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2022 Credit for Corporate Contributions                                                                                    
to School Tuition Organizations for                                                                  Arizona Form 
Displaced          Students or Students with Disabilities                                                      341 
For information or help, call one of the numbers listed:          o    Each individual  shareholder may claim only a      pro 
Phoenix                                     (602) 255-3381             rata  share of the credit based on the individual’s 
From  area codes 520 and 928, toll-free     (800) 352-4090             ownership interest in the S Corporation. 
Tax forms, instructions, and other tax information              Any pro rata shares that would be distributed to non-eligible 
If you need tax forms, instructions, and other tax information, partners (individual partners in a partnership), or estates or 
                                                                trusts (shareholders in an S Corporation) is lost.   
go to the department’s website atwww.azdor.gov.                  
Income Tax Procedures and Rulings                               The total of the credits allowed to all owners may not exceed 
These instructions may refer to the department’s income tax     the amount that would have been allowed to a sole owner of 
procedures  and rulings  for  more information.  To view or     the business. 
print these,  go to our  website and select Reports  & Legal    If the allowable tax credit exceeds the taxes otherwise due, 
Research from the main menu, then click on    Legal Research    or if there are no taxes due, the amount of the credit not used 
and select a Document Type and a Category from the drop         to offset taxes may be carried forward for not more than five 
down  menus.                                                    consecutive taxable  years as a credit against subsequent 
Publications                                                    years' income tax liability.  
To view or print the department’s publications,  go to our 
                                                                               Claiming the Credit 
website, select  Reports  &  Legal Research   from the  main     
menu, and click on Publications in the left hand column.        This credit must be pre-approved by the Arizona Department 
                                                                of  Revenue  before  it  can  be claimed.  The  process  for 
                                                                obtaining pre-approval for the credit is available on our 
              General Information                               website:  www.azdor.gov. Click on “Tax Credits”, then click 
This credit  provides a  nonrefundable  corporate income tax     on “Corporate Tuition Tax Credits.”   
credit for contributions made to a school tuition organization 
(STO)  authorized to receive corporation donations  that        Before claiming the credit, obtain a copy of the STO’s pre-
provides scholarships or grants to  displaced students or       approved  application.  Include  a copy  of the  pre-approved 
students with disabilities. This credit must be pre-approved    application with Form 341. Failure to do so could result in a 
by the Arizona Department of Revenue.  The STO must be          disallowance  of this credit.  
certified pursuant to Chapter 15 of Title 43 at the time of     The department will preapprove the credits on a first-come, 
 donation.                                                      first-served basis.   The  pre-approval  process  works as 
Contributions designated for the direct benefit of a specific   follows: 
                                                                •
student will not qualify for the credit.                            Before making the contribution, the taxpayer notifies 
This credit is in lieu of any deduction taken under Internal        the STO of the intended amount. 
                                                                •   The  STO  requests  pre-approval  from the  Arizona 
Revenue  Code § 170 for state tax purposes.   
                                                                    Department of Revenue. 
A taxpayer cannot claim this credit and the credit claimed on   •   The  Arizona  Department of Revenue preapproves or 
Form  335 for the same contribution.                                denies the request  within  twenty days after it  has 
The tax credit is equal to the amount the department has pre-       received the request, and notifies the STO. 
approved.  Once pre-approved, the taxpayer has 20 days in       •   If the request is  pre-approved, the  STO  notifies the 
which to make the contribution to the STO.                          taxpayer immediately. 
The  tax  credit is available  only  to corporate taxpayers,    •   The taxpayer must make the contribution within twenty 
corporate partners, exempt organizations subject to corporate       days of receiving notice from the STO. 
income tax on unrelated business taxable income (UBTI), or 
S Corporation individual shareholders.                          QUALIFIED SCHOOL  TUITION ORGANIZATION 
                                                                REQUIREMENTS 
•  A partnership  may pass this  credit through only  to its     
   corporate partners, each of which may claim a    pro rata    The school tuition organization receiving contributions 
   share of the credit based on their ownership interest.       under this program must be certified pursuant to Chapter 15 
•  An exempt organization may utilize this credit only if it    of Title 43 at the time of donation 
   results from activities that generate UBTI.                  A listing of certified School Tuition Organizations is 
•  An S Corporation may claim this credit against income        available at  www.azdor.gov.  Click on “Tax  Credits”,  then 
   Arizona is taxing at the corporate level, or it may make     click on “Corporate Tuition Tax Credits”, and then click on 
                                                                “School Tuition Organizations Certified to Receive 
   an irrevocable election to pass this credit through to its 
   individual shareholders.                                     Corporate  Donations.”    
   o    To  pass this credit through  to its individual 
        shareholders, the  S Corporation  must make                           Completing the Form 
        minimum contributions of $5,000 to School Tuition       Complete the name and  employer  identification  number 
        Organizations or to School Tuition Organizations for    (EIN)  section at the top of  the  form. Indicate the period 
        Displaced Students or Students With Disabilities in a   covered by the taxable  year.  Include  the completed form 
        taxable year.                                            with the tax return.                



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                                                                                                             Arizona Form 341 
NOTE:     If the entity passing this credit through has a          Line 13  
different tax year-end than the taxpayer, the taxpayer may        Add  the amounts entered on lines 11 and 12.  Enter the total. 
only claim this credit on its tax  return  for that year. For 
example, if the entity passing this credit through has a tax           Part 2 – Available Credit Carryover 
year end of February  2022, claim this credit on the              Use Part 2 to calculate the taxpayer’s total available credit 
 
taxpayer’s 2022 return.                                            carryover from prior taxable years.  
All returns, statements, and other documents filed with the       S Corporations, if this credit was claimed at the corporate 
department require a taxpayer identification number (TIN).        level in a prior taxable year and there is a carryover amount 
The  TIN for a corporation,  an exempt organization  with         available, complete Part 2. 
UBTI, an  S Corporation, or a partnership is the taxpayer's        
EIN. Taxpayers that fail to include their TIN may be subject      Lines 14 through 18 
to a penalty.                                                     •    In column (a), enter the taxable year(s) from which the 
NOTE – To claim this credit:                                           taxpayer is carrying over the credit 
•    Individual  taxpayers  that  did  not  make  the  Small      •    In column (b), enter the credit originally computed for 
     Business Income election,       complete Form 341-I and           the taxable year listed in column (a) 
     Arizona Form 301, Nonrefundable Individual Tax               •    In column (c), enter the amount of the credit from the 
     Credits and Recapture.     Include both completed  forms          taxable year which was already used 
     with your tax return.                                        •    In column (d), subtract the amount in column (c) from 
•    Individual taxpayers  that  made the Small Business               column (b), enter the difference 
     Income election , complete Form 341-I-SBI and Arizona         Line 19   
     Form 301-SBI, Nonrefundable Individual Tax Credits           Add the amounts entered on lines 14 through 18.  Enter the 
     and Recapture for Form 140-SBI, 140PY-SBI, 140NR-            total in column(d).  
     SBI, or 140X-SBI.    Include both completed forms with 
     your tax return                                                       Part 3 – Total Available Credit C corporations, S Corporations claiming this credit at       Use Part 3 to calculate the taxpayer’s total available credit 
     the corporate level, and exempt organizations with            for this tax year.  
     UBTI,   complete this credit form and Arizona Form 300, 
     Nonrefundable Corporate  Tax Credits and Recapture.          Line 20 
     Include both completed forms with your tax return.           •    Partnerships passing through this credit to corporate 
•    S Corporations electing to pass this credit through to            partners, enter “0”. 
     its shareholders,    complete this credit  form.     Also    •    Qualified  S Corporations electing to pass this credit 
     complete Form 341-S for each individual shareholder of            through  to individual shareholders, enter  “0”.   To 
     the S Corporation.  Provide each individual shareholder           determine if the  S Corporation  qualifies to pass  this 
     a copy of his or her completed Form 341-S. Include                credit through to its individual shareholders, complete 
     Form 341 and one copy of each completed Form 341-S                Part 4.   If  the  S Corporation’s  total contributions to 
     with your tax return.                                             STOs from Form 335 and/or Form 341 exceed $5,000, 
•    Partnerships,   complete this credit form.  Also, complete        the S Corporation qualifies, and may elect, to pass this 
     Form  341-P  for  each  corporate  partner  of  the               credit through to its individual shareholders.  
     partnership.  Provide each corporate partner a copy of       •    All other corporate entities, (C corporations, exempt 
     its completed Form 341-P.  Include Form 341 and one               organizations subject to corporate income tax on UBTI, 
     copy of each completed  Form 341-P with your  tax                 or S Corporations claiming this credit at the corporate 
                                                                       level), enter the amount from line 13. 
     return.                                                      •    Also, enter this amount on Form 300, Line 11, column 
                                                                       (a). 
  Part 1 – Current Taxable Year’s Credit                           
                                                                  Line  21 
                        Calculation                               Enter the amount on line 19, column (d).  If the amount is 
Lines 1 through 10                                                zero, enter “0”.  Also, enter this amount on Form 300, line 
•    List each STO’s name and address in column (a).               11, column (b).   
•    List the credit approval number(s) in column (b).            Line  22 
•    List the approved contribution amount in column (c).         Add lines 20 and 21.  Enter the total.  This is the taxpayer’s 
Line 11                                                           total credit for this tax  year.   Also,  enter this amount on 
Add the amounts in column  (c) on lines 1 through 10 and          Form  300, line 11, column (c).   
enter that amount on line 11.                                     Partnerships:    skip Part 4 and proceed to the instructions 
If contributions  are made  to  more than ten organizations,      for completing Form 341-P on page 4. 
                                                                   
complete  and include additional schedules. 
                                                                  S Corporations making the election to pass through this 
Line 12                                                           credit,  proceed to Part 4.         
Corporate partners (only), enter the amount from Form 341-P, 
line 13.  If none, enter “0”. 
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                                                                                                             Arizona Form 341 
 
                                                                  Line  25 
 Part 4 S Corporation Credit Election                           Add lines 23 and 24.  Enter the total. 
An S Corporation may elect to pass this credit through to its      Line 26 
individual shareholders.                                          Is the amount on line 25 greater than, or equal to, $5,000?  If 
NOTE:      Trusts and estates which are shareholders of  S        yes, check the  “Yes” box and continue to line 27.  If no, 
Corporations, are not eligible to claim this credit.  However,    STOP,  the  S Corporation  cannot pass this credit to  its 
as  S Corporation  ownership share that is owned by  a            individual  shareholders.   
grantor trust that is disregarded for federal income tax          Line  27 
purposes is treated as owned by the grantor.  If the grantor 
                                                                  If the S Corporation wishes to make an irrevocable election 
is an individual, he or she may claim his or her share of the 
                                                                  to pass this credit through to  its  individual shareholders, 
 credit.                                                          enter the ending date for this  tax  year, check the box 
To pass this credit through to its individual shareholders, the   indicating the S Corporation is passing this credit through to 
S Corporation must have made an aggregate contribution of         its individual shareholders, and have this form signed by an 
$5,000 or more on Forms 335 and 341 during the tax year.          officer of  the  S Corporation  who is also a signatory to 
Line  23                                                          Arizona Form 120S. 
                                                                      
Enter the total contributions from line 11.                       Proceed to the instructions on page 4 to complete Form 
Line  24                                                          341-S. 
                                                                                                        
Enter the total contributions from Form 335, line 11. 

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                                                                                                           Arizona Form 341 
                                                                   
 Form 341-P, Distribution to Corporate                             Form 341-S, Distribution to Individual 
          Partners of a Partnership                                  Shareholders of an S Corporation 
                                                                   
Enter the name of the partnership and EIN at the top of Form      Enter the S Corporation name and TIN at the top of Form 
341-P.   Enter the corporate partner’s name,  EIN, and            341-S.  Enter the individual shareholder’s name,  Social 
ownership percentage on the next line.  (Each corporate           Security  Number, and ownership percentage on  the next 
partner is entitled to a pro rata share of the credit, based on   line. (Each  individual shareholder of the  S Corporation  is 
its ownership percentage.)                                        entitled to a  pro rata  share  of the credit  based on his/her 
Complete Form 341-P for      each  corporate partner of the        ownership percentage.) 
partnership.                                                      Complete Form 341-S for    each shareholder except for trust 
 
Lines 1 through 10                                                or estate shareholders.   However, an  S Corporation 
•   Enter the names of the STO(s) in column (a).                  ownership share that  is owned by a  grantor trust that is 
                                                                  disregarded for federal income tax purposes is  treated as 
•   Enter the Credit  Approval Number(s) received in 
                                                                  owned by the grantor.  If the grantor is an individual, he or 
    column (b). 
                                                                  she may claim his or her share of the credit.   
                                                                   
If contributions are  made to  more than ten organizations, 
complete and include additional schedules.                        Lines 1 through 10 
                                                                  •  Enter the names of the STO(s) in column (a). 
Line 11                                                           •  Enter the Credit  Approval Number(s) received in 
Enter the amount of the total current  year’s contributions          column (b). 
                                                                   
from Form 341, Part 1, line 13.                                   If contributions are  made to  more than ten organizations, 
Line 12                                                           complete and include additional schedules.  
                                                                   
Enter the corporate partner’s ownership percentage of the S 
                                                                  Line 11 
 Corporation.                                                      
                                                                  Enter the amount of the total current  year’s  contributions 
Line 13                                                            from Form 341, Part 1, line 13. 
Multiply line 11 by line 12.   Enter the result.  This is the 
corporate partner’s portion of this credit.                       Line  12 
                                                                  Enter the shareholder’s ownership percentage of the  S 
The partnership must furnish each corporate partner with its       Corporation.  
completed copy of Form 341-P, including additional 
                                                                  Line 13 
schedules as needed.                                               
                                                                  Multiply line 11 by line 12.   Enter the result.  This is the 
The corporate partner will enter the amount on Form 341-P,        individual shareholder’s portion of this credit.    
line 13 on its own Form 341, line 12.                              
                                                                  The S Corporation must furnish each shareholder with their 
                                                                  copy  of  Form  341-S,  including additional  schedules  as 
                                                                  needed.   
                                                                   
                                                                  The  individual shareholder  will use this form to  complete 
                                                                  Form 341-I.   
                                                                   
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