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2014 Ohio 

Small Business 

Investor Income 

Deduction 

Instructions for 

Apportioning 

Business Income 

Solely for Purposes 

of Computing the 

Small Business 

Investor Income 

Deduction 
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     Department of 
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                  Ohio schedule IT SBD is solely for use in determining the small business investor 
                    income deduction. See Ohio Revised Code section (R.C.) 5747.01(A)(31). 
Do not use this schedule to compute Ohio adjusted gross               formula for business income on Ohio Schedule IT SBD). Please  
income. The schedule and instructions apply to resident,              note that the net business income consists only of those items of  
part-year resident and nonresident individuals who have               income and deduction that would be included in Ohio adjusted 
business income from Ohio sources. If your only source of             gross income (Ohio form IT 1040, line 3) if not for this deduction.  
Ohio income is wages paid by an unrelated employer, you 
are not eligible to use this schedule.                                R.C. 5747.22(B) and (C) Apportionment and Allocation 
                                                                      of Income and Deductions of Pass-Through Entities 
If your software program allows for a PDF attachment, the IT 
SBD schedule should be attached to the electronic submission          Apportionment of Pass-Through Entity Business 
as a PDF attachment. If your software does not allow for PDF          Income 
attachments, please keep the IT SBD schedule(s) with your             An individual taxpayer’s distributive or proportionate share   
record as it may be requested upon review of the return. If you       of the business income and deductions of a pass-through              
are submitting a paper return, submit the IT SBD with the return.entity shall be apportioned to Ohio in the hands of the                   
                                                                      pass-through entity according to the instructions for ap-
Important:   This schedule assumes that the taxpayer has              portioning business income. Such business income and                 
business income from only one entity/business group. Tax-             deductions thus apportioned to Ohio are then allocated to            
payers who have income/gain from more than one entity/                the investors in proportion to their right to share in such          
business group should complete a separate IT SBD schedule             business income. In the case of this schedule in calculat-
for each entity/business group.                                       ing the small business investor income deduction, the          
                                                                      individual’s net business income is therefore apportioned      
Pass-through entities and trusts should not use this schedule.  
                                                                      using the ratio calculated in Part II as if it were in the hands 
                         Definitions                                   of the pass-through entity.  

Business Income and Nonbusiness Income                                                    Business Income 
“Business income” means income, including gain or loss,                                        (Part I, A) 
arising from transactions, activities and sources in the regu-
                                                                      Line 1b – Compensation Received from a Pass-Through 
lar course of a trade or business and includes income from  
                                                                      Entity   
real, tangible and intangible property if the acquisition, rental,  
                                                                      Guaranteed payment or compensation paid by a pass-through  
management and disposition of the property constitute integral  
                                                                      entity (S corporation, partnership, limited liability company treat-
parts of the regular course of a trade or business operation.  
                                                                      ed as a partnership for income tax purposes, etc.) having nexus  
Also, “business income” consists of income, including gain  
                                                                      with Ohio to an investor holding at least a 20% direct or indirect  
or loss, from a partial or complete liquidation of a business,  
                                                                      interest in the entity is considered a distributive share of income  
including, but not limited to, gain or loss from the sale or other  
                                                                      and treated as business income subject to apportionment for 
disposition of goodwill (R.C. 5747.01(B)).                                                                                           
                                                                      purposes of computing the individual’s small business investor  
In general, income, deductions, gains and losses recognized           income deduction (R.C. 5733.40(A)(7)). Therefore, include on  
by a sole proprietorship or a pass-through entity are items           this line the amount of the guaranteed payment or compensa-
of business income that the individual must apportion using           tion amount you received if you are an investor holding at least  
Part I, C of Ohio Schedule IT SBD.                                    a 20% direct or indirect interest in the entity. The “reciprocity  
                                                                      agreements” between Ohio and neighboring states do not  
“Nonbusiness income” means all income other than business  
                                                                      apply to  full-year nonresidents directly or indirectly owning at  
income and may include, but is not limited to, compensation, 
                                                                      least 20% of the stock or other equity of a pass-through entity.  
rents and royalties from real or tangible personal property, 
capital gains, interest, dividends, distributions, patent or          Line 2 Related Member Add-back 
copyright royalties, and lottery winnings, prizes and awards          R.C. 5733.40(A)(3) and (4) disallow expenses and losses 
(R.C. 5747.01(C)). Nonbusiness income should be excluded              incurred in connection with all direct and indirect transactions  
from the fi gures reported on this schedule.                           between each pass-through entity and its related members.  
                                                                      “Related member” is defi ned in R.C. 5733.042(A)(6) and 
See Kemppel v. Zaino, 91 Ohio St.3d 420 (2001). 
                                                                      5733.40(P). As such, you must add back on Part I, line 2  
                                                                      your distributive/proportionate share of such expenses and 
               R.C. 5747.21 and 5747.22                                                                                              
                                                                      losses. You must also enter this amount on Ohio form IT 1040 
Apportionment of Business Income or Deductions                                                                                       
                                                                      Schedule A line 34 as a section 5733.40(A) pass-through 
(See Instructions for line 11 and Part II on Schedule) 
                                                                      entity adjustment. However, do not add back on this line or  
The amount of business income and deductions apportioned to           include on Ohio form IT 1040 Schedule A line 34 the following:  
Ohio is determined by multiplying the net business income by          (i) amounts shown on line 1 of this schedule or (ii) expenses  
an Ohio apportionment ratio, which is the sum of the property,        or losses incurred in connection with sales of inventory to the  
payroll and sales factors (please refer to the Part II apportionment  extent that the cost of the inventory and the loss incurred were  
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calculated in accordance with Internal Revenue Code sections        (i) the pass-through equity is an equity investor in another 
(I.R.C.) 263A and 482.                                              pass-through entity that has generated I.R.C. 168(k) bonus 
                                                                    depreciation and/or I.R.C. 179 depreciation; AND 
Line 3 – Ordinary Income or Loss 
Include ordinary income or loss from business activities to the     (ii) because of either the federal passive activity loss limita-
extent not shown on line 1a and/or line 1b. Include only in-        tion rules or the federal at-risk limitation rules, this investor 
come that is business income as defi ned by R.C. 5747.01(B).         pass-through entity is unable to deduct fully a loss passing 
                                                                    through from the other pass-through entity to this investor 
Line 5 – Net Capital Gain or Loss                                   pass-through entity. 
Include on this line gains or losses, including capital gains 
or losses that are “business income.” See the “Definitions”          In such circumstances, to the extent that this investor pass- 
section on page 2. Gains or losses reported on this line must       through entity does not deduct the loss passing through, this  
be those which are generated from transactions, activities          investor pass-through entity can defer making the “2/3 or 5/6  
and sources in the regular course of a trade or business or         add- back” until the taxable year or years for which this inves-
from assets integral to the taxpayer’s business operation.          tor pass-through entity does deduct the investee pass-through  
                                                                    entity’s loss and receives a federal tax benefi t from the bonus  
Example:  A farmer sells a tractor used in his wheat farming        depreciation amount and/or the I.R.C. 179 amount generated  
operation that generates a capital gain. The wheat cannot           by the investee pass-through entity. Of course, this investor  
be harvested without use of the tractor. Since the tractor was      pass-through entity cannot begin claiming the related two- or  
integral to the taxpayer’s business operations, the capital           five-subsequent years deduction until the first taxable year     
gain can be reported on this line.                                  immediately following the taxable year for which this investor  
Line 6 – Depreciation Adjustments                                   pass-through entity makes the 2/3 or 5/6 add-back. 
If your business is a sole proprietorship, for tax years 2012       For detailed information and examples regarding this adjust-
and thereafter, add 5/6 of I.R.C. 168(k) bonus depreciation you     ment, see R.C. 5747.01(A)(20) as amended by the 129th 
claimed. Also add 5/6 of the excess of the I.R.C. 179 depreciation  General assembly in HB 365 and the department’s informa-
expense you claimed over the amount of the I.R.C. 179 deprecia-tion release entitled “Recently Enacted Ohio Legislation              
tion expense that would have been allowed based upon I.R.C.         Affects Depreciation Deductions for Taxable Years Ending 
179 in effect on Dec. 31, 2002. If your business is a pass-through  2001 and Thereafter” by visiting tax.ohio.gov. The depart-
entity, add your distributive or proportionate shares of these re-  ment posted this release on July 31, 2002, and revised the 
spective fractional I.R.C 168(k) and 179 depreciation amounts.      release in July 2005 and June 2009. 
Replace “5/6” with “2/3” for employers who increased their Ohio  
income taxes withheld by an amount equal to or greater than         Line 7 – Miscellaneous Federal Income Tax Adjustments 
10 percent over the previous year. Replace “5/6” with “6/6” for     Because of a recent amendment to R.C. section 5701.11, there  
taxpayers who incur a net operating loss for federal income tax     are no miscellaneous federal tax adjustments on this schedule.  
purposes if the loss was a result of the 168(k) and/or 179 depre-   See Sub. House Bill 58, 129th General Assembly. However,  
ciation expenses. No add-back is required for employers who         you must make all other required adjustments for this line.  
increased their Ohio income taxes withheld over the previous year    
by an amount greater than or equal to the sum of the 168(k) or        Deductions From Business Income (Part I, B) 
179 depreciation expenses. No add-back is required for 168(k)  
                                                                    Line 9a – Certain Business Deductions 
and/or 179 depreciation amounts related to a pass-through entity  
                                                                    Include on this line amounts paid and reported as business 
in which the taxpayer has less than 5% ownership. See R.C.  
                                                                    deductions in arriving at adjusted gross income on your fed-
5747.01(A) (20) as amended by the 129th General Assembly in  
                                                                    eral 1040 return for the following: Keogh, SIMPLE IRA, SEP, 
HB 365 and information releases 2002-02 and 2002-01 regarding  
                                                                    self-employment tax and self-employment health insurance. 
Ohio bonus depreciation adjustments available on our Web site  
at tax.ohio.gov.  These releases were originally posted on July     Line 9b – Depreciation Adjustments 
31, 2002 and Nov. 7, 2002.                                          Deduct 1/5, 1/2 or 1/6 of the Internal Revenue Code sections  
                                                                    168(k) and 179 depreciation adjustments that you added back  
Under I.R.C. 179, as that section existed on Dec. 31, 2002, 
                                                                    on your previous Ohio income tax returns. The fraction used  
the maximum amount that could be expensed was $25,000, 
                                                                    depends on the fraction used when the add-back took place.  
and the phase-out began once the cost of purchases of        
                                                                    Deduct 1/5 of amounts that resulted from a 5/6 add-back. De-
I.R.C. 179 property during the year exceeded $200,000. So, 
                                                                    duct 1/2 of amounts that resulted from a 2/3 add-back. Deduct  
under the prior law the sole proprietorship or pass-through 
                                                                    1/6 of amounts that resulted from a 6/6 add-back. You can take  
entity could not claim any I.R.C. 179 expense if the entity’s 
                                                                    this deduction even if you no longer directly or indirectly own  
purchases during the year of I.R.C. 179 property, as defined 
                                                                    the asset. See R.C. 5747.01(A)(21) as amended by the 129th  
on Dec. 31, 2002, were $225,000 or more. 
                                                                    General Assembly in HB 365 and information releases 2002-02  
In addition, a pass-through entity can defer making all or          and 2002-01 regarding Ohio bonus depreciation adjustments  
some of the add-back under the following circumstances:             available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov. These releases were  
                                                                    originally posted on July 31, 2002 and Nov. 7, 2002. 
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Line 9d – Business Income Deductible/Miscellaneous                  at the end of the taxable year and dividing the total by two. 
Federal Income Tax Adjustments                                      The tax commissioner may require the use of monthly values 
You are required to deduct business income deductibles such         during the taxable year if such values more reasonably reflect  
as domestic production activities deduction, etc. Additionally,     the average value of the sole proprietor’s or pass-through 
because of a recent amendment to R.C. section 5701.11, there        entity’s property. 
are no miscellaneous federal tax adjustments on this schedule.  
See Sub. House Bill 58, 129th General Assembly. However,            Exclusions 
you must make all other required adjustments for this line.         Exclude from column 1 (within Ohio) and column 2 (total 
                                                                    everywhere) the following: 
   Net Business Income, Apportionment (Part I, C) 
                                                                    •  Construction in progress; 
Each factor is weighted: The property and payroll factors are         •  Property relating to, or used in connection with, the pro-
weighted at 20% each and the sales factor at 60%, for a total       duction of nonbusiness income. See R.C. 5733.05(B)(2) 
of 100%. If any factor has a denominator (total everywhere          as amended by Amended Substitute House Bill 95, 125th 
figure) of zero, the weight given to the other factors must be       General Assembly; 
proportionately increased so that the total weight given to 
the combined factors is 100%. For example: If the business            •  The numerator and the denominator of the property factor 
entity has no payroll everywhere, then the property and sales       includes real property and tangible personal property that 
factors are weighted at 25% and 75%, respectively, to total         the sole proprietor or pass-through entity rents, subrents, 
100%. Alternatively, if the business has neither payroll nor        leases or subleases to others if the income or loss from        
property everywhere, the sales factor is weighted at 100%.          such rentals, subrentals, leases or subleases is busi-
                                                                    ness income. See R.C. 5733.05(B)(2)(a) as amended               
Line 11 Ohio Apportionment Ratio (Part II, Line 4)                by Amended Substitute House Bill 95, 125th General            
Note: When calculating the fraction used to compute the Ohio        Assembly. Property owned by the sole proprietor or pass-
small business investor income deduction, a taxpayer who            through entity and leased to others is excluded from the        
has invested in a partnership, an S corporation or a limited        property factor only if the property generates nonbusiness 
liability company treated as a partnership for federal income       income; 
tax purposes must apply the “aggregate” (conduit) theory of 
taxation. That is, the character of all income and deductions         •  The original cost of property within Ohio with respect to    
(and adjustments to income and deductions) realized by a            the air pollution, noise pollution or industrial water pollu-
pass-through entity in which the taxpayer has invested retains      tion control certifi cates issued by the state of Ohio (R.C. 
that character when recognized by the taxpayer. Furthermore,        5733.05(B)(2)(a)); AND 
the taxpayer’s factors must include the proportionate share 
                                                                      •  The original cost of real property and tangible property (or 
of each lower-tiered pass-through entity’s property, payroll 
                                                                    in the case of property that the sole proprietor or pass-
and sales (R.C. 5733.057 and 5747.231). 
                                                                    through entity is renting from others, eight times its net 
Property Factor                                                     annual rental rate) within Ohio that is used exclusively 
The property factor is a fraction the numerator of which is the     during the taxable year for qualifi ed research. 
average value of the sole proprietor’s or pass-through entity’s     Do not include in column 1 but do include in column 2 the 
includable real and tangible personal property owned or rented,     original cost of qualifying improvements to land or tangible 
and used in the trade or business in this state during the taxable  personal property in an enterprise zone for which the taxpayer  
year, and the denominator of which is the average value of all      holds a Tax Incentive Qualifi cation Certifi cate issued by the 
the sole proprietor’s or pass-through entity’s includable real      Ohio Development Services Agency. 
and tangible personal property owned or rented, and used in  
the trade or business everywhere during such year.                  Line 1(a), Column 1 – Property Owned Within Ohio 
                                                                    Enter the average value of the sole proprietor’s or pass-
Ohio law includes in the property factor real property and          through entity’s real property and tangible personal property, 
tangible personal property that the sole proprietor or pass-        including leasehold improvements, owned and used in the 
through entity rents, subrents, leases or subleases to others       trade or business in Ohio during the taxable year. 
if the income or loss from such rentals, subrentals, leases or 
subleases is business income. Ohio law specifi cally excludes        Line 1(a), Column 2 – Property Owned – Total Everywhere  
from the factor all property relating to, or used in connection     Enter the average value of all the sole proprietor’s or pass-
with, the production of nonbusiness income allocated under          through entity’s real property and tangible personal property, 
R.C. 5733.051. Generally, all sole proprietorship and pass-         including leasehold improvements, owned and used in the 
through entity income and gain is business income.                  trade or business everywhere during the taxable year. 
Property owned by the sole proprietor or pass-through entity        Line 1(b) – Property Rented 
is valued at its original cost average value. Average value is      Enter the value of the sole proprietor’s or pass-through        
determined by adding the cost values at the beginning and           entity’s real property and tangible personal property rented 
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and used in the trade or business in Ohio (column 1) and             •  The recipient’s service is performed both within and outside  
everywhere (column 2) during the taxable year. Property           Ohio, but the service performed outside Ohio is incidental 
rented by the sole proprietor or pass-through entity is valued    to the recipient’s service within Ohio; OR 
at eight times the annual rental rate (annual rental expense 
less subrental receipts).                                           •  Some of the recipient’s service is performed within Ohio 
                                                                  and either the recipient’s base of operations, or if there is 
Line 1(c) – Property Total Within Ohio and Everywhere             no base of operations, the place from which the recipient’s 
Add lines 1(a) and 1(b) for column 1 (within Ohio) and column     service is directed or controlled is within Ohio, or the base 
2 (total everywhere).                                             of operations or the place from which the service is directed  
                                                                  or controlled is not in any state in which some part of the 
Line 1(c), Column 3 – Property Ratio                              service is performed, but the recipient’s residence is in 
Enter the ratio of property within Ohio to total everywhere by    Ohio. 
dividing column 1 by column 2. 
                                                                  Compensation is paid in Ohio to any employee of a common or  
Line 1(c), Column 5 – Weighted Property Ratio                     contract motor carrier corporation who performs his regularly  
Multiply the property ratio on line 1(c), column 3 by the prop-   assigned duties on a motor vehicle in more than one state  
erty factor weighting of 20%.                                     in the same ratio by which the mileage traveled by such em-
Payroll Factor                                                    ployee within Ohio bears to the total mileage traveled by such  
The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is       employee everywhere during the taxable year. The statutorily  
the total compensation paid in this state during the taxable      required mileage ratio applies only to contract or common  
year by the sole proprietor or pass-through entity, and the       carriers. Thus, without approval by the tax commissioner a  
denominator of which is the total compensation paid both          manufacturer or merchant who operates its own fl eet of de-
within and without this state during the taxable year by the      livery trucks cannot use the ratio of miles traveled in Ohio to  
sole proprietor or pass-through entity. As used below, the        miles traveled everywhere to situs driver payroll. See Cooper  
term “compensation” means any form of remuneration paid           Tire and Rubber Co. v. Limbach (1994), 70 Ohio St. 3d 347. 
to an employee for personal services.                             Line 2, Column 2 – Payroll Total Everywhere 
Exclusions                                                        Enter the total amount of the sole proprietor’s or pass-through  
Exclude from column 1 (within Ohio) and column 2 (total           entity’s compensation paid everywhere during the taxable year. 
everywhere) the following:                                        Line 2, Column 3 – Payroll Ratio 
•  Guaranteed payments made to partners;                          Enter the ratio of payroll within Ohio to total everywhere by 
                                                                  dividing column 1 by column 2. 
   •  Compensation that the S corporation paid to any share-
 holder if the shareholder directly or indirectly owned at        Line 2, Column 5 – Weighted Payroll Ratio 
 least 20% of the S corporation at any time during the year       Multiply the property ratio on line 2, column 3 by the payroll 
 (R.C. 5733.40(A)(7));                                            factor weighting of 20%. 
    •  Compensation paid in Ohio to employees who are primarily   Sales Factor 
 engaged in qualifi ed research; AND                               The sales factor is a fraction whose numerator is the sole 
                                                                  proprietor’s or pass-through entity’s includable business in-
    •  Compensation paid to employees to the extent that the com- come receipts in Ohio during the taxable year and whose de-
 pensation relates to the production of nonbusiness income        nominator is the sum of the sole proprietor’s or pass-through 
 allocable under R.C 5733.051 (R.C. 5733.05(B)(2)).               entity’s within Ohio and without Ohio includable business 
                                                                  income receipts during the taxable year. The sales factor 
Do not include in column 1 but do include in column 2 com-
                                                                  specifi cally excludes receipts attributable to nonbusiness      
pensation paid in Ohio to certain specified new employees     
                                                                  income allocable under R.C. 5733.051 (see R.C. 5733.05(B) 
at an urban job and enterprise zone facility for which the  
                                                                  (2) and the tax commissioner’s  April 2004 information release  
pass-through entity has received a Tax Incentive Qualifica-
                                                                  entitled “Sales Factor Situsing Revisions”). 
tion Certifi cate issued by the Ohio Development Services     
Agency.                                                           Exclusions 
                                                                  The following receipts are not includable in either the numera-
Line 2, Column 1 – Payroll Within Ohio 
                                                                  tor or the denominator of the sales factor even if the receipts 
Enter the total amount of the sole proprietor’s or pass-
                                                                  arise from transactions, activities and sources in the regular 
through entity’s compensation paid in Ohio during the       
                                                                  course of a trade or business (see R.C. 5733.05(B)(2)(c) 
taxable year. Compensation is paid in Ohio if any of the     
                                                                  as amended by Substitute House Bill 127, 125th General 
following apply: 
                                                                  Assembly): 
   •  The recipient’s service is performed entirely within Ohio; 
                                                                    •  Interest or similar amounts received for the use of, or for 
 OR 
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Dividends;                                                        destination after all transportation (including customer      
                                                                     transportation) has been completed. See Dupps Co. v.          
  •  Receipts and any related gains or losses from the sale or       Lindley (1980), 62 Ohio St. 2d 305. 
   other disposal of intangible property other than trademarks,  
   trade names, patents, copyrights and similar intellectual         Revenue from servicing, processing or modifying tangible 
   property;                                                         personal property is sitused to the destination state as a 
                                                                     sale of tangible personal property. See Custom Deco, Inc. v. 
  •  Receipts and any related gains and losses from the sale         Limbach, BTA Case No. 86-C-1024, June 2, 1989. 
   or other disposal of tangible personal property or real  
   property where that property is a capital asset or an asset       •  Receipts from sales of real property inventory in Ohio. 
   described in I.R.C. 1231. For purposes of this provision 
   the determination of whether or not an asset is a capital           •  Rents and royalties from tangible personal property to the 
   asset or a 1231 asset is made without regard to the holding       extent the property was used in Ohio. 
   period specifi ed in the I.R.C.; AND                               •  Rents and royalties from real property located in Ohio. 
  •  Receipts from sales to (a) an at-least-80%-owned public            •  Receipts from the sale, exchange, disposition or other grant  
   utility other than an electric company, combined electric         of the right to use trademarks, trade names, patents, copy-
   company, or telephone company, (b) an at-least-80%-               rights and similar intellectual property are sitused to Ohio  
   owned insurance company, or (c) an at-least-25%-owned             to the extent that the receipts are based on the amount of  
   fi nancial institution.                                            use of that property in Ohio. If the receipts are not based  
Note: Income and gain from receipts excluded from the sales          on the amount of use of that property, but rather on the right  
factor is not presumed to be nonbusiness income. All income,         to use the property and the payor has the right to use the  
gain, loss and expense is presumed to be apportionable               property in Ohio, then the receipts from the sale, exchange,  
business income – even if the related receipts are excluded          disposition or other grant of the right to use such property  
from the sales factor.                                               are sitused to Ohio to the extent the receipts are based on  
                                                                     the right to use the property in Ohio. 
The law specifi cally includes in the sales factor the following  
amounts when arising from transactions, activities and sources          •  Receipts from the performance of services and receipts from  
in the regular course of a trade or business: (i) receipts from      any other sales not excluded from the sales factor and not oth-
sales of tangible personal property, (ii) receipts from the sale     erwise sitused within or without Ohio under the above situsing  
of real property inventory (such as lots developed and sold by       provisions are situsable to Ohio in proportion to the purchaser’s  
a real estate developer), (iii) rents and royalties from tangible    benefi t, with respect to the sale, in Ohio to the purchaser’s  
personal property, (iv) rents and royalties from real property, (v)  benefi t, with respect to the sale, everywhere. The physical  
receipts from the sale, exchange, disposition or other grant of      location where the purchaser ultimately uses or receives the  
the right to use trademarks, trade names, patents, copyrights        benefi t of what was purchased is paramount in determining  
and similar intellectual property, (vi) receipt from the sale of     the proportion of the benefi t in Ohio to the benefi t everywhere.  
services and other receipts not expressly excluded from the          Note: For taxable years ending on or after Dec. 11, 2003, the  
factor. These amounts are situsable to Ohio as set forth below.      “cost of performance” provision is no longer the law. 
Line 3, Column 1 – Sales Within Ohio                                 Line 3, Column 2 – Sales – Total Everywhere 
Enter the total of gross receipts from sales not excludable          Enter the total of such includable gross receipts, less returns 
from the numerator and the denominator of the sales factor,          and allowances, from sales everywhere. 
to the extent the includable gross receipts refl ect business         Line 3, Column 3 – Sales Ratio 
done in Ohio. Sales within Ohio include the following:               Enter the ratio of sales within Ohio to total everywhere by 
  •  Receipts from sales of tangible personal property, less         dividing column 1 by column 2. 
   returns and allowances, received by the purchaser in Ohio.        Line 3, Column 5 – Weighted Sales Ratio 
   In the case of delivery of tangible personal property by          Multiply the sales ratio on line 3, column 3 by the sales factor 
   common carrier or by other means of transportation, the           weighting of 60%. 
   place at which such property is ultimately received after 
   all transportation has been completed is considered as the        Line 4, Column 5 Total Weighted Apportionment Ratio 
   place at which such property is received by the purchaser.        Add column (5), lines 1 (c), 2 and 3. 
   Direct delivery in Ohio, other than for purposes of trans-
   portation, to a person or fi rm designated by a purchaser          Ohio Small Business Investor Income Deduction 
   constitutes delivery to the purchaser in Ohio, and direct                               (Part I, D) 
   delivery outside Ohio to a person or fi rm designated by a 
                                                                     Line 13 – Ohio Small Business Investor Income 
   purchaser does not constitute delivery to the purchaser in 
                                                                     Individuals shall complete one schedule IT SBD (lines 1-12) 
   Ohio, regardless of where title passes or other conditions 
                                                                     for each pass-through entity in which the taxpayer has an 
   of sale. Customer pick-up sales are situsable to the final 
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ownership interest or sole proprietorship. Enter the sum of        this state under R.C. 5747.21 and 5747.22, to the extent not 
line 12 from each separate schedule.                               otherwise deducted or excluded in computing federal or Ohio  
                                                                   adjusted gross income for the taxable year.” 
Line 14 – Maximum Ohio Small Business Investor Income 
If  ling status is married filing jointly or single, head of house-Note: Generally, all sole proprietorship and pass-through 
hold, enter $250,000 on this line. If fi ling status is married     entity income and gain is business income. 
  filing separately, enter $125,000 on this line. In either case, 
the amount on this line also can not exceed the amount of          Line 15 – Ohio Small Business Investor Income Deduction 
your Ohio adjusted gross income as if it were calculated prior     Enter on this line the lesser of 75% of line 13 or 75% of line 
to taking the Ohio small business investor income deduction.       14. R.C. 5747.01(A)(31) states, “deduct three-quarters of the 
                                                                   taxpayers Ohio small business investor income, the deduc-
For purposes of this division, “Ohio small business investor       tion not to exceed $93,750 for each spouse if spouses file 
income” means the portion of the taxpayer’s Ohio adjusted          separate returns under R.C. 5747.08 or $187,500 for all other  
gross income that is business income reduced by deduc-             taxpayers. No pass-through entity may claim a deduction 
tions from business income and apportioned or allocated to         under this division.” 

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                                                                                                                 IT SBD 
                                                                                                                 Rev. 1/15 

         Summary of Ohio Tax Treatment of Income and Deductions for 
         Purposes of the Small Business Investor Income Deduction
Note: Except for lottery prizes and awards, all income and gain is presumed to be business income/gain. 

Type of Income and Deductions                                           Ohio Tax 

1. Guaranteed payments and compensation          If the individual directly or indirectly owns at least 20% of the business, 
paid to an individual for services performed     the individual must show the guaranteed payments and compensation 
                                                 on Part I, A, line 1b. 

2. Gains or losses from the sale or  transfer of Apportion if gain constitutes business income. 
real property 

3. Gains or losses from the sale or  transfer of Apportion if gain constitutes business income. 
tangible personal property 

4. Gains or losses from the sale or transfer of  Apportion if gain or loss constitutes business income. 
intangible personal property 

5. Rents or royalties from real property         Apportion if gain constitutes business income. 

6. Rents or royalties from tangible personal     Apportion if the rents or royalties constitute business income. 
property 

7. Patent and copyright royalties                Apportion if the rents or royalties constitute business income. 

8. Depreciation expense add-back/deduction       If the depreciation relates to nonbusiness property, the 1/2, 5/6 or 6/6 
                                                 add-back and corresponding 1/2, 1/5 or 1/6 deductions are not con-
                                                 sidered business income and deductions. However, if the depreciation 
                                                 relates to business property, these depreciation adjustments are ap-
                                                 portioned as items of business income and deduction using Part I of the 
                                                 small business deduction schedule. 

                                         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 with your Social Security number is mandatory. 
              Ohio Revised Code sections 5703.05, 5703.057 and 5747.08 authorize us to request this informa-
              tion. We need your Social Security number in order to administer this tax. 

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