT 1041, the fiduciary must provide the federal confirmation Interest Penalty on Underpayment of Estimated Tax number for the extension. The trust or estate willoweaninterest penalty if (i) theOhiotax less withholding (e.g. Ohio lottery withholdings) and credits is greater Caution: An extension of time to file does not give the estate or than $500 and (ii) withholdings and refundable credits are less than trust an extension of time to pay. Make Ohio extension payments both the following: on the 2016 Ohio IT 1041P. • 90% of your 2016 Ohio tax; AND Filing Options Taxpayers who prepare a return with commercial software or • 100% of your 2015 Ohio tax. the help of a paid tax preparer may be able to file their federal and state returns electronically through the federal/state e-file If the trust or estate owes an interest penalty, the fiduciary must (www.irs.gov/Filing) programoverseen bythe IRS.To help taxpayers complete Ohio IT/SD 2210 and enter the interest penalty on line make sure their software is compatible with the e-file program, the 12 of Ohio IT 1041. Ohio Department of Taxation maintains a list of approved software vendors (www.tax.ohio.gov/ohio_business/business/electronic_ Preparer’s Signature The Ohio Department of Taxation follows IRS Notice 2004-54, filing/ApprovedSoftwareDev2016.aspx). which provides for alternative preparer signature procedures If a taxpayer opts to not file electronically, a paper Ohio IT 1041 is for federal income tax paper returns that paid practitioners available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov. prepare on behalf of their clients. Paid preparers can follow those same procedures with respect to the following Ohio paper Payment Options returns prepared on behalf of their clients: Ohio school district If you are electronically filing your Ohio Fiduciary Income Tax Return and individual income tax returns, Ohio withholding tax returns using an approved software program, follow the payment instruction (employer and pass-throughentity) andOhiocorporationfranchise prompts for making payments by electronic check. tax reports. Statutory authority: R.C. sections 5703.262(B) and 5747.08(F). If you are paper filing your Ohio Fiduciary Income Tax Return or do not wish to remit through the software program mentioned above, Exception: The paid preparer should print his/her name on the form payments may be remitted by electronic funds transfer (EFT) if the taxpayer checks “Yes” to the question, “Do you authorize your through the Ohio Treasurer of State or you may send in a personal preparer to contact us regarding this return?” check or money order with the IT 1041P payment voucher. For questions regarding the EFT payment program, contact the Ohio Amended Returns Treasurer of State’s office at 30 E. Broad St., 9th Floor, Columbus, You may make any change or correction to your already filed return OH 43215 or call toll-free at 1-877-338-6446. by filing another Fiduciary Income Tax Return, Ohio IT 1041, with corrected figures and checking the “Amended Return” box. To speed Note: To remit by EFT, the trust or estate must file by using their up the processing of your amended return: federal employer identification number (FEIN). • Include a copy of your original return; AND Interest on Underpayments and Overpayments If the trust or estate fails to pay the tax by the due date, interest • Include a copy of any cancelled checks used as payment on the accrues on the unpaid tax. Interest on tax due is charged in originally filed return. addition to any penalties that may be incurred for late filing or - 3 - |
IT 1041 Rev. 1/17 If the fiduciary amends the federal fiduciary income tax return Testamentary Trust or if the fiduciary is audited by the IRS, the fiduciary must file an A trust created at the time of his or her death under a will amended Ohio IT 1041 within 60 days of the final determination of (testamentary). A testamentary trust resides in Ohio if the decedent the federal change. at the time of death was domiciled in Ohio for Ohio estate tax purposes (R.C. section 5731). Caution: The IRS tells us when it makes changes to tax returns. To avoid penalties, be sure to file the amended fiduciary return within Inter Vivos Irrevocable Trust 60 days of the final determination of the federal change. An inter vivos irrevocable trust resides in Ohio if (i) at least one “qualifying beneficiary” [R.C. section 5747.01(I)(3)(c)] is domiciled Assessments in Ohio for all or a portion of the trust’s taxable year and (ii) at any The tax commissioner may issue an assessment against the estate time the trust received assets from one or more of the following: or trust for any deficiency within four years after the later of the final date the return subject to assessment was required to be filed or • An individual who was domiciled in Ohio for income tax purposes the date the return was filed. However,both the assessmentstatute at the time he/she transferred assets to the trust; OR of limitations and the refund statute of limitations may be extended for an agreed-upon period if both the estate or trust and the tax • An individual who was domiciled in Ohio for income tax purposes commissioner consent in writing to the extension. at the time the trust document became irrevocable – even if the individual was not domiciled in Ohio atthe time he/she transferred An amended Ohio IT 1041, which the estate or trust files as the assets to the trust; OR a result of an adjustment to the federal fiduciary income tax return, form 1041, is deemed a report subject to assessment. • An estate of an individual who at the time of death was domiciled However, the amended return does not reopen those facts, in Ohio for estate tax purposes; OR figures, computations or attachments from a previously filed return no longer subject to assessment to the extent that those • An insurance company, pension plan or court award on account facts, figures and computations are not affected, either directly of the death of an individual, and at the time of the individual’s or indirectly, by the IRS adjustment to the entity’s federal income death either (i) the individual was domiciled in Ohio for estate tax tax return. purposes or (ii) the owner of the insurance policy was domiciled in Ohio for income tax purposes. Estimated Tax Payments for Next Year The estate or trust must make estimated tax payments on the 2017 Note: Theabove listingis not all-inclusive. For additionalinformation, Ohio IT 1041ES for the entity’s taxable year beginning in 2017 ifthe see R.C. section 5747.01(I)(3)(a),(e) and (f). 2017 Ohio fiduciary annual income tax after nonrefundable credits is more than $500. An interest penalty may apply to estimated Line Instructions payments not timely made. Line 1 – Federal Taxable Income Due Dates for Estimated Tax Payments Enter the amount from federal form 1041, line 22. This amount is These estimated payments are due on or before the 15th day of netof the income distribution deduction and should include onlythe the fourth, sixth and ninth month after the beginning of the taxable income and gain retained by the estate or trust. year, and on or before the 15th day of the first month of the following taxable year. Line 8 – Tax on Ohio Taxable Income (Estates) or Modified Ohio Taxable Income (Trusts) Late payments of estimated tax are subject to interest penalties Use the tax table found on page 12 to compute the tax based upon (see Ohio IT/SD 2210). Ohio IT 1041ES must accompany each the amount on line 3 for estates or line 7 for trusts. This is the same estimated payment. tax rate used for the individual income tax for the same year. Specific Instructions Line 10 – Schedules C, D, E and I Credits Both estates and trusts may be entitled to claim one or more On page 1 of the return, you must designate whether the entity is nonrefundable business creditslisted in Schedule EofOhio IT1040, an estate or a trust. with one exception: Trusts cannot claim the credit for contributions to candidates for Ohio statewide office or for the General Assembly. An estate can be a bankruptcy estate, a decedent’s estate or both. To claim the nonrefundable business credit, use Schedule E, which can be found on our Web site at The trust must be designated as: tax.ohio.gov. Multiply the nonrefundable credits from Schedule E by the estate’s • Simple or complex or trust’s retained percentage of income to calculate the amount of nonrefundable credits available to the estate or trust. • Resident ornonresident Example: A trust retains 75% of the income from the business • And may also be designated as irrevocable and/or testamentary and distributes 25% of the income to beneficiaries each year. The trust would be able to claim on Ohio IT 1041 75% of the Schedule Definitions E nonrefundable credits. The beneficiaries would be able to claim “Resident” Trust cumulatively on Ohio IT 1040 the remaining 25% of the Schedule Pursuant to R.C. section 5747.01(I)(3), “resident” is defined for E nonrefundable credits. purposes of Ohio’s income tax on trusts as a trust that, in whole or Line 12 – Interest Penalty on Underpayment of Estimated Tax part, resides in this state. If only part of a trust resides in this state, Enter any interest penalty on underpayment of estimated tax as the trust is a resident only with respect to that part. explained in the general instructions. - 4 - |
IT 1041 Rev. 1/17 Line 14 – Net Payments Enter the amount from line 77 of Ohio IT 1041, Net Payment Schedule A – Adjustments to Federal Worksheet. Taxable Income Net of Related Expenses Line 15 – Refundable Business Credits Additions Business Jobs Credit and Ohio Historic Preservation Credit: If the Ohio Tax Credit Authority of the Ohio Department of The following applies to both Development granted the trust or estate either or both of these trusts and estates except where noted. credits, then enter on this line the amount of credit(s) applicable to Line 23 – Federal and/or Non-Ohio State or Local the trust or estate here. Government Interest and Dividends Example: Atrust has a 50% interest in a business that is entitled to Enter the fiduciary’s share of interest and dividends received from a “new jobs credit” of $5,000. The trust may claim $2,500 on line 15. non-Ohio state governments and their local government netofrelated, ordinary, necessary and reasonableexpenses to theextent theinterest Refundable Pass-Through Entity Credit: If the trust or estate and dividend are not included in federal taxable income and to the was a direct or indirect investor in a pass-through entity that extent that such amounts have not been distributed to beneficiaries. filed and paid Ohio tax on Ohio IT 4708 (Composite Income Tax Return for Certain Investors in a Pass-Through Entity) or on Ohio Also, enter interest and dividend income from obligations issued by the IT 1140 (Pass-Through Entity and Trust Withholding Tax Return), United States government or its possessions/territories that are exempt the fiduciary should enter the amount of tax paid on behalf of from Ohio tax by federal law. Examples include: U.S. savings bonds (Series E, EE, H or I), Treasury notes, bills and bonds, and Sallie Mae. the trust or estate. Trusts and estates claiming this credit must include Ohio IT K-1s and federal K-1s reflecting the amount Line 24 – Pass-Through Entity and Financial Institutions of Ohio tax that the pass-through entity paid on behalf of the Taxes Paid trust or estate. Add the fiduciary’s share of any Ohio IT 1140 or financial institutions The K-1 should show the amount of the distributive share of taxes – which should be shown on your Ohio IT and federal K-1(s) – income; the amount of Ohio tax paid; the legal name of the pass- to the extent that those taxes were deducted in arriving at federal through entity; and the entity’s federal employer identification taxable income. number. Enter on line 15 the total of the refundable credit. Line 25 – Electing Small Business Trust (ESBT) Income Generally, estates and trustscannot“passthrough” to beneficiaries Add the distributive share of income from an S corporation if: any refundable credit. • such income is not included in the trust’s federal taxable income; Financial Institutions Tax (FIT) Credit AND If this taxpayer is responsible for filing and paying the Ohio financial • such income is not required to be included in any individual’s institutions tax, the taxpayer is entitled to a refundable credit equal to the proportionate share of the lesser of either the amount of federal adjusted gross income (Schedule G may apply). tax due or the tax paid pursuant to R.C. section 5726.02 by the Line 26 – Losses From the Sale or Disposition of Ohio Public taxpayer in their taxable year. See R.C. section 5747.65. Obligations Enter the fiduciary’s share of any loss resulting from the sale or Losses on Loans Made to the Ohio Venture Capital (OVC) Program disposition of Ohio public obligations to the extent that such losses are deducted in calculating federal taxable income. See R.C. The purpose of the credit is to provide OVC lenders and investors sections 5747.01(S)(6) and 5709.76. some security against losses on their loans to the program. The credit for losses on loans madetotheOVCprogram arerefundable. Line 27 – Recovery of Amount Previously Deducted or See R.C. sections 150.01 to 150.10, 5747.80 and 5747.98. Excluded from Federal Taxable Income Enter the fiduciary’s share of any recovery amounts previously Line 18 – Credit Carryover to 2017 deducted on a prior year’s Ohio trust or estate income tax return to Enter the portion of your overpayment from line 17 that you want to credit toward next year’s estimated tax liability. the extent that the reimbursement is not included in federal taxable income for 2016. Line 19 – Refund Subtract line 18 from line 17. This is the amount you want refunded. Line 28 – Depreciation Adjustment R.C. sections 5747.01(S)(14) and 5747.01(A)(20) state that, in Line 20 – Net Amount Due determining Ohio taxable income, a taxpayer that for federal income If line 16 is less than line 13, then subtract the amount on line 16 tax purposes claims I.R.C. 168(k) bonus depreciation must add back from the amount on line 13 and enter the result on this line. This is 2/3, 5/6 or 6/6 of that bonus depreciation that the taxpayer claimed the net amount due. for the taxable year based upon the I.R.C. Line 21 – Interest and Penalty on Late-Paid and/or Late-Filed These “add-back and subsequent deduction” laws also cover Return (i) depreciable assets acquired by the taxpayer’s disregarded Enter any interest and penalty as explained in the general entities and (ii) depreciable assets that are owned by pass- instructions. through entities in which the taxpayer directly or indirectly owns at least 5% (see R.C. section5747.01(A)(20)(a)). Line 22 – Total Amount Due Remit using any ofthe paymentoptions as explained in the general In addition, if the taxpayer is an equity investor in a pass-through instructions. entity that has claimed I.R.C. 168(k) bonus depreciation, and if, because of the federal passive activity loss limitation rules or - 5 - |
IT 1041 Rev. 1/17 because of the federal at-risk limitation rules, the taxpayer is unable Line 36 – Interest/Gains from Ohio Public Obligations to fully deduct a loss passing through from another pass-through Deduct interest income from Ohio public obligations and Ohio entity to the taxpayer, then to the extent that the taxpayer does not purchase obligations if (i) theinterest incomewas includedinfederal recognize the loss, the taxpayer can defer making the “2/3, 5/6 or taxable income and (ii) the fiduciary did not distribute this income 6/6 add-back” until the taxable year or years for which the taxpayer to any beneficiary. See R.C. sections 5747.01(S)(6) and 5709.76. deducts the pass-through entity loss and receives a federal tax benefit from the bonus depreciation amount claimed by the other You may also deduct any gains resulting from the sale or disposition pass-through entity. Of course, the taxpayer cannot begin claiming of Ohio public obligations to the extent (i) the income was included the related subsequent years deduction until the first taxable year in federal taxable income and (ii) the fiduciary did not distribute immediately following the taxable year for which the taxpayer makes this income to any beneficiary. See R.C. sections 5747.01(S)(7) the 2/3, 5/6 or 6/6 add-back. Note: Make the add-back only to the and 5709.76. extent that the fiduciary did not distribute the related income to the Line 37 – Refund or Reimbursements of a Prior Year beneficiaries. Deduction Line 29 – Personal Exemption (Estates Only) and Deduct refunds or reimbursements received for expenses Miscellaneous Federal Tax Adjustments (Estates and Trusts) deducted as an itemized deduction on a prior year federal Enter the amount of the personal exemption allowed to the estate income tax return if the fiduciary had to add back the refunds or pursuant to I.R.C. 642(b). reimbursements on the federal 1041 return. Do not include any amount shown on line 33. Miscellaneous Federal Income Tax Adjustments There are no miscellaneous federal tax adjustments on this return, There are no miscellaneous federal tax adjustments on this return, however, you must make all other required adjustments for this line. however, you must make all other required adjustments for this line. Visit the Legislative Updatespage on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov. Visit the Legislative Updatespage on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov. Line 30 – Expenses Claimed on Ohio Estate Return (Estates Line 38 – Farm Income (Trusts Only) Only) Deduct any amount that a trust was required to report as farm Enter on this line expenses deducted on both the federal fiduciary income on its federal tax return, but only if the assets of the trust income tax return (federal form 1041) and the Ohio estate tax directly or indirectly include at least 10 acres of land satisfying the return (Ohio ET 2). However, enter -0- if this return is the estate’s definition of “land devoted exclusively to agricultural use” under R.C. final return. section 5713.30 regardless of whether the land is valued for the purposes as such under R.C. sections 5713.30-5713.38. Deductions Line 39 – Bonus Depreciation The following applies to both trusts and estates except where Enter on this line 1/2, 1/5 or 1/6 of the depreciation expense added noted. Deduct the income items described below only to the back on each of the previous years’ returns (see instructions for extent that these amounts have not already been deducted or line 28). Important: S corporation shareholders cannot claim this excluded from federal taxable income. deduction with respect to depreciable property for which the add- back occurred while the corporation was a C corporation. See R.C. Line 32 – Federal Interest and Dividends sections 5747.01(A)(21)(a) and 5747.01(S)(14). Enter interest and dividend income net of related ordinary, necessary and reasonable expenses, included in federal taxable income, from Line 40 – Repayment of Income Reported in a Prior Year obligations of the United States government or its possessions/ Enter on this line any amount that was received and included in territories that are exempt from Ohio tax by law. Examples of federal taxable income in a prior year that was paid back in 2016 if interest-bearing obligations whose interest is exempt from Ohio (i) the repayment has not otherwise reduced your federal taxable income tax are Series “E” or Series “H” U.S. Savings Bonds, U.S. income for 2016 or for any other taxable year and (ii) in the year Treasury notes and bills, and Sallie Maes. the income was received the income did not qualify for either the resident or nonresident credit. Line 33 – State and Municipal Income Tax Refunds Enter the amount of state and/or municipal income tax refunds Line 42 – Net Schedule A Adjustments included in federal taxable income for the taxable year of this If line 31 is greater than line 41, subtract line 41 from line 31 and return if the refunds relate to taxes previously claimed as itemized enter the amount on line 42. Also, copy this amount onto line 2 on deductions on the decedent’s federal income tax return. the front of this return and add this amount to your federal taxable income. Line 34 – Losses From an ESBT Deduct the distributive share of loss from an S corporation if: If line 31 is less than line 41, subtract line 31 from line 41 and enter the amount on line 42.Shade the box on line 42 to show • such loss has not been directly or indirectly deducted in computing that it is a negative number. Also, copy this amount onto line 2 the trust estate’s federal taxable income; AND on the front of this return. Shade the box on line 2 to show that it is a negative number. Subtract this amount from your federal • such loss is not deducted by any other person. taxable income. Line 35 – Wage and Salary Expense Not Previously Deducted Note: ESBT income and loss on lines 25 and 34 along with any Deduct the amount of wage and salary expense not otherwise depreciation adjustment addback or deduction on lines 28 and deducted for federal income tax purposes because of the federal 29 attributed to the ESBT should be included in Schedule G and targeted jobs credit or work opportunity credits. apportioned accordingly. - 6 - |
IT 1041 Rev. 1/17 or indirectly deducted, in computing federal taxable income, any Schedule B – Estate Credits state income tax paid on that income. The Schedule B credits correspond to applicable credits found Line 53 on the Ohio individual income tax return (Ohio IT 1040). Divide the amount on line 51 by the amount on line 52 and write the percentage on this line. Multiply the percentage by the amount Credit sharing: When calculating credits, the fiduciary cannot of tax on line 8 reduced by any amount shown on line 9 and the include any amounts that are allocable to a beneficiary. Schedule E credits from line 10, and enter the result on line 53. Generally these credits are apportioned on the basis of the income allocable to the estate or trust. Line 54 – Taxes Paid to Other States Enter the amount of taxes, less all related, nonrefundable credits, Line 43 – Retirement Income Credit withholding, estimated payments and carryforwards from other than An estate is entitled to a credit for retirement benefits received for previous years, paid to other states or the District of Columbia. the benefit of the decedent’s surviving spouse but not distributed. Limitation: Do not include income for which the estate has directly The amount of the credit is as follows: or indirectly deducted, in computing federal taxable income, any $500 or less ............................................................................$ 0 state income tax paid on that income. More than $500 but not more than $1,500 .............................$ 25 More than $1,500 but not more than $3,000 ..........................$ 50 Schedule D – Estate Nonresident Credit More than $3,000 but not more than $5,000 ..........................$ 80 More than $5,000 but not more than $8,000 ..........................$130 Line 56 – Portion Not Earned in Ohio More than $8,000 ...................................................................$200 Nonresident estates should enter the portion of Ohio taxable income on line 3 that is not apportioned or allocated to Ohio Line 44 – Lump Sum Retirement Credit pursuant to R.C. sections 5747.20 through 5747.231. Use Ohio An estate may claim this credit for eligible lump sum retirement IT 2023 and include with the Ohio IT 1041. distributions. See Ohio LS WKS, page 1, which is available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov. Line 58 – Nonresident Credit Divide the amount on line 56 by the amount on line 57. Multiply the Line 45 – Senior Citizen’s Credit percentage by the amount of tax on line 8 reduced by the amount An estate may claim this credit if the decedent was 65 years or older shown on line 9 and the Schedule E credits from line 10. This amount as of the date of death (limit $50 per return). is the estate’s nonresident credit. Line 46 – Lump Sum Distribution Credit Schedule E – Nonrefundable Business Credits An estate may claim this credit if the decedent was 65 years or older as of the date of death. See Ohio LS WKS, page 2, which is To claim the nonrefundable business credit, use Schedule E, available on our Web site attax.ohio.gov. which is not containedinthis booklet.Youmay obtainSchedule E from our Web site at tax.ohio.gov. Line 47 – Child and Dependent Care Credit An estate may claim this credit if the decedent qualifies for the Schedule F – Allocated Qualifying Trust Amounts federal child and dependent care credit. See R.C. section 5747.054. for Trusts Recognizing Gains or Losses from the Line 48 – Ohio Political Contributions Credit Disposition of Closely Held Investments An estate may claim this credit for contributions made to the The qualifying trust amount means capital gains and losses from campaign committee of a statewide office. the sale, exchange or other disposition of equity or ownership interest in, or debt obligations of, a closely held qualifying Line 49 – Ohio Adoption Credit (Limit $10,000) investee to the extent included in the trust’s Ohio taxable income, An estate may claim this credit if the descendant adopted a minor but only (i) if the location of the physical assets of the investee is child (under 18 years of age) during the taxable year. The amount available to the trust and (ii) the investment in the investee is (or of the credit for each minor child legally adopted by the taxpayer was) a closely held investment. See R.C. section 5747.01(BB) shall equal the greater of the following: (2) and 5747.011. 1. $1,500 (one-thousand five-hundred dollars); If the location of the qualifying investee’s assets is not available 2. The amount of expenses incurred by the taxpayer and the to the trust, then there is no qualifying trust amount.Generally, taxpayer’s spouse to legally adopt the child, not to exceed the location of the physical assets of a closely held corporation (the $10,000 (ten-thousand dollars). For the purposes ofthis division, qualifying investee)is available to the trust.The portion ofthe trust’s expenses incurred to legally adopt a child include expenses Ohio taxable income represented by the qualifying trust amount will described in R.C. section 3107.055, division (C). be allocated to Ohio by multiplying the capital gains and losses by the Ohio percentage as described below. Schedule C – Estate Ohio Resident Credit The Ohio percentage is a fraction whose numerator is the net book Line 51 – Portion Taxed by Another State value of the physical qualifying investee’s assets in Ohio. The Resident estates should enter the portion of Ohio taxable income denominator of the Ohio percentage is the net book value of the (line 3) that was subjected to tax in another state or in the District qualifying investee’s physical assets everywhere. This method of of Columbia, plus or minus any related adjustments in Schedule A. allocating gains and losses to Ohio is similar to the method used for Limitation: Do not include income for which the estate has directly corporation franchise tax purposes with respect to allocating gains - 7 - |
IT 1041 Rev. 1/17 and losses from the sale or other disposition of intangible property • Patents and copyright royalties used by the payor in Ohio; that may produce dividend income. • Ohio Lottery Commission winnings and gains and/or losses from Special Notes: the sale or transfer of such winnings. (1) If the qualifying investee is a member of a qualifying controlled group, as defined in R.C. section 5733.04(M), then Schedule I – Tax Credit for Resident Trusts special rules apply for purposes of calculating the Ohio ratio. See R.C. section 5747.01(BB)(5). Line 68 – Portion Taxed by Another State Enter the amount of the resident trust’s allocated nonbusiness (2) A gain or loss will be a “qualifying trust amount” only the if income (line 62) subjected to tax by another state or in the District investment in the qualifying investee constitutes a closely held of Columbia. investment. Most gains and losses will not be qualifying trusts amounts. See R.C. sections 5747.01(BB)(2) and 5747.011. Example: The Pat Smith Trust, a resident trust, has no qualifying trust amount and no business income. The resident trust had (3) If qualifying trust amount capital gains/losses were recognized modified Ohio taxable income of $75,000 from dividends. The on account of the sale, exchange or other disposition of more than tax shown on line 8 on the Ohio IT 1041 is $3,158. Another state one investment, then the fiduciary must make a separate calculation imposed on the trust an income tax of $1,100 based upon taxable for each gain/loss. income of $25,000, which the trust reported to that state. The trustee Line 59 – Trust’s Portion of Capital Gains/Losses would calculate the resident tax credit as follows: Recognized $25,000 Line 68 Enter the trust’s portion of capital gains/losses from the sales, Line 69 $3,158 exchange or other disposition of equity or ownership interest in, Line 70 $75,000 or debt obligations of, a closely held qualifying investee to the Line 71 .0421 extent included in Ohio taxable income (line 3)ifthe location of the $1,053 Line 72 physical assets of a closely held qualifying investee is available. Line 73 $1,100 If the investee is not closely held or if the location of the physical Line 74 $1,053 assets of the closely held investor is not available, then enter -0-. See R.C. section 5747.01(BB)(5). Apportionment Factors Line 60 – Ohio Percentage of Closely Held Investee’s Ohio Revised Code (R.C.) Section 5747.013(B) Physical Assets Divide the book value of the physical assets of the closely held Note: When calculating the Ohio income tax, a trust that has invested qualifying investee in Ohio by the book value of the physical assets in a pass-through entity must apply the “aggregate” (conduit) theory of the closely held investee located everywhere and enter the of taxation. That is, the character of all income and deductions (and percentage derived on line 57. adjustments to income and deductions) realized by an S corporation or a partnership or a limited liability company (treated as a partnership Schedule G – Apportioned Income for Trusts for federal income taxpurposes)in which the trusthasinvested retains that character for purposes of the withholding tax and the entity tax Line 62 – Business Income and Qualifying Investment when recognized by the qualifying pass-through entity. Furthermore, Income the trust must includeinits apportionment ratioits proportionate share Enter the trust’s portion of Ohio taxable income (line 3) not included of each lower-tiered pass-through entity’s property, payroll and sales. on line 56 to the extent such income is either of the following: See R.C. section 5747.231. Business income/loss (see R.C. section 5747.01(B)); OR If the apportioned income from business income/losses and from • qualifying investment income was received from more than one entity • Qualifying investment income (see R.C. section 5747.012). whose businesses are not unitary with each other, then the trust must make a separate apportionment calculation for each business. Schedule H – Allocated Nonbusiness Income for Trusts Property Factor (Line 75) The property factor is a fraction whose numerator is the average value Line 65 – Allocation of Income for Resident Trusts of the trust’s includible real and tangible personal property owned or Resident trusts must enter the trust’s Ohio taxable income (line 3) rented, and used in the trade or business in Ohio during the taxable not reported on lines 56 or 59. year, and the denominator of which is the average value of all the Line 66 – Allocation of Income for Nonresident Trusts trust’s includible real and tangible personal property owned or rented, Nonresident trusts must enter the following types of nonbusiness and used in the trade or business everywhere during such year. income to the extent included in the trust’s Ohio taxable income Property owned is valued at its original cost average value. (line 3) and not reported on line 56 or 59: Average value is determined by adding the cost values at the • Capital gains or losses from the sale, exchange or transfer of beginning and at the end of the taxable year and dividing the Ohio real property and/or Ohio-based tangible personal property; total by two. The tax commissioner may require the use of monthly values during the taxable year if such values more • Rents and royalties from Ohio real property and/or tangible reasonably reflect the average value of the entity’s property. personal property used in Ohio; determining averagevalue, exclude from “WithinOhio” andfrom In “Total Everywhere” the following: - 8 - |
IT 1041 Rev. 1/17 • Construction in progress. taxable year. Compensation is paid in Ohio if any of the following apply: • The original cost of property within Ohio with respect to which the state of Ohio has issued an air pollution, noise pollution or • The recipient’s service is performed entirely within Ohio; OR an industrial water pollution control certificate. See division (B) (1) of R.C. section 5747.013. • The recipient’s service is performed both within and outside Ohio, but the service performed outside Ohio is incidental to the • The original cost of real property and tangible property (and in the recipient’s service within Ohio; OR case of property that the trust is renting from others, eight times the net annual rental rate), which is used exclusively during the • Some of the recipient’s service is performed within Ohio and taxable year for qualified research as defined in division (A)(2) either the recipient’s base of operations, or if there is no base of of R.C. section 5747.13. operations, the place from which the recipient’s service is directed or controlled is within Ohio, or the base of operations or the place • Property that the trust owns but leases to a lessee to be used in from which the service is directed or controlled is not in any state the lessee’s trade or business. in which some part of the service is performed, but the recipient’s residence is in Ohio. Line 75a – Property Owned – Within Ohio Enter the average value of the real property and tangible personal Compensation is paid in Ohio to any employee of a common or property, including leasehold improvements,owned and used in the contract motor carrier corporation who performs his regularly assigned trade or business in Ohio during the taxable year. duties on a motor vehicle in more than one state in the same ratio by which the mileage traveled by such employee within Ohio bears Line 75a – Property Owned – Total Everywhere to the total mileage traveled by such employee everywhere during Enter the average value of all the real property and tangible personal the taxable year. The statutorily required mileage ratio applies only property, including leasehold improvements,owned and used in the to contract or common carriers. Thus, outside approval by the tax trade or business everywhere during the taxable year. commissioner, a manufacturer or merchant who operates its own fleet of delivery trucks may not situs driver payroll based upon the ratio of Line 75b – Property Rented miles traveled in Ohio to miles traveled everywhere. See Cooper Tire Enter the value of the real property and tangible personal property and Rubber Co. v. Limbach (1994), 70 Ohio St. 3d 347. rented and used in the trade or business in Ohio and everywhere during the taxable year and not excluded above. Property rented is Line 76 – Payroll Total – Everywhere valued at eight times the annual rental rate (annual rental expense Enter the total amount of the compensation paid everywhere during less subrental receipts). the taxable year. Line 75c – Property Total – Within Ohio and Total Everywhere Line 76– Payroll Ratio Add lines 72a and 72b for Within Ohio and Total Everywhere. Enter the ratio of payroll Within Ohio to Total Everywhere by dividing Line 75c – Property Ratio the amount Within Ohio by the Total Everywhere amount. Enter the ratio of property Within Ohio to Total Everywhere Line 76 – Weighted Payroll Ratio by dividing the amount Within Ohio by the Total Everywhere Multiply the payroll ratio on line 73 by the payroll factor weighting amount. of 20% or adjusted weight if any other ratio is missing. Line 75c – Weighted Property Ratio Sales Factor (Line 77) Multiply the property ratio on line 72c by the property factor weighting of 20% or adjusted weight if any other ratio is missing. The sales factor is a fraction whose numerator is composed of the trust’s total sales in Ohio during the taxable year and whose Payroll Factor (Line 76) denominator is the sum of the trust’s total sales everywhere during The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the total the taxable year. compensation paid in Ohio during the taxable year by the trust, and Exclude the following receipts from both the numerator and the the denominator of which is the total compensation paid both within denominator of the sales factor even if the receipts arise from and outside Ohio during the taxable year by the trust. As used below, transactions, activities and sources in the regular course of a trade the term “compensation” means any form of remuneration paid to or business: an employee for personal services. Do not include in Within Ohio or in Total Everywhere the following: • Interest or similar amounts received for the use of, or for the forbearance of the use of, money. • Guaranteed payments made to partners. • Compensation paid in Ohio to employees who are primarily • Dividends. engaged in qualified research. • Receipts and any related gainsand losses from the sale or other disposal of capital assets or of assets described in I.R.C. 1231. • Compensation that an S corporation, in which the trust has an equity interest, paid to any shareholder if the shareholder directly • Receipts from (a) an at-least-80%-owned public utility other than or indirectly owned at least 20% of the S corporation at any time an electric company, combined electric company, or telephone during the year. R.C. section 5733.40(A)(7). company, (b) an at-least-80%-owned insurance company or (c) an at-least-25%-owned financial institution. Line 76 – Payroll Within Ohio Enter the total amount of the compensation paid in Ohio during the - 9 - |
IT 1041 Rev. 1/17 Line 77 – Sales Within Ohio or other obligations (for example, time expended in negotiating Enter the total of gross receipts from sales, not otherwise excludable the contract) is excluded from the computation. from the numerator and the denominator of the sales factor, to the extent the includible gross receipts are from sales in Ohio. Sales The term “income-producing activity” means,with respectto each in Ohio include the following: separate item of income, the transaction and activity directly engaged in by the taxpayer in the regular course of its trade • Receipts from sales of tangible personal property inventory, less or business for the purpose of obtaining gains or profits. Such returns and allowances, received by the purchaser in Ohio. In activity does not include transactions and activities performed on the case of delivery of tangible personal property by common behalf of the taxpayer, such as those conducted on its behalf by carrier or by other means of transportation, the place at which an independent contractor. such property is ultimately received after all transportation has been completed is considered as the place at which such property The term “cost of performance” means direct costs determined in a is received by the purchaser. Direct delivery in Ohio, other than manner consistent with generally accepted accountingprinciples for purposes of transportation, to a person or firm designated by and in accordance with accepted conditions or practices in the a purchaser constitutes delivery to the purchaser in Ohio, and taxpayer’s trade or business. For purposes of this term receipts direct delivery outside Ohio to a person or firm designated by a from rental property are sitused to this state if the property (i) is purchaser does not constitute delivery to the purchaser in Ohio, used entirely in this state or (ii) is used more in this state than in regardless of where title passes or other conditions of sale. any other state. Customer pick-up sales are situsable to the final destination after Line 77 – Sales Total – Everywhere all transportation (including customer transportation) has been Enter the total of such includible gross receipts, less returns and completed. See Dupps Co. v. Lindley (1980), 62 Ohio St. 2d 305. allowances, from sales everywhere. Revenue from servicing, processing or modifying tangible Line 77 – Sales Ratio personal property is sitused to the destination state as a sale Enter the ratio of sales Within Ohio to Total Everywhere by dividing of tangible personal property (rather than sitused as service the amount Within Ohio by the Total Everywhere amount. revenue). See Custom Deco, Inc. v. Limbach , BTA Case No. Line 77 – Weighted Sales Ratio 86-C-1024, June 2, 1989. Multiply the sales ratio on line 74 by the sales factor weighting of • Receipts from sales of real property inventory in Ohio. 60% or adjusted weight if any other ratio is missing. Net Payment Worksheet • Receipt from sales, other than sales of inventory, if: Line 79a – Enter the sum of the estimated payments remitted for The income-producing activity is performed entirely within Ohio; OR tax year 2016. The income-producing activity is performed both within and Line 79b – Enter the amount of the 2015 overpayment that was outside Ohio and a greater proportion of the income-producing credited to the 2016 tax liability (line 18 of the 2015 Ohio IT 1041). activity is performed within Ohio than in any otherstate,based on cost of performance.If the income-producing activity involves the Line 79c – Enter the sum of all withholdings received on federal performance of personal services both within and outside Ohio, form 1099. Include all federal 1099 forms to the back of the return. the services performed in each state will constitute a separate income-producing activity. In such case the gross receipts for the Line 79d – Enter the sum of all withholdings received on federal performance of services attributable to Ohio shall be measured forms W-2 and W-2G. Include all federal W-2 and W-2G forms with by the ratio that the time spent in performing such services in the return. Ohio bears to the total time spent in performing such services everywhere. Time spent in performing services includes the Line 79e – For amended returns only – Enter the amount of any amount of time expended in the performance of a contract or refunds previously claimed, even if not yet received, for tax year other obligations that gives rise to such gross receipts. Personal 2016. service not directly connected with the performance ofthe contract - 10 - |
IT 1041 Rev. 1/17 Matching Expense and Loss Amounts and Distribution Deductions Against Income and Gain The fiduciary should directly match against items of income and Matching of Directly Related Expenses and Losses gain (and against excluded income and gain, if any) those expenses and losses that are directly related to the items of income or gain. Rental Activity With respect to those expenses and distributions which the fiduciary Rents $ 530,000 cannot directly match to items of income and gain, the department Less: Depreciation expense - 100,000 recommends the fiduciary proportionately assign those expenses Real estate taxes and payroll expenses - 25,000 and distributions. Generally, the basis for assigning expenses, Attorney fees - 5,000 losses and distributions will be the relative profit for each activity. Tentative apportionable profit from rental Example #1 (this example illustrates the assigning of direct dis - activities (business income) $ 400,000 tributions): Portfolio Income The trust document directs that the fiduciary distribute to Lee, a beneficiary, 75% of the yearly profit from rental activities. The Dividends, interest and net capital gains $ 301,000 rental activity profit constitutes business income. For the year the Less: Investment advisor fees - 1,000 rental profit was $100,000, there was no other income and the only Tentative profit from “portfolio” income distributions was $75,000 to Lee. (nonbusiness income) $ 300,000 The fiduciary must reduce the trust’s rental profit by the distribution Matching of Nondirectly Related Expenses deduction attributable to the rental profit (in this example, 75% of and Losses and Distribution Deduction Not the rental activity profit). So the amount to be shown on Schedule Directly Related to Specific Items of Income and Gain G, line 59, will be $25,000. In this example the total of such expenses, losses and distributions Example#2 (this example illustrates the assigning of (i) direct ex- is $70,000: fiduciary fees of $10,000 and distribution deduction of penses, losses and distributions and (ii) indirect expenses, losses $60,000. and distributions): Portion of $70,000 assigned to the rental activity: Gross rent $530,000 Dividend income 200,000 $400,000 X $70,000 = $ 40,000 Interest Income 41,000 $400,000 + $300,000 Net capital gain (stocks and bonds) 60,000 Rental property depreciation expense - 100,000 Portion of $70,000 assigned to the portfolio income: Rental property real estate taxes and related payroll expenses - 25,000 $300,000 X $70,000 = $ 30,000 Attorney fees (lease preparation) - 5,000 $400,000 + $300,000 Investment advisor fees (stocks & bonds) - 1,000 Fiduciary fees (based upon profit) - 10,000 Amount of apportionable business income to be Distribution deduction (discretionary) - 60,000 reported on Schedule G, line 59: Taxable income per federal form 1041 $ 630,000 $400,000 - $40,000 = $ 360,000 Other information: (i) the rental profit constitutes business income, (ii) for purposes of this example, all other income and gain constitute Amount of allocable nonbusiness income to be nonbusiness income, (iii) there are no “Schedule A” Ohio adjust- reported on Schedule H, line 62: ments (so Ohio taxable income is the same as taxable income $300,000 - $30,000 = $ 270,000 per federal form 1041), and (iv) there are no items of closely held investee gains (losses) and no items of qualifying investment income Ohio taxable income $ 630,000 (see Schedules F and G, respectively). Federal Privacy Act Notice Because we require you to provide us with a Social Security number, the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 requires us to inform you that providing us your Social Security number is mandatory. Ohio Revised Code sections 5703.05, 5703.057 and 5747.08 authorize us to request this information. We need your Social Security number in order to administer this tax. - 11 - |
IT 1041 Rev. 1/17 Ohio Income Tax Table To be used for calculating the tax for line 8 for the taxable year beginning in 2016. Amount on Line 3 2016 Ohio Tax (to Line 8) (Estates) or Line 7 (Trusts) $0 - $5,250 0.495% of Ohio taxable Income $ 5,250 - $ 10,500 $25.99 plus 0.990% of the amount in excess of $5,250 $ 10,500 - $ 15,800 $77.97 plus 1.980% of the amount in excess of $10,500 $ 15,800 - $ 21,100 $182.91 plus 2.476% of the amount in excess of $15,800 $ 21,100 - $ 42,100 $314.14 plus 2.969% of the amount in excess of $21,100 $ 42,100 - $ 84,200 $937.63 plus 3.465% of the amount in excess of $42,100 $ 84,200 - $105,300 $2,396.40 plus 3.960% of the amount in excess of $84,200 $105,300 - $210,600 $3,231.96 plus 4.597% of the amount in excess of $105,300 More than $210,600 $8,072.60 plus 4.997% of the amount in excess of $210,600 For other taxable years, see our Web site at tax.ohio.gov. Important Notice If at the date of death the decedent was domiciled in a school district imposing a school district income tax on estates and if the fidu- ciary of the estate is required to file Ohio IT 1041, then the fiduciary of the estate must also file for that taxable year a School District Estate Income Tax Return, Ohio SD 100E. For assistance and/or forms, see our Web site at tax.ohio.gov or contact the Ohio School District Income Tax Office, P.O. Box 182389, Columbus, OH 43218-2389. - 12 - |
Taxpayer Assistance By Internet Ohio Department of Taxation For the deaf, hearing-impaired or tax.ohio.gov speech-impaired who use TTY or Web Site – TDD only: Contact the Ohio Relay E-mail Us Instructions Service at 7-1-1 or 1-800-750-0750 Frequently Asked Questions Refund Status and give the communication assistant Information Releases Tax Forms the Ohio Department ofTaxation phone number that you wish to contact. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance By Phone Toll-Free Telephone Numbers Program (VITA) and Tax Counseling Toll-Free 24-HourRefund Hotline 1-800-282-1784 for the Elderly (TCE): These programs help older, disabled, low-income and Toll-Free Tax Questions 1-800-282-1780 non-English-speaking people fill in their state and federal returns. For locations in your area, call the IRS at 1-800-829- 1040. Written Ohio Department of Taxation Taxpayer Services Mailing Address Ohio Department of Taxation Taxpayer Services Division P.O. Box 182382 Columbus, OH 43218-2382 Walk-in Ohio Department of Taxation Taxpayer Service Center Taxpayer Service Center Hours Office hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday 4485 Northland Ridge Blvd., 1st Floor Columbus, OH 43229-6596 - 13 - |