Instructions For Form 600-T Exempt Organization Unrelated Business Tax Return

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INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS
FORFORM 600-T EXEMPT ORGANIZATION
UNRELATED
BUSINESS T AX RETURN
FILING REQUIREMENTS
Everyexemptorganization, whichis required to filea Form
990-Twiththe Federalgovernment and has unrelated tradeor
business income f rom Georgia sources, m ustfilea Georgia Form
600-T.
WHEN AND WHERE TOFILE
Thereturn isdueonorbefore theduedateoftheFederal F orm
990-Tas provided underthe Internal R evenueCode.Returns
should be mailed to Georgia Income TaxDivision, Trinity-Wash-
ington Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.
EXTENSION OFTIME
Areasonable e xtension o ftimeforfiling maybegranted bythe
Commissioner uponapplication on FormIT-303 filedprior tothe
date the returnis due showingthat the delay is due to a
reasonable c ause.
Iftaxpayer h as received fromthe Internal R evenue Service an
extension o ftimewithin which tofilehisFederal r eturn, t axpayer
need not applyto the GeorgiaDepartment of Revenuefor a
similar e xtension of time,Allthat is requiredis a copyof the
requestforthe Federalextensionbe attachedto the Georgia
return. I nterest a ccruesattherateof12percentperyearonany
taxduefromthe regular d uedateofthe returnuntil p aid.
TheGeorgia Lawprohibits thegranting ofanextension o fover
6 months fromtheduedateofthe return.
PENALTIES AND INTEREST
Penalties p rovided b ytheGeorgia Codeare:
Fordelinquent filing—50/~
of tax due foreach monthor part
month ofdelinquency, witha maximum of25%
Fordelinquent payment—1/2
of 1%dueforeachmonth or part
month ofdelinquency. Anextension o ftimeforfiling d oesnotalter
delinquent payment p enalty.
Fornegligent underpayment—5%
ofamount o funderpayment.
Forfraudulent underpayment—50%
of amountof underpay-
ment.
Interest a ccruesat therateof12%peryearfrom theduedate
forpayment to thedatepaid.Anextension oftimeforfiling does
notalterthe interest c harge.
PERIOD TOBECOVERED
Thetaxable period forGeorgia purposes shallbethesameas
forFederal p urposes.
ACCOUNTING
METHOD
Taxableincomemust be computedusing the methodof
accounting regularly u sedinkeeping theorganization’s books and
records.In allcases, the methodadoptedmustclearlyreflect
taxable income.
ALLOCATION
OFINCOME A ND EXPENSES
Forthoseorganizations havingunrelated businessincome in
Georgia andinotherstates,theincome andexpensesrelated to
its production s houldbe allocated to clearly reflect t he Georgia
unrelated businesstaxableincome, S ufficient information should
beattached toForm 600-T tosupport t heallocation ofincome a nd
expensesto Georgia.
TAX RATE
FEDERAL FORM 990-T
As provided by GeorgiaCodeSection48-7-25(c), unrelated
Acopyofthe FederalForm990-Tand supporting s chedules
businessincome shallbe taxedat the rateof6%.
(andanyextensions) mustbe attached to thisreturn.
“Georgia Public Revenue CodeSection 48-2-31 stipulates t hattaxesshall
bepaidinlawful money oftheUnited Statesfreeofanyexpensetothe State
ofGeorgia. ”

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