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                        CITY OF HAMTRAMCK INCOME TAX
                                    PARTNERSHIP RETURN
                                               Instructions for Form H-1065

FILING DATE:
Calendar year taxpayers must file by April 30 each year. 
Fiscal year taxpayers must file within four (4) months after end      If  the  partnership  elects  to  pay  the  tax  on  behalf  of  the 
of their fiscal year.                                                 partners  thereof,  then  such  election  and  payments  shall  be 
                                                                      deemed to meet the requirements for the filing of a return, as 
REMITTANCE:                                                           provided by the Ordinance, for each partner who has no other 
Partnerships electing to pay the tax for partners must remit          income subject to the tax. However, an individual return shall 
for all partners when filing return. The tax due must be paid         be  required  from  any  partner  having  taxable  income  other 
when filing the return. Make remittance payable to:                   than his distributive share of the net profits of the partnership. 
                                                                      In  such  instances,  the  partner  should  enter  as  “Additions  to 
              CITY OF HAMTRAMCK                                       Income”  on  his  individual  return  Form  H-1040,  Line  2  the 
                                                                      amount shown on the partnership return on page 1, column 1. 
MAILING ADDRESS:                                                      The deductions shown in column 2 and the credit in column 5 
CITY OF HAMTRAMCK                                                     paid on his behalf by the partnership should also be listed in his 
Partnership Return                                                    individual return, page 1, Lines 5 and 10 respectively, Attach a 
P.O. Box 209                                                          copy of the H-1065 to your Individual H-1040 Return,
Eaton Rapids, MI 48827
                                                                      Partnership as Taxpayer
Who Must File a Partnership Return                                    If  the  partnership  elects  to  pay  the  tax  on  behalf  of  the 
(Form H-1065)                                                         partners then it assumes the status of a taxpayer to the following 
Every partnership that conducts business activities in the            extent:
City of Hamtramck, whether or not an office or place of business      1. Timely payment. Payment must be made within four (4) 
was maintained in the City, is required to file an annual return      months from the end of the fiscal year or period, other-wise 
within  (4)  months  following  the  end  of  their  taxable  year.   it  will  be  subject  to  interest  and  penalties  the  same  as  a 
If on a calendar year basis, the return must be filed by April        delinquent payment from any other taxpayer.
30th. Syndicates joint ventures, pools and like organizations         2.    Payment of estimated tax. The election of the partnership 
will also use Form H-1065. So called tax options” (under Sec.         to pay the tax on behalf of the individual partners also carries 
13711377, Internal Revenue Code, Subchapter S Corporations            with it the requirements to file a Declaration of Estimated 
included) must file as corporations on Form H- 1120.                  Income  Tax,  Form  H-1040-ES,  if  the  total  estimated  tax 
                                                                      for the partnership is expected to exceed $40, and to pay 
Residents vs. Non-Resident Partners                                   such tax. If the partnership so files and makes payments, 
Partners who are residents of Hamtramck are taxed on their            the  partners  will  not  be  required  to  file  a  Declaration  as 
entire distributive shares on the net profits of the partnership,     individuals,  unless  they  have  additional  income  (from 
including  that  arising  from  business  activities  outside  the    which Hamtramck income tax was not withheld) on which 
city, and including interest, dividends, rents and royalties and      the Hamtramck tax is expected to exceed $40. The fiscal 
gains from the sale or exchange of property, either tangible or       year of the partnership will govern in establishing the dates 
intangible.                                                           for filing the declaration and paying the estimated tax.
Partners who are non-residents of Hamtramck are taxed on 
their distributive shares on the portion of the net profits which     Income: Instructions for Page I
is attributable to business activity in the City, plus net rentals of         Column 1. Fill out schedules on Page 2 first and 
property in the City and gains from the sale or exchange of real      transfer amounts in Column 5, Schedule D to this column. 
or tangible personal property in the City. They are not taxed         List  amounts  in  same  order  as  partners  are  listed  in  top 
on their share of net rentals on property outside the City, gains     section.
from the sale or exchange of real or tangible property outside        Exemptions. Column 2.  Exemptions  are  allowed  for 
the City, gains from the sale or exchange of securities or other      each partner and his or her dependents. An exemption of 
intangible property, or interest or dividends.                        $600 is allowed for the partner, the partner’s spouse, and each 
The  Partnership  Return  Form  H-1065,  is  designed  to             dependent. In general, the same rules apply in deter-mining 
distinguish between that income taxed to both residents and           dependents as under the Federal Internal Revenue Code. A 
non-residents, and that taxed to residents only.                      spouse may be taken as an exemption on the partnership 
The return set forth the entire net profit for the period covered     return  only  if  each  spouse  had  no  income  subject  to  the 
and shows the distributive share of each partner, indicating those    Hamtramck income tax. Additional exemptions are allowed if 
who  are  residents  of  Hamtramck,  and  those  who  are  non-       the partner or his spouse is 65 or over, or is blind.
residents. If residency changes during the taxable period for               Credits, Column 5. Enter in this column payments 
any partner, use two lines to indicate allocation of income by        made by the partnership for tax paid with a tentative return; 
status in all schedules where applicable, based on the pro-ration     or  any  payments  and  credits  made  by  the  partnership  on 
of time in each status.                                               behalf of Hamtramck resident partners for income taxes to 
                                                                      any other municipality, if the income on which such tax was 
Option to Pay Tax                                                     levied is included in the return. Do not take credit for income 
At its election, the partnership may file either an information       taxes  paid  to  another  municipality  on  behalf  of  partners 
return or it may compute and pay the tax which is due with            who are not Hamtramck residents. The credit shall be the 
respect to each partner’s share of the net profit of the business,    lesser amount of either (1) the income tax paid the other 
after giving effect to exemption and other items to which each        municipality, or (2) the amount of tax that would be due to 
partner is entitled. Such option is available to all partnerships     the City of Hamtramck on earnings in the other municipality 
regardless of the residency of the partners. The partnership may      and cannot exceed 1/2 of 1% of the amount that would be 
pay the tax for partners only if it pays for all partners subject     taxable by the City of Hamtramck.
to tax.



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                                                                    INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUSINESS 
Schedule A - Income from Partnership                                ALLOCATION FORMULA - SCHEDULE E.
Line 1.   Use  the  same  basis  and  method  as  used  for         The business allocation percentage formula is to be used by 
Federal Income tax reporting.                                       NON-RESIDENT owners of businesses with business activity 
                                                                    both within and without the City of Hamtramck who, because 
Line 6.   If the Hamtramck income tax has been included             they do not maintain sufficient records to accurately reflect 
in Line 1, it should be added back here.                            the net profits from operations conducted within the City of 
                                                                    Hamtramck, or for other reasons, are not using the separate 
Line 8.   Interest from obligations of the United States,           accounting method.
the states, or subordinate units of government of the states, and 
dividends from national and state bank stocks are exempted          Line 21.     Enter in column I the average net book value of 
from the tax. If they have been included in the total on Line I     all real and tangible personal property owned by the business, 
they should be deducted here.                                       regardless of location; and in column 2 show the net book value 
                                                                    of the real and tangible personal property located in the city of 
Any deduction other than the dividend exclusion allowed             Hamtramck. The average net book value of real and tangible 
by the Federal Internal Revenue Code must be explained in an        personal property may be determined by adding the net book 
attached schedule.                                                  values at Jan. 1, and the net book values at the end of the year 
                                                                    and dividing the sum thus obtained by two. Any other method 
Schedule B -Exclusions for Non-Resident Partners                    which will accurately reflect the average net book value for the 
                                                                    period will also be permitted. Explanation to be attached.
Line 12.   Use this line to exclude dividends and interest 
applicable to non-resident partners since dividends and interest    Line 21a.  Enter in column 1 the gross rentals for period 
are not taxable to non-residents.                                   Jan.  1,  thru  Dec.  31,  multiplied  by  8  for  a  rented  property 
                                                                    regardless  of  location.  In  column  2  show  the  gross  rentals 
When the receipt of interest and other intangible income is         for period Jan 1, thru Dec. 31, multiplied by 8 for all rented 
directly related to the nature of the business, such interest, etc. property located in the City of Hamtramck. Gross rentals refer 
shall be considered as business income.                             to real property, Tented or leased and should include the actual 
                                                                    sums  of  money  or  other  consideration  payable,  directly  or 
Line 13. Income or loss from rents from tangible property           indirectly, by the taxpayer for the use or possession of such 
located in Hamtramck is taxable to both residents and non-          real property
residents.
                                                                    Line 22. Enter in column I the total compensation paid to 
Income or loss from royalties, and rents of or capital gains        all employees during the period Jan. I thru Dec. 31, and in 
or losses on sale of property located outside Hamtramck, is         column 2 show the amount of compensation paid to employees 
only taxable to residents of the City of Hamtramck                  for work done or for services performed within the City of 
                                                                    Hamtramck during the period Jan. 1 thru Dec. 3 1.
Schedule C - Sale or Exchange of Property                           Line 23. Enter in column I the total gross receipts for all 
                                                                    sales or services rendered during the period Jan. I thru Dec. 31, 
Gains  and  losses  from  the  sale  or  exchange  of  property     and in column 2 show the amount of gross receipts from sales 
are treated in the same manner, and the amount subject to tax       made or services rendered in the City of Hamtramck during the 
determined on the same basis, as under the Federal Internal         period Jan. I thru Dec. 31.
Revenue Code.
                                                                    Tax Due or Refund
Only the amount of the gain or loss occurring from October 
1, 1962 to date of disposition shall be recognized for purposes     If the partnership has elected to pay the tax for the partners 
of  the  Hamtramck  income  tax.  The  amount  of  gain  or  loss   and payments and credits exceed the tax due, show the amount 
occurring after October 1, 1962 is to be determined by either       of  such  overpayment  on  page  1,  line  10.  If  your  payments 
(1) computing the difference between the October 1, 1962 fair       and credits exceed the tax, the overpayment will be refunded 
market value (October 30th closing price for traded securities)     by check. You may take credit for the overpayment on your 
or the cost if the date acquired was subsequent to October 1,       Estimated  Tax  Form  H-1040-ES.  Refunds  will  be  made  as 
1962 and the proceeds from the sale or exchange or (2) by using     quickly as possible, but please allow 90 days before making 
the gain or loss for the entire holding period, as computed for     an inquiry. Refunds of less than one dollar ($1.00) will not be 
Federal income tax purposes, and computing the taxable portion      made.
of such gain or loss on the ratio that the number of months held 
in the period subsequent to October 1, 1962 is to the total time    Assistance
the property was held. The fair market value of property shall be   If there are questions not answered in these instructions, call 
determined by an appraisal or similar reliable evidence.            (313) 870-9366
                                                                    website:  www.hamtramck.us






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