DELAWARE            DELAWARE PARTNERSHIP RETURN INSTRUCTIONS 
FORM 300-I                           FOR TAX YEAR 2016

                                     GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 

WHO MUST FILE RETURNS: 

A PARTNERSHIP RETURN MUST BE COMPLETED BY ANY BUSINESS TREATED AS A PARTNERSHIP FOR 
FEDERAL PURPOSES WHICH HAS ANY INCOME OR LOSS, REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT, DERIVED FROM OR 
CONNECTED WITH A DELAWARE SOURCE.  IF THE PARTNERSHIP HAS NO DELAWARE SOURCED INCOME OR 
LOSS, NO RETURN IS REQUIRED TO BE FILED. 

Income derived from Delaware sources includes: (a) income attributable to the ownership of any interest in real property 
or tangible personal property located in Delaware and intangible personal property to the extent the intangible is used in a 
trade,business, profession or occupation carried on in Delaware; and (b) income attributable to a trade,business, profession 
or occupation conducted in Delaware. 

COMPUTATION OF THE TAX: 

A partnership, as such, is not subject to tax. Instead, the partnership’s partners are liable for Delaware personal income tax 
on their respective shares of partnership income. 

A non-resident partner of a partnership with income from Delaware sources must file Form 200-02 NR  (Non-Resident 
DelawareIncome Tax Return or a Composite Return) and report their share of Delaware sourced partnership income or loss. 
A resident partner must file Form 200-01 (Delaware Resident Income Tax Return) and must report their share of partnership 
income or loss. 

WHEN AND WHERE TO FILE: 

Partnerships must file by the 30th day of the fourth month following the close of their tax year. Returns should be mailed to 
the Delaware Division of Revenue, P.O. Box 8703, Wilmington, DE 19899-8703. 

EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE: 

Extension of time to file returns may be obtained by submitting a copy of the Federal Extension Application on or before the 
due date of the partnership return.  A photocopy of the approved Federal extension MUST be attached to the final return 
when filed. The approved Federal extension will extend the due date of the Delaware return to the same date as your Federal 
extension due date. 

PENALTIES AND INTEREST: 

PENALTY – FAILURE TO FILE – A penalty will be imposed on partnerships for failure to file a partnership return or failure 
to furnish the information on such return.  The amount of the penalty imposed for each month such failure continues, is the 
product of $25.00 times the number of partners during any part of the taxable year, but is limited to a maximum of 5 months. 

PENALTY – NEGLIGENCE/FRAUD – The law provides severe penalties for a false or fraudulent return, or for making a false 
certification.  The mere fact that the figures you report on your Delaware return are taken from your Federal return will not 
relieve you from the imposition of these penalties. 

AMENDED RETURNS: 

The Partnership can make changes to income, deductions, credits, etc., by filing an Amended Partnership Return. This form 
should also be filed when you have been notified as to the results of a Federal Audit.  A copy of the Federal Audit and/or 
Amended Federal Form 1065, with all supporting schedules, must be attached to the Delaware Amended Return. 

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DELAWARE            DELAWARE PARTNERSHIP RETURN INSTRUCTIONS 
FORM 300-I                                   FOR TAX YEAR 2016 

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS 

NATURE OF BUSINESS: 

Please enter the Business code number from Federal Form 1065, Item C on page 1. 

LINE A: 

If the address of the partnership has changed, check the Change of Address box. Also indicate which address has 
changed by checking the box for Location, Mailing and/or Billing address. 

LINE D: 

Every partnership must attach a complete copy of the Federal Form 1065, as filed with the Internal Revenue Service, 
including all schedules other than Schedule K-1. 

SCHEDULE 1: 

This schedule is to be completed by all partnerships required to file in Delaware.  Any partnership claiming the 
pass-through of any Delaware Business Tax Credit should consult with the Bureau of Office Audit, 577-8994. 

LINE 3 – If the partnership did business in Delaware and one or more other states during the year, Line 3 should be 
derived by multiplying the partnerships income on line 1 times the apportionment factor calculated on Schedule 2, 
Section D, Line 16, unless the partnership has maintained records of allowing for a complete separate accounting for its 
items of Delaware sourced income and deductions. If the partnership did business only in Delaware, then it is not neces-
sary to complete Schedule 2, and Columns A and B will be the same. 

You must attach an explanatory statement: (a) with respect to any item allocated, in whole or in part, to a source 
outside Delaware; and (b) in the event a partnership conducting business in Delaware and in one or more other states 
does not calculate Column B by means of the apportionment percentage method. 

LINES5 THROUGH 14 – Items connected with or derived from sources within Delaware include: (1) taxable dividends, 
net gains or  losses  from  sales  of  intangible  personal  property  when Delaware is the place from which the trade or 
business of the filing partnership is directed or managed provided the property is used in a trade or business of the 
partnership; and (2) income derived by virtue of an activity conducted, or tangible property located, in Delaware. 

SCHEDULE 2: 

Partnerships with (a) income or loss derived from or connected with sources within Delaware and another State, and (b) 
one or more partners who are non-residents of Delaware, must file Schedule 2. 

Include in the factor on the appropriate line the partnership’s share of:  a)  real and tangible property owned and/or 
rented;  b) wages, salaries, bonuses and other compensation;  c) gross receipts  from  the  sale  of  tangible  personal  
property; and, d) gross income from other sources resulting from the partnership’s proportionate ownership as a general 
or limited partner in an active partnership. 

NOTE:  COLUMN A RELATES TO PROPERTY AND ITEMS OF INCOME AND/OR LOSS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP 
DERIVED FROM SOURCES WITHIN DELAWARE. COLUMN B RELATES TO THE TOTAL OF ALL SOURCES OF 
PROPERTY AND ITEMS OF INCOME AND/OR LOSS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP. 

LINE 1 – Enter the original cost value of real and tangible personal property owned and used by the partnership; 
for the beginning and at the end of the taxable year. 

LINE 2 – Enter the value of rented real and tangible property used by the partnership. The value is computed as eight 
(8) times the annual rental cost of the property. 

NOTE: REAL AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT THAT 
IS USED OR OPERATED BY THE PARTNERSHIP SHALL BE DISREGARDED. 

LINE 3 - Add Lines 1 and 2. 
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LINE4 - Enter the original cost value of any real and tangible personal property for which income was reported on Page 1, 
Schedule 1, Line 5 through 14. 

LINE 5 - Net Values. Subtract Line 4 from Line 3. 

LINE 6 - Combine the totals on Line 5 for each column. 

LINE 7 - Divide the amount on Line 6 by two (2) for each column.  

SECTION B - WAGES, SALARIES AND OTHER COMPENSATION 

LINE 8 - Enter in Column A, the total wages, salaries, bonuses and other compensation you paid or accrued to employ-
ees and/or officers engaged in employment within the State of Delaware. Enter in Column B, the total wages,salaries, 
bonuses and other compensation you paid or accrued to ALL employees and/or officers regardless of place of employment.  

SECTION C – GROSS RECEIPTS SUBJECT TO APPORTIONMENT

LINE 9 - Enter in Column A, the partnership’s gross receipts from sales of tangible personal property physically delivered to 
the purchaser or his agent within the State of Delaware.  DO NOT INCLUDE delivery to the United States Mail or to a 
common or contract carrier for shipment to a place outside Delaware.  Enter in Column B, the partnership’s total gross 
receipts from the sales of tangible personal property for the taxable year. 

LINE 10 - Enter in Column A, all other gross income (if any) of the partnership from sources derived from activities 
performed within the State of Delaware which is not tax exempt and/or reflected on Page 1, Schedule 1, Lines 5 through 14. 
Enter in Column B, all other gross income (if any) of the partnership, regardless of source, which is not tax exempt and/or 
reflected on Page 1, Schedule 1, Lines 5 through 14. 

LINE 11 - Add Lines 9 and 10. 

SECTION D - DETERMINATION OF APPORTIONMENT PERCENTAGE NOTE:  ALL PERCENTAGES SHOULD BE 
COMPUTED TO AT LEAST SIX (6) DECIMAL PLACES (FOR EXAMPLE: 33.1234%).  

LINE 12a  Enter the amount from Column A, Line 7. 

LINE 12b  Enter the amount from Column B, Line 7. 

LINE 12c  Divide Line 12a by Line 12b and enter the result on Line 12c.  

LINE 13a  Enter the amount from Column A, Line 8. LINE 13b  Enter the amount from Column B, Line 8. 

LINE 13c  Divide Line 13a by Line 13b and enter the result on Line 13c. LINE 14a Enter the amount from Column A, Line 
11.

LINE 14b  Enter the amount from Column B, Line 11. 

LINE 14c   Divide Line 14a by Line 14b and enter the result on Line 14c.  

LINE 15   Add Lines 12c, 13c and 14c. 

LINE 16   If the partnership has a percentage for all three apportionment factors (Lines 12c, 13c and 14c), divide Line 
15 by three (3).  If the partnership only has two apportionment factors, divide Line 15 by two (2).  If the partnership  has  
only one apportionment factor, enter the amount of Line 15 on Line 16.   

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DELAWARE                 DELAWARE PARTNERSHIP RETURN INSTRUCTIONS 
FORM 300-I                            FOR TAX YEAR 2016 

SCHEDULE K-1: 

The partnership is required to prepare and give a Schedule K-1 to each person who was a partner in the partnership at any 
time during the year. 

For an individual partner, enter the partner’s social security number (SSN) or individual taxpayer identification number 
(ITIN).For all other partners, enter the partner’s EIN. 

Identify the partner’s type of entity by entering the appropriate code and descriptions.  These codes are identified below: 

                                Partner’s Type of Entity Codes and Descriptions 
               CODE             DESCRIPTION             CODE                    DESCRIPTION
                      01 Individual                     08           Trust 
                      02 Partnerships                   09           Cooperative 
                      03 Non-Pro t Organization         10           Holding/Investment Corporation 
                      04 Domestic Corporation           11           Professional Association 
                      05 Foreign Corporation            12           Bank/Financial Institution 
                      06 Subchapter S Corporation       13          Limited Liability Company 
                      07 Estate                         14           Other – Please Describe 

The amounts reported in Column B should equal, in the case of Delaware residents, the total of Lines  1 through 11 of the 
Federal Form K-1. In the case of non-residents, it should equal the total of the Column B (“Within Delaware”) from Page 1, 
Schedule 1, Lines 4 through 14. 

Toll-free telephone number (Delaware only) 1-800-292-7826 

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Mail return to Delaware Division of Revenue, P.O. Box 8703, Wilmington, Delaware 19899-8703     (REVISED 07/2016)

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