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For taxable year beginning in 

2016 

Ohio IT 1041 

Fiduciary Income Tax 

Return Instructions 
                                            Rev. 1/17 

                              Department of 
hio                           Taxation 

tax. hio.gov 



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                                                                           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 
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   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             
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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. 
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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 
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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. 

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                                                                                                   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  
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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:  

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   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 
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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  

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                                    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. 

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                                                  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. 

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            Office hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. 
            Monday through Friday 
            4485 Northland Ridge Blvd., 1st Floor 
            Columbus, OH 43229-6596 

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