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                            2022

              NORTH DAKOTA

          CORPORATE INCOME TAX

                   FORM 40

                   INSTRUCTIONS

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Tax forms, guidelines, and more are 
available at www.tax.nd.gov.

Email questions to corptax@nd.gov.



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                               Special Reminders

Sales factor weighting - apportioning corporations
Existing provisions allow a corporation the option to make an election (for a term of five tax years) 
to use a 100% weighted sales factor for its apportionment factor. See the instructions on page 9 for 
more information.

Federal Due Dates and Extensions
Corporation due dates for the Form 40 are found on page 1 of the instructions. The extension of time 
to file a federal return is automatically accepted by North Dakota as an extension of time to file the 
state return for the same period plus one additional month, which for a corporation with a calendar 
year-end would be November 15th. To extend the due date of the North Dakota return, mark the 
circle on the return and attach a copy of the federal extension. The extension form should not be 
submitted separately from the return.

Filing Attachments 
All required schedules and a complete copy of the federal income tax return must be included with 
the North Dakota return regardless of whether it is filed electronically or on paper. The Modernized 
efile (MeF) program continues to be available for electronically filing your North Dakota original 
return. If a required attachment or schedule is not included with the software, it must be attached as 
a PDF to the return submission. PDF examples might include a Property Tax Clearance Record, North 
Dakota credit computation schedules, or the Federal Extension Form 7004.

Reporting Changes to Federal Taxable Income 
The starting point for computing North Dakota taxable income is federal taxable income. As a result, 
if a corporation’s federal taxable income is changed by either a federal amended return or federal 
audit and results in a change to North Dakota taxable income, the change must be reported with a 
corresponding North Dakota amended return. A copy of the federal amended return or federal audit 
must also be included. For more detailed information, see the amended return Form 40X instructions 
on our website.

Mergers or Reorganizations 
Page 2 of the North Dakota return includes Question #13 regarding providing information related 
to mergers, reorganizations, or short tax periods. In addition to providing details or an explanation 
with the return, you may contact us by phone or email to alert our office to an upcoming change to 
your filing. The information is also helpful in ensuring estimated income tax payments are correctly 
credited to the appropriate tax account and periods.

Recent business tax changes -
Wage Withholding - Beginning with first quarter 2022 returns (due April 30, 2022), all quarterly 
wage withholding returns must be filed and paid electronically. Also, the annual withholding tax 
threshold to allow for annual filings instead of quarterly was increased from $500 to $1,000.
Information Returns (Forms 1099 and Form W-2) - Applicable for tax year 2022 filings 
(due January 31, 2023), the annual information return transmittal and attachments must be filed 
electronically. Prior to 2021, electronic filing requirements only applied to businesses with ten or 
more information returns.
Passthrough Entities - Beginning with tax year 2022 (due in 2023), any passthrough entity with 
ten or more owners will be required to electronically file its North Dakota income tax return. This 
applies to a partnership or LLC filing Form 58, an S Corporation filing Form 60, and a fiduciary filing 
Form 38.



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 Page 1                                           2022 North Dakota Corporation Income Tax Return Instructions      

                                            • The corporation’s North Dakota net    Tax-exempt organizations required 
                                          tax liability on the 2021 Form 40         to file an income tax return to report 
General instructions
                                          (page 1, line 20) is zero and the         unrelated business taxable income must 
Who must file                             corporation is not revoking the           file a corporation income tax return 
Every corporation engaged in business     election, which is done by filing         on or before the 15th day of the fifth 
in North Dakota or having income from     Form 60 for the 2022 year.                month after the tax year ends.
North Dakota sources must file a North    If this election is still in effect and 
Dakota Corporation Income Tax Return,     the S corporation files a Form 40 for     Short period return
Form 40.                                  the 2022 tax year, it may not file        A corporation required to file a federal 
For example, a North Dakota Form 40       electronically and must file its return   short period return must file a North 
must be filed by:                         on paper. The corporation must            Dakota short period return for the same 
                                          provide a statement to each individual    period. The North Dakota return must 
  • Corporations, including business      shareholder containing information        be filed by April 15th or by the date 
trusts, associations, and joint-stock     on the adjustments that will need to      prescribed by the IRS, whichever is 
companies;                                be made on the shareholder’s North        later.
  • Cooperative corporations distributing Dakota individual income tax return to 
                                                                                    See instructions for the North Dakota 
their net income through patronage        remove the income and losses already 
                                                                                    Form 40-ES for due dates of estimated 
dividends;                                taxed and deducted on the North 
                                                                                    payments on short period returns.
  • Insurance companies conducting        Dakota corporation income tax return. 
business activities not subject to a      For more information, see the Income      A corporation terminating as a 
gross premiums tax;                       Tax Guideline: Adjustment For Income      Subchapter S Corporation during 
                                          (Loss) From An S Corporation Electing     the year, or a corporation changing 
  • Tax-exempt organizations having 
                                          To Be Taxed Under N.D.C.C.                its annual accounting period, must 
unrelated business taxable income; 
                                          § 57-38-01.35.                            annualize its North Dakota taxable 
Note - A tax-exempt fiduciary trust 
                                                                                    income and prorate its state tax liability 
that filed a Form 1041 to report the 
                                          Privacy Act Notification. In              in the same manner as the federal tax 
trust’s unrelated business taxable 
                                          compliance with the Privacy Act           liability is prorated.
income must file North Dakota 
                                          of 1974, disclosure of a social 
Form 38;
                                          security number or Federal Employer 
                                                                                    Extension of time for filing
  • Organizations that anticipate         Identification Number (FEIN) on this 
                                                                                    An extension of time to file a federal 
receiving a tax exempt status             form is required under N.D.C.C.
                                                                                    return is automatically accepted by 
notification from the IRS, but            §§ 57-01-15 and 57-38-32, and will be 
                                                                                    North Dakota as an extension of time to 
have not actually received such           used for tax reporting, identification, 
                                                                                    file the state return. The state extension 
notification by the end of the taxable    and administration of North Dakota tax 
                                                                                    is for one month after the due date 
year.                                     laws. Disclosure is mandatory. Failure 
                                                                                    of the automatic federal extension. 
Except as provided under “Exception       to provide the social security number 
                                                                                    Attach a copy of the federal extension 
for certain S corporations” below,        or FEIN may delay or prevent the 
                                                                                    Form 7004 (or other applicable form) 
a corporation that files Federal          processing of this form.
                                                                                    to the state tax return and mark the 
Form 1120S must file Form 60, North                                                 extension circle on page 1. The return 
Dakota S Corporation Income Tax           Upon request from Legislative 
                                                                                    will be processed as a delinquent 
Return.                                   Management, the Tax Department is 
                                                                                    return if the circle is not marked 
                                          allowed to share the amount of any 
                                                                                    and a copy of the federal extension 
Exception for certain                     tax deduction or tax credit claimed or 
                                                                                    is not attached.
S corporations. An S corporation must     earned by a taxpayer. Disclosure of the 
file Form 40, North Dakota Corporation    taxpayer’s name, federal identification   If a federal extension is not obtained, or 
Income Tax Return, if all the following   number, or other confidential             if an extension of time beyond the time 
apply:                                    information is not permitted.             period covered by a federal extension is 
  • The corporation is a bank or other                                              needed, a North Dakota extension may 
                                                                                    be obtained by completing and filing 
financial institution that formerly was   Due date
                                                                                    North Dakota Form 101 prior to the due 
subject to the North Dakota financial     A calendar year corporation filing 
                                                                                    date of the return. This form may be 
institution tax under N.D.C.C.            Form 40 must file on or before April 15 
                                                                                    obtained by contacting our office.
Ch. 57-35.3 and filed Form 35 for         following the close of the calendar year.
tax years prior to 2013.                                                            An extension of time to file a North 
                                          A corporation reporting on a fiscal year 
                                                                                    Dakota return does not extend the time 
  • The corporation made an election      basis must file on or before the 15th 
                                                                                    for payment of the tax, and extension 
under N.D.C.C. § 57-38-01.35 to           day of the fourth month following the 
                                                                                    interest at the rate of 12% per annum 
be taxed as a C corporation for the       close of the fiscal year. Use the 2022 
                                                                                    will apply to any payment made after 
2013 tax year and filed a Form 40         Form 40 for fiscal years that begin in 
                                                                                    the regular due date of the state tax 
for 2013 through 2021.                    2022 and end in 2023.
                                                                                    return. Penalty does not apply to tax 
                                          A cooperative must file on or before the  paid within the extension period.
                                          15th day of the ninth month following 
                                          the close of the calendar or fiscal year. 
                                          Answer “Yes” to Question #4 on page 2.



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2022 North Dakota Corporation Income Tax Return Instructions                                                   Page 2

Extension payments must be                  • Respond to certain North Dakota          • If an extension was not obtained, 
accompanied by Form 40-EXT                   Office of State Tax Commissioner           interest on the tax due is computed 
identifying the name, address, and           notices that the corporation has           at 1% per month or fraction of a 
FEIN of the taxpayer. The form can be        shared with the preparer about             month, except the month in which 
found on our website. Alternatively, a       math errors and return preparation.        the tax became due.
letter containing the above information      The notices will not be sent to the 
                                                                                     Penalty
along with a copy of the approved            preparer.
state extension of time to file may be                                                 • If the full amount of tax is not paid 
                                          The authorization will automatically end 
submitted with the prepayment of tax                                                    by the due date (or extended due 
                                          one year after the extended due date 
due.                                                                                    date), penalty is equal to 5% of the 
                                          for filing the corporation’s 2022 tax 
                                                                                        unpaid tax due or $5, whichever is 
                                          return.
Payment of tax                                                                          greater.
If tax due is less than $5, payment       The corporation is not authorizing           • If the return is not filed by the due 
need not be made. If tax is due, the      the preparer to receive any refund            date (or extended due date), a 
total payment due must be paid at the     check, bind the corporation to                penalty of 5% of the net tax liability 
time of, or before, the return is filed.  anything (including any additional tax        or $5, whichever is greater, applies 
Payment made by check should be           liability), or otherwise represent the        for the month in which the return is 
made payable to the North Dakota State    corporation before the North Dakota           due, with an additional 5% for each 
Tax Commissioner and be mailed with       Office of State Tax Commissioner. If          additional month (or a fraction of a 
payment voucher Form 40PV.                the corporation wants to expand the           month) during which the delinquency 
                                          preparer’s authorization, North Dakota        continues, not to exceed 25% of the 
Payment may be made electronically        Form 500, Authorization to Disclose           net tax liability.
using an ACH debit, ACH credit, credit    Tax Information and Designation of 
card, debit card, or electronic check. To Representative, will need to be signed     If there is an overpayment on Form 40, 
pay online, go to www.tax.nd.gov and      and filed with our office. North Dakota    page 1, interest at the rate of 1% per 
select “Make a Payment”.                  Form 500 can be found on our website       month accrues on the overpayment 
                                          at www.tax.nd.gov. Search for              beginning forty-five days after the later 
Payment in the form of a check drawn      Form 500.                                  of:
on an international bank, except 
Canada, cannot be accepted. A check                                                    • the due date of the return (without 
must be drawn on a U.S. or Canadian       Overpayments                                  extension); or
bank, be in U.S. dollars, and use a       Overpayments of income tax may be            • the date return is filed and deemed 
standard nine digit routing number.       applied to the 2023 estimated tax             complete.
                                          (minimum $5) or issued as a refund 
                                          (minimum $5). If an overpayment 
Preparer authorization                    is applied to the following year, the      Attachments and incomplete 
If the corporation wants to allow         amount of overpayment is considered        returns
the North Dakota Office of State Tax      an estimated payment and cannot be         A complete copy of the federal income 
Commissioner to discuss its 2022 tax      refunded or applied against other tax      tax return as filed with the IRS must be 
return with the preparer who signed it,   liability until the close of the following attached to Form 40.
mark the circle in the signature area of 
the return. This authorization applies    year.                                      All applicable lines on Form 40 must 
only to the individual whose signature                                               be completed and the return must 
appears in the “Signature of Preparer”    Interest and penalty                       be signed. A signed Form 40 is a 
section of the corporation’s return. It   The Office of State Tax Commissioner       declaration the return is correct and 
does not apply to the firm, if any, shown will notify the taxpayer of any interest   complete.
in that section.                          and penalty owed on tax due. If            A return with incomplete lines or 
If the circle is marked, the corporation  desired, interest and penalty may be       schedules or with notations such as “see 
is authorizing the North Dakota Office of computed by the taxpayer on tax due        attached statement” or “available upon 
State Tax Commissioner to contact the     and entered on the return.                 audit” is not properly filed and may be 
preparer to answer any questions that     Interest                                   returned to the taxpayer. An incomplete 
may arise during the processing of its    If the full amount of the tax is not paid  return that is returned will not be 
return.                                   by the original due date, the following    considered filed until resubmitted with 
                                          provisions for interest apply:             the required items. For electronically 
The corporation is also authorizing the                                              filed returns, any attachments for 
preparer to:                                • If an extension was obtained,          extension forms or applicable schedules 
  • Give the North Dakota Office of State    interest on the tax due during the      that are not included with the software 
Tax Commissioner any information             extension period is computed at         must be attached as a PDF.
                                             12% per annum, through the later of 
that is missing from the return;
                                             the extended due date or date paid. 
  • Call the North Dakota Office of          Beginning with the month thereafter,    Ratios and decimals
State Tax Commissioner about the             interest is computed at 1% per          On all schedules where a ratio or 
processing of the return or the              month or fraction of a month.           decimal is called for, use 6 digits after 
status of any related refund or                                                      the decimal point.
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                                                                                    The starting point for computing North 
To file or obtain additional              Amended returns/federal                   Dakota taxable income is federal taxable 
forms and instructions                    audit changes                             income. However, if the combined 
Completed returns and written requests    An Amended North Dakota Corporation       report excludes any corporation that 
for information and forms should          Income Tax Return, Form 40X, must be      was included in a federal consolidated 
be mailed to the Office of State Tax      filed if:                                 return, the starting point for computing 
Commissioner, 600 E. Boulevard Ave.,                                                North Dakota taxable income is the pro 
                                            • North Dakota income is changed 
Dept. 127, Bismarck, ND 58505-0599.                                                 forma federal taxable income amount 
                                          when an amended federal income 
                                          tax return is filed or as a result of a   for the combined group members that 
If you have corporate income tax                                                    were part of the federal consolidated 
                                          federal audit.
questions or are seeking tax forms,                                                 return.
please email us at corptax@nd.gov,          • An error is discovered on a 
visit our website at                      previously filed return.                  A single, pro forma starting point is 
www.tax.nd.gov, or call                     • The corporation received a refund     not computed to reflect the inclusion of 
our Corporate Tax Section at              of federal income tax which was           additional nonconsolidated affiliates in a 
701-328-1249.                             deducted on a previously filed            North Dakota combined group. Instead, 
                                          Form 40 for tax years beginning           the federal taxable income as actually 
For the speech or hearing impaired,                                                 reported to the IRS for each additional 
                                          before January 1, 2004.
call Relay North Dakota at                                                          entity is added to the combined group. 
1-800-366-6888.                           Information about amended returns can     Federal consolidated return rules are 
                                          be found in N.D.C.C. §§ 57-38-38 and      not reapplied to this larger combined 
                                          57-38 -40.                                group. Also, see Schedule WW (line 4) 
Information at the source
Any corporation doing business in North   Form 40X and instructions can be          or Schedule WE (line 2).
Dakota that is required to file a Federal obtained by visiting our website at       A unitary business is a group of 
Form W-2 or 1099 must also file one       www.tax.nd.gov/forms.                     corporations which carries on activities, 
with this state. For more information on                                            the component parts of which transfer 
the requirements and alternatives for                                               value among themselves through the 
satisfying those requirements, contact    Federalization                            unities of ownership, operation, and 
our office.                               The North Dakota income tax law is        use.
                                          perpetually “federalized” for the Federal 
                                          Taxable Income starting point of the        • “Unity of ownership” means the 
Quick refund                              North Dakota return.                         group is under the common control 
A quick refund of overpaid estimated                                                   of a single corporation, which is also 
income tax may be requested by a                                                       a member of the group. Control 
corporation prior to filing a return if   Method of corporation                        exists when the single corporation 
the expected overpayment exceeds          taxation                                     owns, directly or indirectly, more 
five hundred dollars ($500) and the       The North Dakota corporation income          than fifty percent of the voting stock 
claim for quick refund is filed after the tax applies only to that portion of a        of another corporation;
close of the taxable year but before the  corporation’s taxable income which is 
                                          derived from or attributable to sources     • “Unity of operation” means the 
15th day of the fourth month thereafter.
                                          within this state.                           group receives benefits from 
The form for the Quick Refund Of                                                       functional integration or economies 
Estimated Income Tax For Corporations     A nonapportioning corporation, (a            of scale;
(Form 40-QR) must be obtained by          corporation whose business activity is      • “Unity of use” means the group 
contacting our office.                    conducted solely within North Dakota,)       of corporations contributes to or 
                                          computes North Dakota taxable income 
                                                                                       receives benefits from centralized 
                                          by adjusting its federal taxable income 
Estimated tax payments                                                                 management and policy formation.
If a corporation’s estimated state        by North Dakota statutory adjustments.
income tax liability exceeds five         An apportioning corporation, (a           Whether a group of corporations is 
thousand dollars ($5,000) and its         corporation whose business activity       engaged in a unitary business depends 
previous year’s state income tax          is conducted both within and without      on the facts and circumstances of each 
liability exceeded five thousand dollars  North Dakota,) computes North Dakota      case. If unity of ownership exists, any 
($5,000), the corporation is generally    taxable income by adjusting its federal   of the following facts or circumstances 
required to make an estimated tax         taxable income by North Dakota            create a presumption that the unities of 
payment of at least one-fourth of the     statutory adjustments and apportioning    operation and use exist; therefore, the 
amount due on each of four prescribed     this adjusted taxable income using        corporations are engaged in a unitary 
dates.                                    Schedule FACT or CR (Part II) of          business if:
                                          Form 40.                                    • All activities of the group are in 
Information regarding estimated                                                        the same general line or type of 
tax payments is located in the            A corporation engaged in a unitary           business;
instructions for Form 40-ES.              business with one or more corporations      • The activities of the group constitute 
                                          (irrespective of the country or countries 
                                          in which the corporations conduct            different steps in a vertically 
                                          business) must file using the combined       structured enterprise; or
                                          report method.



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  • The group is characterized by          If the single corporate entity method is The return should be filed using the 
centralized management.                    used for both North Dakota and federal   taxpayer name and federal identification 
                                           purposes, enter the federal taxable      number of the entity having activity in 
                                           income from Federal Form 1120,           North Dakota.
Water’s edge election
A corporation required to file its North   line 30.
                                                                                    Complete Schedule WW on page 4 
Dakota return using the worldwide          If the single corporate entity method    and enter the amount from line 10 on 
unitary combined report method may         is used for North Dakota purposes        page 1, line 1. Attach the completed 
elect to use the water’s edge method.      and the corporation is included in a     Schedule WW to Form 40 when filed.
The water’s edge election must be made     consolidated Federal Form 1120, enter 
on the return as originally filed and is   the corporation’s federal taxable income Answer “No” to Question #8 on page 2.
binding for five consecutive tax years.    before consolidating adjustments/        Consolidated Return
Also see Question #9 on page 2. If the     eliminations from:                       For North Dakota corporation income 
election is made, all corporations                                                  tax purposes, a North Dakota 
covered by the election will be              • A pro forma separate company 
subject to a 3.5% surtax on their          federal income tax return, line 30; or   “consolidated return” means a single 
                                                                                    corporation income tax return that 
North Dakota taxable income.                 • The by-company schedule showing      reports the tax liability of more than 
                                           gross income and deductions, which       one corporation engaged in business or 
                                           supports the consolidated federal        having sources of income from North 
Specific instructions for                  taxable income plus or minus             Dakota.
                                           adjustments, if any, to make it a pro 
Form 40, Page 1                            forma equivalent.                          • If part of the same unitary group, 
                                                                                    file the return using the same 
Taxpayer Name                              Cooperatives and other organizations     taxpayer name and FEIN as 
If filing a combined return (line 1,       using federal forms other than Federal   previously filed returns if that entity 
circle b or c) the return should be filed  Form 1120 must enter the federal         has activity in North Dakota in 2022. 
using the taxpayer name and FEIN of        taxable income from the appropriate      If not, file using the name and FEIN 
the specific corporation having activity   form.                                    of another affiliate having activity in 
in North Dakota.                                                                    North Dakota in 2022.
If you previously filed a consolidated     b. Combined Report Method
return (line 1, circle b1 or c1) as a      For North Dakota corporation income        • Only taxpayers who compute their 
member of a unitary group and are still    tax purposes, a “combined report”        North Dakota tax liability using the 
a member of that group, use the same       means an income tax return on which      combined report method may file a 
taxpayer name and FEIN as previously       the tax liability is computed using      consolidated return.
filed returns. If not, file using the name the methods described in N.D.C.C.          • Laws and rules governing 
and FEIN of another affiliate having       Chs. 57-38, 57-38.1 and N.D. Admin.      consolidated returns are found in 
activity in North Dakota in 2021.          Code Chs. 81-03-05.1, 81-03-05.2,        N.D.C.C. Ch. 57-38, and N.D. Admin. 
                                           81-03-05.3, and 81-03-09.                Code Ch. 81-03-05.1.
Farming or Ranching Corporation                                                       • If filing a consolidated North Dakota 
Answer yes if business is registered as    • Except for 100% North Dakota 
a farm or ranch corporation with the       corporations required to file a          tax return, circle b1 or c1 should be 
North Dakota Secretary of State.           consolidated tax return, it is           marked on line 1.
                                           essential to have a unitary group of       • Because a North Dakota 
Business Code                              corporations before the combined         consolidated return reports the 
Enter the business code from the NAICS     report method can be used. For           North Dakota tax liability of more 
list found on our website at               a discussion of a unitary group of       than one corporation, North Dakota 
www.tax.nd.gov that most closely           corporations, see item “Method of        Schedule CR, Parts I, II, and III will 
corresponds to the area from which you     corporation taxation” on page 3.         be completed.
derived the majority of your income for    • If filing a combined report method       • If filing a consolidated North Dakota 
the tax year.                              return where only one company            tax return (i.e., circle b1 or c1 is 
                                           apportions income to North Dakota        marked on Form 40, line 1) the 
Line 1                                     (i.e., circle b or c is marked on        answer to Question #8 on page 2 
Income                                     Form 40, line 1), the answer to          will be “Yes”.
Mark the circle for the reporting method   Question #8 on page 2 will be “No”.
                                                                                    Schedule CR
used to complete the return and enter      • If filing a consolidated combined      Schedule CR, Parts I, II, and III will be 
the income reportable under that           report method North Dakota               completed only for corporations which:
method. Mark ONE circle only.              tax return where more than one 
                                           company apportions income to               • apportion income to North Dakota 
a. Single Corporate Entity                 North Dakota. See Consolidated           (i.e., have property, payroll, or sales 
The single corporate entity method         Return below.                            in North Dakota, ) or
                                                                                      • allocate nonbusiness income or loss 
reports income or loss of only one         Mark the “Combined Report Method” 
                                                                                    to North Dakota, or
incorporated business that is not part of  circle if Form 40 includes only one 
a unitary business. (See item “Method      corporation from a unitary business 
of corporation taxation” on page 2.)       which apportions its income to North 
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  • do not apportion or allocate any           • The corporation elects to file a North Other filing methods are contained in 
    income or loss to North Dakota, but      Dakota tax return using the water’s        N.D.C.C. § 57-38.1-18 (for example, 
    choose to be disclosed as having         edge method, and                           separate accounting or a method using 
    filed a North Dakota return.               • No other corporations in the           an apportionment factor different from 
                                             combined report have a filing              that computed on Schedules FACT
The factor denominator of the 
                                             requirement in North Dakota, if more       or CR).
apportionment factor computation on 
Part II will be the total property, payroll, than one, see c1 method below.             If the circle entitled “Other” is marked:
and sales for all unitary companies in 
                                             If circle c is marked:                      1.  Attach a copy of the letter from the 
the combined group.
                                              1.  The return should be filed using      Office of State Tax Commissioner 
The Schedule CR in this booklet allows       the taxpayer name and FEIN of              granting permission to use, or 
for three separate companies to be           the entity having activity in North        requiring the use of, this filing 
reported. If more companies are to           Dakota.                                    method.
be reported, photocopy Parts I, II,           2.  Complete Schedule WE on page 5         2.  Attach a worksheet substantiating 
and III of Schedule CR and continue          and enter the amount from line 12          and explaining the computation of 
to complete the additional schedule          on page 1, line 1. Attach the              income.
copies for companies that apportion 
                                             completed Schedule WE to Form 40            3.  Enter the income from the 
their income to North Dakota. (See 
                                             when filed.                                worksheet on page 1, line 1.
page 11 for specific instructions for 
Schedule CR.)                                 3.  Answer “No” to Question #8 on 
                                             page 2.                                    Line 4
b1. Combined Report Method                                                              North Dakota apportionable 
Consolidated Return                          c1. Water’s Edge Method                    income
Mark the “Combined Report Method             Consolidated Return                        If completing Schedule CR, enter 
Consol. Return” circle if the corporation    Mark the “Water’s Edge Method              the amount from page 1, line 4 on 
is filing one consolidated North Dakota      Consolidated Return” circle if:            Schedule CR, Part I, line 4 (enter 
return using the combined report               • The members of a worldwide unitary     the same amount for each company) 
method.                                      business group of corporations elect       and complete Parts I, II, and III of 
                                             to file a consolidated tax return          Schedule CR.
Two or more apportioning corporations 
may file one North Dakota consolidated       using the water’s edge method, and         If a North Dakota consolidated 
return if the corporations are required        • If two or more apportioning            tax return is being filed to report 
to use the combined report method and        corporations in the combined report        the tax liability of more than one 
more than one of the corporations has a      have a filing requirement in North         corporation engaged in business in or 
filing requirement in North Dakota.          Dakota.                                    having sources of income from North 
                                                                                        Dakota:
If circle b1 is marked:                      If circle c1 is marked:
                                                                                         1. Do not complete lines 5-19 on 
 1.  If part of the same unitary group, 
                                              1.  If part of the same unitary group,        page 1 until Schedule CR has 
    file the return using the same 
                                             file the return using the same                 been completed.
    taxpayer name and FEIN as                taxpayer name and FEIN as 
    previously filed returns if that entity  previously filed returns if that entity     2.  Complete Schedule CR, Parts I, 
    has activity in North Dakota in          has activity in North Dakota in                II, and III on pages 6, 7, and 8 
    2022. If not, file using the name        2022. If not, file using the name              and enter the totals on page 1.
    and FEIN of another affiliate having     and FEIN of another affiliate having        3.  Complete Form 40, page 1.
    activity in North Dakota in 2022.        activity in North Dakota in 2022.           4.  Attach the completed 
 2.  Complete Schedule WW on page 4           2.  Complete Schedule WE on page 5            Schedule CR to Form 40 when 
    and enter the amount from line 10        and enter the amount from line 12              filed.
    on page 1, line 1. Attach the            on page 1, line 1. Attach the 
    completed Schedule WW to Form 40 
                                             completed Schedule WE to Form 40           Line 5
    when filed.                              when filed.
                                                                                        Apportionment factor
 3.  Complete North Dakota                    3.  Complete North Dakota                 If a corporation has business income 
    Schedule CR, Parts I, II and III.        Schedule CR, Parts I, II, and III.         from activity solely within this state, 
 4.  Answer “Yes” to Question #8 on           4.  Answer “Yes” to Question #8 on        enter 1.000000 on this line.
    page 2.                                  page 2.
                                                                                        Corporations not filing a consolidated 
                                                                                        return, enter the apportionment factor 
c. Water’s Edge Method                       d. Other                                   from Schedule FACT, line 14 or 16.
Mark the “Water’s Edge Method” circle        Mark the “Other” circle if the 
if:                                          corporation has received written           Corporations completing Schedule CR 
                                             permission from the Office of State Tax    must enter the apportionment factor 
  • The corporation is a member of a 
                                             Commissioner to file a North Dakota        from Schedule CR, Part II, line 14a or 
    worldwide unitary business group of 
                                             return using a filing method other than    16a.
    corporations, and
                                             those specified above.



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It is required that the supporting 
Schedule FACT or CR, Part II, whichever     Line 11                                    Line 22
is applicable, be completed, and that       ND income after income                     North Dakota income tax 
the 6‑digit factor from the supporting      exemptions                                 withheld on oil and gas royalties
schedule be carried to page 1, line 5.      If the amount on line 11 is a loss, the    Enter the amount of North Dakota 
                                            loss must be carried forward.              income tax withheld on oil and 
If the supporting schedule is not                                                      gas royalty payments that were 
                                                                                       reported to the company on a 2022 
completed, the return will be               Line 12
                                                                                       Form 1099‑MISC. The amount to enter 
considered incomplete.                      North Dakota loss carryforward
                                                                                       should only be income tax withheld and 
                                            The North Dakota loss carryforward 
                                                                                       should not include any production or 
Line 7                                      allowed on the Form 40 is the amount 
                                                                                       extraction taxes. Do not enter income 
Income allocated to North                   of the accumulated North Dakota loss 
                                                                                       tax withheld and reported on a K‑1 
Dakota                                      less any previously deducted loss.
                                                                                       received from a partnership. Income tax 
Enter nonbusiness income allocated to       North Dakota net operating losses          withheld on K‑1 distributive income for 
North Dakota, less related expenses.        incurred in taxable years beginning        a corporation is not allowed. In order 
Nonbusiness income is allocated             after December 31, 2002, cannot be         to substantiate the amount withheld, a 
to North Dakota if the income is            carried back to a previous taxable year.   copy of the Form 1099‑MISC must be 
attributable to North Dakota.               These net operating losses must be         attached or credit will not be allowed 
Expenses must be attributed to              carried forward. Capital losses must       for the tax withheld. If the return is 
nonbusiness income in a manner which        still be carried back and then carried     filed electronically, the Form 1099-MISC 
fairly distributes all of the corporation’s forward.                                   should be attached as a PDF.
expenses to its various types of income.    Attach a worksheet showing the             Enter the amount of tax withheld for the 
Corporations completing Schedule CR         accumulated loss, by year, less any        company only if its FEIN is identified as 
must enter the total nonbusiness            previously deducted loss carryback or      the recipient on the Form 1099‑MISC. 
income for all corporations having          carryforward.                              If this return is a consolidated return, 
nonbusiness income attributable to                                                     the amount to enter should also include 
North Dakota.                               Corporations completing Schedule CR        any amount withheld on behalf of any 
                                            must enter the loss carryforward from      corporation that is included in this 
                                            all corporations listed on Schedule CR.    return as identified by the recipient’s 
Line 9                                                                                 FEIN on the Form 1099‑MISC.
Exemption for new and 
expanding business                          Line 14                                    Income tax withheld on royalties 
If the corporation received a new           Gross proceeds allocated to                received by a disregarded entity cannot 
and expanding business exemption            North Dakota from sale of North            be claimed. If income tax was withheld 
from the State Board of Equalization,       Dakota research tax credits                on a disregarded entity owned by a 
enter the amount of exempt income           Enter on this line the gross proceeds      corporation, a corrected Form W‑9 
computed pursuant to N.D. Admin.            from the sale, assignment, or transfer     (to correctly identify the owner of the 
Code § 81‑03‑01.1‑06. If line 8, page 1     of unused North Dakota research            disregarded entity as the royalty owner) 
is negative, do not enter an amount.        tax credits. See the 2022 Corporate        must be provided to the payer, and a 
                                            Income Tax Credits booklet for more        corrected Form 1099‑MISC identifying 
Corporations completing Schedule CR         information.                               the corporate owner must be obtained.
must enter the exempt income for each 
corporation having an exemption.                                                       If the company is filing with a tax year 
                                            Line 15                                    end other than a calendar year basis, it 
Attach a schedule showing the               North Dakota taxable income                will claim withholding on the corporate 
computation of exempt income for            If line 14 is zero enter the amount from   income tax return for the year following 
each corporation and a Property Tax         line 13.                                   the year of Form 1099‑MISC. A 
Clearance Record form.                      If line 13 is zero or less and line 14 is  taxpayer with a fiscal year end in 2022 
                                            greater than zero, enter the amount        will claim the amount withheld as shown 
Line 10                                     from line 14.                              on its 2021 Form 1099‑MISC, and so on 
                                                                                       for each subsequent year and return.
Renaissance zone income                     If line 13 is greater than zero, enter the 
exemption                                   total of line 13 and line 14.
If the corporation is claiming exempt                                                  Line 24a
income as a result of the Renaissance                                                  Interest and penalty for balance 
Zone Act, enter the total amount            Line 21                                    due
of exemption from the summary               Tax year 2022 estimated income             The Office of State Tax Commissioner 
part of Schedule RZ. The amount of          tax payments                               will notify the taxpayer of any interest 
exemption cannot exceed the amount          Enter the total 2022 estimated             and penalty owed on tax due. If 
of related income assigned to North         income tax payments. Also, enter any       desired, interest and penalty may be 
Dakota. Contact the Office of State Tax     2021 overpayment credited to the           computed by the taxpayer on tax due 
Commissioner at 701-328-1243 to             2022 taxable year and any payment          and entered on the return.
obtain Schedule RZ. Attach Schedule RZ      voluntarily made to the state with an 
and the Property Tax Clearance Record       extension of time for filing.
form to the Form 40 when filed.



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Interest                                                                                 minimum investment by the lessor 
If the full amount of the tax is not paid Specific instructions for                      is less than one hundred percent 
by the original due date, the following                                                  (100%). Enter amounts on line 8.
provisions for interest apply:                      Schedule SA                        •  Seller/Lessee: sale proceeds, rent 

  • If an extension was obtained,         Additions                                      expense, amortization expense, 
interest on the tax due during                                                           lease acquisition cost.
the extension period is computed          Line 1                                       • Buyer/Lessor: interest expense, 
at 12% per annum, through the             Federal net operating loss                     depreciation expense, amortization 
extended due date. Beginning with                                                        expense, acquisition cost, loss on 
                                          deduction
the month thereafter, interest is                                                        sale of property.
                                          Enter the amount of federal net 
computed at 1% per month or                                                              See N.D.C.C. § 57-38-01(5)(a) for 
                                          operating loss deducted in arriving 
fraction of a month.                                                                     more information.
                                          at federal taxable income, generally 
  • If an extension was not obtained, 
                                          as reflected on Federal Form 1120,         Real estate investment trusts
interest on the tax due is computed 
                                          line 29a. Any North Dakota net                 Include on this line, the dividends 
at 1% per month or fraction of a 
                                          operating loss carryover deduction is          paid deduction allowed by a captive 
month, except the month in which 
                                          separately computed and deductible             real estate investment trust (REIT) 
the tax became due.
                                          on page 1, line 12 (or Schedule CR,            on its federal income tax return and 
Penalty                                   line 12).                                      included in the taxpayer’s federal 
                                                                                         taxable income. See N.D.C.C. 
  • If the full amount of tax is not paid                                                § 57-38-01.3(1)(l) for further 
by the due date (or extended due          Line 2                                         information. The dividends paid 
date), penalty is equal to 5% of the      Special deductions                             should be added back only to the 
unpaid tax due or $5, whichever is        Enter the amount of special deductions         extent they have not otherwise been 
greater.                                  claimed in arriving at federal taxable         included in apportionable income.
                                          income, generally as reflected on 
  • If the return is not filed by the due Federal Form 1120, line 29b. Even 
date (or extended due date), a            though this amount includes the            ACRS depreciation adjustment
penalty of 5% of the net tax liability    deduction for foreign derived intangible       Enter the amount of depreciation 
or $5, whichever is greater, applies      income, that amount is separately              deducted on the federal return for 
for the month in which the return is      deducted on Schedule SA, line 9                all currently held assets placed in 
due, with an additional 5% for each       (below).                                       service between January 1, 1981, 
additional month (or a fraction of a                                                     and the end of the 1982 tax year 
month) during which the delinquency                                                      using methods allowed under 
continues, not to exceed 25% of the       Line 3                                         the IRC provisions in effect as of 
net tax liability.                        All taxes measured by income                   December 31, 1980. North Dakota 
                                          deducted to arrive at federal                  income tax statutes did not allow 
                                                                                         for the use of ACRS depreciation for 
Line 24b                                  taxable income                                 assets placed in service for 1981 
Interest on underpayment of               Enter all taxes measured by income,            and 1982 only and federal taxable 
                                          including income taxes, franchise or 
estimated tax                                                                            income must be adjusted for the 
                                          privilege taxes measured by income 
Instructions for making estimated tax                                                    difference in these two methods. In 
                                          (paid to or withheld by any taxing 
payments are found on Form 40-ES.                                                        computing this adjustment, exclude 
                                          authority, including a foreign country) to 
If estimated payments are not timely                                                     safe harbor lease adjustments.
                                          the extent such taxes were deducted to 
made or in the correct amount, interest 
                                          arrive at federal taxable income.
is charged.                                                                          A worksheet explaining any 
                                                                                     adjustment on this line must be 
The amount of interest due for 
                                          Line 5                                     attached.
underpaid or late payments of 
                                          Contribution to endowment fund 
estimated tax can be computed on 
North Dakota Form 40-UT. Instructions     credit adjustment                          Subtractions
for Form 40-UT are on the Form 40-UT.     Enter the contribution made to an 
                                          endowment fund that was deducted on        Line 8
Enter the interest from Form 40-UT, 
                                          your federal income tax return to the      Tax refunds received in year 
line 9 on line 24b. Attach Form 40-UT to 
Form 40 when filed.                       extent a credit has been earned.           2022
                                                                                     Enter all income, franchise, or privilege 
                                                                                     tax refunds received in 2022, to the 
Line 25a                                  Line 6                                     extent such taxes were previously 
Amount to be credited to year             Other additions                            included in North Dakota taxable 
2023                                      Safe harbor leases                     income.
A corporation may elect to have the 
                                              The safe harbor lease provisions in    Federal income tax refunds received 
overpayment credited to their 2023 
                                              § 168(f)(8) of the IRC of 1954, as     cannot be included on this line.
estimated tax. The overpayment                amended, are not adopted in North 
will be credited to the first quarterly       Dakota in those instances where the 
installment for 2023.



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                                          Enter all nonbusiness income on                • Seller/Lessee: interest income 
Line 9                                    line 11 and enter related expenses on          and depreciation expense (for 
Foreign derived intangible                line 12. The method used to attribute          assets placed in service between 
income deduction                          expenses to nonbusiness income must            January 1, 1981, and the end 
Enter the amount of the foreign derived   fairly distribute all of the corporation’s     of the 1982 taxable year, use 
intangible income deduction that was      deductions to all of its various types of      methods allowed under the IRC 
included in the deduction on Federal      income.                                        as of December 30, 1980. For 
Form 1120, line 29b, which was also                                                      assets placed in service after 
included in the amount entered on         If an entry is made, all of the following 
                                                                                         the 1982 taxable year, use ACRS 
Schedule SA, line 2 (above). Because      must be attached to Form 40:
                                                                                         depreciation).
this deduction is allowable in computing    • A worksheet showing each type of           • Buyer/Lessor: rental income.
North Dakota income but was added             income or loss item allocated and its 
back as a special deduction, the              amount;                                Regulated investment companies 
deduction is restored by entering on this                                                Regulated investment companies, as 
                                            • Documentation showing the state to 
line.                                                                                    defined by the IRC, will be allowed 
                                              which the item of income or loss was 
                                                                                         to subtract on this line certain 
The amount entered on this line should        allocated (a copy of the other state’s 
                                                                                         dividends paid to shareholders. The 
be the amount from federal Form 8993,         tax return is preferred); and
                                                                                         dividends paid must be attributable 
line 28. Attach the form to the return.     • A narrative explaining the reasons         to income that is taxable under 
                                              for allocating each item of income or      N.D.C.C. Ch. 57-38 when the 
Line 10                                       loss.                                      regulated investment company earns 
Interest on United States                                                                the income.
Obligations                               Line 14                                    North Dakota railway bonds
Enter the following on this line:         IC-DISC distributions                          Enter the amount of interest on 
  • Interest income from U.S.             Enter the actual distributions made by a       bonds issued by a regional railway 
obligations.                              corporation who elects to be an interest-      authority in North Dakota.
                                          charge domestic international sales 
  • Interest income from other securities corporation, elects to use intercompany    ACRS depreciation adjustment
that is specifically exempted from        pricing rules under IRC § 994, and is          Enter the amount of depreciation 
state income tax by federal statute.      owned by one or more individuals or            deducted on the federal return for 
Not all interest income from securities   passthrough entities. Answer “Yes” to          all currently held assets placed in 
issued by federal government agencies     Question #4 on page 2.                         service between January 1, 1981, 
                                                                                         and the end of the 1982 tax year 
is includable on this line. Examples of 
                                                                                         using methods allowed under 
interest income not includable on this    Line 15                                        the IRC provisions in effect as of 
line are from certain mortgage backed     Other subtractions                             December 31, 1980. North Dakota 
securities of the Federal Home Loan 
Mortgage Corporation, Federal National    Do not include intercompany                    income tax statutes did not allow 
Mortgage Association, Government          eliminations on this line when                 for the use of ACRS depreciation for 
National Mortgage Association, and        filing a combined report (filing               assets placed in service for 1981 
interest received from a federal tax      methods b, b1, c, or c1) .Report               and 1982 only and federal taxable 
refund.                                   all intercompany eliminations on               income must be adjusted for the 
                                          Schedule WW line 9 or Schedule WE              difference in these two methods. In 
                                          line 5.                                        computing this adjustment, exclude 
Lines 11 and 12                                                                          safe harbor lease assets.
                                          Eminent domain sale or transfer
Allocated income and related 
                                              If the amount on page 1, line 1        A worksheet explaining any 
expenses                                      includes any gain, either ordinary     adjustment on this line must be 
Business income: N.D. Admin. Code             or capital, from property subjected    attached.
Ch. 81-03-09-03. All income arising           to eminent domain sale or transfer, 
from transactions and activity in the         such gain is not taxable and must be 
regular course of the taxpayer’s trade        entered on this line.
or business operations including income 
                                          Safe harbor leases
from tangible and intangible property 
                                              The safe harbor lease provisions in 
if the acquisition, management, and 
                                              § 168(f)(8) of the IRC of 1954, as 
disposition of the property constitute 
                                              amended, are not adopted in North 
integral parts of the taxpayer’s regular 
                                              Dakota in those instances where the 
trade or business operations.
                                              minimum investment by the lessor 
Nonbusiness income: All income                is less than one hundred percent 
other than business income.                   (100%). Enter amounts on line 15.



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                                          institutions that were subject to the      An election to use the water’s edge 
Specific instructions for                 financial institution tax and filed        filing method is unrelated to the sales 
                                          Form 35 for years prior to 2013. Loans     factor weighting election.
        Schedule FACT                     and receivables of a financial institution 
Apportionment factor in                   that are included in the property factor   Specific line instructions
                                          should be reported on the “Other 
general                                                                              The following line instructions apply to 
In general, the apportionment factor is   assets” line and a supporting schedule     either Schedule FACT or Schedule CR, 
a product of a formula consisting of an   should be attached. Please contact our     Part II, whichever schedule applies. The 
equally weighted three-factor (property,  office if there are questions regarding    line items for the “Everywhere” amounts 
payroll, and sales) apportionment.        these special apportionment provisions.    on the two schedules correspond to 
Each factor represents the percentage                                                each other. If applicable, also see the 
of the corporation’s North Dakota         Sales Factor Weighting Election            general instructions for Schedule CR, 
activity compared to its total activity   A corporation has the option to make       Part II, on page 11.
everywhere. Except where a sales          an election to a 100% weighted sales 
                                                                                     If a sales factor weighting election 
factor weighting election is made, the    factor in its apportionment factor. The 
                                                                                     applies, the property and payroll 
apportionment factor calculation equally  following provisions apply to a 100% 
                                                                                     sections are not required.
weights property, payroll, and sales—     weighted sales factor election:
see “Sales factor weighting election”       • The election must be made on an        Property Factor
below.                                    original, timely filed return.
If a corporation files under a combined     • The election is made by marking        Lines 1 through 6
report filing method, the denominator     the box on Schedule FACT, line 15a         Owned and rented property
(i.e., the everywhere amount) of each     or Schedule CR, Part II, line 15a,         Enter on the applicable line the average 
factor must include the amounts for       depending on the filing method.            value of real and tangible personal 
                                                                                     property owned and rented by the 
all of the corporations included in         • The election applies to all companies 
                                                                                     corporation. For owned property, this 
the combined report. Exclude from         included in a unitary group and to 
                                                                                     generally means the average of the 
each factor amounts attributable to       all companies filing a consolidated 
                                                                                     original cost (before depreciation) used 
intercompany transactions between         North Dakota return. See 
                                                                                     for federal income tax purposes. For 
corporations included in the combined     Schedule CR, Part II, line 15a.
report. Also exclude from each factor                                                rented property, this generally means 
                                            • The election is binding for a term of 
amounts attributable to allocable                                                    the amount of rent paid multiplied 
                                          five consecutive tax years, starting 
income.                                                                              by eight. Certain property items are 
                                          with the year for which the election       subject to special rules.
If the amount of any factor’s             is made.
                                                                                     Do not include amounts related to 
denominator is zero, exclude that factor    • After the fifth tax year of the 
                                                                                     construction in progress. A corporation’s 
from the calculation. If a corporation    election, a new election is applicable 
                                                                                     share of a passthrough entity’s 
owns an interest in a passthrough entity  for a term of five years (years 6 
                                                                                     apportionment factors should be 
and includes the distributable share of   through 10).
income from the passthrough entity                                                   included on line 5.
                                            • After the fifth year of an election, 
in its apportionable business income,                                                The average value of owned and rented 
                                          if a new election is not made (for 
include in the factors the corporation’s                                             property is assigned to North Dakota if 
                                          year 6), the equally-weighted three-
proportionate share of the passthrough                                               the property is located in North Dakota. 
                                          factor apportionment formula must 
entity’s apportionment factors.                                                      The amount attributable to mobile 
                                          be used for at least three tax years 
Special apportionment rules may apply     before another election can be             property is generally assignable to 
in the case of certain industries or      made.                                      North Dakota based on a ratio of the 
unique circumstances. For example,                                                   property’s time spent in North Dakota. 
                                          The application of special industry 
special apportionment rules apply to                                                 For more complete information on the 
                                          apportionment provisions in N.D. 
financial institutions, as provided under                                            property factor, see N.D. Admin. Code 
                                          Admin. Code Ch. 81-03-09 does 
N.D. Admin. Code Ch. 81-03-09.1.                                                     §§ 81-03-09-15 through 21 and 33.
                                          not preclude making a sales factor 
For additional information on the 
                                          weighting election. If a corporation’s 
apportionment factor, see N.D. Admin.                                                Payroll Factor
                                          apportionment factors include amounts 
Code Ch. 81-03-09.
                                          attributable to a passthrough entity,      Line 8
                                          the election applies to the calculation    Enter the amount of total compensation 
Financial Institutions                    of the corporation’s apportionment         paid to employees for the tax year. 
For any corporation that meets the        factors, as adjusted to include the        This includes gross wages, salaries, 
definition of a financial institution,    passthrough entity amounts. (Note:         commissions, and any other form of 
special apportionment provisions apply    The passthrough entity itself may not      remuneration paid to the employees. 
for the property and sales factors.       make a sales factor weighting election.)   Use the amount before deductions 
These apportionment provisions            For more information on the sales factor   for deferred compensation, flexible 
are included in N.D. Admin. Code          weighting election, see N.D. Admin.        spending plans, and other payroll 
Ch. 81-03-09.1 and are identical to       Code Ch. 81-03-09.2.                       deductions. Do not include amounts 
the provisions that existed for financial 
                                                                                     paid for employee benefit plans that 



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are not considered taxable wages          Line 11                                     entity benefiting both qualifying and 
to the employee. An employee is an        Throwback sales                             nonqualifying schools, it qualifies for 
individual treated as an employee         Enter the amount of sales shipped           the credit only if the entity provides 
under the usual common law rules,         from a location in North Dakota that        the donor with a statement showing 
which generally mirror an individual’s    are delivered to the U.S. government        the amount specifically designated 
status for purposes of unemployment       or to another state or country where        for the use of the qualifying school 
compensation and the Federal Insurance    the corporation is not subject to a tax     or other documentation for non-cash 
Contribution Act.                         measured by income in that jurisdiction.    contributions. A list of qualifying schools 
Compensation for an employee’s            For more complete information, see          can be found in the Corporate Income 
services performed entirely within North  N.D. Admin. Code §§ 81-03-09-29             Tax Credit Booklet on our website at
Dakota is assigned to North Dakota.       and 30.                                     www.tax.nd.gov/forms.
For an employee whose services are                                                    If a contribution is made to a qualifying 
performed in more than one state,         Line 14                                     school that provides education in one 
compensation is generally assigned to     Apportionment factor                        or more grades in both the primary 
North Dakota based on the amount of       If making a sales factor weighting          school category (K through 8th grades) 
compensation reported to North Dakota     election, skip this line and go to line 15. and secondary school category (9th 
for unemployment compensation                                                         through 12th grades), a separate credit 
                                          Otherwise, divide line 13 by the number 
purposes. Whether or not state income                                                 is allowed for the amount contributed 
                                          of factors having an amount greater 
tax was withheld from an employee’s                                                   to each category of school. Unless 
                                          than zero in column 1 on lines 7, 8, and 
compensation does not affect where                                                    the school provides the donor with 
                                          12. Enter the result on this line and on 
the compensation is assigned for                                                      a statement showing the amount 
                                          page 1, line 5. Do not complete lines 15 
apportionment factor purposes. For                                                    specifically designated for the use of 
                                          and 16.
more complete information on the                                                      each category of school, one-half of 
payroll factor, see N.D. Admin. Code                                                  the contribution will be deemed to have 
§§ 81-03-09-22 through 25.                Sales Factor Weighting                      been made to each category of school.
                                          Election Apportionment 
                                                                                      A corporation may elect to treat a 
Sales Factor                              Factor                                      contribution as having been made 
Line 9                                    Line 15                                     during a tax year if made on or before 
Everywhere sales                          If making a sales factor weighting          the due date, including extensions, for 
Enter the corporation’s total sales or    election, mark the box on line 15a. See     filing Form 40 for that tax year.
receipts, after returns or allowances,    “Sales factor weighting election” for       The credit allowed for each category 
for the tax year. Sales generally means   more information.                           of school equals the lesser of (1) 50% 
all gross receipts of a corporation.      On line 15b, indicate the year within       of the contributions made to eligible 
However, the types of sales or            the five-year election period for which     schools within the category (2) 50% of 
gross receipts included in the sales      this return is being filed by entering a    the corporation’s total income tax, or 
factor depend on the nature of the        number from 1 to 5. Entering year 2         (3) $2,500. Any excess credit may not 
corporation’s regular business activities or 3 does not constitute a new five year    be carried forward.
and may include amounts other than        election.                                   Enter on line 1 the credit for nonprofit 
sales reported on Form 1120, line 1. If 
sales other than Form 1120, line 1 are                                                private colleges. Enter on line 2 the 
                                          Line 16                                     credit for nonprofit private high schools. 
entered as everywhere sales, attach       Enter the amount from line 12               Enter on line 3 the credit for nonprofit 
a schedule listing the sales types and    column c.                                   private primary schools.
amounts.
                                                                                      For each contribution, attach a 
Line 10                                                                               copy of a receipt from the nonprofit 
North Dakota sales                                                                    private institution or a copy of a 
                                          Specific instructions for 
For sales of tangible property, the                                                   cancelled check (front and back) or 
sale is assigned to North Dakota if the             Schedule TC                       other documentation for non-cash 
destination of the property is in North                                               contributions.
Dakota, regardless of the shipping        Lines 1 through 3
terms. For sales of other than tangible   Nonprofit private school 
                                                                                      Lines 4-23
property, the sale is assigned to         tax credits
                                                                                      Instructions for the following tax credits 
North Dakota if the income-producing      Tax credits are allowed for contributions 
                                                                                      can be found in the Corporate Income 
activity which gave rise to the receipt   to qualifying nonprofit private primary, 
                                                                                      Tax Credit Booklet on our website at 
is performed in North Dakota. For more    secondary, and higher education schools 
                                                                                      www.tax.nd.gov/forms.
complete information, see N.D. Admin.     located in North Dakota. A separate 
Code §§ 81-03-09-26 through 31            credit is allowed for each category of      Line 4. Geothermal, solar, wind, 
and 34.                                   school. To qualify, a contribution must     biomass energy device credits carried 
                                          be made directly to or specifically         forward.
                                          designated for the exclusive use of 
                                          a qualifying school. If a contribution 
                                          is made to an account, fund, or 



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Line 5. Employment of the individuals   If a credit is being claimed on            Schedule CR, Part II calculates the 
with developmental disabilities or      Schedule TC or Schedule CR Part III,       North Dakota apportionment factor for 
severe mental illness credit.           line 6–14, 16–18, or 21, a local tax       each nexus company.
Line 6. Research and experimental       clearance is required for each county        • Each company computes its separate 
expenditure credits generated by        the corporation has 50% or more            North Dakota apportionment factor 
taxpayer.                               interest in real property in North         using the total everywhere property, 
                                        Dakota. The tax clearance requirement      payroll, and sales of the entire 
Line 7. Research and experimental       also applies to any officer(s) responsible unitary group for the denominators. 
expenditure credits purchased by        for the corporation’s state tax filing or  Each company uses its own separate 
taxpayer.                               payment obligations. The tax incentives    North Dakota property, payroll, and 
Line 8. Renaissance Zone credits.       listed may not be granted, or claimed      sales as the numerator.
                                        by, a taxpayer who is delinquent on 
                                                                                     • Line 5 - Enter the factor as 
Line 9. Biodiesel or green diesel fuel  property tax owed on real property in 
                                                                                   calculated for each company on 
production credit.                      North Dakota or is delinquent on any 
                                                                                   Schedule CR, Part II, line 14.
                                        state or local tax obligation.
Line 10. Soybean and canola crushing 
                                                                                   Schedule CR, Part III reports the tax 
equipment costs credit.                 To satisfy the property tax clearance 
                                                                                   credits available for each company.
                                        requirement, a Property Tax Clearance 
Line 11. Seed capital business                                                       • The tax credits are calculated for 
                                        Record form is required for each 
investment credit.                                                                 each company and totaled on 
                                        county in which the corporation or 
Line 12. Biodiesel or green diesel fuel responsible officer(s) holds a 50 percent  Line 24. The total is carried to 
blending credit.                        or more ownership interest. A new          line 19 of Schedule CR, Part I. 
                                        Property Tax Clearance Record form         After all tax credits are reported 
Line 13. Biodiesel or green diesel fuel                                            on Schedule CR, Part III, each tax 
                                        must be obtained and attached to the 
sales equipment costs credit.                                                      credit is totaled for all companies 
                                        Form 40 for each year a listed income 
Line 14. Agricultural commodity         tax incentive is claimed. The form         and reported on Schedule TC on 
processing facility investment credit.  and instructions are available on our      page 4.
                                        website.
Line 15. Endowment fund contribution                                               After Schedule CR has been completed 
credit.                                                                            and each separate company that 
                                                                                   apportions its income to North Dakota 
Line 16. Internship employment credit.  Specific instructions for                  has computed its North Dakota tax 
Line 17. Angel fund investment credit           Schedule CR                        liability and net income tax due, page 1, 
carried forward.                        Schedule CR is a worksheet to              lines 5-20 are completed as follows:
                                        compute the North Dakota tax 
Line 18. Workforce recruitment credit.                                               1.  Copy the apportionment factor from 
                                        liability of multiple nexus companies      Schedule CR, Part II, line 14a or 
Line 19. Wages paid to a mobilized      in one unitary group on one North          from line 16a, if the sales factor 
military employee credit.               Dakota “consolidated” return. The          weighting election is made, to 
                                        tax liabilities are computed for each      page 1, line 5.
Line 20. Housing incentive fund credit  company apportioning its income to           2.  Add together all the separate 
carried forward.                        North Dakota, added together, and          companies’ amounts for lines 6 
Line 21. Automation manufacturing       the total carried to page 1. Before you    through 19 on Schedule CR, Part I 
equipment purchase credit carried       begin to complete the CR schedules,        and copy the total of each line for all 
forward.                                you must complete lines 1-4, page          companies to the corresponding line 
                                        1. Each company separately listed          on page 1.
Line 22. New automation tax credit (for on Schedule CR, including those with 
purchases made on or after January 1,   a zero apportionment factor, will be         3.  Complete Schedule TC. The total 
2020.)                                  considered a taxpayer for purposes of      credits for all companies included on 
Line 23. Contributions to Rural         having filed a return.                     Schedule CR must equal the credits 
                                                                                   reported on Schedule TC.
Leadership ND scholarship program       Schedule CR has three parts.                 4.  Copy the amount from Schedule CR, 
credit.
                                        Schedule CR, Part I calculates the tax     Part I, line 20a to page 1, line 20.
                                        liability of each company.                 Attach the completed Schedule CR to 
                                          • Line 4 - Enter the amount from         Form 40 when filed. 
                                        page 1, line 4 (enter the same 
                                        amount for each company).



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