Instructions
Page 2 of 2 CT-43 (2014)
Article 9-A taxpayers: Refer to Form CT-600-I, Instructions for
General information
Form CT-600, Ordering of Corporation Tax Credits.
You may claim as a credit against your franchise tax certain special
additional mortgage recording tax you paid.
If you are included in a combined return, include any amount of tax
credit(s), including special additional mortgage recording tax credit(s),
A tax credit is not allowed for the special additional mortgage recording
being claimed by other members of the combined group that you want to
tax paid on residential mortgages (defined below) recorded on or after
apply before your special additional mortgage recording tax credit.
May 1, 1987, if the real property is located in Erie County or any of
the counties within the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District
CT-33 and CT-33-A filers, including unauthorized insurance
(MCTD). The MCTD includes the counties of New York, Bronx, Queens,
corporations: Do not enter on this line any amount of empire zone
Kings, Richmond, Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland,
(EZ) wage tax credit(s), zone equivalent area (ZEA) wage tax credit(s),
Suffolk, and Westchester.
or EZ capital tax credit(s) you may be claiming. If you are included in
a combined return, do not include any amount of these credits being
A residential mortgage is defined as a mortgage of real property that has
claimed by other members of the combined group.
been or will be principally improved by one or more structures containing
a total of not more than six residential dwelling units, each with its own
Line 7 – Article 33 combined filers (using Form CT-33-A): Multiply
separate cooking facilities.
the number of taxpayers in the combined group by $250 and enter the
result here.
Article 9-A taxpayers who paid the special additional mortgage recording
tax on residential mortgages in any tax year beginning before 1986 may
Line 9 – Enter the lesser of line 3 or line 8. Transfer this amount to your
not carry forward unused special additional mortgage recording tax
franchise tax return.
credit relating to these residential mortgages. For tax years beginning
on or after January 1, 1986, and before January 1, 1990, and tax years
Article 9-A taxpayers only: To claim a credit or refund of the special
beginning in or after 1994, in lieu of a carryforward, these taxpayers may
additional mortgage recording tax credit, complete lines 11 through 15.
elect to treat the unused portion of special additional mortgage recording
Line 11 – Enter only that amount from lines 1a and 1b that represents
tax credit as an overpayment of tax to be credited or refunded. See
special additional mortgage recording tax due and paid during the
TSB-M-94(4)C, Refundable Special Additional Mortgage Recording Tax
current tax year for recording of residential mortgages.
Article 9-A Corporations, for more information.
Line 12 – Enter the lesser of line 10 or line 11.
For tax periods beginning in and after 1994, New York S corporations
taxable under Article 9-A may apply this credit against the franchise
Lines 13 and 14 – Transfer these amounts to your franchise tax return.
tax, carry it forward, or treat it as an overpayment of tax as discussed
above. Credit earned by the S corporation does not flow through to the
Include the line 13 amount on Form CT-3, line 99a; Form CT-3-A,
shareholders to be claimed against their personal income tax liability.
line 100a; or Form CT-3-S, line 50.
When claiming this credit, you must add back to your entire net income
Include the line 14 amount on Form CT-3, line 99b; Form CT-3-A,
the amount of the special additional mortgage recording tax used
line 100b; or Form CT-3-S, line 51.
as a deduction in the computation of federal taxable income. (See
To avoid an unnecessary exchange of funds, we will apply the
TSB-M-87(7)C, Special Additional Mortgage Recording Tax Credit
refundable portion of the tax credit to any unpaid balance of the
Disallowed on Certain Real Property, and TSB-M-87(10)C, Special
franchise tax and metropolitan transportation business tax (MTA
Additional Mortgage Recording Tax Credit Disallowed on Certain Real
surcharge) and refund the remaining balance.
Property Located in Erie County, for more information.)
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For corporations filing franchise tax return Form CT-3, CT-3-A, CT-3-S,
CT-32, CT-32-A, CT-32-S, CT-33, or CT-33-A, the gain or loss on the
See Form CT-1, Supplement to Corporation Tax Instructions.
sale of real property on which the special additional mortgage recording
tax credit was claimed must be increased, in the case of a gain, or
decreased, in the case of a loss, when all or any portion of the credit was
used in the basis for computing federal gains.
Line instructions
Complete the beginning and ending tax period boxes in the upper right
corner on page 1.
Line 1b – Enter any amount of special additional mortgage recording tax
credit received from a flow-through entity. Attach a statement showing
the name, employer identification number (EIN), and amount of credit
received from each entity.
Line 5 – If you are claiming more than one tax credit for this year, enter
the amount of credit(s) you want to apply against your franchise tax due
before the application of the special additional mortgage recording tax
credit. Otherwise, enter 0.
You must apply certain credits before the special additional mortgage
recording tax credit. Refer to the instructions of your franchise tax return
to determine the order of credits that applies.
CT-3-S filers: Include any credits from Form CT-501, Temporary
Deferral Nonrefundable Payout Credit, line 7, that you want to apply
against the tax due before the special additional mortgage recording tax
credit.
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