Partnership Wholly Owned
Apportionment
When To File
by C Corporations
When the partnership has at least
If the due date falls on a Saturday,
All of the partnership’s owners
one partner that is a corporation
Sunday, or business holiday, the
(partners) are C corporations or
subject to corporate net income tax,
entity must file its PA-65 Corp,
entities formed as limited liability
the partnership must also submit a
Directory of Corporate Partners, no
companies that are classified as
PA-20S/PA-65 Schedule H-Corp. The
later than midnight on the first
disregarded entities owned by C
PA-20S/PA-65 Schedule H-Corp
business day following the Saturday,
corporations.
provides the corporate partner with
Sunday, or business holiday. The
A partnership wholly owned by C
the apportionment information
U.S. Postal Service postmark date on
corporations submits PA-65 Corp
needed to complete the RCT-101, PA
the envelope is proof of timely filing.
Directory of Corporate Partners, and
Corporate Tax Report.
Pennsylvania follows the same tax
a complete copy of the partnership’s
year as federal rules.
federal Form 1065, including all
A partnership or entity formed as
Assembling the PA-65
federal schedules and federal Form
a limited liability company classified
1065 Schedules K-1. The partnership
as a partnership for federal income
Corp, Directory of
does not complete the PA-20S/PA-65
tax purposes files the current tax
Corporate Partners
Information Return.
year PA-65 Corp, Directory of
If the partnership has business
Corporate Partners, on or before April
Assemble the PA-65 Corp, Directory
operations within and outside
15, 2013.
of Corporate Partners in the following
Pennsylvania or totally within
order:
Pennsylvania, the partnership
Calendar-Year Entity
●
Signed original PA-65 Corp,
submits a complete PA-20S/PA-65
Directory of Corporate Partners. Do
A partnership or entity formed as a
Schedule H-Corp and provides a copy
not mail a photocopy;
limited liability company that is
of Schedule H-Corp to each entity
classified as a partnership for federal
●
PA-20S/PA-65 Schedule H-Corp;
partner. The PA-20S/PA-65 Schedule
income tax purposes that files on a
●
H-Corp provides the entity partner
PA-20S/PA-65 Schedule CP for
calendar year, reports all corporate
with the apportionment information
each corporate partner;
net income tax withholding
needed to complete RCT-101, PA
●
Federal Form 1065 including all
recognized between Jan. 1 and
Corporate Tax Report.
federal schedules and federal
Dec. 31.
The partnership is also required
Schedules K-1 (including all federal
A partnership or entity formed as
to file PA-20S/PA-65 Schedule CP
Schedules K-1 for all C corporation
a limited liability company classified
with PA-65 Corp, Directory of
partners) unless previously filed with
as a partnership for federal income
Corporate Partners, for each nonfiling
the RCT-101, PA Corporate Tax
tax purposes files the current year
corporate partner and provide a copy
Report; and
PA-65 Corp, Directory of Corporate
of Schedule CP to each nonfiling
●
Corporate net income tax payment
Partners, on or before April 15, 2013.
corporate partner for use in filing
for nonfiling corporate partners
The U.S Postal Service postmark date
RCT-101. A corporate partner is not
on the envelope is proof of timely
required to file PA-20S/PA-65
Important.
filing.
Do not create a
Schedule CP with the RCT-101.
If the return is not filed by the
substitute PA-65 Corp,
original due date, the department
Directory of Corporate Partners,
Important.
If the partnership
imposes late filing penalties and
which has not been approved by the
is wholly owned by C
interest charges.
department. A spreadsheet is an
corporations or limited liability
unapproved and unacceptable tax
companies filing as a C corporation,
Fiscal-Year Entity
form. No more than three corporate
the partnership does not file a PA-
partners may be entered on the PA-
A fiscal year is a period of 12
20S/PA-65 Information Return. Th
65 Corp, Directory of Corporate
consecutive months without regard
e partnership is only required to file
Partners. If additional pages are
the PA-65 Corp, Directory of
to the calendar year. The fiscal year
needed, a photocopy of the PA-65
is designated by the calendar year in
Corporate Partners.
Corp, Directory of Corporate
which it ends. A fiscal year entity
Partners, or department-approved
reports all taxable income recognized
Partnerships Without
form is acceptable.
during the fiscal year.
Corporate Partners
If you are filing any tax form
A partnership or entity formed as
If the owners of the partnership are
other than an official tax form, please
a limited liability company classified
individuals, estates, trusts, other
review Miscellaneous Tax Bulletin
as a partnership for federal income
partnerships, PA S corporations,
2008-02, issued Aug. 13, 2008, on
tax purposes that files on a fiscal
and/or other entities, and the
the department’s website.
year reports all corporate net income
partnership does not have any C
tax withholding recognized during the
corporations as partners, the
Losses, Expenses and
fiscal year.
partnership submits a complete PA-
A partnership or entity formed as
Credits
20S/PA-65 Information Return but
a limited liability company classified
does not complete a PA-65 Corp,
The partnership cannot reduce the
as a partnership for federal income
Directory of Corporate Partners.
income by losses or expenses on PA-
tax purposes files the PA-65 Corp,
20S/PA-65 Schedule CP. The
Directory of Corporate Partners, on
corporation must file its RCT-101, PA
or before the 15th day of the fourth
Corporate Tax Report to take losses
month following the close of the
and/or expenses into account.
Instructions for PA-65 Corp
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