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                                                                                                                Arizona Form 

2022      Credit for New Employment                                                                                   345 
                                                                           o  Invest at least $5 million of capital investment and 
CONTACTS FOR CREDIT FOR NEW EMPLOYMENT                                        create at least 25 new  qualified employment 
 
                                                                              positions that pay compensation at least equal to 
Arizona   Commerce Authority                                                  100%  of  the  county  median  wage  as  computed 
Application forms Program guidelines  
                                                                              annually by Commerce. 
 Website: www.azcommerce.com                                               o  Invest at least $2.5 million of capital investment and 
                                                                              create at least 25 new employment positions that pay 
Program   Manager                            (602) 845-1200                   compensation at least equal to 125% of the county  
 
                                                                              median wage as computed annually by Commerce.   
Arizona   Department of Revenue                                            o  Invest at least $1 million of capital investment and 
Tax forms and instructions    Information and assistance                    create at least 25 new employment positions that pay 
 
                                                                              compensation at least equal to 150% of the county 
 Website: www.azdor.gov                                                       median wage as computed annually by Commerce.  
Taxpayer assistance                          (602) 255-3381                   Invest at least $500,000  of capital investment and 
                                                                           o
From  area codes 520 and 928, toll-free      (800) 352-4090                   create at least 25 new employment positions that pay 
                                                                              compensation at least equal to 200% of the county 
                 General Instructions                                         median wage as computed annually by Commerce.  
                                                                       •   Businesses in a rural location must meet at least one of 
Arizona  Revised Statutes (A.R.S.)  §§ 43-1074  and 43-1161                the following:   
provide nonrefundable individual and corporate income tax credits             Invest at least $1 million of capital investment and 
                                                                           o
for net increases in qualified employment positions in Arizona at a           create at least 5 new employment positions that pay 
 business location in Arizona.                                                compensation at least equal to 100% of the county 
This credit is available to individuals, corporate taxpayers, partners        median wage as computed annually by Commerce. 
in a partnership  (except  trust and  estate partners), and to             o  Invest at least $500,000  of capital investment and 
shareholders of  an  S Corporation  (except  trust and estate                 create at least 5 new employment positions that pay 
shareholders).  Exempt organizations subject to unrelated business            compensation at least equal to 125% of the county 
taxable income (UBTI) may claim this credit if the credit results             median wage as computed annually by Commerce. 
 from activities that generate UBTI.                                       o  Invest at least $100,000  of capital investment and 
Trusts  and estates, with the exception  of grantor trusts, cannot            create at least 5 new employment positions that pay 
claim this credit either directly or as a pass through.  A grantor            compensation at least equal to 150% of the county 
trust that is disregarded for federal income tax purposes is treated          median wage as computed annually by Commerce. 
as owned by the grantor.  As a result, the grantor may claim the       The capital  investment and the new  qualified employment 
credit.  The total of the credits may not exceed the amount that       positions requirements listed above must be accomplished within 
would have been allowed for a sole owner of the business.              12 months after the start of the required capital investment.  No 
Co-owners of a business, including partners in a partnership and       credit may be claimed until both requirements are met.  
shareholders of an S Corporation, may each claim only the      pro     In addition,  the qualified employment positions  must  meet the 
rata share of the credit allowed based on the ownership interest.      following requirements: 
The total of the credits allowed all such owners may not exceed        •  Consist of at  least 1,750  hours per  year of permanent 
the amount that would have been allowed for a sole owner of the           employment. 
business.                                                              •  The job duties  are  performed  primarily at the location or 
Note for Form 120 filers:  Taxpayers filing on a combined  or             locations of the business in Arizona. 
consolidated basis are considered to be a single taxpayer for the      •  The employment provides health insurance coverage for the 
purposes  of the credit for new employment.                               employee where the employer pays 65% of the premium or 
If the documents required to be filed with the Arizona Commerce           membership cost.  
Authority (Commerce) or the  Arizona Department  of Revenue            The  Credit for  New  Employment for  Qualified  Employment 
(ADOR)  are not timely filed  or  contain materially false             positions is equal to: 
information, the taxpayer is  ineligible for the  Credit  for  New     •  $3,000 for each Arizona employee in a qualified employment 
Employment  (including  second and third  year credits, and               position in the first year or partial year of employment; 
carryovers) and is subject to recovery of the amount of tax credits    •  $3,000 for each Arizona employee in a qualified employment 
allowed in preceding taxable years based on the false information,        position  for the full taxable year,  in the second year  of 
 plus penalties and interest.                                             continuous employment; 
The  Credit  for  New  Employment is in  lieu of  the employment       •  $3,000 for each Arizona employee in a qualified employment 
 credit for Healthy Forest Enterprises, claimed on Form 332.              position for the full taxable year, in the third year of continuous 
To qualify for the Credit for New Employment:                             employment. 
•   Businesses in an urban location must meet at least one of          The credit is allowed for second and third year employees only for 
    the following:                                                     qualified employment positions for which a credit  was claimed 
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                                                                                                                  Arizona Form 345 
  
NOTE: If a full-time employee in a qualified employment position Individual  taxpayers  that  made  the  Small  Business 
left during the second or third taxable year that a credit for that        Income election,  complete this credit form and Arizona 
position  is being  claimed, the employee may be replaced with             Form 301-SBI, Nonrefundable Individual Tax Credits 
another new full-time employee in the same employment position.            and Recapture for  Form 140-SBI, 140PY-SBI, 140NR-
That new employee will be treated as being in their second or              SBI and 140X-SBI.  Include both completed forms with 
third full year of continuous employment if: (1) the total time the        your  SBI Tax  Return  (Form 140-SBI, 140PY-SBI, 
qualified employment  position was vacant from  the date  the              140NR-SBI, or 140X-SBI). 
position was originally filled  to the end of the  current tax year C Corporations, S Corporations claiming this credit at the 
totals 90 days or less; and (2) the new employee meets all of the          corporate level,  and exempt  organizations with UBTI, 
same requirements the original employee was required to meet.              complete  this credit form  and Arizona Form 300, 
However, only one credit can be claimed for one employee for               Nonrefundable Corporate  Tax Credits  and Recapture.  
each qualified employment position, even if there was more than            Include both completed forms with your return. S Corporations electing to pass this credit  through  to its 
one replacement for the same position during the taxable year.             shareholders,    complete this credit. Also complete Form 345-
If the allowable tax credit exceeds the taxes otherwise due on the         S for each shareholder of the S Corporation.  Provide each 
claimant's income, or if there are no taxes due, the amount of the         shareholder a  copy of his or  her completed  Form 345-S. 
credit not used to offset taxes may be carried forward for not more        Include  Form 345 and one  copy of each completed Form 
than five taxable years as a credit against subsequent years' income       345-S with your return. 
tax liabilities.                                                       •   Partnerships   complete this credit form.  Also, complete Form 
Reporting requirements: Include a copy of the Certification you            345-P  for each partner of  the partnership.  Provide each 
received  from  Commerce.    The  Certification  will  state  you          partner a copy of his or her completed Form 345-P.  Include 
complied with their reporting requirements and will indicate the           Form 345 and one copy of each completed Form 345-P with 
number of positions for  which you are certified  for  the taxable         your return.   
year.  To claim  this  credit,  you  must timely comply  with  the 
reporting requirements of both ADOR and Commerce.  Do not              Part  1 - Business Information 
use the 2022 Form 345 and 345-1 to claim this credit for previous       Lines 1 through 3   
taxable years.  
Aggregate summary: Complete Form 345, 345-1, and 345-2 for             On lines 1, 2, and 3, enter the name, address, and  EIN  of the 
each business location for which you are claiming this credit.  If      business location.  
you claim this credit for multiple business locations, complete an     Line  4a and Line 4b   
aggregated  summary Form 345. Do  not complete  aggregate              Check the boxes to answer the questions on line 4a and line 4b. If 
summaries  of Forms 345-1 and 345-2.                                   the business is an LLC, a partnership, or an S Corporation, be sure 
If you complete an aggregated Form 345, do NOT complete Part 1         to include a schedule that lists ownership information including: 
- Business Information.                                                name, address, TIN, and ownership percentage as of the end of the 
Include the  Forms  345, 345-1, and 345-2 for each business            tax year. Include the schedule immediately after Form 345. 
location with the aggregated Form 345.                                 NOTE:  If you are claiming only a carryover of this credit from 
                                                                       previous taxable  years,  DO  NOT  complete  Forms 345-1 and 
                 Specific Instructions                                  345-2.   Complete ONLY Form 345. 
Complete the taxpayer name and taxpayer identification number          If you are claiming a credit for  the current taxable  year, 
(TIN) section at the top of the form. Indicate the period covered by   complete Forms 345-1 and 345-2 before completing the rest of 
the taxable year. Include the completed form and all supporting        Form 345.  
 documentation with the tax return.                                    •   Please refer to page 5 for the instructions to complete Form 
All  returns, statements,  and  other  documents  filed with  the          345-1. 
department require a TIN. The TIN for a corporation, an exempt         •   Please refer to page 6 for the instructions to complete Form 
organization with UBTI, an S Corporation, or a partnership is the          345-2. 
taxpayer's employer identification number (EIN). The TIN for an 
                                                                       Part  2  -  Qualification for  Credit  and Credit 
individual is the taxpayer's Social Security Number (SSN) or an 
Internal  Revenue  Service  Individual  Taxpayer  Identification       Calculation   
Number  (ITIN).  Taxpayers that  fail  to include their taxpayer       Line  5   
 identification number may be subject to a penalty.                    If  you  received  a  Certification from  the Arizona  Commerce 
NOTE – To claim this credit:                                           Authority (Commerce)  for this credit,  check  the "Yes" box. 
•   Individual taxpayers  that  did not make the Small                 Otherwise, check the "No" box. 
    Business Income election ,  complete this credit form and           Line 6   
    Arizona Form 301, Nonrefundable Individual Tax                     If  you are claiming a pass through of this credit from a partnership 
    Credits and Recapture.   Include both completed forms              and/or an S Corporation, check the “Yes” box.  Otherwise, check 
    with your Individual Income Tax  Return,  (Form 140,               the “No” box.   
    140PY, 140NR, or 140X). 
 
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                                                                                                                    Arizona Form 345 
                                                                        
Line  7                                                                NOTE:  Trusts and estates which are partners in a partnership 
•  If you answered “Yes” to the question on line 5 or on line 6,       are not eligible to claim these credits.  However, the share of a 
   go  to Part 3.   Include a  copy of  all  Form(s) 345-P and/or      partnership owned  by  a grantor trust that is  disregarded for 
   Form(s) 345-S with this form.                                       federal income tax purposes is treated as owned by the grantor.  
•  If you answered “No” to the question on line 5 or on line 6,        The  grantor may claim his or her share of these credits.   
   STOP!  YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM THIS 
   CREDIT.                                                             Part  5  -  S Corporation  Credit Election and 
                                                                       Shareholder’s Share of Credit 
Part 3  -  Current  Taxable Year’s Credit                               
                                                                       Lines   14, 14a, & 14b   
Calculation 
                                                                       The S Corporation must complete line 14, and line 14a, or line 
Line  8                                                                14b.  The S Corporation must make an irrevocable election either 
Enter the total number of employees in their first year or partial     to claim the current taxable year credit at the corporate level, or to 
year  of employment in a qualified  employment position  from          pass  the credit through  to  its  shareholders.  The  S Corporation 
Form 345-2, line 24, column (c1), in column (a).  Multiply the         election is made by: 
number in column (a) by $3,000 and enter the result in column (b).  
                                                                       •    Entering the date the S Corporation taxable year ends in the 
Line 9                                                                      box provided.   
Enter the  total  number of  employees in their  second year  of       •    Checking the box on line 14a electing to claim the current 
continuous employment in a qualified employment position from               year taxable credit at the corporate level; or,  
Form 345-2, line 24, column (c2), in column (a).  Multiply the         •    Checking  the box on line 14b  electing  to pass the  current 
number  in column (a) by $3,000 and enter the result in column (b).         taxable year credit through to its shareholders.  
Line  10                                                               •    The election statement must be signed by an officer of the S 
Enter the  total  number of  employees in their  third year  of             Corporation who is also a signatory to Arizona Form 120S. 
continuous employment in a qualified employment position from          If the S Corporation elects to claim the credit at the corporate level, 
Form 345-2,  line 24, column  (c3),  in column (a).  Multiply the      continue   to Part 6.   
number  in column (a) by $3,000 and enter the result in column (b).    If the  S Corporation  elects to  pass this  credit through to its 
Line  11                                                               shareholders, proceed to the instructions for completing Form 345-
Enter the amount of this credit passed through from partnerships       S  on page 7. 
on Form(s) 345-P, line 3(c).  If you received a pass through of this   If passing this credit through to the shareholders: 
credit  from  more than one  partnership, include a  schedule          •    Complete Form 345-S for each shareholder. 
indicating the amount of  the  credit passed  through  from each       •    Provide a  copy of  completed Form 345-S to  each 
 partnership.                                                               shareholder. 
Line  12                                                               •    Include a copy of each completed Form 345-S with your tax 
Enter the credit passed through from S Corporations on Form(s)              return. 
345-S, line 3(c).  If you received a pass through of this credit from  •    Keep a copy of each completed Form 345-S for your records.   
more than one S Corporation, include a schedule indicating the         Each S Corporation shareholder is entitled to only a pro rata share 
amount  of the credit passed through from each S Corporation.          of pass-through credit based  on ownership  interest in  the  S 
Line  13                                                               Corporation. The  total of the credit allowed  to all  shareholders 
                                                                       may not exceed the amount that would have been allowed for a 
Add lines 8 through 12 in column (b).  Enter the total. This is the 
                                                                       sole owner. 
current year’s Credit for New Employment.                               
                                                                       NOTE:   Trusts and estates  which are shareholders of an  S 
Part  4 - Partnerships                                                 Corporation are not eligible to claim these credits.  However, the 
A partnership claiming  this  credit must  pass  it through to its     share of  an  S Corporation  owned by a grantor  trust that is 
partners.  Proceed to the instructions for completing Form 345-P       disregarded for federal income tax purposes is treated as owned 
on page 7.                                                             by the grantor.  The grantor may claim his or her share of these 
•  Complete Form 345-P for each partner.                               credits.   
                                                                        
•  Provide a completed copy of Form 345-P to each partner. 
•  Include a copy of each completed Form 345-P with your tax            Part 6 - Available Credit Carryover 
   return.                                                             S Corporations, if this credit was claimed at the corporate level 
•  Keep a copy of each completed Form 345-P for your records.          in a prior taxable year and there is a carryover amount available, 
•  Do not complete the remainder of this form.                          complete Part 6. 
Each partner is entitled to only a pro rata  share of each credit      Use Part 6 to figure your total available credit carryover from prior 
based on the partner’s ownership interest in the partnership. The      taxable years. Complete lines 15 through 20 if you claimed the 
total  of  each credit allowed to  all  partners may not exceed the    credit on a prior year’s return and the credit exceeded your tax 
amount that would have been allowed for a sole owner.                  liability. 

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                                                                                                                Arizona Form 345 
                                                                       
Line  15                                                              Line  23  
Enter the taxable years from which you are carrying over the credit   Individuals, C Corporations, S Corporations that elected to claim 
in columns (a) through (e).                                           the credit at the corporate level, and exempt organizations with 
Line  16                                                              UBTI - enter the amount from Part 6, line 21. This is the total 
Enter the credit originally computed for the taxable year indicated    available credit carryover for new employment. 
in columns (a) through (e).                                           Individuals  that did  not  make  the  Small  Business  Income 
                                                                      election:  Enter this amount on Form 301, Part 1, line 19, column 
Line  17   
                                                                       (b). 
Enter the amount of the credit from the taxable year indicated in 
                                                                      Individuals that made the Small Business Income election:  Enter 
columns   (a) through (e) that was used in a prior taxable year. 
                                                                      this  amount on Form 301-SBI, Part 1, line 14, column (b). 
Line  18                                                              C Corporations, S Corporations that elected to claim the credit at 
Subtract  columns (a) through  (e) of line 17 from  columns (a)       the corporate level, and exempt organizations with UBTI  E: nter 
through (e) of line 16.  Enter the difference in each column.  This    this amount on Form 300, Part 1, line 13, column (b).   
is your tentative credit carryover amount. 
                                                                      Line  24  
Line  19                                                              Individuals, C Corporations, S Corporations that elected to claim 
Enter the amount of the credit from the taxable year indicated in     the credit at the corporate level, and exempt organizations with 
columns (a) through (e) that is disallowed because the business       UBTI - add line 22 and line 23. Enter the total. This is the total 
changed   ownership.                                                  available credit  for  new employment  for qualified  employment 
Line  20                                                               positions that may be applied to the current year's tax liability.  
Subtract  columns (a) through  (e) of  line 19 from  columns (a)      Individuals that did not make the Small Business Income 
through  (e) of line 18.  Enter the difference in each column.        election: Enter this amount on Form 301, Part 1, line 19, 
Line  21                                                               column (c). 
Add the amounts from columns (a) through (e) on line 20.  Enter       Individuals that made the Small Business Income election:  Enter 
the total.  This is the total credit for new employment carryover     this  amount on Form 301-SBI, Part 1, line 14, column (c). 
from  prior taxable years.                                            C  Corporations,  S Corporations that elected to claim the 
                                                                      credit at the corporate level, and exempt organizations with 
Part  7 - Total Available Credit                                      UBTI:  Enter  this amount  on Form 300,  Part 1, line  13, 
Line  22                                                               column (c).                        
Individuals, C Corporations, S Corporations that elected to claim 
the credit at the corporate level, and exempt organizations with 
 UBTI - enter the amount from Part 3, line 13, column (b). 
Partnerships  -enter “0”. 
S Corporations that elected to pass the current year credit through 
to shareholders - enter “0”.   
This  is the current year's credit for new employment. 
Individuals  that did  not  make  the  Small  Business  Income 
election: Enter this amount on Form 301, Part 1, line 19, column 
 (a). 
Individuals that made the Small Business Income election:  Enter 
this  amount on Form 301-SBI, Part 1, line 14, column (a). 
C Corporations, S Corporations that elected to claim the credit at 
the corporate level, and exempt organizations with UBTI  E: nter 
this amount on Form 300, Part 1, line 13, column (a).   

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                                                                                                                  Arizona Form 345 
                                                                        
                         FORM 345-1                                    Example:   XYZ Company began operations on January 1, 2019 
                                                                       and hired Employee A, B, and C at a different time period for the 
              Employees at Business Location 
                                                                       same qualified employment position that qualifies for the credit for 
Complete Form 345-1 for each employee at the business location, 
                                                                       new employment.     XYZ Company is a calendar year filer. 
WHETHER OR NOT THE EMPLOYEE IS IN A QUALIFIED EMPLOYMENT                 
 POSITION.                                                             Employee            Hire Date              Termination Date 
                                                                       Employee A          May 1, 2020            January 31, 2022 
NOTE:  A.R.S. § 41-1525(E)(2)     provides for the information 
                                                                       Employee B          March 1, 2022          October 31, 2022 
requested in Form 345-1 to be submitted in a manner prescribed 
                                                                       Employee C          December 1, 2022    December 31, 2022 
by ADOR, including electronic media. ADOR will accept a hard             
copy spreadsheet that contains all the requested information or        Tax year 2020 (credit year 1): XYZ Company was eligible to claim 
the information  may be  submitted on electronic  media as  a          a credit for Employee A for the qualified employment position.  
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet on a CD-ROM or DVD (CD/DVD).   
                                                                       Tax year 2022 (credit year 2): XYZ Company is eligible to claim 
The information must be filed on or before the due date of the tax     only one credit for one employee (Employee A, Employee B,     OR 
return,  including any extensions. Taxpayers submitting  the           Employee  C) for the same  qualified  employment position. The 
information on CD/DVD should secure the CD/DVD in a hard               total time the position was vacant from the date the position was 
case and include it with the tax return. Forms 345-1 submitted on      originally filled to the end of the current taxable year totals 58 
CD/DVD are part of the income tax return and are subject to the        days (28 days in February plus 30 days in November), which is 
sworn statement on the return that they are true and correct to the    less than 90 days. 
 best of the signer’s knowledge and belief.                            Tax year 2022 (credit year 3): XYZ Company is eligible to claim a 
The  CD/DVD  should  be labeled as Form  345-1 with the                credit for Employee C. 
 taxpayer’s name, EIN, and taxable year.                               Line   4a   
Taxpayers  may password protect  the  CD/DVD  and email the            Enter  the  date the  employee  was  hired.  If  the employee  was 
password separately to MediaLibrarian@azdor.gov.  Include               previously employed, enter the date the employee was re-hired. 
“Form 345-1” in the subject line of the email.  In the body of the 
email, include the same information that is on the CD/DVD label.        Line 4b  
                                                                       If the employee was terminated before the end of the taxable year, 
 ADORwill notreturn or copy any media.  
                                                                       enter the employee's termination date. 
CAUTION: The taxpayer substitutes the CD/DVD at its own risk 
and understands that the information may need to be provided to         Line 4c  
ADOR again at a later date if it is not accessible by ADOR for any     If the employee was terminated and replaced by a new hire in the 
                                                                       same qualified employment position, check  the  “Yes”  box  and 
 reason.  
                                                                       enter the name of the new hire, his or her SSN and hire date. 
Line  1                                                                 
                                                                       Complete these lines 5a and 5b if the employee was previously 
Enter the employee’s first and last name.                              employed by the business (prior to the current employment). 
Line  2                                                                 Line 5a   
Enter the employee’s SSN.                                              If the employee was previously employed by the business, enter 
Line  3a                                                                the date the employee was previously hired. 
Check the box to indicate the credit year for which you are             Line 5b   
claiming this employee:  “First”; “Second”; “Third”; or “Not           If the employee was previously employed by the business, enter 
qualified for credit, or fourth year or more.”                          the employee’s date of separation.   
Line  3b                                                               NOTE:     Complete line 5c and  line 5d if the employee  relocated 
If this employee replaced  another employee  who  left a                from out-of-state. 
qualified employment position during the second or third year 
that you are claiming the credit, check the “Yes” box.  If not,         Line 5c   
check the “No” box.                                                    If the employee relocated from out of state, check the “Yes” box.  
Line  3c                                                                If not, check the “No” box.   
If  you answered  “Yes” to the question on  line 3b, and the            Line 5d   
total time this position was vacant from the date the position         If the employee relocated  from out of  state,  enter  the date  the 
was originally filled to the end of the current taxable year was       employee   relocated.   
90 days  or less, check the “Yes” box.  If the position  was 
                                                                       Line   6a   
vacant  for more than 90 days, check the “No” box.   
                                                                       Check the “Yes” box if this employee is in a permanent position 
Line  3d                                                               consisting of at least 1750 hours per year.  If this employee is not 
If the answer to the question on line 3c is “Yes”, enter the name of   in a permanent position consisting of at least 1750 hours per year, 
the replaced employee, his or her SSN, and termination date.            check the “No” box.                   

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                                                                                                                Arizona Form 345 
                                                                      
Line  6b                                                                                     FORM345-2 
If you  checked the “Yes” box on  line 6a, enter  the number of           Employees in Qualified Employment Positions  
hours worked by this employee. Include paid time off for holidays, 
                                                                     List each employee in a qualified employment position.  Do 
vacation, or sick. Do not include bonuses or overtime.               not list employees that are not in a qualified  employment 
Line  7                                                              position.   
If this employee’s job duties are performed primarily  at  the       Lines  1 through 23   
location(s) of your business, check the “Yes” box.  If not, check 
                                                                     Complete lines 1 through 23 as follows: 
the “No” box.                                                        a)  Enter the employee’s name in column (a); 
Line  8a                                                             b) Enter the employee’s SSN in column (b); 
Enter this employee’s annual compensation for the taxable year.      c)  If the employee is: 
Line  8b                                                                 •    A first year employee, check box (c1); 
                                                                         •    A second year employee, check box (c2); 
Enter this employee’s hourly wage rounded to the nearest cent.  
                                                                         •    A third year employee, check box (c3); 
Line  9a                                                             d) Check box (d) if the employee’s position is included in 
Enter the total cost of  this employee’s  insurance  premium  or         the count  for the credit  for Qualified Employment 
membership  cost.   If your business is self-insured, enter the          Positions. 
predetermined  fixed cost for this employee’s insurance coverage.    NOTE:   
NOTE:   The predetermined fixed cost must be payable whether The number of employees for which you  are claiming 
this employee files a claim or not.                                      second year credits for this taxable year cannot exceed 
                                                                         the number of employees for whom you claimed first year 
Line  9b   
                                                                         credits in the prior taxable year. 
Enter the total amount of the insurance premium or membership 
                                                                     •   The number of employees for which you  are claiming 
cost you paid as the employer.                                           third year credits for this taxable year cannot exceed the 
Line  10                                                                 number of employees for whom you claimed second year 
If this employee is in a new qualified employment position, check        credits in the prior taxable year.   
the “Yes” box.  If not, check the “No” box.                          Line 24   
Line  11a                                                            Count the checkmarks on lines 1 through 23 for each column, (c1) 
If this employee  was  substituted  for another employee  in  a      through (c3), only if there is a checkmark in column (d) for that 
qualified employment position, check the “Yes” box.  If not, check   column and line.  Enter the count in the corresponding column 
the “No” box.                                                        (c1) through (c3).   
Line  11b                                                            •   Enter the amount in column  (c1) on Form 345, Part 3, 
If  the  “Yes” box on line 11a  is checked,  enter  the date  of         line 8, column (a). 
substitution.  Also, check either the box “Second year employee”,    •   Enter the amount in column  (c2) on Form 345, Part 3, 
or “Third year employee” to indicate this employee is a second           line 9, column (a). 
year employee or a third year employee.                              •   Enter the amount in column  (c3) on Form 345, Part 3, 
                                                                         line 10, column (a). 
NOTE:  Arizona law    does not require that the employee who is       
claimed in the second or third year of continuous employment be      NOTE:      If you are claiming this credit for more than 23 
the same employee who was claimed in the first or second year of     employees in qualified employment positions for this business 
employment. Therefore, if one of the originally claimed new          location,  include additional schedules.   
employees leaves employment, the business  can claim  the                                                  
subsequent  years’ credits for another employee in a  qualified 
employment position  who is in the  same year of  continuous 
employment as the departed employee.  

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                                                                                                            Arizona Form 345 
                                                                   
                        Form 345-P,                                           Form 345-S, S Corporation 
 Distribution to Partners of a Partnership                         Distribution to Shareholders of an S 
Enter the taxable  year for  which  this credit is being passed                          Corporation 
                                                                   
through to your partners.                                         Enter the taxable  year for  which  this credit is being passed 
Complete Form  345-P for each partner of the partnership,         through to your shareholders.  
except for  trust or estate partners.  However, a partnership     Complete Form  345-S  for each shareholder of the  S 
ownership share that  is owned by a  grantor trust that is        Corporation,   except for  trust or estate shareholders.  
disregarded for federal income tax purposes is treated as         However, an S Corporation ownership share that is owned by 
owned by the grantor.  The grantor may claim his or her share     a grantor trust that is disregarded for federal  income tax 
of the credit.                                                    purposes is treated as owned by the grantor.  The grantor may 
The partnership  must  furnish each partner  with their           claim  his or her share of the credit.   
completed copy of Form  345-P, including  additional              The  S Corporation  must furnish  each shareholder with a 
schedules  as needed.                                             completed copy of Form  345-S, including  additional 
Distribution     of the Credit                                    schedules   as needed. 
Line   1                                                           Distribution of the Credit 
Enter  the partnership name and EIN in the spaces provided.        Line 1  
Line   2                                                          Enter the  S Corporation  name and EIN in the spaces 
                                                                  provided. 
Enter  the partner’s name and TIN in the spaces provided.          
Line   3a                                                          Line 2  
Enter the amount of this credit from Form 345, Part  3,           Enter  the shareholder’s name and TIN in the spaces provided. 
line 13.                                                           Line 3a  
Line   3b                                                         Enter the amount of this credit from Form 345, Part  3, 
Enter  the partner’s ownership percentage.                         line 13.   
Line   3c                                                          Line 3b  
                                                                  Enter  the shareholder’s ownership percentage. 
 Multiply  line 3(a) by line 3(b) and enter the result.   
                                                                  Line 3c  
This is the partner’s portion of this credit.                      
                                                                  Multiply line 3(a) by line 3(b) and enter the result.   
                                                                         
                                                                  This is the shareholder’s portion of this credit. 
                                                                            
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