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1 2011 C o r p o r at e N e t I nc o m e T a x Forms & Instructions New Form CNF-120W ORIG B 11 West Virginia Withholding Tax Schedule Corporation Net Income Tax Do NOT send NRW-2 s, K-1 s, and/or 1099 s with your return. Enter WV withholding information below. Business name shown on form Cnf-120 fein a Payer information B Taxpayer information C wv Tax withheld Payer id from 1099, K-1, and/or nrw-2 1 wv withholding name Check the appropriate box Payer name fein 1099 address City, state, ZiP income subject to wv withholding a Payer information K-1 nrw-2 Date tax year ending (mmyy) Enter WV withholding Only B Taxpayer information C wv Tax withheld 2 Payer id from 1099, K-1, and/or nrw-2 name Payer name fein wv withholding Check the appropriate box 1099 address income subject to wv withholding a Payer information K-1 nrw-2 Date tax year ending (mmyy) City, state, ZiP Enter WV withholding Only B Taxpayer information C wv Tax withheld 3 Payer id from 1099, K-1, and/or nrw-2 name Payer name fein wv withholding Check the appropriate box 1099 address income subject to wv withholding a Payer information K-1 nrw-2 Date tax year ending (mmyy) City, state, ZiP Enter WV withholding Only B Taxpayer information C wv Tax withheld Payer id from 1099, K-1, and/or nrw-2 4 wv withholding name Check the appropriate box Payer name fein 1099 address City, state, ZiP income subject to wv withholding Total wv tax withheld from column C above... If you have WV withholding on multiple pages, add the totals and enter the GRAND total on line 24, Form CNF K-1 nrw-2 Date tax year ending (mmyy) Enter WV withholding Only *B a* It is no longer necessary to send NRW-2 s, K-1 s and or 1099 s with your return. Withholding information will now be entered on the CNF-120W (pages 21 & 22). This form must be submitted to claim withholding for your Corporate Net Income Tax Return. Instructions are on page 38. It is now possible to electronically file your Corporate Net Income Tax Return. Electronic filing is the preferred method for filing and allows the Tax Department to process data more quickly and issue refunds faster with few errors. If you filed a paper return for tax year 2010, we encourage you to file electronically this year.
2 N e w f o r Tax Law Changes 1. West Virginia Code is updated to bring the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act into conformity with their meaning for federal income tax purposes (Senate Bill 205). 2. Schedule UB, Unitary Combined Income Method of Reporting West Virginia will require a combined report for unitary groups for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2009 ( a(j)). New Forms 1. UB-4CR The UB-4CR is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that is available on our website for taxpayers who file combined returns. Additional information may be found on page 42 of this booklet. 2. CNF-120W Beginning with the 2011 tax period, taxpayers are required to complete and submit the CNF-120W with their return. This form (pages 21 & 22) will be used to document withholding. It is no longer necessary to send NRW-2 s, K-1 s, and/or 1099 s with the return. Detailed instructions may be found on page 38 of this booklet. Tax Rates 1. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, the Business Franchise Tax rate is the greater of $50 or 0.34%. The Business Franchise Tax rate will phase-down to 0.27% in 2012, 0.20% in 2013, 0.10% in 2014 and 0% thereafter ( ). 2. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2010, the Corporation Net Income Tax rate is 8.5%. The Corporation Net Income tax rate will phase-down to 8.5% in , 7.75% in 2012, 7.0% in 2013 and 6.5% in 2014 ( ). New Tax Credits 1. Commercial Patent Incentives Tax Credit ( 11-13AA) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, the Commercial Patent Incentives Tax Credit is available for the following: (1) the development, in West Virginia, of plant patent, design patent, or patents for direct use in a manufacturing process or product, (2) the use of a patent in a manufacturing process or product in West Virginia when the patent was developed in West Virginia. See for additional information. 2. Alternative Fuels Credit ( 11-6D) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, the Alternative-Fuel Tax Credit is available for (1) the purchase of a new dedicated or bi-fueled alternative-fuel motor vehicle for which the purchaser then obtains a valid West Virginia vehicle registration, (2) the conversion of a motor vehicle that is presently registered in West Virginia to operate exclusively on an alternative fuel, (3) the construction or purchase and installation of a qualified alternative fuel vehicle home refueling infrastructure in West Virginia that is capable of dispensing alternative fuel for alternative-fuel motor vehicles, (4) the construction or purchase and installation of a qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure in West Virginia that is capable of dispensing alternative fuel for alternative-fuel motor vehicles. See for additional information. Amended Return If you are filing an amended return, enter the amount of tax due and paid from the original return on line 25 of Form CNF Enter the overpayment previously refunded or credited on line 27 of Form CNF-120. Administrative Changes 1. Electronic filing is available on-line for filing the Corporation Net Income/Business Franchise Tax Estimated Payment (Form CNF-120ES) and Tentative Payments (Form CNF-120T). 2. Due to the excessive volume of federal K-1 s received, we no longer require a filed copy. However, the K-1 s shall be made available upon request. 3. If you are a 52/53 week filer, check the box and enter the day of the week you started the business (ex. Monday, Tuesday, etc.). 4. Modernized Electronic Filing is now available for Corporate Net Income Tax Returns. See website **Please read the instructions and include all supporting documents with the return. An incomplete return will not be accepted as timely filed.** 2
3 T a x p ay e r R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s Filing Your Business Returns Returns should be filed by the due date. You may obtain forms by calling the automated form ordering system at Forms may also be obtained from any of our regional field offices listed on the back of this booklet or from the State Tax Department website at Failure to file returns will result in your account being referred to our Compliance Division for corrective action. Please file all required tax returns even if you owe no tax for the reporting period. All applicable pages of the return must be filed. Payment of the Tax The full amount of tax owed is due and payable on the original due date of the tax return. Failure to pay the full amount of tax by the due date will result in interest and penalties being added to any unpaid amount of tax. If you are unable to pay the full amount of tax on the due date, you should file your tax return along with a written explanation of why you are unable to pay and when you will pay the tax due. Refunds You are entitled to a refund of any amount that you overpaid. All or part of any overpayment may be applied as a credit against your liability for such tax for other periods. A claim for refund (usually a tax return showing an overpayment) must be filed within three years of the due date of the return or two years from the date the tax was paid, whichever expires later. The overpayment will be used by the Tax Department against other tax liabilities due. If the Tax Department does not respond to your request within three months on overpayment of Business Franchise Tax and six months on overpayment of Corporation Net Income Tax, you may submit in writing a request for an administrative hearing to present your reasons why you feel you are entitled to the refund. Interest is allowed and paid on any refund upon which the Department has failed to timely act and which is final and conclusive. If the Tax Department denies or reduces a request for a refund, a written request for an administrative hearing may be submitted. Failure to respond to a denial or reduction within sixty days will result in the denial/reduction becoming final and conclusive and not subject to further administrative or judicial review. Selling or Discontinuing Your Business Notify the Tax Department in writing as soon as possible after your business is sold or discontinued. All final tax returns should be filed. G e n e r a l I n f o r m at i o n Assistance Address questions to the West Virginia State Tax Department, Compliance and Taxpayer Services Division, PO Box 3784, Charleston, WV or by telephone at (304) , toll free within West Virginia and area code 614 at , or TDD for the hearing impaired To order forms or publications, call (304) or toll free within West Virginia and area code 614 at or visit our website at Business Franchise Tax The Business Franchise Tax is a tax on the privilege of doing business in West Virginia. Any domestic corporation, any corporation that has its commercial domicile in West Virginia, and every corporation and partnership that owns or leases real or tangible personal property, or is doing business in West Virginia is subject to the Business Franchise Tax. The term doing business means any activity of a corporation which enjoys the benefits and protection of the government and laws of this state. Doing business does not include those engaged in the activity of agriculture or farming. The term corporation includes any corporation, S corporation, joint stock company, and any association or other organization which is taxable as a corporation under federal income tax laws or the income tax laws of this state. The measure of the tax is the capital of the corporation and is defined as the average of the beginning and ending balances of (1) the value of common and preferred stock, (2) plus paid in capital surplus, (3) plus retained earnings, (4) less treasury stock. These items of capital are taken from the balance sheet of the taxpayer s federal income tax return as filed with the Internal Revenue Service. In general, most multistate businesses will apportion their capital to West Virginia using a four factor formula consisting of payroll, property, and double weighted sales factors. See page 10 for more details regarding the apportionment factor and for special apportionment rules. The tax rate is 34ȼ per $100 of taxable capital with a minimum tax of $50. Corporation Net Income Tax The Corporation Net Income Tax is a tax on the West Virginia taxable income of every domestic or foreign corporation which enjoys the benefits and protections of the government and laws in the State of West Virginia or derives income from property, activity or other sources in West Virginia. The term corporation includes a joint stock company and any association or other organization which is taxable as a corporation under federal income tax laws. This is a federal conformity tax in that the starting point in computing West Virginia taxable income is the federal taxable income of the corporation. Certain increasing and decreasing adjustments, as required by state law, must be made to federal taxable income to arrive at West Virginia taxable income. They are required to allocate certain types of nonbusiness income to West Virginia and apportion their remaining income. The Corporation Net Income Tax rate is eight and one half percent (.085). Exempt Organizations Any corporation exempt from federal income tax is also exempt from West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax and Business Franchise Tax. In addition, certain insurance companies, certain production credit associations, trusts established under 29 U.S.C. 186, and other organizations specifically exempt under the laws of West Virginia are also exempt. Unrelated Business Income If you are a tax exempt organization with unrelated business income that is subject to federal tax, you must pay the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax on that unrelated income attributable to West Virginia. Also, that portion of your capital that is used, directly or indirectly, in the generation of the unrelated business income is subject to the West Virginia Business Franchise Tax. 3
4 Payment of Tax Due Date. A corporation s annual West Virginia Corporation Net Income/Business Franchise Tax Return is due on or before the 15 th day of the third month after the close of the taxable year. The filing of returns is required whether or not any tax is due. A tax exempt organization s annual West Virginia Corporation Net Income/ Business Franchise Tax Return is due on or before the 15 th day of the fifth month after the close of the taxable year. Make your remittance payable to the West Virginia State Tax Department. Where to file. West Virginia Corporation Net Income/Business Franchise Tax Returns should be mailed to the West Virginia State Tax Department, Tax Account Administration Division, PO Box 1202, Charleston, WV Extension of Time to File An extension of time to file a federal return is automatically accepted by West Virginia as an extension of time to file the West Virginia return. A copy of the federal extension form must be attached to the West Virginia return when filed and the extended due date must be entered on top of the return. Returns filed after the due date, without supporting documents and extended due date entered on the top of the return, will be processed as late filed and interest and penalties will be assessed. A state extension of time to file may be obtained, even if a federal extension has not been requested, provided a written request is made to the West Virginia State Tax Department prior to the due date of the West Virginia return. An extension of time to file does not extend the time for payment of any tax due. If you have an extension of time to file, payment of any tax due may be made by filing a tentative return (see instructions for Form CNF-120T). To avoid interest and penalties, payment must be received on or before the due date of the return. Estimated Taxes If your Business Franchise Tax liability is in excess of $12,000 per year after tax credits, estimated tax payments are required and due in four equal installments on the 15 th day of the fourth, sixth, ninth, and twelfth months of the tax year. Estimated Corporation Net Income Tax payments are required for any corporation which can reasonably expect its West Virginia taxable income to be in excess of $10,000 (which equals a tax liability after tax credits in excess of $850) and are due in four equal installments on the 15 th day of the fourth, sixth, ninth, and twelfth months of the tax year. Preprinted estimated payment forms (Form CNF-120ES) are automatically mailed to all taxpayers making estimated payments in their previous tax year. What are the filing requirements? Corporations that are members of the same unitary business group must file a combined report including all required information of every business engaging in the unitary business with the corporation. This report must be filed with each members separate return unless the group elects to designate a corporation as surety and file a combined return. Filing Method The filing method used for filing your Corporation Net Income Tax also controls the method for filing your West Virginia Business Franchise Tax (WV Code a(h)). Separate entity based: Use this method if you are filing a separate return and you are not engaged in a unitary business with one or more other corporations. Forms and schedules you may/will need to complete for a separate entity based corporation return: 4 CNF-120 pages 11 & 12 CNF-120 Sched. A, A-1, & A-2 CNF-120 Sched. B, B-1 CNF-120 Sched. C CNF-120 Sched. NOL CNF-120APT Sched. A1, A2 CNF-120TC CNF-120APT Sched. B CNF-120W Separate Combined: Use this method if you are filing a combined report but a separate return. Forms and schedules you may/will need to complete a separate combined return are the same as required for Separate Entity Filers except that the Schedule UB-4CR is required. Visit to obtain this worksheet. Combined: (Must complete UB-4CR and attach to return). Group Combined: Corporations use this method if they are members of the same unitary business group and elect to designate surety. Taxpayer must designate surety in space provided. Forms and schedules you may/will need to complete a group combined return: CNF-120 pages 11 & 12 CNF-120 Schd. UB-2 CNF-120 Schd. UB-3 CNF-120 Schd. NOL CNF-120U CNF-120TC CNF-120 Schd. UB-1 CNF-120 UB-4CR CNF-120 Schd. UB- 4APT, A1, A2, B-1 CNF-120W Taxable Year/Method of Accounting You must use the same taxable year and method of accounting as you use for federal tax purposes. Supporting Federal Information You must attach to your West Virginia return a copy of pages 1 through 5 of your signed federal income tax return as filed with the Internal Revenue Service. If you attach a pro forma federal income tax return, the following consolidated return data is also required: a copy of pages 1 through 5 of the consolidated federal return plus supporting schedules showing the consolidation of the income statement, balance sheet, eliminations and adjustments; a copy of federal Form 851; and a signed statement explaining the differences, if any, between the income statement and balance sheet reported for federal consolidated filing and that reported for West Virginia purposes. Include Schedule M-3 when applicable. Corporations shall attach the federal documents to the West Virginia Corporation Net Income/Business Franchise Tax Return. Interest You must pay the entire tax due on or before the due date of the tax return (determined without regard for an extension of time to file). If you do not pay the entire tax due on or before the due date, you must pay interest on the amount of the underpayment from the due date to the date paid. Interest is always due, without exception, on any underpayment of tax. Interest is imposed by an adjusted rate established by the Tax Commissioner. The annual rate will never be less than eight percent (.08). The interest rate will be determined and in effect for periods of six months. Interest rates in effect for various periods are: 7/1/90 to 12/31/91 10% 1/1/98 to 12/31/98 9% 1/1/92 to 6/30/92 9% 1/1/99 to 6/30/00 8% 7/1/92 to 12/31/95 8% 7/1/00 to 12/31/00 9% 1/1/96 to 12/31/96 9% 1/1/02 to 6/30/02 8% 1/1/97 to 12/31/97 8% 7/1/02 to 12/31/11 9.5%
5 Contact the West Virginia State Tax Department, Compliance and Taxpayer Services Division, for the interest rate in effect for other periods. The telephone number is (304) or toll free within West Virginia Request message number 510. Additions to Tax Late filing. Additions to tax are imposed for failure to file a return on or before the due date (determined with regard to an extension of time to file). On any amount of tax shown to be due on the return, the additions to tax for late filing is five percent (.05) per month or any part of a month not to exceed twenty-five percent (.25). Late payment. Additions to tax are imposed for failure to pay all tax shown to be due on a return on or before the due date (determined without regard to an extension of time to file). The additions to tax for late payment is imposed at the rate of one half of one percent (5) per month or part of a month not to exceed twenty-five percent (.25). When both the five percent (.05) additions to tax for late filing and the one half of one percent (5) additions to tax for late payment are imposed, the maximum monthly percent is five percent (.05) not to exceed forty-seven and one-half of one percent (.475) of the tax due. Failure to pay estimated tax. Corporations that are required to make estimated payments of their tax liability are subject to additions to tax for failing to pay at least ninety percent (.9) of their annual tax liability. The additions are imposed at the same rate as interest is imposed. See Form CNF-120U for more information on the additions to tax for underpayment of estimated tax. Completion and Signature All applicable sections of the return must be completed and all required supporting documents must be attached. An incomplete return will not be accepted as timely filed. The return must be signed by an authorized officer. If the return is prepared by someone other than the taxpayer, the preparer must also sign the return and enter his or her complete address. Changes on Federal Return Any corporation whose reported income or deductions are changed or corrected by the Internal Revenue Service or through renegotiation of a contract with the United States is required to report the change or correction to the West Virginia State Tax Department. This report must be made within ninety days of the final determination by filing an amended return and attaching a copy of the revenue agent s report detailing such adjustments. A corporation that filed an amended return with the Internal Revenue Service must file an amended return with the West Virginia State Tax Department within ninety days of filing the amended federal return. Amended Returns Corporations may amend their Business Franchise Tax and/or Corporation Net Income Tax Return by filing Form CNF-120 (check Amended ) and attaching a schedule detailing the differences in the amended and original returns. Amended returns filed for the purpose of obtaining a refund of an overpayment of tax must be filed within three years of the due date of the return (with regard to an extension of time to file) or two years from the date the tax was paid, whichever expires later. Consistency in Reporting In completing your West Virginia Corporation Net Income/ Business Franchise Tax Return, if you depart from or modify 5 past procedures for classifying business income and nonbusiness income, for valuing property or including or excluding property in the property factor, for treating compensation paid in the payroll factor, for including or excluding gross receipts in the sales factor, you must disclose by separate attached schedule detailing the nature and extent of the variances or modifications. If you make sales of tangible personal property which are shipped into a state in which you are not taxable, you must identify the state to which the property is shipped and report the total amount of sales assigned to such state. Confidential Information Tax information which is disclosed to the West Virginia State Tax Department, whether through returns or through department investigation, is held in strict confidence by law. The State Tax Department, the United States Internal Revenue Service and other states have agreements under which tax information is exchanged. This is to verify the accuracy and consistency of information reported on federal, other state, and West Virginia tax returns. F o r m C N F I n s t r u c t i o n s Enter beginning and ending tax year dates covered by this return. Clearly print or type your name and address. If filing under extension, enter the extended due date. Check the applicable box for the return being filed. ATTACHMENTS and STATEMENTS required: Attach the additional information and statements required as part of your Form CNF-120 if they apply to your filing method. Attach a copy of pages 1 through 5 of your signed federal return (Form 1120), and Schedule M-3 if applicable. If filing separate West Virginia and consolidated federal, attach your pro forma federal, consolidated federal Form 851 (Affiliation Schedule), plus spreadsheets of the income and expenses, and balance sheet entries for EVERY corporation included in the consolidated federal return. Attach a schedule of other states in which you have property or paid salaries during the taxable year. Indicate those states in which you are filing corporate tax returns based on, or measured by, net income for this taxable year. Attach a schedule of other states in which you have sales of tangible personal property during the taxable year and in which you are not taxed (e.g. P.L ). Indicate by state the amount of sales not subject to tax. Enter West Virginia taxable capital from completed Line 1 Schedule A, Form CNF-120, Line 12. Combined filers will enter the amount from line 22 of Schedule UB-2. Multiply line 1 by the tax rate on line 2 and enter the Line 3 result or $50, whichever is greater. If your federal taxable year is a short taxable year, the year is prorated based on the number of months that are in the short taxable year divided by the number 12. If your first taxable year for Business Franchise Tax purposes includes a period of time during which you were not subject to the West Virginia Business Franchise Tax, the tax is prorated based on the number of months during the taxable year that you did business in West Virginia divided by the number 12. Neither the minimum tax of $50 nor the capital base can be prorated. Enter the result from Column 1, line 27 from Line 4 completed Form CNF-120TC. The total amount of the credit cannot exceed the tax on line 3.
6 Line 5 Subtract line 4 from line 3 and enter the result. If filing a combined return, skip lines 6 through 16 and complete Schedule UB. Enter total taxable income from your federal income Line 6 tax return Form 1120, line 30, or your pro forma return. A pro forma return is the return that you would have filed if you had filed your federal return on a separate return basis. Enter total increasing adjustments from line 12 of Line 7 Schedule B, Form CNF-120. Enter total decreasing adjustments from line 23 of Line 8 Schedule B, Form CNF-120. Adjusted federal taxable income (line 6 plus line 7 minus line 8). Line 9 If this corporation is a wholly West Virginia corporation please check the box and skip to line 15. Enter the amount of line 9 in line 15. Total nonbusiness income allocated everywhere Line 10 (Form CNF-120APT, Schedule A-1, line 8, column 3). Subtract line 10 from line 9. This is your total income Line 11 subject to apportionment. Line 12 column 3. Complete Schedule B of Form CNF-120APT and enter the result of part 1, line 8; part 2 or part 3, **Important note regarding line 12** Form CNF- 120APT, Schedule B must be completed and attached. Failure to attach completed form will result in 100% apportionment to West Virginia. Enter the result of line 12 of Schedule A2 of Form Line 14 CNF-120APT. Multistate corporations should add lines 13 and 14 Line 15 and wholly West Virginia corporations should enter the amount from line 9. Enter the total from column 6 of Schedule NOL Line 16 on page 16. Subtract line 16 from line 15. This is your West Line 17 Virginia Taxable income. Combined filers should enter the amount from line 18 of Schedule UB 3. Multiply line 17 by the Corporate Net Income Tax Line 19 Rate in line 18. If the result is a negative amount, enter zero (0). Enter the result from column 2, line 27 of Line 20 completed Form CNF-120TC. The total amount of credits cannot exceed the net income tax on line 19. Subtract line 20 from line 19 and enter the result on Line 21 line 21. This is your Adjusted Corporate Net Income Tax. Add lines 5 and 21. This is your total Business Line 22 Franchise Tax and Corporation Net Income Tax liability. Enter total of prior year carry forward credit from Line 23 your previous Business Franchise Tax/Corporation Net Income Tax return and total estimated tax payments and tentative payment(s) made with Form CNF-120T. Enter the total amount of withholding from Form Line 24 NRW-2, Form K-1, and/or Form Amount must match the total from Form CNF-120W). If this is an amended return, enter the amount paid with the original return. Line 25 6 Line 26 Line 27 Line 28 Line 29 Line 30 Line 31 from line 29). Line 32 Line 33 Line 34 Line 35 Line 36 Add lines 23 through 25. This total MUST match the total on Schedule C. If this an amended return, enter the amount of an overpayment previously refunded or credited. Subtract line 27 from line 26. This is your company s total payments. If line 28 is larger than line 22 enter your overpayment here. Enter the amount of the overpayment in line 29 that you wish to have credited to 2012 taxes. Enter the amount of the overpayment in line 29 that you wish to have refunded (subtract line 30 If line 28 is smaller than line 22, enter the tax due on this line. Determine the amount of interest due. For information regarding interest, see the general information on page 4 of this booklet. Determine additions to tax due. For information regarding additions to tax, see the general information on page 5 of this booklet. Enter the amount of penalty of estimated tax from Form CNF-120U. Add lines 32 through 35. This is the balance due with this return. Make check payable to West Virginia State Tax Department. S c h e d u l e A C o m p u t at i o n o f C a p i ta l Corporations must complete this section to determine their capital base subject to the West Virginia Business Franchise Tax. The capital base is the average of the dollar amount of the beginning and ending balance of certain entries from the balance sheet of your Federal Tax Return as filed or as would have been filed with the Internal Revenue Service for the taxable year. Corporations not required by Federal law to complete and file a balance sheet are required to complete a pro forma balance sheet in order to calculate their Business Franchise Tax liability. A pro forma balance sheet is the balance sheet that the corporation would have filed with the Internal Revenue Service had they been required to file one. Corporations complete lines 1 through 7. Add the amounts in column 1 and column 2 and divide the result by the number two (2) to determine the average capital for column 3. Exempt Organizations Corporations and organizations that are exempt from federal tax must pay the Business Franchise Tax on that portion of their capital which is used, directly or indirectly, in the generation of unrelated business income, as defined by Section 512 of the Internal Revenue Code. To determine the amount of your capital that is subject to tax, multiply your capital by the percentage that your total gross unrelated business income is to your total gross income from all activity. Computation of Business Franchise Tax Taxpayers that own certain tax exempt government Line 8 obligations and obligations secured by certain residential property located in West Virginia can take an allowance that reduces their capital. See the instructions for Schedule B-1, Form CNF-120 to determine if you qualify to take the special allowance. If you do not qualify for the special allowance skip lines 8 and 9 of Schedule A, Form CNF-120. Instead, enter the amount from line 7 on line 10. Generally, the apportionment factor used to Line 11 apportion your income for Corporation Net Income Tax purposes is used to apportion your capital base
7 for Business Franchise Tax purposes. There are two exceptions: 1. The special apportionment rules for certain motor carriers cannot be used for the Business Franchise Tax. Motor Carriers will need to complete Schedule B, Part 1 of Form CNF-120APT to determine their apportionment factor for Business Franchise tax purposes. 2. Taxpayers, exempt from, or not subject to, the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax must complete Schedule B, Form CNF-120APT to determine their apportionment factor for Business Franchise Tax. **Important note regarding line 11** Form CNF- 120APT, Schedule B must be completed and attached. Failure to attach completed form will result in 100% apportionment to West Virginia. Multiply line 10 by line 11. Enter the result here and on line 1 of Form CNF-120. S c h e d u l e A - 1 S u b s i d i a r y C r e d i t A parent taxpayer that filed a separate Business Franchise Tax Return is allowed a credit against its Business Franchise Tax liability for the Business Franchise Tax paid by a subsidiary corporation or by a partnership in which it owns an interest. A corporation that owns fifty percent (.5) or more of the stock of all classes of another corporation is defined to be the parent and the corporation so owned is defined to be a subsidiary corporation. The tax liability of the subsidiary corporation or partnership is first recomputed by determining the tax base of the subsidiary or partnership without the allowance for certain government obligations and obligations secured by certain residential property. The amount of credit is determined by multiplying the recomputed tax liability by the percentage of ownership by the parent. Enter the total from column 4, Schedule A-1 on Summary Schedule CNF-120TC line 1, column 1. S c h e d u l e A - 2 T a x C r e d i t f o r P u b l i c U t i l i t i e s & E l e c t r i c P o w e r G e n e r at o r s **Important** Please read! Only public service or utility businesses and taxpayers who generate electric power are eligible for this credit. This credit cannot be taken for taxes paid to municipalities in West Virginia. You must have actually paid Business and Occupation Tax to the West Virginia State Tax Department and be one of the taxpayers mentioned above to be eligible to claim this credit. Line 12 Line 4 Line 5 Line 1 Enter the Business Franchise Tax liability from line 5 of Form CNF-120. Enter the total on summary Schedule CNF-120TC, line 2, column 1. S c h e d u l e B Adjustments to Federal Taxable Income Adjustments Increasing Federal Taxable Income Enter exempt interest or dividends from any state or local bonds or securities from your federal return 7 Form 1120, Schedule K or on Schedule M-1. Enter the amount of US Government obligation Line 2 interest or dividends not exempt from state tax, less any related expenses not deducted on the federal return. Attach supporting documentation. Attach an itemized schedule of taxes and licenses Line 3 from line 17 of your federal income tax return, Form 1120 or pro forma Form Taxpayers can elect to expense the cost of certain air Line 4 and water pollution control facilities located in West Virginia in the year in which the cost of acquisition, construction or development was paid or incurred. Eligible air and water pollution control facilities are those located in West Virginia that are certified pollution control facilities as defined by Section 169(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. If this election is made, the total amount of any federal deduction for depreciation or amortization of such facilities is disallowed. The election is made on the return for the year in which the cost is paid or incurred. Once made, the election or non-election is irrevocable. A taxpayer who reports all income to this state will make the adjustments for the cost of the facilities on Schedule B, line 19. The depreciation or amortization on the facilities, including that attributable to cost expensed this year as well as prior years, deducted on the federal return, is entered on Schedule B, line 4. A taxpayer who is subject to allocation and apportionment makes the adjustment for the cost of the facilities on Schedule A-2 of Form CNF-120APT line 9, column 3. The depreciation or amortization on the facilities deducted on the federal return for this year as well as previous years, is entered on Schedule A-2 of Form CNF-120APT, lines 10 and 11 of column 3. Corporations which are exempt from federal income Line 5 tax are also exempt from West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax. If such a corporation has unrelated business taxable income (as defined by Section 512 of the Internal Revenue Code), they must pay West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax on the unrelated business taxable income. Enter the unrelated business taxable income as reported on Federal Form 990T. Enter the amount from Federal Form 1120, line 29a. Line 6 Line 7 If you claim the West Virginia Neighborhood Investment Program Tax Credit, any deduction, decreasing adjustment, or decreasing modification taken on your federal return for any charitable contribution made to such Neighborhood Investment Program and for which the West Virginia credit is claimed, must be added back on this line. Taxpayers with source income must adjust their federal taxable income by the amount of their taxable income or loss from sources outside the United States. In determining foreign source income, the provisions of Sections 861, 862, and 863 of the Internal Revenue Code apply. Complete the following worksheet. Line 8 Foreign Source Income Worksheet 1. Taxable income from sources outside the United States LESS foreign dividend gross-up 3. LESS subpart F income West Virginia adjustment... If the amount on line 4 of the worksheet is a positive figure, enter it on Schedule B, line 18. If it is a negative figure, enter the amount of the loss on Schedule B, line 8 without the negative sign.
8 Attach copies of Federal Form 1118 to support your calculation. If you did not file Federal Form 1118, you must prepare and file a pro forma Federal Form 1118 to support your adjustment. If you filed a consolidated Federal Form 1118 and file separate or unitary West Virginia returns, attach both the true consolidated and a pro forma Federal Form 1118 to support your adjustment. Enter the amount of foreign taxes as deducted on Line 9 your Federal Form Enter Qualified Production Activity Deduction taken Line 10 under IRC 199. Add back for expenses related to certain REIT s and regulated investment companies and certain Line 11 Line 12 interest and intangible expenses (WV Code b). Add lines 1 through 11. Enter the total on line 7 of Form CNF-120. Adjustments Decreasing Federal Taxable Income Enter the amount or credit of income taxes or taxes Line 13 based upon net income imposed by this state or any other jurisdiction included in federal taxable income. Attach supporting documentation. Enter the amount of interest expense on obligations Line 14 or securities of any state or its political subdivisions disallowed in determining federal taxable income. Attach supporting documentation. Enter total and include a copy of Federal Form 3800 Line 15 or 5884 and/or other as applicable. Enter the total from Schedule C, line 15 of Federal Line 16 Form Enter the total from Schedule C, line 14 of Federal Line 17 Form See instructions for Schedule B, line 8. Line 18 Line 19 Line 20 See instructions for Schedule B, line 4. A decreasing adjustment to federal taxable income is allowed for employer contributions to a medical savings account established pursuant to WV Code , to the extent included in federal taxable income, less any portion of the employer s contributions withdrawn for purposes other than payment of medical expenses. The amount taken as a decreasing adjustment may not exceed the maximum amount that would have been deducted from the corporation s federal taxable income if the aggregate amount of the corporation s contributions to individual medical savings accounts established under WV Code had been contributions to a qualified plan as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended. Line 22 Taxpayers that own certain tax-exempt government obligations and obligations secured by certain residential property located in West Virginia can take a special allowance that further reduces federal taxable income. Complete Schedule B-1 to determine the amount of the allowance. Add lines 21 and 22. Enter the amount on this line and on line 8 of Form CNF-120. S c h e d u l e B - 1 A l lo w a n c e for Governmenta l Obligat i o n s/ O b l i g at i o n s Secured by Residential P r o p e r t y ( (f)) Line 23 Taxpayers that own certain tax exempt government obligations and obligations secured by certain residential property 8 located in West Virginia can take a special allowance that further reduces federal taxable income. Complete CNF-120 Schedule B-1 to determine the amount of the allowance. The value of these obligations and loans is determined using the average of the monthly beginning and ending account balances. These account balances are determined at cost in the same manner that such obligations, investments and loans are reported on the balance sheet of your federal tax return. Lines 1 4. Attach copy of worksheets supporting the calculation of average monthly balance. Line 6. Average the beginning and ending balance of line 15, Schedule L of Federal Form Line 8. CNF-120, line 6 plus Schedule B, line 12 minus line 21, plus Form CNF-120APT, Schedule A-2, lines 9, 10, and 11. S c h e d u l e C S c h e d u l e o f T a x P ay m e n t s (will be applied to business franchise ta x first) Use this schedule to list any Corporation Net Income/Business Franchise Tax payments made which the taxpayer is applying to this return. List the following for each payment: name of corporation making payment; West Virginia Account Identification Number; date of payment; type of payment (estimated payment, including application of overpayment from prior year, and extension payments made with a tentative return); and amount of payments. The total amount of payments must equal the amount reported on line 26 of Form CNF-120. S c h e d u l e N O L Corporation Net Income Ta x WV Net Operat i n g Loss Carryforward Calcul ation ( (d)) Who should complete Schedule NOL? All corporations claiming a net operating loss carry forward deduction on line 16 of Form CNF-120 must complete this schedule to support their net operating loss deduction. Schedule NOL is not a claim for refund. It is a calculation schedule to support the net operating loss carryforward deduction. For taxable years ending after June 30, 1988 West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax law was revised to provide for a West Virginia net operating loss deduction to be used to reduce West Virginia taxable income of a corporation. The revision is effective for all taxable years ending after June 30, 1988, and applied to all loss carried over from the taxable year ending on or before June 30, Any amount claimed as a federal net operating loss deduction must be added back to federal taxable income on West Virginia Schedule B, line 6 of Form CNF-120. The West Virginia net operating loss carryforward deduction is entered on line 16 of Form CNF-120. Taxpayers now have a West Virginia election as to the carryback or carryforward of the West Virginia net operating loss deduction. For losses incurred in taxable years beginning after August 5, 1997, the carryback period is two years and the carryforward period is 20 years. If the election is made to not carryback any part of the loss, the carryforward period is 20 years. For losses incurred in taxable years beginning on or before August 5, 1997, the carryback period is 3 years and the carryforward period is 15 years. A net operating loss deduction of a multistate corporation is
9 subject to West Virginia allocation and apportionment rules. The West Virginia net operating loss deduction is limited to net operating losses incurred by a corporation which did business in West Virginia and filed Corporation Net Income Tax Returns in prior taxable years. The amount of net operating loss deduction available to an affiliated group, which elects for the first time to file a consolidated return for a taxable year ending after July 1, 1988, is limited to the net operating losses incurred by members of the affiliated group which did business in West Virginia and filed separate West Virginia returns in prior years. A West Virginia net operating loss deduction will not be allowed for net operating losses of those members of the affiliated group which did no business in West Virginia in prior taxable years and were not required to file West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Returns. srly RULES. The separate return limitation years (SRLY) rules set forth in Treasury Regulation apply in determining the allowable West Virginia net operating loss deduction. When the SRLY rules apply, a member of an affiliated group s net operating loss carried forward from its separate return year can only offset that portion of the taxable income attributable to that member of the group. Schedule NOL is designed to support the claiming of a West Virginia net operating loss carryforward deduction by providing information on the year of the loss and how the loss was/is being used. Enter on Schedule NOL only those loss years that give rise to the current taxable year s net operating loss carryforward deduction. Column 1. Year of loss. Enter in column 1 the applicable tax year ending date(s) for the year(s) that you had net operating loss(es). Column 2. Enter name and of the Consolidated Parent Corporation if you filed a consolidated return prior to 2009 and had a West Virginia Net Operating Loss or enter name and of all separate members West Virginia net operating losses that filed separately prior to Column 3. Amount of West Virginia net operating loss. Enter the amount of West Virginia net operating loss that corresponds to the year of the loss shown in Column 1. Column 4. Amount carried back to years prior to loss year. Enter the total amount of loss for the taxable year entered in column 1 that was carried back to a year, or years prior to the year of the actual loss. Column 5. Amount carried forward to years prior to this year. Enter the total amount of loss for the taxable year entered in column 1 that was carried forward to a year, or years, prior to the current taxable year. Column 6. Amount being used this year. Enter the amount of loss for the taxable year entered in column 1 that is being used to offset West Virginia taxable income for the current taxable year. Column 7. Remaining unused net operating loss. Enter the amount of loss for the tax year entered in column 1 that remains to be carried to a taxable year subsequent to the current taxable year. Total Net Operating Loss Carryforward Deduction for Current Taxable Year. The amount of the West Virginia net operating loss carryforward deduction claimed on line 16 of Form CNF-120 of the current year s tax return must equal the sum of column 6, Schedule NOL. In no instance may the West Virginia net operating loss carryforward deduction reduce West Virginia taxable income below zero. Net operating loss carryback. Generally, a taxpayer having a net operating loss must first carry back that loss to the two 9 preceding tax years before carrying the loss forward. A refund initiated by a net operating loss carry back must be claimed within three years from the original due date of the return for the loss year (with regard to an extension) by the filing of Form CNF-139. Special legislative changes made during 1993 have limited the amount of net operating loss that can be carried back when the loss is incurred in a taxable year beginning after December 31, No more then $300,000 of net operating loss from any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1992 may be carried back to any previous taxable year. No change was made in the loss carry forward rules or the amount of loss that can be carried back from a taxable year beginning before December 31, C N F A P T A l l o c at i o n a n d A p p o r t i o n m e n t f o r M u lt i s t at e C o r p o r at i o n s Schedule A1 & A2 Allocation of Nonbusiness Income If your business activities take place both within and without West Virginia and you are also taxable in another state, certain items of nonbusiness income that are included in federal taxable income are directly allocated. All other income must be apportioned. Business income arises from transactions and activities in the regular course of the corporation s trade or business, and include income from tangible and intangible property if the acquisition, management or disposition of the property constitutes integral parts of the corporation s trade or business. Nonbusiness income includes all income that is not properly classified as business income less all expenses attributable to the production of this income. Nonbusiness income is allocated to West Virginia if (1) the corporation s commercial domicile, the principal place from which the trade or business is managed is located in West Virginia; or (2) property creating the nonbusiness income is utilized in West Virginia. Nonbusiness income from real property is allocated to West Virginia if the corporation s commercial domicile is located in West Virginia, or, in the case of patents or copyrights, if they are used in West Virginia. For a detailed discussion of allocation of nonbusiness income, you may request a copy of Publication TSD-392, Corporation Net Income Tax Nonbusiness Income, by contacting our Taxpayer Services Division. Determine nonbusiness income allocated to West Virginia and outside West Virginia by completing Schedule A1 and A2 of Form CNF-120APT. Only those types of nonbusiness income listed on Schedule A1 and A2 of Form CNF-120APT can be allocated. Any other types of income that the corporation classifies as nonbusiness must be apportioned. Enter the amount from column 3, line 8 of Schedule Line 8 A-1 on line 10 of Form CNF-120. Enter the amount from column 3, line 12 of Schedule A-2 on line 14 of Form CNF-120. Line 12 Schedule B Apportionment Formula If your business activities take place both within and without West Virginia and you are also taxable in another state, all net income, after deducting those items of nonbusiness
10 income allocated on Schedule A1 and A2 of Form CNF-120APT must be apportioned to West Virginia by using the appropriate apportionment formula. Completion of Schedule B is required even if apportionment is zero. Special apportionment formulas apply to motor carriers and to financial organizations. If you are filing for a financial organization, follow the apportionment instructions for Schedule B of Form CNF-120APT, Part 3. If you are filing for a motor carrier, follow the apportionment instructions for Schedule B of Form CNF- 120APT, Part 2. All other multistate corporations will use the standard apportionment formula of payroll, property, and sales, with the sales factor double weighted, and will complete Schedule B of Form CNF-120APT Parts 1 through 3 as applicable. Petitioning for an alternate method of apportionment. To use an alternate method of allocation and apportionment, you must petition the Tax Commissioner to use some other basis to determine your taxable net income. Your petition for an alternate method must be filed no later than the normal due date of your return. You must have written permission to use an alternate apportionment method before filing your return. Permission will only be granted if you can show that the statutory formula does not properly reflect your taxable income, and if the alternate method properly and fairly shows your West Virginia taxable income. Your petition should include your name and address, state of incorporation and principle place of business, a description of the kind(s) of business in which you are engaged, a detailed statement of how sales are made in West Virginia, a computation of your West Virginia taxable income using the statutory apportionment formula and using your proposed alternate formula, and a summary of the facts that support your position. Send your petition to West Virginia State Tax Department, Tax Account Administration Division, Corporate & Franchise Tax Unit, PO Box 1202, Charleston, WV Multistate Corporations Four Factor Formula To determine your West Virginia apportionment percentage, first determine the following factors: Property Factor. Property includes all real and tangible personal property owned or rented and used during the taxable year to produce business income. Property used in connection with the items of nonbusiness income allocated in Schedule A1 and A2 shall be excluded from the factor. Property must be included in the property factor if it is actually used or is available for or capable of being used during the taxable year. Property held as reserves, standby facilities or reserve sources of materials must be included. Property or equipment under construction (except goods in process that can be inventoried) must be excluded until it is actually used to generate business income. Movable property, such as tools, construction equipment and trucks, used both within and without West Virginia, shall be included in the numerator of the fraction on the basis of total time within the state during the taxable year. Property owned is valued at original cost. Property rented is valued at eight times the net annual rental rate. Leasehold improvements are considered property owned and are included at their original cost. Generally, original cost is the basis of the property for federal income tax purposes at the time of acquisition and adjusted by subsequent capital additions of improvements and partial dispositions by reason of sale, exchange, abandonment, etc. As a general rule, property is included in the factor by averaging its value at the beginning and ending of the taxable period. 10 The Tax Commissioner may require or allow averaging by monthly values if such a method is required to properly reflect the average value of the taxpayer s property for the taxable year. Divide column 1 by column 2 and enter result in Line 1 column 3. State the result as a decimal and round to six (6) places after the decimal. Payroll Factor. The payroll factor shall include the amount of compensation paid to employees during the taxable year. The total amount paid is determined upon the basis of the taxpayer s accounting method for federal income tax purposes. If you have adopted the accrual method of accounting for federal purposes, all compensation shall be deemed to have been paid. Compensation may be included in the payroll factor by use of the cash basis only if you have permission from the Tax Commissioner for an alternate method of apportionment. Compensation means wages, salaries, commissions, and other forms of remuneration paid to employees for personal services. Payments made to an independent contractor or any other person not properly classified as an employee are excluded. Only amounts paid directly to employees are included in the payroll factor. Do not include compensation paid to employees engaged exclusively in an activity that generates nonbusiness income that you allocated in Schedule A1 and A2 of Form CNF-120APT. The denominator of the payroll factor is the total compensation paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year, as shown on the federal income tax return filed with the Internal Revenue Service and as reflected in the schedule of wages and salaries and that portion of the cost of goods sold which reflect compensation. The numerator of the payroll factor is the total amount paid in this state during the taxable year by the taxpayer for compensation. Compensation is paid in this state if any of the following tests, applied consecutively, are met: A. The employee s service is performed entirely within this state; B. The employee s service is performed both within and without this state, but the service performed without this state is incidental to the employee s service within this state (the word incidental means any service which is temporary or transitory in nature or which is rendered in connection with an isolated transaction); C. If the employee s services are performed both within and without this state, the employee s compensation will be attributed to this state: a. if the employee s base of operations is in this state; b. if there is no base of operations in any state in which part of the service is performed, but the place from which the service is directed or controlled is in this state; or c. if the base of operations or the place from which the service is directed or controlled is not in any state in which some part of the service is performed, but the employee s residence is in this state. Base of operation is the place from which the employee starts their work and to which they customarily return in order to receive instructions or communications from customers or others, or to replenish stock or other materials, repair equipment, or perform any other functions necessary to the exercise of their trade or profession at some other point or points. Determine the payroll factor by entering the appropriate amounts on line 2. Enter West Virginia payroll in column 1 and payroll everywhere in column 2. Line 2 Divide column 1 by column 2 and enter the result in column 3. Round to six (6) places after the decimal. Continued on page 39