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DELAWARE                             INSTRUCTIONSFORCOMPLETIONOFFORMDE-2210
FORM DE2210-I                           (FORUNDERPAYMENTOFESTIMATEDTAXES)
Purpose of Form
Use  Form  DE2210  to  compute  your  penalty  for  underpaying  your            The DE 2210 is divided into 5 parts as follows:
estimated taxes. If you choose to compute your penalty using this form           1.  The Required Annual Payment
and a penalty due is calculated OR if you use Part 3 – Annualized Install-       2.  The Short Method
ment Method:                                                                     3.  Annualized Income Installment Method
  Check the “Form DE 2210 Attached” box on the front of your                   4.  Computation of the Over/Underpayment
   Delaware personal income tax return and                                       5.  Computation of the Penalty
  Attach your completed Form DE 2210 to your return.
                                                                              1.    The Required Annual Payment.
Do not submit a Federal Form 2210 instead of a Delaware Form DE 2210. 
Do not submit computer worksheets in lieu of the Form DE 2210.
                                                                              Note: line numbers in parentheses refer to lines on the Non-Resident 
Use of Form                                                                   Form.
                                                                                 A. Enter 90% of Line 16 (Line 47) from your 2016 Delaware Return.
You may choose to use the Short Method  (Part 2) of this form if you             B. Enter 100% (110% if your 2013 Delaware AGI is more than 
made equal estimated payments on or before the dates they were due 
or made no estimated tax payments.   You may choose to use the                      2013 Delaware Return.
Annualized Method   (Part  3)  of  this  form  if  your  income  was  earned     C.  Enter the smaller of Line A or B. This is your required annual 
                                                                                    payment, which should have been made in 4 equal payments.
should combine (net) the amounts  in  both  columns  of  their  tax  return      D.  Enter  the  total  amount  of  Delaware  tax  withheld,  S  Corp 
                                                                                    payments  made  on  your  behalf,  and  approved  Refundable 
DE2210 for both spouses).                                                           Business Credits.
                                                                                 E.  Subtract Line D from Line C.   Note:  if this amount is $400 or less, 
Who Must Pay the Underpayment Penalty:                                              stop here. You do not owe the penalty.
In general, you will owe the penalty for 2016 if you did not pay at           2.    The Short Method.
least the smaller of:
1.  90% of the Tax Balance shown on  Line 16 of the 2014 Delaware 
   Resident Tax Return (Line 47 on the Non- Resident Form); or                Short Method ONLY if:
2.  100% of the Tax Balance shown on Line 16 of your 2013 return                 a. You made no estimated payments; or
   (Line  47  on the  Non-Resident  Return). Note: If you are not a              b.  You paid estimated tax in 4 equal amounts on or before the due 
                                                                                    dates (May 2nd, June 17th, September 16th, and January 15th).
   the 2013 return is in excess of $150,000 ($75,000 if Married Filing        You may not use the Short Method if you made any of the payments late.
   Separate Returns, Filing Status 3), you must use 110% of the 2014          You may not use the Short Method if any Capital Gain Tax payments 
   Tax Balance.                                                               were made on your behalf.
                                                                              Line by Line instructions:
                                                                                 F.  Enter the total of your Estimated Tax payments.
Therefore, you may owe the penalty for an earlier due date even if you           G.  Enter  the  total  amount  of  Delaware  tax  withheld,  S  Corp 
paid enough tax to make up the underpayment (even if you are due a                  payments  made  on  your  behalf,  and  approved  Refundable 
                                                                                    Business Credits.
                                                                                 H. Add lines F and G.
Exceptions to the Penalty:                                                       I. Total Underpayment for the year (Subtract Line H from Line C). If 
                                                                                    zero or less stop here. You do not owe the penalty.
You will not have to pay the penalty if either:                                  J.  Multiply Line I times 0.12.
                                                                                 K.  If the amount on Line I was paid on or after May2, 2016 , enter 
1.  You had no Delaware tax liability in the previous year (Line 16                 zero (0). If it was paid before May 2, 2016, count the number of 
   on the 2014 Resident return or Line 47 on the Non-Resident                       days from the date you paid the amount on Line I to May 2, 
   form); or                                                                        2016 Multiply the number of days by 0.0005 times the amount 
2.  The tax liability minus non-refundable credits (Line 16 on the                  on Line I and enter the results on Line K.
   2014 Resident return or Line 47 on the Non-Resident form)                     L.  Subtract Line K from Line J. This is your penalty for underpayment 
   MINUS refundable credits (Line 21 on the 2016 Resident return or                 of Estimated Taxes. Add this amount to the other penalties and 
   Line 52 on the 2014 Non-Resident return) is less than $400; or                   interest due on Line 25 of the Resident return and Line 56 of the 
3.  You were a Part-Year resident during 2016; or                                   Non-Resident return.
4.  You derived  at  least  2/3  of  your  Gross  Income  from farming 
   or                                                                         3.    The Annualized Installment Method.
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   due at that time.                                                          This method should be used by individuals whose income is earned in 
                                                                              an uneven fashion throughout the year. Examples would be receiving 
Waiver of the Penalty:                                                        large Capital Gains or bonuses late in the year.
Once the penalty has been assessed you may request a waiver of the            To use this form, enter the income and deductions applicable to each 
penalty by writing to:                                                        period as follows:
            Tax Conferee Delaware Division of Revenue
                           P O Box 8714                                       Column  1   enter  the  income/deductions  for  the  period  01/01/2016 
                     Wilmington, DE 19899-8714                                through 03/31/2016
Reasons for requesting a waiver are:                                          Column  2   enter  the  income/deductions  for  the  period  01/01/2016 
1.  The underpayment was due to a casualty, disaster, or                      through 05/31/2016
   other unusual circumstance (explain the circumstance); or
2.  In 2015 or 2016 you retired after age 62 or became disabled.              Column  3   enter  the  income/deductions  for  the  period  01/01/2016 
                                                                              through 08/31/2016
If one of these reasons applies to you, DO NOT check the 2210 indicator 
box and DO NOT submit the form. You will be given a chance to request         Column  4   enter  the  income/deductions  for  the  period  01/01/2016 
a waiver after the penalty has been assessed.                                 through 12/31/2016



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Line by  Line  Instructions (Line  numbers  in parenthesis  refer  to                                                                                                   29.  Enter  the  amount  of  Estimated  and  Capital  Gain  Tax
the Non-Resident Return)                                                                                                                                                      Payments    made  on  your  behalf  FOR  EACH  PERIOD
                                                                                                                                                                              ONLY. In Column 1 enter the payments for the period
1.     Non-Resident  indicator.  If  you  are  a  Non-Resident  or                                                                                                            January 1st  through May 2nd . In the second column enter
      Part-Year Resident  using the Non-Resident tax form, put                                                                                                                the payments made from May 1st though June 17th. In the
      an “X”  in this box. Part-Year Residents  using the                                                                                                                     third column enter the payments made between June 18th
      Non-Resident  return  should follow  the instructions for                                                                                                               and September 16th. And in the fourth column enter the
      Non -Residents.                                                                                                                                                         payments  made  between  September  17th  and  January
2.     Enter your Delaware AGI from Line 1 (Line 37) of your 2016                                                                                                             15th.
      Delaware return for the periods indicated. Example: in the                                                                                                        3 . 0F   ORE                  ACHP              ERIOD ONL                              e   ,hYt   r ea  tmneou                               f o  Dt nawl ee r a
      Third column enter your AGI for the period January 1, 2016                                                                                                              withholding, S Corp payments and Refundable Business
      through August 31, 201 .6                                                                                                                                               Credits.
3.     This Line has been filled.                                                                                                                                       31.  Add Lines 29 and 30.
4.     Multiply Line 2 by Line 3 for each column (this is your 
      annualized income for each period).                                                                                                                               NOTE:                   Complete Lines 32 through Line 38 down each column 
5.     Enter your Delaware Itemized Deductions for each period                                                                                                          before going to the next column.
      indicated. If you did not itemize your  deductions,  enter 
      zero  (0) and skip to Line 8.                                                                                                                                     3 . 2    a l B  n         r o f   k C           u l o m   . 1   n E           e r p   r e t n        o i v u        n i L   s  3   e     a   8 mou               l l a   r o f   t n
6.     This Line has been filled.                                                                                                                                             other columns (i.e. Column 2 equals Line 38 Column 1,
7.     Multiply Line 5 times Line 6 for each column.                                                                                                                          Column 3 equals Line 38 Column 2, etc.).
8.     Enter  the  Delaware  Standard  Deduction  and  Additional                                                                                                       3 . 3    a l B  n         r o f   k C     u l o       m F   . 1   n           h t o   l l a   r o    c   s r e       u l o mn        a   s d         n i L   d   e    3   s  &   1
      Standard Deduction (if  applicable) Amounts.  Note:   the                                                                                                               32.
      same  number should be entered in each column.                                                                                                                    34.  Blank for Column 1. For  all  other  columns,  add amounts
9.     Delaware Deductions.   If you used Itemized deductions                                                                                                                 from Lines  36  and  37  of  the  previous  column (i.e.
      enter the amounts from  Line 7 in  each  column.  If you                                                                                                                Column 2 equals Line 36 Column 1 plus Line 37 Column 1,
      used the Delaware Standard Deduction, enter the amount                                                                                                                  etc.).
      from Line 8 in each column.                                                                                                                                       3 . 5 F             r o C     u l o m     o       1     n        e     , y l n        a     r e t n m      ou        o r f     t n m n i L           3     e     F       . 1      r o
10.    Delaware Taxable Income.  Subtract Line 9 from Line 4.                                                                                                                 other columns, subtract Line 34 from Line 33. If zero (0) or
11.    Tax. Using  the  tax  table  or  tax  schedule,  figure  the  tax                                                                                                      less,  enter zero (0).
      on  the amount on Line 10 for each column.                                                                                                                        36.  Blank  for  column  1.  For  all  other  columns  if  Line  35 =
12.    Tax on  Lump  Sum. See  the  instructions  for  tax  on  lump                                                                                                          0, then subtract Line 33 from Line 34. Otherwise, enter zero
      sum distributions  (Line 7) in the Resident  Instruction                                                                                                                (0).
      Booklet (Page 6).                                                                                                                                                 3 . 7 U  nd             p r e ayme                    n i L     f I     . t n 2     e  e     s i     8 qu            g r a l   r o   o t   l a       h t     r e a    n i L   n   e
13.    This is your total tax. Add Lines 11 and 12.                                                                                                                           35, subtract  Line  35  from  Line  28,  and  go  to Line 32 of
14.    Non-Residents    only.    Multiply  Line   13  times    the                                                                                                            the next column. Otherwise, go to Line 38.
      Proration Percentage from the center of Line 42 of your tax                                                                                                       38.  Overpayment.  If Line 35 is larger  than Line 28, subtract
      return.                                                                                                                                                                 Line 28 from Line 35. Then go to Line 32 of the next column.
15.    Enter  the  Total  Personal  Credit  amount.  Include  any 
      personal credits for being 60 or over (if applicable).                                                                                                            5.     Computing  the Penalty.
16.    Non-Residents only.  Multiply  Line 15  times the   Proration 
      Percentage from the center of Line 42 of your Tax Return.                                                                                                         Figure the penalty by applying the appropriate rate against each 
17.    Other  non-refundable  credits.  Add  Lines 10, 11, 12, 13 &                                                                                                     underpayment shown on Line 37 for as long  as  an  underpayment 
      14 of  the Resident   (or  Lines  44 &  Line  45  of                                                                                                              remains.   Adjust this amount as payments are made.
      Non-Resident) tax return, and enter here.                                                                                                                         3 . 9 T  hes            h t   e r a   e         d   e   e t a     h t   s     p   e   ayme             o   s t n     n i L   n     3   e   d   e r a   7       u   . e
18.    Residents  subtract  Line  15  plus  Line  17  from  Line  13.                                                                                                   4 . 0 C  omp                  h t   e t u       n   e umb         d   f o   r e     ay    b   s      t e wee         h t   n       d   e u     d   e o   e t a        n i L   n   e
      Non-Residents and Part Year Residents subtract Line 16                                                                                                                  39 and the date the amount on  Line 37 is paid or May 2,
      plus Line 17 from Line 14.                                                                                                                                              2016 whichever  is  earlier. Stop  the  computation  when
19.    Multiplier.  This number is pre-printed.                                                                                                                               the  total underpayment for the   year has been paid or May
20.    Multiply Line 18 times the amount on Line 19 for each                                                                                                                  2, 2016 (whichever is earlier).  Repeat the computation for
      column.                                                                                                                                                                 each column. (NOTE:    If th e amount due is not paid with
                                                                                                                                                                              one payment, the penalty for the period should be figured
NOTE:   From  this  point on,  complete Lines  21 through  27 down                                                                                                            on a separate sheet and the total entered  on this Line.  For
each column before going  to the next column.                                                                                                                                 example, if Line 37 column 1 shows an underpayment of
                                                                                                                                                                              $300, and $200 was paid on June 17th, and $200 was paid
2 . 1    a l B  n h t   r o f   k         c   t s r i f   e u l o m              . n     E    h t   r e t n      s   e um e r p   l l a   f o              o i v us           on September 16th,   the penalty would be figured for 48
      Lines 27 for the remaining columns (in Column 3 you are                                                                                                                 days on $300, and 93 days on $100. The  remaining $100
      adding Column 1 Line 27 plus Column 2 Line 27).                                                                                                                         of the  payment  made in September is available to be
2 . 2 S  u      a r t b       n i L   t c 2   e   o r f   1 m n i L          2   e       e l   r o   0   f I       . 0 s e   , s   . 0   r e t n                              applied to a  June  17th underpayment , if necessary.)
2 . 3 E         y   f o   h t 4 / 1   r e t n   o   r u Req                  e r i u       d Annu          l a Pa      yme         o r f   t n m P         , 1   t r a  4 . 1 M         n i L   y l p i t l u     4   e         i t   0 me  0 . 0   s       00    . 5
      Line C.                                                                                                                                                           4 . 2 M         n i L     y l p i t l u         4     e i t     1 me          n i L     s    3     e       T     . 7 h t     s i     s i h     p     e en          r o f   y t l a
2 . 4    a l B  n h t   r o f   k         c   t s r i f   e u l o m          F     . n       h t o   l l a   r o c   r e u l o     mn          e   s h t   r e t n e          the period. Repeat the computation for each column.
      amount from Line 26 of the previous column.                                                                                                                       4 . 3 S  um h t               c   e       u l o mn      p   l a t o t   a   r o f   s        en            . y t l a
2 . 5 A  d      n i L   d     2   e       a   3 n n i L   d 2   e         . 4
2 . 6 S  u      a r t b       n i L   t c 2   e   o r f   2 m n i L                2   e     z   f I       . 5   e l   r o   o r e s e   , s         z   r e t n o r e  Enter  the  amount  of  the  penalty  you  computed   by  either  the 
      (0).                                                                                                                                                              Short  Method  or  the  Annualized  Method  on  Line  25  of  the 
2 . 7 E         h t   r e t n S   e m           n i L   f o     r e l l a    2   e     2   r o   2 h   5       a   e r e n o   d     n i L   n       2   e . 8          Resident Return or on Line 56 of the Non-Resident return.

4.     Computing the over/under payment.                                                                                                                                Please remember  to check  the Form  DE2210  Attached box and 
                                                                                                                                                                        submit a copy of this form with your return.   Checking the box 
In  this  section  you will  compute  the  amount  of your  over/under                                                                                                  without submitting a form will unnecessarily delay the processing 
payment for each period.                                                                                                                                                of your return.
2 . 8E          h t   r ea  tmneou                o r f  mtP      n          n i L   , 3  2  t re.a7                                                                                                                                                                                                  (Revised 01/05/16)






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