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                        CALCULATION OF INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENT 
                       OR LATE PAYMENT OF ESTIMATED INCOME TAX 
                       FOR ESTATES AND TRUSTS                                                                                Schedule 38-UT
                       OFFICE OF STATE TAX COMMISSIONER
                       SFN 28711 (12-2022)
                                                                                                                                                      2022
                                                                                                                                               Attach to Form 38
 Name of Estate or Trust Shown on Form 38                                                                       Estate’s or Trust’s FEIN

 IMPORTANT:            See instructions before attempting to complete this form.
                       Do not complete this form unless the estate or trust was required to pay estimated federal income tax for the 
                         2022 tax year. See “Federal estimated income tax requirement” in General Instructions.

 Part 1 - Exceptions to regular computation of underpayment
           See the instructions for a description of each of the exceptions listed below. If one of them applies, fill in the applicable circle, 
           complete Parts 2 and 3 as instructed, and attach Schedule 38-UT to Form 38.
           A.    Qualified farmer exception                                                     C.  Federal 4th quarter exception
           B.    Federal annualized income installment method exception                         D.  Partial year exception 
                    (Attach copy of 2022 Federal Form 2210)
 Part 2 - Computation of underpayment
 1.   Enter 2022 net tax liability (from 2022 Form 38, page 1, line 4) ...............................................................                1 ______________
 2.   Multiply line 1 by 90% (.90) [or 66 2/3% (.6667) if a qualified farmer] ...................     2  ______________
 3.   Enter 2022 withholding (from 2022 Form 38, page 1, line 8) ....................................................................                 3 ______________
 4.   Subtract line 3 from line 1. If less than $1,000, no estimated tax payment was required 
      for 2022; do not file this form  .........................................................................................................      4 ______________
 5.   Enter 2021 net tax liability (from 2021 Form 38, page 1, line 4). If no return   was required to be filed for
      2021, enter -0-. If less than $1,000, no estimated tax payment was required  for 2022;
      do not file this form ......................................................................................................................... 5 ______________
 6.   Required payment. Enter smaller of line 2 or line 5. However, if the estate or trust was not in existence
      for the entire 2021 tax year, enter the amount from line 2 and fill in this circle                          .......                           6 ______________
      If one of the exceptions in Part 1 applies, see the                                                       Payment due date
      instructions to line 7 before completing the rest of this form.                            1st Quarter  2nd Quarter  3rd Quarter  4th Quarter
                                                                                                 April 15, 2022 June 15, 2022  Sept. 15, 2022  Jan. 15, 2023

 7.   Enter 25% of line 6 in each column (or, if an exception
      in Part 1 applies, enter the amount per instructions to line 7) .........              7  __________ __________ __________  __________
 8.   Enter estimated tax paid and tax withheld (See instructions)..........                 8  __________ __________ __________  __________
      Complete lines 9 through 15 of one column before
      going to next column. Lines marked “NA” do not apply.
 9.   Enter amount, if any, from line 13 of previous column ...................              9  __________NA    __________ __________  __________
 10.  Total paid. Add lines 8 and 9 ......................................................   10  __________ __________ __________  __________
 11.  Add lines 14 and 15 of previous column ......................................          11  __________NA   __________ __________  __________NA
 12. Overpayment.    If line 10 is greater than line 7, subtract line 7
      from line 10. Otherwise, enter -0- ..............................................      12  __________ __________ __________  __________NA
 13. Overpayment carryover.        If line 12 is greater than line 11,
      subtract line 11 from line 12. Otherwise, enter -0- .......................            13  __________ __________ __________  __________NA
 14. Underpayment carryover.        If line 11 is greater than line 12,
      subtract line 12 from line 11. Otherwise, enter -0- .......................            14  __________NA   __________ __________  __________NA
 15. Underpayment.      If line 7 is greater than line 10, subtract
      line 10 from line 7. Otherwise, enter -0- ......................................       15  __________ __________ __________  __________
 Part 3 - Computation of interest (See instructions)
 16. a.  Date of payment (See instructions) ......................................  16a  __________ __________ __________  __________
      b. Number of days from the payment due date to the 
         date on line 16a .................................................................  16b  __________ __________ __________  __________
      c. Divide line 16b by 365 and round to three decimal places ........                   16c __________ __________ __________  __________
      d. Multiply line 16c by 12% (.12) and round to three
         decimal places ...................................................................  16d __________ __________ __________  __________
      e. Multiply line 15 by line 16d ..................................................     16e  __________ __________ __________  __________
 17. Total interest. Add the amounts in all four columns on line 16e. Enter this amount
      on Form 38, line 17. (See instructions) ...............................................................................................  17  ______________



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 2022 Schedule 38-UT
SFN 28711 (12-2022), Page 2

General instructions                         Instructions for Part 2                     Instructions for Part 3
A fiduciary for an estate or trust may                                                   Interest of 12% per year is charged on 
use Schedule 38-UT to determine if           Line 7                                      an underpayment or late payment of 
enough estimated North Dakota income         If one of the exceptions in Part 1 applies, estimated tax. Interest accrues from the 
tax was paid by the payment due dates        enter on this line the appropriate          due date of the payment to the earlier of 
and, if not, to calculate the amount of      amount(s) as follows:                       April 15, 2023, or the date the estimated 
interest to pay on the underpayment           •  If Item A applies, enter the amount     tax due is paid in full. In the case where 
or late payment. The dates used on              from line 6 in the 4th quarter           an overpayment is applied to offset 
Schedule 38-UT and in these instructions        column. Enter zero in the first three    an underpayment, the overpayment is 
are for calendar year filers. Fiscal year       columns.                                 considered to have been applied as of 
filers should substitute corresponding                                                   the payment due date for the quarter in 
dates.                                        •  If Item B applies, use the              which the overpayment occurred.
                                                annualized federal taxable 
Federal estimated income tax                    income determined on the 2022            In some cases, it may be necessary 
requirement. Do not complete                    Federal Form 2210 to calculate an        to compute the interest on a separate 
Schedule 38-UT unless the estate or trust       annualized North Dakota taxable          worksheet, in which case skip lines 16a 
was required to pay estimated federal           income. Include any adjustments          through 16d and enter the separately 
income tax for the tax year. To determine       required or allowed under North          computed interest on line 16e in 
this, see the 2022 Federal Form 2210.           Dakota tax law in the calculation.       the appropriate column. Attach a 
                                                Enter the amount of estimated            worksheet showing the calculation.
Instructions for Part 1                         North Dakota income tax due by           For purposes of computing interest, 
Following are descriptions of the               each payment due date calculated         the amount paid for a quarter must 
exceptions to the regular computation of        in the same manner as under              be applied first to the amount due for 
underpayment listed in Part 1. If one of        the federal annualized income            that quarter. If the total amount paid 
them applies, fill in the applicable circle.    installment method on Form 2210.         exceeds the amount due, the excess 
Item A: Qualified farmer exception              Attach a worksheet showing the           must be applied to offset an outstanding 
This exception applies if the fiduciary         North Dakota calculations.               underpayment, if any, from a previous 
qualified as a farmer for federal             • If Item Capplies, enter 25% of the       quarter, starting with the earliest 
estimated income tax purposes in 2022           amount on line 6 in the 1st, 2nd         underpayment. In addition, in the case of 
and was required to pay estimated               and 3rd columns. Enter zero in the       a late payment, the interest on line 16e 
federal income tax for the 4th quarter          4th quarter column.                      must be computed on the amount due on 
due on January 15, 2023.                                                                 line 7 less any tax withheld included on 
                                              •  If Item D applies, the amount           line 8.
Item B: Federal annualized income               to enter in each column depends 
installment method exception                    on when the estate or trust first        Line 16a
This exception applies only if the              received income from North Dakota        Except for a late payment or where an 
fiduciary used the annualized income            sources in 2022. If received after       underpayment is offset by a subsequent 
installment method to calculate the             March 31 and before June 1, 2022,        quarter’s overpayment, enter April 15, 
amount of the underpayment and                  enter one-third of the amount on         2023. If there is a late payment and 
penalty for federal estimated income            line 6 in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th          the amount of the payment equals 
tax purposes for 2022. Attach a copy            quarter columns. If received after       or exceeds the amount of estimated 
of the federal annualized income                May 31 and before September 1,           tax due, enter the date of payment. 
installment method worksheet (from              2022, enter one-half of the              If an underpayment is fully offset by 
2022 Federal Form 2210) showing                 amount on line 6 in the 3rd and          a subsequent quarter’s overpayment, 
the amounts computed for federal                4th quarter columns. If received         enter the payment due date for the 
purposes.                                       after August 31, 2022, and before        quarter in which the overpayment 
Item C: Federal 4th quarter                     January 1, 2023, enter the amount        occurred. In other cases, more than 
exception                                       from line 6 in the 4th quarter           one date may apply and it may be 
This exception applies if the fiduciary         column.                                  necessary to compute the interest on a 
                                                                                         separate worksheet, in which case skip 
did not have to make the 4th quarter         Line 8                                      lines 16a through 16d and enter the 
estimated federal income tax payment         Enter the amount of estimated tax paid      separately computed interest on line 16e 
due on January 15, 2023, because the         and income tax withheld for each quarter.   in the appropriate column. Attach a 
2022 federal income tax return was filed     (Note: Do not include the income tax        worksheet showing the calculation.
and the remaining federal income tax due     withheld from nonresident beneficiaries 
was paid by February 1, 2023.                from Form 38, page 1, line 5.) Unless it    Line 17
Item D: Partial year exception               can be shown otherwise, one-fourth of       If there is an overpayment on Form 38, 
This exception applies if the estate or      the total amount withheld is deemed to      page 1, line 11, any interest due on 
trust was not in existence for the entire    have been withheld by each payment          Schedule 38-UT will reduce the amount 
2022 tax year and did not receive            due date. If the fiduciary elected to apply to be refunded. If there is a tax due on 
income subject to North Dakota income        an overpayment from the 2021 North          Form 38, page 1, line 14, any interest 
tax until after April 15, 2022. Attach a     Dakota Form 38 to the 2022 estimated        due on Schedule 38-UT must be included 
statement describing the situation.          tax, enter the overpayment in the 1st       in the balance due to be paid with the 
                                             quarter column; however, if the fiduciary   return. If there is no overpayment or tax 
                                             attached a statement to the 2021            due on Form 38, and if the interest due 
                                             return requesting the overpayment to        on Schedule 38-UT is $5.00 or more, the 
                                             be applied to another quarter, enter the    interest due on Schedule 38-UT must be 
                                             overpayment in the appropriate column.      included in the balance due, and a check 
                                                                                         or money order for this amount must be 
                                                                                         submitted with the return.






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