Michigan Department of Treasury Attachment 26 4946 (Rev. 04-22), Page 1 of 2 2022 MICHIGAN Schedule of Corporate Income Tax Liability for a Michigan Business Tax Filer Issued under authority of Public Act 36 of 2007 and PA 39 of 2011. Taxpayer Name (print or type) Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) PART 1: APPORTIONMENT CALCULATION 1. Michigan sales of the taxpayer. (If no Michigan sales, enter zero) ................................................................ 1. 00 2. Total sales of the taxpayer ............................................................................................................................. 2. 00 3. Apportionment percentage. Divide line 1 by line 2 ............................................................................................. 3. % PART 2: BUSINESS INCOME TAX 4. Federal taxable income from federal Form 1120 (Includes ag activities. Non-C Corporations, see instructions.) 4. 00 5. This line is no longer in use. Skip to line 6 ......................................................................................................... 5. X X X X X X X X X 00 6. Miscellaneous (see instructions) ........................................................................................................................ 6. 00 7. Adjustments due to decoupling of Michigan depreciation from IRC § 168(k). If adjustment is negative, enter as negative: a. Net bonus depreciation adjustment .................................................. 7a. 00 b. Gain/loss adjustment on sale of eligible depreciable asset(s) ........... 7b. 00 c. Add lines 7a and 7b. If negative, enter as negative....................................................................................... 7c. 00 8. Add lines 4, 6 and 7c. If negative, enter as negative.......................................................................................... 8. 00 9. For a Unitary Business Group (UBG), total group eliminations from business income. (See instructions.) All other filers, enter zero................................................................................................................................... 9. 00 10. Business Income. All filers, subtract line 9 from line 8. If negative, enter as negative .................................... 10. 00 Additions to Business Income 11. Interest income and dividends derived from obligations or securities of states other than Michigan ................. 11. 00 12. Taxes on or measured by net income, including CIT (see instructions) ............................................................. 12. 00 13. Any carryback or carryover of a federal net operating loss (enter as a positive number) ................................... 13. 00 14. Royalty, interest, and other expenses paid to a related person that is not a UBG member of this taxpayer ...... 14. 00 15. Miscellaneous (see instructions) ....................................................................................................................... 15. 00 16. Total Additions to Income. Add lines 11 through 15 ........................................................................................... 16. 00 17. Corporate Income Tax Base After Additions. Add lines 10 and 16. If negative, enter as negative.............. 17. 00 Subtractions from Business Income 18. Income from non-unitary FTEs (Enter loss as negative) ................................................................................... 18. 00 19. Dividends and royalties received from persons other than U.S. persons and foreign operating entities .......... 19. 00 20. Interest income derived from United States obligations .................................................................................... 20. 00 21. Miscellaneous (see instructions) ....................................................................................................................... 21. 00 22. Total Subtractions from Income. Add lines 18 through 21 ................................................................................. 22. 00 23. Corporate Income Tax Base. Subtract line 22 from line 17. If negative, enter as negative .......................... 23. 00 24. Apportioned Corporate Income Tax Base. Multiply line 23 by percentage from line 3 ...................................... 24. 00 25. Apportioned income from non-unitary FTEs and pro forma CIT business loss carryforward ............................ 25. 00 26. Add line 24 and line 25. If negative, enter zero ................................................................................................. 26. 00 27. Corporate Income Tax Before Credit. Multiply line 26 by 6% (0.06). If apportioned or allocated gross receipts are less than $350,000, enter zero ...................................................................................................... 27. 00 + 0000 2022 56 01 27 7 Continue on Page 2 |
2022 Form 4946, Page 2 of 2 Taxpayer FEIN PART 3: TOTAL CORPORATE INCOME TAX 28. Small Business Alternative Credit (see instructions) ......................................................................................... 28. 00 29. Tax Liability after the Small Business Alternative Credit. Subtract line 28 from line 27............................. 29. 00 PART 4: CERTIFICATED AND RECAPTURED CREDITS 30. Certificated Nonrefundable Credits from Form 4947, line 11 ............................................................................ 30. 00 31. Subtract line 30 from line 29. If less than zero, enter zero ................................................................................ 31. 00 32. Recapture of Certain Business Tax Credits for CIT from Form 4947, line 28 .................................................... 32. 00 33. Total Tax Liability. Add line 31 and line 32 ......................................................................................................... 33. 00 34. Certificated Refundable Credits from Form 4947, line 39 ................................................................................. 34. 00 35. Subtract line 34 from line 33. If negative, enter as negative.............................................................................. 35. 00 PART 5: MBT CALCULATION TO COMPARE AGAINST CIT 36. Total MBT Liability after Recapture from Form 4567, line 57 ............................................................................ 36. 00 37. Refundable Credits from Form 4574, line 23..................................................................................................... 37. 00 38. MBT Liability after Refundable Credits. Subtract line 37 from line 36. If less than zero, enter as a negative number. A negative number here represents an overpayment .......................................................................... 38. 00 39. If line 35 is greater than line 38, enter the difference. If line 38 is greater than or equal to line 35, enter zero. Carry to Form 4567, line 58. (See examples below.) ........................................................................................ 39. 00 EXAMPLES 1. If both lines 38 and 35 are tax due: Example A: Line 38 = $100; line 35 = $300; enter 200 on line 39 Example B: Line 38 = $300; line 35 = $100; enter 0 on line 39 2. If both lines 38 and 39 are overpayments Example C: Line 38 = ($700); line 35 = ($400); enter 300 on line 39 Example D: Line 38 = ($400); line 35 = ($700); enter 0 on line 39 3. Of lines 38 and 39, if one is tax due and one is an overpayment Example E: Line 38 = ($500); line 35 = $200; enter 700 on line 39 Example F: Line 38 = $200; line 35 = ($500); enter 0 on line 39 + 0000 2022 56 02 27 5 |
Instructions for Form 4946 Schedule of Corporate Income Tax Liability for a Michigan Business Tax Filer income tax, a franchise tax measured by net income, a franchise Purpose tax for the privilege of doing business, a corporate stock tax, To calculate the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) liability for or if the state or foreign country has jurisdiction to subject the standard taxpayers filing a Michigan Business Tax (MBT) taxpayer to 1 or more of the above listed taxes. In that state, the return. taxpayer must be subject to a business privilege tax, a net income A taxpayer calculates the business income and modified gross tax, a franchise tax measured by net income, a franchise tax for receipts tax bases of the MBT and applies all credits, including the privilege of doing business, or a corporation stock tax, or that certificated credits, deductions, and exemptions available under state has jurisdiction to subject the taxpayer to one or more of the MBT. Then, a taxpayer calculates the business income tax such taxes regardless of whether the tax is imposed. base under the CIT, applies all credits and deductions available The CIT is based only on business activity apportioned to under the CIT and the amount of certificated credit allowed Michigan. A taxpayer that has not established nexus with one from the MBT. The amount of certificated credit allowed other state or a foreign country is subject to the CIT on its from the MBT is the amount of nonrefundable credit needed entire business activity. Business activity is apportioned to to offset MBT liability plus the entire amount of a refundable Michigan based on sales. credit. If the result of both steps of the calculation is a negative number, the taxpayer will receive a refund of the lower Sale or Sales means the amounts received by the taxpayer as negative; but a nonrefundable credit cannot be used to reduce consideration from the following: liability below zero. A taxpayer must pay the higher liability or • The transfer of title to, or possession of, property that is stock take the lower refund. in trade or other property of a kind which would properly be included in the inventory of the taxpayer if on hand at Line-by-Line Instructions the close of the tax period, or property held by the taxpayer primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of Lines not listed are explained on the form. its trade or business. For intangible property, the amounts Public Law 86-272 Protection: If business activity is received will be limited to any gain received from the protected under Public Law (PL) 86-272, leave lines through 4 disposition of that property. 29 blank. For more information, please see the instructions to • Performance of services which constitute business activities. Part Form 2 of 4567. • The rental, leasing, licensing, or use of tangible or intangible Name and Account Number: Enter the name and Federal property, including interest, that constitutes business Employer Identification Number (FEIN) as they appear on activity. the corresponding copy of the Michigan Business Tax Annual • Any combination of business activities described above. Return (Form 4567). • For taxpayers not engaged in any other business activities, sales UBGs: Complete one Form 4946 for the group, with all include interest, dividends, and other income from investment numbers entered reflecting the total amount for all members in assets and activities and from trading assets and activities. the group. If a flow-through entity (FTE) is unitary with the taxpayer, the taxpayer’s sales factor includes its proportionate share of the Exempt income (loss) from certain flow-through entities (FTEs): Public Act 233 of 2013 provides that, in the case of sales of the FTE. Proportionate sales between the taxpayer and a unitary FTE, and between FTEs unitary with the taxpayer, an FTE that made the election to remain taxable under the MBT, each owner of the FTE that does not file as a member are CIT Unitary Relationships with Flow- eliminated. See of a unitary business group with the FTE shall disregard all Through Entities (Form 4900) for further guidance. items attributable to that member’s ownership interest in the Use the information in the “Sourcing of Sales to Michigan” electing FTE for all purposes the of CIT. the If taxpayer filing section in CIT for Standard Taxpayers booklet (Form 4890) to this form owns an interest an in FTE that files an MBT return determine Michigan sales. for the FTE’s tax year that ends with within or this taxpayer’s tax year, the taxpayer’s distributive share income of (loss) from Line 1: Enter Michigan sales that are directly attributable such FTE will be exempt from the taxpayer’s CIT portion of to the taxpayer plus the proportionate Michigan sales, after the MBT/CIT comparison calculation. However, do not exclude eliminations, from unitary FTEs. The amount of Michigan the exempt income (loss) on lines 4 through 22 of this form. sales to include from unitary FTEs is computed on CIT Form The corporate income tax base attributable such to FTE will be 4900. removed via line 18.. For transportation services that source sales based on revenue miles, enter (or include) a Michigan sales amount on this Part 1: Apportionment Calculation line by multiplying total sales of the transportation service For a Michigan-based taxpayer, all sales are Michigan sales by the ratio of Michigan revenue miles over revenue miles unless the taxpayer is subject to tax in another state or foreign everywhere. Revenue mile means the transportation for a country. A taxpayer subjectis to atax in another state foreign or consideration of one net ton in weight or one passenger the country if the taxpayer issubject to business a privilege tax, net a distance of one mile. 33 |
Certain types of transportation services have special sourcing Line 11: Enter any interest income and dividends from provisions. See the “Sourcing of Sales to Michigan” section of bonds and similar obligations orsecurities of states other than the CIT for Standard Taxpayers booklet (Form 4890). Michigan and their political subdivisions in the same amount NOTE: Only transportation services are sourced using revenue that was excluded from federal taxable income (as defined for miles. To the extent the taxpayer has business activities or CIT purposes). Reduce this addition by any expenses related to revenue streams not from transportation services, those the foregoing income that were disallowed on the federal return receipts should be sourced accordingly. by IRC § 265 and § 291. Line 12: Enter all taxes on, or measured by, net income UBGs: Enter on this line the entire amount of Michigan sales including city and state taxes, Foreign Income Tax, and Federal of all members in the group after eliminations. For more Environmental Tax claimed as a deduction on the taxpayer’s information see the instructions for CIT Data for Unitary federal return. This includes the tax imposed under the CIT Business Group Members (Form 4897). to the extent claimed as a deduction on the taxpayer’s federal Line 2: Enter total sales that are directly attributable to the return. This also includes, to the extent deducted in arriving taxpayer plus the proportionate total sales, after eliminations, at federal taxable income (as defined for CIT purposes), the from unitary FTEs. The amount of total sales to include from Business Income Tax component the of MBT. This does NOT unitary FTEs is computed on CIT Form 4900. include the Modified Gross Receipts component the of MBT. For transportation services, enter (or include) total sales. Line 13: Enter any net operating loss carryback or carryover that was deducted in arriving at federal taxable income (as UBGs: Enter on this line the entire amount of total sales of all for CIT purposes). Enter this amount as a positive defined members in the group after eliminations. For more information number. see the instructions for CIT Data on Unitary Business Group Members (Form 4897). Line 14: Enter, to the extent deducted in arriving at federal taxable income (as defined for CIT purposes), any royalty, interest, or other expense paid to a person related to the PART 2: BUSINESS INCOME taxpayer by ownership or control for the use of an intangible Line 4: Non-C Corporations enter this line as business income. asset if the person is not included in the taxpayer’s UBG. Business income includes payments and items of income and Royalty, interest, or other expense described here is not expense attributable to the business activity of the Non-C required tobe included if the taxpayer can demonstrate that Corporation (Partnership or S Corporation) and separately the transaction has a nontax business purpose other than reported to the members. avoidance of this tax, is conducted with arm’s-length pricing Agricultural activities: Include income from the production of and rates and terms as applied in accordance with IRC § 482 agricultural activities on line 12. Farms are not exempt under and § 1274(d), and satisfies one theof following: the CIT. Furthermore, the tax base attributable to the production • Is a pass through another of transaction between third a party of agricultural goods by a person whose primary activity is the and the related person with comparable rates and terms. production of agricultural goods is similarly not exempt. • in double taxation. For this purpose, double Results Line 6: There are currently no miscellaneous items to be taxation exists theif transaction issubject to tax in another entered on this line. Leave this line blank. jurisdiction. Line 9: For UBGs only: Enter the group’s total eliminations • Is unreasonable as determined by the Treasurer, and the from federal taxable income. taxpayer agrees that the addition would be unreasonable based on the taxpayer’s facts and circumstances. NOTE: Elimination, where required, applies to transactions • related person (recipient theof transaction) organizedis The between any members of the UBG. For example, if the UBG the laws of a foreign nation which has in force a under includes standard taxpayers (not owned by and unitary with a income tax treaty with the United States. comprehensive financial institution in the UBG), an insurance company, and two financial institutions, transactions between a standard Line 15: Enter on this line the expenses that resulted from taxpayer member and an insurance or financial member are the production of oil and gas if that production of oil and gas eliminated whenever elimination is required, despite the fact is subject to Michigan severance tax on oil or gas, 1929 PA that the insurance and financial members are not reported on the 48. Also enter expenses related to the income derived from a combined return filed by standard taxpayer members. mineral theto extent that income includedis on line and21 that expense was deducted in arriving at federal taxable income. However, there is no elimination with an otherwise related entity if the related entity is excluded from the UBG. For example, Subtractions from Business Income consider a group with a U.S. parent, a U.S. subsidiary, and a foreign operating entity subsidiary that would otherwise be Subtractions are generally available to the extent included in a UBG, but the foreign operating entity is excluded from the arriving at FTI (as defined for CIT purposes). UBG by definition. The U.S. parent filing a UBG return may Line 18: Complete all other subtractions from business income, not eliminate intercompany transactions between itself and the lines 19 through 21, before completing line 18. Enter on this foreign operating entity. line the sum of all entries in Column C of CIT Non-Unitary Relationships with Flow-Through Entities (Form 4898). If an Additions to Business Income amount is entered on this line, Form 4898 should be used to 34 |
compute the amount required to be entered here. Do not include December 31, 2011. Business loss means a negative Form 4898 with this filing. Retain a copy for your records. business income tax base, after apportionment, if applicable. For this calculation, pro forma CIT business To calculate apportionment properly, line 18 removes from the loss is available if line 26 of the previous year’s Form corporate income tax base the taxpayer’s distributive share of 4946 was negative prior to applying the “If negative, income (loss) attributable to a non-unitary flow-through entity enter zero” instruction found on that line. Convert this (FTE). Income or loss received as a distributive share from a amount to a positive number before subtracting it from non-unitary FTE is subtracted here (prior to apportionment of Item 1. If the result of the calculation described above is the CIT tax base on line 24), and apportioned on Form 4898 negative, enter it as a negative on the form. according to the FTE’s apportionment factor. The resulting amount from Form 4898 is then added back on line 25. The calculation described above is illustrated as follows: Flow-through entity means an entity that for the applicable If apportioned income from non-unitary FTEs is 100, and tax year is treated as a subchapter S corporation under section pro forma CIT business loss carryforward from the prior 1362(a) of the IRC, a general partnership, a trust, a limited period is 250, the entry on line 25 is -150. partnership, a limited liability partnership, or a limited liability company, that for the tax year is not taxed as a C corporation If apportioned loss from non-unitary FTEs is -100, and for federal income tax purposes. pro forma CIT business loss carryforward from the prior period is 60, the entry on line 25 is -160. See the General Information section of the instructions for Form 4898 for an explanation of FTEs with which ataxpayer is For any return with a non-zero amount on this line, attach a not unitary. statement identifying separately the amount attributable to Item 1 and Item 2. Line 19: Enter, to the extent included in federal taxable income (as defined for CIT purposes), any dividends and royalties Line 26: If line 26 is negative, enter zero on this form but received from persons other than United States persons and retain the negative amount for use on line 25 of Form 4946 for foreign operating entities, including, but not limited to, amounts the next tax year. determined under IRC §78 or IRC § §951 to 965. NOTE: Any loss carryforward created in this calculation will NOTE: To the extent deducted in arriving at federal taxable evaporate when the taxpayer’s MBT election ends. This is income, any deduction under IRC 250(a)(1)(B) should be added described as a pro forma CIT business loss because it cannot be back on this line (i.e., netted against subtractions made on this claimed on an actual CIT return. line). If apportioned or allocated gross Line 27: IMPORTANT: Line 20: To the extent included in federal taxable income (as receipts, as defined under the MBT, are less than $350,000, enter defined for CIT purposes), deduct interest income derived from a zero on this line. If a business operated less than 12 months, United States obligations. annualize gross receipts to determine if this rule applies. Line 21: Enter on this line income from the production of oil Annualizing and gas if that production of oil and gas is subject to Michigan Multiply each applicable amount, total gross receipts, adjusted severance tax on oil and gas, 1929 PA 48, to the extent that business income, and shareholder, officer, and partner income by income was included in federal taxable income. Also enter, 12 and divide the result by the number of months the business income derived from amineral to the extent included in federal operated. Generally, a business is considered in business for one taxable income. month if the business operated for more than half the days of the month. If the tax year is less than one month, consider the tax Line 25: The entry on this line is the combination of the year to be one month for the purposes of the calculation. following two items: PART 3: TOTAL CORPORATE INCOME TAX Item 1: The apportioned amount of corporate income tax base attributable to the taxpayer’s distributive share Line 28: Calculate this line by using the Small Business of income (loss) from a non-unitary flow-through entity Alternative Credit Calculation for the Corporate Income Tax (FTE). The amount for this Item 1 can be found by worksheet later in these instructions. summing all the entries from Column E of CIT Form Retain the worksheet with your tax records. Do not include the 4898. If an amount is entered on this line, Form 4898 worksheet as part of this return. should be used to compute the amount required to be entered here. Do not include Form 4898 with this filing. Include completed Form 4946 as part of the tax return filing. Retain a copy for your records. NOTE: In this calculation, do not include distributive share items attributable to an FTE that is not unitary with the taxpayer and has a valid election in place to file MBT for its tax year that ends with or within the taxpayer’s tax year, in accordance with PA 233 of 2013. Item 2: Subtract from Item 1 any available pro forma CIT business loss incurred as an MBT taxpayer after 35 |
Small Business Alternative Credit Calculation for the Corporate Income Tax Worksheet for the 2022 Michigan Business Tax The Small Business Alternative Credit is NOT available if any The Small Business Alternative Credit must be reduced of the following conditions exist: if any of the following conditions exist: • Gross receipts exceed $20,000,000; or • Any shareholder or officer has allocated income after • Adjusted business income after loss adjustment exceeds loss adjustment of over $160,000 but not over $180,000, $1,521,000; or as determined on Form 4894. • Any shareholder or officer has allocated income after loss • Gross receipts exceed $19,000,000 but are less than adjustment of over $180,000, as determined on the MBT $20,000,000. Schedule of Shareholders and Officers (Form 4894). • Compensation and director fees of a shareholder or officer exceed $180,000. NOTE: A taxpayer claiming the CIT Small Business Alternative Credit on Line 28 should complete CIT Form 4894 before completing this worksheet, and retain a copy for its records. Do not include a copy of Form 4894 as part of this return. 1. Gross Receipts (see instructions).......................................................................................................................... 1. . 00 2. Tax liability prior to this credit from Form 4946, line 27 ......................................................................................... 2. . 00 Adjusted Business Income 3. Business Income from Form 4946, line 10 ............................................................................................................ 3. . 00 4. Carryback or carryover capital loss. Enter as a positive number (see instructions) .............................................. 4. . 00 5. Carryback or carryover of a federal net operating loss from Form 4946, line 13. Enter as a positive number ..... 5. . 00 6. Subtotal. Add lines 3, 4 and 5 ............................................................................................................................... 6. . 00 7. Compensation and director fees of active shareholders from Form 4894, line 1 ................................................. 7. . 00 8. Compensation and director fees of officers from Form 4894, line 2 ..................................................................... 8. . 00 9. Adjusted Business Income. Add lines 6, 7 and 8................................................................................................... 9. . 00 Small Business Alternative Credit Calculation 10. Small Business Alternative Tax. Multiply line 9 by 1.8% (0.018). If less than zero, enter zero ............................ 10. . 00 11. Small Business Alternative Credit. Subtract line 10 from line 2. If less than zero, enter zero ....................... 11. . 00 12. Allocated income used for reduction (see instructions) ......................................... 12. .00 13. Reduction percentage from Reduced Credit Table at bottom of this page (based on amount from line 12) ....... 13. % 14. Reduced Credit. Multiply the percentage on line 13 by the credit on line 11. If gross receipts from line 1 are less than or equal to $19,000,000, carry amount to Form 4946, line 28 (see instructions) ................................... 14. . 00 Reduction Based on Gross Receipts Complete this section if gross receipts are more than $19,000,000 but not more than $20,000,000. 15. Excess gross receipts. Subtract $19,000,000 from line 1 .................................................................................... 15. . 00 16. Excess percentage. Divide line 15 by $1,000,000................................................................................................. 16. % 17. Allowable percentage. Subtract line 16 from 100% ............................................................................................... 17. % 18. Small Business Alternative Credit. Multiply the percentage on line 17 by the credit on line 14. Carry amount to Form 4946, line 28 ...................................................................................................................... 18. . 00 REDUCED CREDIT TABLE If allocated* income is: The reduced credit is: $0 - $160,000 ........................ 100% of the Small Business Alternative Credit $160,001 - $164,999 ........... 80% of the Small Business Alternative Credit $165,000 - $169,999 ........... 60% of the Small Business Alternative Credit $170,000 - $174,999 ........... 40% of the Small Business Alternative Credit $175,000 - $180,000 ........... 20% of the Small Business Alternative Credit * See instructions for tax years less than 12 months. 36 |
Instructions for the Small Business Alternative Credit Calculation for the Corporate Income Tax Worksheet Purpose Tax Years Less Than 12 Months If the reported tax year is less than 12 months, gross This worksheet is used to allow a taxpayer to calculate the CIT receipts, adjusted business income, and shareholders’ or Small Business Alternative Credit for standard taxpayers filing officers’ compensation and share of business income must be a Michigan Business Tax (MBT) return. annualized to determine eligibility and reduction percentage. If Due to differences between the MBT Small Business annualized gross receipts exceed $19,000,000 but do not exceed Alternative Credit and the CIT Small Business Alternative $20,000,000, annualize figures to compute the Reduction Credit, a taxpayer must use this worksheet and may not use Based on Gross Receipts, lines through15 18. MBT Common Credits for Small Businesses (Form 4571) when NOTE: If a shareholder owned stock for less than the entire tax calculating its CIT Small Business Alternative Credit. year ofthe corporation, or an officer served as an officer less A taxpayer is disqualified from taking the Small Business than the entire tax year, shareholder compensation amounts must Alternative Credit under certain circumstances, which are be annualized when determining disqualifiers. detailed below. Financial institutions and insurance companies Annualizing are not eligible for this credit each applicable amount, total gross receipts, adjusted Multiply Do not attach this worksheet or any supporting forms to the business income, and shareholder and officer income by 12 and MBT filing. A taxpayer must retain this worksheet and any divide the result by the number ofmonths in the tax year. theIf supporting forms in its records. tax year is less than one month, consider the tax year to be one month for the purposes of this calculation. Eligibility for the Small Business Alternative Loss Adjustment Credit If taxpayers are not eligible for the full Small Business Taxpayers are not eligible for the Small Business Alternative Alternative Credit due to an adjusted business income or Credit if any of the following conditions exist: allocated income disqualifier, they may benefit from the CIT Loss Adjustment for the Small Business Alternative Credit (Form • Gross receipts exceed $20,000,000. 4895). If the adjusted business income was less than zero in • Adjusted business income after loss adjustment exceeds any ofthe five years immediately preceding this filing period $1,521,000 for Corporations (and LLCs federally taxed as and Small Business Alternative Credit was received for that such). same year, the taxpayer may be able to reduce the current year’s • Any shareholder or officer has allocated income after adjusted business income or allocated income amounts by the loss adjustment of over $180,000, as determined on the loss. See Form 4895 for more details. Do not attach a copy of CIT Schedule of Shareholders and Officers (Form 4894). Form 4895 theto MBT filing. lossIf a adjustment used,is the (Retain a pro forma copy of Form 4894 for your records, if taxpayer must retain completeda Form 4895 inits records. Do necessary.) not attach Form 4895 to this return. In addition, the Small Business Alternative Credit is reduced UBGs: See “Special Instructions for UBGs” for Form 4895. if a shareholder or an officer has allocated income after loss A loss adjustment will not prevent areduction or elimination of adjustment of more than $160,000 but less than $180,000. This the Small Business Alternative Credit based on gross receipts reduction is based on the officer/shareholder with the largest that exceed $19,000,000. willIt also not change the amount of allocated income. compensation on Form 4894, column L. The Small Business Alternative Credit also is reduced if gross NOTE: If using a loss adjustment, Form 4895 must be used receipts exceed $19,000,000 but are not more than $20,000,000. when using this worksheet to calculate the CIT Small Business Alternative Credit. This form must be used in place of Form Allocated income is the greater of either: 4571 due to the differences between the MBT Small Business (a) Shareholders’ or officers’ compensation and director fees Alternative Credit and the CIT Small Business Alternative from Form 4894, column L, or Credit. (b) Shareholders’ compensation, director fees, and share of Special Instructions for UBGs business income (or loss) after loss adjustment, from Form 4894, column N. UBGs calculate the gross receipts and adjusted business income disqualifiers at the UBG level AFTER eliminating If either (a) or (b) is greater than $180,000, the Corporation intercompany transactions. Note that this differs from the is not eligible for the Small Business Alternative Credit. In comparable calculation MBT.in For aUBG to claim a Small addition, if either (a) or (b) is more than $160,000 but not more Business Alternative Credit, each member of the UBG that is than $180,000, the Corporation must reduce the Small Business a corporation (including entityan taxed federally such)as must Alternative Credit based on the officer or shareholder with the complete Form 4894, column L.Retain a completed Form 4895 largest allocated income. in your records; notdo attach Form 4895 thisto return. 37 |
The disqualifier that is based on compensation and/or share of if a shareholder or an officer has allocated income after loss business income attributable to an owner or officer is applied adjustment of more than $160,000 but not more than $180,000. on a combined basis. All items paid or allocable to a single This reduction is based on the officer/shareholder with the individual will be combined when calculating the disqualifier, largest allocated income. Enter the allocated income of the regardless of the number of entities from which the amounts shareholder or officer with the highest allocated income after may be derived. loss adjustment, even if that figure is $160,000 or less. NOTE: This is a change from the comparable calculation in If loss adjustment is successfully applied to fully or partially MBT. For more information on UBGs, see the “Supplemental cure a shareholder’s allocated income disqualifier, enter on line Instructions for UBGs” in Form 4890. 12 the number from Form 4895, line 12 In addition, a disqualifier applies to a UBG if such disqualifier Line 13: For a taxpayer whose shareholders or officers all have applies to any member of that UBG. For example, a UBG allocated income (after loss adjustment) of $160,000 or less, is disqualified from taking the SBAC if that UBG includes a enter 100 percent. member for which the allocated income after loss adjustment All other taxpayers, see the table at the bottom of this of a shareholder is $180,000. The reduction percentages for worksheet to determine what percent to enter on this line. the credit also apply to the entire group if they apply to one member. Line 14: All taxpayers must complete this line. If gross receipts from line 1 are $19,000,000 or less, carry the Line-by-Line Instructions amount on line 14 to Form 4946, line 28. Lines not listed are explained on the form. Reduction Based on Gross Receipts Name and Account Number: Enter name and account number as reported on page 1 of the MBT Annual Return (Form 4567). Complete this section if gross receipts are more than $19,000,000 but not more than $20,000,000. UBGs: Complete one form for the group. Enter the Designated Member (DM) name in the Taxpayer Name field and the DM Line 17: For a result less than zero, enter zero. account number in the Federal Employer Identification Number Do not include this worksheet as part of the tax return (FEIN). filing. Line 1: Enter amount from Form 4567, line 12. For periods less than 12 months, enter annualized gross receipts. For guidance, see the “Annualizing” section at the beginning of these instructions. UBGs: All UBG filers will use the amount from Form 4567, line 12, after eliminating gross receipts included in that amount that arise from intercompany transactions. For periods less than 12 months, line 10 reflects the annualized amount for the purpose of completing Form 4893. Adjusted Business Income Line 3: Enter business income from Form 4946, line 10. NOTE: The adjusted business income (ABI) disqualifier is based on annualized ABI, but the credit calculations performed here are based on actual ABI. UBGs: Enter business income for all members from Form 4946, line 10. Line 4: Enter, to the extent deducted in determining federal taxable income, a carryback or carryover of a capital loss from Schedule D of federal Form 1120. Enter as a positive number. UBGs: Combine for all members all carryback or carryover of a capital loss, to the extent deducted in determining federal taxable income, and enter on line 4. Enter as a positive number. Line 9: If loss adjustment is successfully applied to cure an ABI disqualifier, ignore the apparent disqualification on line 9 of the worksheet and proceed with calculating the SBAC on the remainder of the worksheet. Small Business Alternative Credit Calculation Line 12: The Small Business Alternative Credit is reduced 38 |