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202 2INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORM PH-1065
CITY OF PORT HURON PARTNERSHIP RETURN 

Who Must File a Return                                                         Estimated taxes are payable in four equal installments due on 
Every unincorporated business, profession or other activity                    the  last  day  of  the  4th,  6th,  9th  and  13th  month  after  the 
ow ned by tw o or more persons that is doing business in the                   beginning of the f iscal  year.  For  calendar  year  taxpayers, 
City of  Port  Huron must  f ile a partnership return.   You  must             the  payments  are  due  on  April  30,  June  30,  September  30, 
f ile a return even if you did not maintain an office or place of              and  January  31.  You  may  also  pay  in  full  w  ith  the  first 
business in the city. You must f ile a return w hether or not                  voucher.  If  you  need  estimated  tax  forms,  please  call  (810) 
the partnership has a net profit.                                              984-9741.

Limited liability companies f ile a  partnership return. Under                 Resident, Nonresident and Corporate Partners 
the Unif orm City Income Tax Act w e tax all corporations as                   We  tax  partners  w  ho  are  City  of  Port  Huron  residents  on  all 
corporations. A  Sub-chapter S  corporation must  f ile as a                   income  from  the  partnership.  This  includes  income  from 
corporat ion for Port Huron income tax purposes.                               business  activities  outside  the  city  and  includes  interest, 
                                                                               dividends, rents, royalties and capital gains. 
Option to Pay Tax 
The partnership must elect either to f ile  an                   informational We  tax  nonresident  and  corporate  partners  on  their  share  of 
return or to compute and pay the tax due on behalf of all                      the net profits related to business activity in the city.   When 
partners. A partnership may pay the tax on behalf of its                       a partnership conducts  a business activity  inside and outside 
partners, only if it pays the tax for all partners. If the                     the  city,  you  must  decide  the  taxable  portion  using  an 
partnership chooses to pay the tax on behalf of its partners,                  approved  apportionment  method.  We  also  tax  nonresidents 
complete the " Tax Payment by Partnership" section of page                     and  corporations  on  other  types  of    income    attributable    to 
1. Do not use this schedule if you are f iling an informational                Port  Huron,  such  as  rental  income  and  capital  gains  from 
return.                                                                        property  in  the  city.  We  do    not    tax    nonresident    and 
                                                                               corporate  partners  on  their  share  of  business    activity,    or  
A  partnership electing to pay the                tax w ill      relieve the   other income that is not attributable to Port  Huron.  We also 
partners, w ho have no other income subject to Port Huron                      do not tax interest and dividend income of nonresidents. 
tax, from f iling an annual return. Any partner w ho has other 
income that is  subject to Port Huron tax must f  ile an annual                The return must show the  entire net profit  for  the  period and 
return. In this case, report the full amount of  taxable income                show  each  partner’  s  share  of  the  profit.  The    return    must 
on the return and show the tax paid by the partnership as a                    show  w  hich  partners  are  City  of  Port  Huron  residents  and 
tax payment.                                                                   those  w  ho  are  nonresidents.  If  a  partner’  s  residency  status 
                                                                               changed  during  the  year,  use  separate  lines  to  show    how 
Date Due and Payments                                                          much income is taxable as a resident and as a nonresident. 
The return is due by the last day of the fourth month, 
follow ing the     end of your partnership’  s  taxable year.                  Instructions for Tax Payment by the Partnership: 
Calendar year returns are due by               May  1, 202 . The3return   
must be for the same taxable period as your federal return.                    Column 1,  Adjusted Partnership Income       - Complete all of the 
                                                                               appropriate  schedules  on  page  2  of  the  form.  Transfer  the 
Mail your return and payment to:                                               amounts from schedule C (Dist ribution to  Partners),  column 
                                                                               6,  to  this  column.  List the  amounts   in  the  same  order  as 
          Income Tax Division                                                  you listed the partners on the upper half of page 1. 
          100 McMorran Boulevard 
          Port Huron, MI 48060                                                 Column  2,  Allowable  Individual  Deductions                -  Deduct  in 
                                                                               column  2  any  adjustments  to  taxable  income  reported  in 
Make all checks payable to: Treasurer, City of Port Huron                      column  1.  Deduct  ible  items  may  include  capital  loss 
                                                                               carryovers  and  net  operating  loss  carryovers.  You  must  add 
To  get  an  extension,  use  form  PH-4267,  Application  for                 back in  this  column  any net capital  loss realized by  a partner 
Extension  of  Time  to  File  a City  Income  Tax  Return.  File  the         more  than  the  allow  able  deduction.  The    allow  able    capital 
form  on  or  before  the  due  date  of  your  return.  If  you  are          loss  deduction  for  individual  partners  is  the  lesser  of  (1)  the 
electing  to  pay  the  tax,   an  extension  does  not  extend    the         net  capital  loss;  (2)  the  amount  in  column  1,  page    1, 
time  for  paying  the  tax  due.  You  must    pay    the    total            computed  w  ithout  regard  to  capital  gains  and  losses;  or  (3) 
expected tax due w ith the form. We w ill charge you penalty                   Three  Thousand  Dollars  ($3,000.00).  Nonresident  and 
and interest if  you  underestimat e or fail  to  pay the  expected            corporate partners can only claim net operating  losses based 
tax  due. You do not need to  f ile an extension  if you  w ill be             on  the  percentage  of  business  conducted  in  the  City  of  Port 
claiming a refund.                                                             Huron                   in      the                   loss        year. 

Declaration and Payment of Estimated Tax 
A partnership electing to  pay the tax  must  make  estimated 
tax payments every  year that  the partnership’ s total city tax 
w  ill  exceed  $100.00.  To  make  estimated    payments,    f  ile 
Form PH-1040ES, Declarat ion of Estimated Tax. 



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Column  3,  Exemptions - We  allow an exemption  of $600.00               Schedule B - Other Income and Exclusions 
for  each  individual  partner,  the  partner'  s  spouse,  and  each     You  must  decide  if  the  partnership  earned  certain  types  of 
dependent.  Det  ermine  dependents  using  the  same  rules  that        income  either  inside  or  outside  the  city.  We  tax  all  business 
apply  to  the  partner’  s  federal  return.  We  allow  an  extra       income  of  a  resident  partner,  no  matter  w  here  it  is    earned.  
exemption  for  taxpayers  w  ho  are  age  sixty-five  or  older,  or    We  tax  nonresident  and  corporate  partners  only  on    income 
are  blind.  You  cannot  claim  exemptions  both  on  Form  PH-          that  relates  to  Port  Huron.  The  ordinance  also    exempts 
1065  and  on  Form  PH-1040.  If  a  partner  w  ill    f  ile    an     specific  types  of income  for  all partners (see   note  on   page  
individual  tax  return  (PH-1040)  w  ith  the  city,  do  not  claim    2). 
personal exemptions for the partner on the partnership return 
(PH-1065).  Partners  w  ho  are  corporations  cannot  claim  an         In  column  1,  transfer  amounts  from  federal    Form    1065. 
exemption credit.                                                         Divide column 1 betw een residents and  nonresidents  based 
                                                                          on  the  partnership  agreement.  Report  the  total  amount  for 
Column  5,  Total  Tax -  The  tax  rate  for    resident    and          residents  in  column  2.  Report  the    total  amount  for 
corporate  partners  is  1%  of  taxable  income.  The  tax  rate  for    nonresidents  and  corporate  partners  in  column  4.  Det  ermine 
nonresident  is  1/2  of  1%  of  taxable  income.  If  a  partner’  s    the  non-taxable  income  in  each  category  based  on  the 
residency status changed during the year,  use separate lines             exclusions allow ed  by  the ordinance.  Show  these amounts 
to  show  how  much  income  is  taxable  as a  resident  and  as  a      in columns 3 and 5.  You must decide each partners share of 
nonresident.                                                              income  reported  on  lines  4  through  12.  If  the  partnership    is 
                                                                          not  paying  the  tax  on  behalf  of  its    partners,    each    partner  
Column  6,  Credits -  Show  in  this  column  both  the  partners’       must report the  taxable income  on their   year-end  return.   If 
share  of  tax  payments  made  by  the  partnership.  Also,  show        the  partnership  does  not  divide  the  income  evenly    or    has 
any  credit  for  income  tax  to  another  city.  The  credit  applies   more  than  f  ive  partners,  attach  a  schedule  show  ing  the 
only  to  resident  partners  w  hen  tw  o  cit  ies  are  taxing    the distribution of income and exclusions. 
same  income.  The  credit  is  the  lesser  of    either:    (1)    the 
income  tax  paid  to  the  other  city,  or  (2)  1/2  of  1%  of  the   Exclude  any  portion  of  capital  gains  and  losses  occurring 
income  subject  to  tax  in  the  other  city  less  Port  Huron         before  the  effective  date  of the  ordinance, January 1,  1969. 
exemptions.                                                               Compute  the  exclusion  by  using  one  of  the  follow  ing  
                                                                          methods: 
Column 7,  Balance of  Tax  Payable - Subtract column  6 from             1) The  difference  betw  een  the  purchase  price  and  the  fair
column 5 and show  the result  in this column. A resident  w ho           market value of the asset on January 1, 1969.
f iles an individual return w ould show the net  of  columns 6            2) Prorate the  amount based on the  number of months  since
and 7 as the tax paid by the partnership.                                 January  1,  1969  in  relation  to  the  total  number  of    months
                                                                          held.
Payments and Balance Due or Refund 
If  the  total  of  column  5  exceeds  line  3  (t  otal  payments  and  Schedule C - Distribution to Partners 
credits), subtract  line 3 from  the  total   of  column  5.    Enter     Complete  this  schedule  according  to  the  captions    and  
this  amount on line 4.  This is your tax  due.  You  must  pay           transfer  the  f  igures  in  column  6  to  page  1  only  if  the 
this  amount  w  hen  you  f  ile  the  return.    Make    all    funds   partnership is paying the tax for all partners. 
payable  to  Treasurer,  City  of  Port    Huron.    Mail    both    the 
return  and  your  payment  to:  Income  Tax  Division,  100              Schedule D - Business Allocation Formula 
McMorran Boulevard, Port Huron, Michigan  48060.                          Use  the  Business  Allocation  Formula  w  hen  a  partnership 
                                                                          conducts a business activity both inside and outside the City 
If  line  3  (t  otal  payments  and  credits)  exceeds  the  total  of   of  Port  Huron.  Use  the  formula  to  f  ind  w  hat  percentage  of 
column  5  (amount  of  tax)  subtract  the    total    of    column    5 business  activity  w  as  conducted  in  the  city.  We  tax 
from  line  3.  Enter  this  amount  on  line  5.  This  is  your         nonresident  and  corporate  partners  on  the  percentage  of 
overpayment.  Show  on  line  6  w  hether  you  w  ant  the              income  that  relates  to  business  activity  in  the  city.  We  tax 
overpayment  credited  to  next  years  estimated  taxes  or              resident  partners  on  all  income  from  business  activities.  The 
refunded.  Mail  the  return  to:  Income  Tax  Division,  100            formula does not apply to resident partners. 
McMorran  Boulevard,  Port  Huron,  Michigan  48060.  We  w  ill 
send  your  refund  as  quickly  as    possible.    Please    allow    60 Line  1a. Show in column I the  average net book value of  all 
days before making an  inquiry.                                           real and tangible personal property  ow ned  by  the  business 
                                                                          no matter  w here it is located.  In  column  II  show  the  net 
Instructions for Schedules on Page 2                                      book value of  all real and tangible  personal property  ow ned  
                                                                          by  the  business in  the  City  of Port Huron. You may f  ind  the 
Schedule A - Allocable Partnership Income                                 average  net  book  value  by  adding  the  net  book  value  at  the 
You must adjust the ordinary income or loss reported on the               beginning and at the end of the year and dividing the sum by 
federal  Form  1065  to  arrive  at  the  partnership  income  to  be     tw  o.  You  may  also  use  any  other  method  that  accurately 
apportioned.  Add    back    guaranteed    payments    to    partners     reflects the average net book value for the year. 
and  Port  Huron  income  tax  deducted.  Subtract  non-allocable 
income  reported  on  schedule  B,    line    3.  Dist  ribute    this    Line  1b. Show  in  column  I  the  gross  rentals  for  the  year 
income  to  partners  in  schedule  C,  based  on  the  partnership       multiplied by eight for all rented property  no  matter   w here 
agreement.  List  the  amounts  in  the  same  order  as  you  listed     the property is found. In  column  II  enter  t he gross  rentals 
the partners on the upper half of page 1.                                 for the year multiplied by eight for all rented property in the 



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city.  Gross  rentals  refer  only  to  real  property,  rented    or 
leased.  Rent includes all  amounts  paid,  directly  or indirectly, 
for the use or possession of the property. 

Line  2. Show  in  column  I  the  total  compensation  paid  to  all 
employees  during  the  year.  In  column  II  enter  the  amount  of 
compensation  paid  to  employees  for  w  ork  done  or  services 
performed w ithin the city of Port Huron during the year. 

Line  3. Show  in  column  I  the  total  gross  receipts  from  all  
sales or services rendered during the year. In column II enter 
the amount of receipts from sales made or  services rendered 
in the City of Port Huron during the year. 

Line  5. In  determining  the  average  percentage,  exclude  a 
factor  only  if  the  factor  does  not    exist    as    far    as    your 
business  operation  is  concerned.  If  a  factor  does  not  exist, 
divide  the  sum  of  the  percentages  by  the  number  of  factors 
used. 

Assistance 
If you have any questions or need help, call us at (810)  984-
9741; email  us    at   incometax@porthuron.org;  or    visit  our 
office  in  room  112  of  the  Municipal  Office  Center,  100 
McMorran Boulevard, Port Huron, Michigan  48060. 






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