Instructions For Idaho Form 41es

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Instructions for Idaho Form 41ES
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08-29-2016
A. BUSINESS ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTS
Income Tax Return, Form 41, or the S Corporation Income Tax Return,
Form 41S.
Who Must Make Estimated Tax Payments
Overpayments will be applied to any prior year tax liabilities before
A corporation must make estimated tax payments to the Tax Commission
carryovers or refunds are allowed. You will be notified if your
if it's required to make estimated tax payments to the Internal Revenue
overpayment is applied to an existing liability, or is used to reduce your
Service and will have an Idaho income tax liability of $500 or more.
refund or carryover.
Estimated tax payments aren't required if the corporation wasn't required
to file an Idaho return the previous tax year.
Annualized Income and Estimated Tax Payments
If your estimated tax payments are based on annualized income for
If you received personalized payment vouchers (Form 41EST), use
federal purposes, you may use that same method for making Idaho
the appropriate voucher for each filing period. If any of the preprinted
estimated tax payments. The estimated tax due for the installment
information is incorrect, draw a line through it and enter the correct
period is calculated by multiplying the applicable percentage (22.5%,
information. Check the mailing address change box on the voucher if
45%, 67.5%, and 90% for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th installments,
there's a change in your mailing address. If you don't have a preprinted
respectively) by the full year's tax on the annualized income for the
form, use the Form 41ES, available at tax.idaho.gov.
period and deducting any prior installments.
Estimated Tax Payments
Short Tax Year
If the short tax year ends prior to any remaining due dates, you must
Each estimated tax payment must be 25% of the lesser of the
make a final estimated tax payment by the 15th day of the last month
corporation's income tax for the prior year or 90% of its income tax for
of the short tax year. You aren't required to make an estimated tax
the current tax year. Don't include fuels tax due, sales/use tax due, fuels
payment if the short tax year is less than four months or if you haven't
tax refunds, tax from the recapture of qualified investment exemption
met the requirements to make an estimated tax payment before the first
(QIE) or the Reimbursement Incentive Act Credit reported on the income
day of the last month in the short tax year.
tax returns.
B. BUSINESS EXTENSION OF TIME PAYMENTS
For corporations, the tax required to be reported is defined as Idaho
taxable income multiplied by the appropriate tax rate, plus the
General Information
permanent building fund tax, plus tax from recapture of business income
If you can't file your Idaho return by the due date, you'll be allowed an
tax credits, minus allowable income tax credits. A corporation making
automatic six-month extension of time to file without sending a written
estimated tax payments in a year following the revocation of subchapter
request. To qualify, you must pay at least 80% of the current year
S status will use $20 as the tax amount required to be reported on the
income tax liability or 100% of the total income tax reported on your
prior year's return.
income tax return for the preceding year, if one was filed. If you will owe
$50 or less, a payment isn't required; however, interest will accrue.
For S corporations, estimated tax payments are computed on the Idaho
tax due to net recognized built-in gains and excess net passive income.
Paying less than the required amount will result in a penalty. A
Estimated tax payments aren't required on the tax due on income being
penalty will also result if you pay the required amount but don't pay the
reported for individual shareholders.
remainder of the tax due by the extended due date. Interest accrues on
any balance of tax due on the return when it's filed.
Computation of Estimated Tax Payments
The Form 41ES worksheet allows you to compare the income tax on last
Corporations
year's return with the anticipated income tax for the current year. Use
Multiply 7.4% by the estimated taxable income. If this results in less
the smaller of the two amounts to determine the estimated tax payment
than $20, use $20 as the estimated tax. Add the $10 permanent building
for each period. If your estimated tax payments are based on 90% of
fund tax to the estimated income tax and subtract the amount estimated
the income tax required to be paid on the current year's return and the
for income tax credits.
anticipated income tax for the current year is revised, use the revised
amount to recompute any remaining estimated tax payments.
S Corporations
S corporations are subject to tax on excess net passive income and net
Due Dates
recognized built-in gains. Use 7.4% to compute the estimated tax on
For calendar year taxpayers, estimated tax payments are due by the
this income. If the estimated tax on these items is less than $20 or the
15th day of April, June, September, and December. For fiscal year
S corporation doesn't report income from these items, use $20 as the
taxpayers, estimated tax payments are due by the 15th day of the 4th,
estimated tax.
6th, 9th, and 12th months of the tax year.
S Corporations, Partnerships, Trusts, and Estates with Individual
The due dates for the federal and Idaho estimated tax payments are the
Shareholders, Partners, and Beneficiaries
same. If the due date is on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the
If the income is reported and the tax paid for the individual shareholders,
payment is due on the next regular business day.
partners, or beneficiaries, use 7.4% to compute the estimated tax. This
is in addition to the tax computed for the S corporation, partnership,
Underpayment of Estimated Tax
trust, or estate. Add the $10 permanent building fund tax for each
Interest is due on the difference between the amount of estimated tax
individual not filing an Idaho individual income tax return.
payment required to be made on each voucher and the amount of
estimated tax payment actually made. Interest is computed from the due
Trusts and Estates
date of the estimated payment until the required amount is paid or until
Add the permanent building fund tax to the computed tax unless all
the due date of the return. The interest rate for 2016 is 4%. The interest
income is distributed to beneficiaries, or if the trust is a qualified
rate for 2017 is 3%.
funeral trust.
Use Form 41ESR to determine the amount of any underpayments of tax
C. PAYMENTS OF QIE RECAPTURE
and interest due when you file your return.
Form 41ES may also be used to make payments of QIE recapture when
Overpayment of Estimated Tax
you don't file your income tax return by the due date. Write "Payment of
Excess estimated tax payments will be refunded after you file the
QIE Recapture" at the bottom of the form and return it with your check.
completed return. You may apply all or part of the excess to next year's
Include a copy of Form 49ER.
estimated tax by designating the amount on the Idaho Corporation

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