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2020 INSTRUCTIONS 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 two or more persons that is doing business in the             beginning of the fiscal  year.  For  calendar  year  taxpayers, 
City of  Port  Huron must  file a partnership return.   You  must       the  payments  are  due  on  April  30,  June  30,  September  30, 
file a return even if you did not maintain an office  or place of       and  January  31.  You  may  also  pay  in  full  with  the  first 
business in the  city.  You must file a return  whether  or  not        voucher.  If  you  need estimated  tax  forms,  please  call  (810) 
the partnership has a net profit.                                       984-9741.

Limited  liability  companies  file  a  partnership  return.  Under     Resident, Nonresident and Corporate Partners 
the Uniform City Income Tax Act  we tax all corporations as             We tax  partners w  ho  are  City  of Port Huron  residents on  all 
corporations.  A  Sub-chapter  S  corporation  must  file  as  a        income from the  partnership. This includes income  from 
corporation 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  file  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 a 
partners.  A partnership  may  pay  the  tax  on  behalf  of its        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 filing 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  will  relieve  the         other income that is not attributable to Port  Huron.  We also 
partners,  who  have  no  other  income  subject  to  Port  Huron       do not tax interest and dividend income of nonresidents. 
tax, from filing an annual return. Any partner who has other 
income  that  is  subject  to  Port  Huron  tax  must  file  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  which  partners  are  City  of  Port  Huron  residents  and 
tax payment.                                                            those  who  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, 
following  the  end  of your  partnership’  s  taxable  year.           Instructions for Tax Payment by the Partnership: 
Calendar year returns  are due by April  30,  2021.  The return 
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 
Mail your return and payment to:                                        the amounts from schedule C (Distribution to  Partners),  
                                                                        column 6,  to  this  column.  List the  amounts  in  the  same  
        Income Tax Division                                             order as 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 
Make all checks payable to: Treasurer, City of Port Huron               in column  1.  Deductible  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  allowable  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           net  capital  loss;  (2)  the  amount  in  column  1,  page     1, 
the time  for  paying  the  tax  due. You  must  pay  the               computed  w ithout  regard  to  capital  gains  and  losses;  or  (3) 
total expected tax due with the form. We will charge you                Three  Thousand  Dollars  ($3,000.00).  Nonresident  and 
penalty and interest if  you  underestimate or fail  to  pay the        corporate partners can only claim net operating  losses based 
expected tax  due. You do not need to  file an extension  if you        on the  percentage  of  business  conducted  in the  City  of  Port 
will be 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,  file
Form PH-1040ES, Declaration 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. Determine 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  where  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 wil file an                  l              specific  types  of income  for  all partners (see  note  on  page  
individual tax return (PH-1040) with the city, do not claim                        2). 
personal exemptions for the partner on the partnership return 
(PH-1065). Partners who are corporations cannot claim an                           In  column  1,  transfer  amounts  from  federal  Form  1065. 
exemption credit.                                                                  Divide column 1 between 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.  Determine 
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 allowed  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  five  partners,  attach  a  schedule  showing  the 
only  to  resident  partners  when  two cities  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  following  
                                                                                   methods: 
Column 7,  Balance of  Tax  Payable                      - Subtract column  6      1)  The  difference  between the  purchase  price  and the  fair 
from column 5 and show the result  in this column. A resident                      market value of the asset on January 1, 1969.
who files an individual return would show the net of columns                       2)  Prorate the  amount based on the  number of months  since 
6 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 (total 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  igures fin  column  6 to  page  1 only  if the 
this  amount  when you  file 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  when  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  find what  percentage  of 
column  5  (amount  of  tax)  subtract  the  total  of  column  5                  business  activity  was  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  whether  you  want  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  will 
send  your  refund  as  quickly  as  possible.  Please  allow  60                  Line 1a.  Show in column I the  average net book value of  
days before making an inquiry.                                                     all real and tangible personal property  owned  by  the 
                                                                                   business no matter  where it is located.  In column II show  
Instructions for Schedules on Page 2                                               the  net book value of all real and tangible  personal property 
                                                                                   owned  by  the  business in  the  City  of Port Huron. You may 
Schedule A - Allocable Partnership Income                                          find  the average  net  book  value  by  adding  the  net  book 
You must adjust the ordinary income or loss reported on the                        value  at  the beginning and at the end of the year and dividing 
federal Form 1065 to arrive at the partnership income to be                        the sum by two.  You  may  also  use  any  other  method  that 
apportioned. Add back guaranteed payments to partners                              accurately 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. Distribute 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  where 
agreement. List the amounts in the same order as you listed                        the property is found. In column  II  enter  the 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  work  done  or  services 
performed within 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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