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BFC-1                                    STATE OF NEW JERSEY 
  (12/21)
                               DIVISION OF TAXATION – CORPORATION TAX

        INSTRUCTIONS FOR BANKING AND FINANCIAL BUSINESS TAX RETURN
                                                     (Form BFC-1 – 2021)
                Note: These instructions are applicable only to taxpayers filing on Form BFC-1.

            This is the last year that Form BFC-1 will exist in         Federal/State Tax Agreement
            this format. It will be replaced with the new stan-         The New Jersey Division of Taxation and the Internal Revenue 
            dardized return (Form CBT-1) next year. Banking             Service participate in a Federal/State program for the mutual 
            corporations that have not already transitioned             exchange of tax information to verify the accuracy and consis-
away from the historic income reporting method must file                tency of information reported on federal and New Jersey tax 
transitionary returns, including short period returns if applica-       returns.
ble, on Form BFC-1 to normalize their income reporting.
                                                                        Tax Preparers 
                                                                        Tax preparers who fail to sign the return and provide their as-
                                                                        signed tax identification number shall be liable for a $25 pen-
Before You Begin                                                        alty for each failure. If the tax preparer is not self-employed, the 
Read all instructions carefully before completing returns.
                                                                        name of the tax preparer’s employer and the employer’s tax 
Include a complete copy of the federal Form 1120 (or any                identification number should also be provided.
other federal corporate return filed) and all related forms 
and schedules. See Technical Bulletin, TB-98(R), Federal 
Return and the Forms and Schedules to Include with the Cor-             Corporations Required to File
poration Business Tax Return Pursuant to P.L. 2020, C. 118.             In general, every corporation existing under the laws of the 
Corporations that are part of a federal consolidated group              State of New Jersey is required to file a Corporation Business 
must include a federal income tax return and the consolidating          Tax return. 
schedules showing the income statement, balance sheets, and 
all other supporting information for the taxpayer.                      In addition, a return must be filed by every foreign corporation 
                                                                        that:
Personal Liability of Officers and Directors                            1.   Holds a general certificate of authority to do business in 
Any officer or director of any corporation who shall distribute or           this State issued by the Secretary of State;  or
cause to be distributed any assets in dissolution or liquidation        2.   Holds a certificate, license, or other authorization issued 
to the stockholders without having first paid all corporation                by any other department or agency of this State, authoriz-
franchise taxes, fees, penalties and interest imposed on said                ing the company to engage in corporate activity within this 
corporation, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 14A:6-12, N.J.S.A.                  State;  or
54:50-18 and other applicable provisions of law, shall be per-
                                                                        3.  Derives income from this State;   or
sonally liable for said unpaid taxes, fees, penalties, and inter-
est. Compliance with N.J.S.A. 54:50-13 is also required in the          4.  Employs or owns capital within this State;   or
case of certain mergers, consolidations, and dissolutions.              5.  Employs or owns property in this State;   or
                                                                        6.   Maintains an office in this State that, in addition, qualifies 
Distortion of Net Income                                                     as one of the following:  
The Director is authorized to adjust and redetermine items of                (a) a banking corporation defined at N.J.S.A. 54:10A-36, or  
gross receipts and expenses as may be necessary to make                      (b) a financial corporation defined at N.J.A.C. 18:7-1.16.  
a fair and reasonable determination of tax payable under the                 Note: Taxpayer must complete Schedule A-7 and attach it 
Corporation Business Tax Act. For details regarding the con-                 to the BFC-1.
ditions under which this authority may be exercised, refer to 
regulation N.J.A.C. 18:7-5.10.                                          A foreign corporation that is a partner of a New Jersey part-
                                                                        nership is deemed subject to tax in the State and must file a 
Accounting Method                                                       return.
The return must be completed using the same method of ac-
counting, cash, accrual or other basis, that was employed in            Who may be Subject to Tax. Any domestic or foreign corpo-
the taxpayer’s federal income tax return.                               ration, joint-stock company or association, and any business 
                                                                        conducted by a trustee or trustees wherein interest or own-
Riders                                                                  ership is evidenced by a certificate of interest or ownership 
If space is insufficient, include riders in the same form as the        or similar written instrument is subject to tax. This includes 
original printed sheets. The riders must be numbered and                limited partnership associations organized pursuant to N.J.S.A. 
clearly list the schedule(s) and line(s) of each corresponding          42:3-1 et seq. and foreign limited partnership associations. No 
rider item.                                                             new limited partnership associations shall be formed in New 
                                                                        Jersey after September 21, 1988. In general, limited liability 

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companies are required to file for New Jersey purposes in the            Professional Corporations. Corporations formed under 
same manner that they report for federal purposes.                       N.J.S.A. 14A:17-1 et seq. or any similar laws of a possession 
                                                                         or territory of the U.S., a state, or political subdivision thereof, 
Corporations Claiming Nexus Immunity. Foreign corpora-                   must complete Schedule PC. Examples of licensed profes-
tions that meet the filing requirements and whose income is im-          sionals include certified public accountants, architects, optom-
mune from tax pursuant to Public Law 86-272, must obtain and             etrists, professional engineers, land surveyors, land planners, 
complete Schedule N, Nexus – Immune Activity Declaration,                chiropractors, physical therapists, registered professional 
and all of the schedules from the BFC-1. In addition, taxpayers          nurses, dentists, osteopaths, physicians and surgeons, doctors 
must include a copy of the Nexus Questionnaire. P.L. 86-272              of medicine, doctors of dentistry, podiatrists, veterinarians and, 
filers are not subject to the surtax imposed by N.J.S.A. 54:10A-         attorneys.
5.41, and will enter zero on page 1, line 5. These corporations 
must remit the minimum tax with the BFC-1.                               Inactive Corporations. Inactive corporations that, during the 
                                                                         period covered by the return, did not conduct any business, did 
Out-of-Business Corporations. Corporations that are “out of              not have any income, receipts or expenses, and did not own 
business” but have not dissolved or withdrawn their authority to         any assets, must complete the Certification of Inactivity section 
do business in New Jersey, are still obligated to file a return. A       on page 1. Payment for the related minimum tax liability and 
dissolution or withdrawal date must be established on or before          the installment payment (if applicable) must be submitted elec-
the last day of the current tax period in order to avoid having to       tronically. See the Page 1 section for more information. 
file a return for the next tax period.
                                                                         Combined Reporting
New Corporations. Every New Jersey Banking or Financial                  New Jersey enacted mandatory combined reporting for unitary 
Corporation acquires a taxable status under the New Jersey               businesses for tax years ending on and after July 31, 2019. 
Corporation Business Tax Act beginning on the date of its in-            Groups of companies that have common ownership and are 
corporation, regardless of whether it had assets or conducted            engaged in a unitary business, where at least one member of 
any business activities.                                                 the group is subject to the New Jersey Corporation Business 
                                                                         Tax, are required to calculate their tax liability on a combined 
A tax return must be filed for each fiscal period, or part thereof,      basis on Form CBT-100U, Corporation Business Tax Unitary 
beginning on the date of incorporation in New Jersey. No return          Return. 
may cover a period exceeding 12 months, even by a day. 
                                                                         A member of a combined group filing a New Jersey combined 
A newly chartered banking corporation or a newly authorized              return does not have to file a separate return for the privilege 
foreign financial corporation that did not commence doing busi-          period or portion of the privilege period thereof that the tax-
ness in New Jersey during the period covered by its first return         payer was included as a member of the combined return. A 
must file Form CBT-100 as a regular corporation. All others              combined group member with business operations that are 
must file returns on Form BFC-1.                                         independent of the unitary business activity of the combined 
                                                                         group must report such income on Schedule X. Schedule X is 
S Corporations. Every corporation that elects to be a New                submitted with the combined return. The member will not com-
Jersey S corporation must file a “New Jersey S Corporation               plete a separate return.
or New Jersey QSSS Election” (Form CBT-2553) within one 
calendar month subsequent to the federal S corporation filing            Visit the Division’s website for information about combined 
requirement.                                                             reporting.

Combinable Captive Insurance Companies. Combin-                          Note:  A taxpayer that has nexus with New Jersey that is part 
able captive insurance companies are no longer exempt from                     of a combined group or affiliated group, but excluded 
the Corporation Business Tax. If the combinable captive in-                    from the New Jersey combined return must file a sepa-
surance company is not included as a member of a combined                      rate return. 
group filing a New Jersey Corporation Business Tax Unitary 
Return, Form CBT-100U, they must file a New Jersey separate              Former Member of Combined Group. A taxpayer that was 
Corporation Business Tax Return, Form CBT-100.                           a member of a combined group filing a New Jersey combined 
                                                                         return for part of the group privilege period and subsequently 
Note: A regular captive insurance company that does not                  departs the combined group to file on a separate entity basis, 
      meet the definition of a combinable captive insurance              must report the income for months subsequent to departing 
      company in N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(y) is still exempt from the           the combined group on a separate return (Form BFC-1) unless 
      Corporation Business Tax.                                          the taxpayer joined a second combined group that files a New 
                                                                         Jersey combined return. The taxpayer filing a separate return 
Financial Business Corporations. Corporations that qualify               would not report the income on Form BFC-1 for the months 
as financial businesses, those that derive 75% of their gross            during which the member was part of the combined group. 
income from the financial activities enumerated at N.J.A.C.              If determining what amount of income is attributable to the 
18:7-1.16(a)1 through (a)7, must file the New Jersey Corpora-            portions of the 12-month period are for the periods before and 
tion Business Tax Return for Banking and Financial Business,             after departing a combined group, the taxpayer must prorate 
Form BFC-1.                                                              their income/losses and receipts. These taxpayers do not 
                                                                         check the “BFC-1-F Filer” box on page 1 of the return.
Note: Banking Corporations and Financial Business Corpora-
      tions that do not qualify to file Form BFC-1 must com-
      plete Form CBT-100.  

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                                                                                filed Form BFC-200-T. Submit the completed BFC-200-T with 
When to File                                                                    payment of the total amount due as reflected on line 8. The 
2021 Accounting Periods and Due Dates                                           tentative return must be postmarked on or before the original 
The 2021 Corporation Business Tax return should only be                         due date of the tax return. If a request for extension is duly 
used for accounting periods ending on and after July 31, 2021,                  made, it will be granted by the Division. Approved extensions 
through June 30, 2022. Most banking corporations must report                    will not be confirmed in writing.
on a calendar year basis (see N.J.S.A. 54:10A-34). However, 
financial corporations can report on a fiscal year basis.                       An extension of time is granted only to file your New Jersey 
                                                                                Corporation Business Tax return. There is no extension of time 
In general, the New Jersey Corporation Business Tax returns                     to pay the tax due. The Division will notify you only if we deny 
and payments, except estimated payments, are due 30 days                        your extension request, but not until after you actually file your 
after the original due date of the federal corporate income tax                 return. Penalties and interest are imposed whenever tax is paid 
return. For the administrative convenience of both the Division                 after the original due date.
and taxpayers, Corporation Business Tax returns filed by the 
15th day of the fifth month following the close of the privilege                Note:  An extension payment must include any applicable 
period are considered timely even if that date is more than 30                         professional corporation (PC) fees and/or installment 
days after the federal due date. If the due date falls on a week-                      payments. 
end or a legal holiday, the return and payment are due on the 
following business day. Use the following schedule for 2021 
BFC-1 forms and payments:
                                                                                Payment of Tax 
                                                                                The balance of tax due must be paid in full by the original due 
If accounting   July 31,  Aug. 31,  Sept. 30,  Oct. 31, Nov. 30,  Dec. 31, 
period ends on: 2021   2021 2021             2021       2021      2021          date of the return. 
Due date for    Dec. 15,  Jan. 15,  Feb. 15,  Mar. 15,  Apr. 15,  May 15, 
filing is:      2021   2022 2022             2022       2022      2022          In addition, corporations are required to make installment pay-
If accounting   Jan. 31,  Feb. 28,  Mar. 31, Apr. 30,   May 31,  June 30,       ments of estimated tax. The requirement for making these pay-
period ends on: 2022   2022 2022             2022       2022      2022          ments is based on the amount of the total tax liability shown on 
Due date for    June 15,  July 15,  Aug. 15,  Sept. 15,  Oct. 15, Nov. 15, 
filing is:      2022   2022 2022             2022       2022      2022          the most recent return.

Calendar or fiscal accounting year is the same accounting pe-                   •  If the 2021 total tax liability is greater than $500, the 
riod that the taxpayer is required to report to the United States                 taxpayer must make installment payments towards 2022. 
Treasury Department for federal income tax purposes. Please                       These payments are remitted on Form BFC-150 and are 
note the ending month of the accounting period for federal re-                    due on or before the 15th day of the 4th, 6th, 9th, and 
turns and New Jersey returns must match, however, the tax re-                     12th months of the tax year. Taxpayers with gross receipts 
turn year for the federal and State returns may differ. (i.e., a tax              greater than or equal to $50,000,000 must make installment 
year ending 8/31/21 may be filed on a 2020 federal Form 1120;                     payments on the 15th day of the 4th, 6th, and 12th months 
the same tax year must be filed on a 2021 NJ BFC-1.) All ac-                      of the tax year. 
counting periods must end on the last day of the month, except                  •                                                 installment 
                                                                                   If the 2021 total tax liability is $500 or less, 
that taxpayers may use the same 52-53 week accounting year                        payments may be made as indicated above OR in lieu of 
that is used for federal income tax purposes. See N.J.A.C.                        making installment payments, the taxpayer may make a 
18:7-2.3. The Division is aware that taxpayers cannot properly                    payment of 50% of the 2021 total tax liability. 
input dates for 52-53 week accounting years. In this case, tax-
payers will need to contact the Division for assistance. Returns 
for prior tax years are available on the Division’s website.                    How to Pay 
                                                                                Make remittance payable to “State of New Jersey – BFC.” 
BFC-1-F Filers. A banking corporation filing as part of a com-                  Send payments to the address listed on the form being 
bined group that uses a fiscal year basis must align its tax year               remitted. 
with the combined group. To do so, the corporation must file 
a short period return that covers January 1 through the end of                  Tax return payments must be forwarded with the return to: Di-
the month of the combined group’s privilege period. In addition,                vision of Taxation – BFC, Revenue Processing Center, PO Box 
the corporation must notify the Division that it is converting to a             247, Trenton, NJ 08646-0247.

fiscal year basis by checking the box on page 1 of the return                                                                  Do not remit 
                                                                                Make a separate remittance for each return.
indicating that it is filing as a “BFC-1-F Filer.”                              the tax for two or more returns in one check. 
For more information, see Technical Bulletin TB-91, Banking 
                                                                                To make payments electronically, go to the Division of Taxa-
Corporations and Combined Returns.
                                                                                tion’s website. Taxpayers who do not have access to the inter-
                                                                                net can call the Division’s Customer Service Center at (609) 
Pursuant to Section 16 of P.L. 2020, c. 118, all banking cor-
                                                                                292-6400.
porations must file transitionary returns even if they are 
not members of a combined group. A banking corporation 
                                                                                Taxpayers with a prior year liability of $10,000 or more in 
that has not already transitioned away from the historic income 
                                                                                any tax are required to make their payments for all taxes by 
reporting method must file transitionary returns on Form BFC-1 
                                                                                Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). For information or to enroll 
to normalize its income reporting and check the “BFC-1-F Filer” 
                                                                                in the program, visit the Division of Revenue and Enterprise 
box on page 1 of the return.
                                                                                Services’ website, call (609) 292-9292 and select option #6, 
                                                                                fax (609) 984-6681, or write to NJ Division of Revenue and 
Extension of Time to File                                                       Enterprise Services, EFT Section, PO Box 191, Trenton, NJ 
Corporations will automatically receive a six-month extension                   08646-0191. 
only if they have paid at least 90% of the tax liability and timely 

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Note:  Taxpayers who are required to remit payments by EFT                Civil Fraud. If any part of an assessment is due to civil fraud, 
      can satisfy the EFT requirement by making e-check or                there shall be added to the tax an amount equal to 50% of the 
      credit card payments.                                               assessment in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:49-9.1.

         This is the last year that Form BFC-1 will exist in              Transacting Business Without a Certificate of Authority. In 
                                                                          addition to any other liabilities imposed by law, a foreign corpo-
         this format. It will be replaced with the new stan-
                                                                          ration that transacts business in this State without a certificate 
         dardized return (Form CBT-1) next year. For privi-
                                                                          of authority shall forfeit to the State a penalty of not less than 
         lege periods ending on and after July 31, 2022, 
                                                                          $200, nor more than $1,000 for each calendar year, not more 
the new standardized return and payments must be filed 
                                                                          than 5 years prior thereto, in which it shall have transacted 
electronically.
                                                                          business in this State without a certificate of authority. N.J.S.A. 
                                                                          14A:13-11(3).

Penalties and Interest
Insufficiency Penalty. If the amount paid with the Tentative 
Return, Form BFC-200-T, is less than 90% of the tax liability             Amended Returns
                                                                          To amend Form BFC-1, use the BFC-1 for the appropriate tax 
computed on Form BFC-1, or in the case of a taxpayer whose                year. 
preceding return covered a full 12-month period, is less than 
the amount of the tax computed at the rates applicable to the             For return periods ending prior to July 31, 2019, taxpayers 
current accounting year but on the basis of the facts shown               must write “AMENDED RETURN” clearly on the front page of 
and the law applicable to the preceding accounting year, the              the form. 
taxpayer may be liable for a penalty of 5% per month or part 
of a month not to exceed 25% of the amount of underpayment                For Tax Year 2019 and after, check the box to indicate the 
from the original due date to the date of actual payment.                 return is being amended. Mail all amended returns to: State 
                                                                          of New Jersey, Division of Taxation, Special Audit Group, PO 
Late Filing Penalty. 5% per month or part of a month on the               Box 271, Trenton, NJ 08695-0271. For overnight delivery with 
amount of underpayment not to exceed 25% of that underpay-                a carrier other than USPS Express: NJ Division of Taxation, 
ment, except if no return has been filed within 30 days of the            Special Audit Group, 3 John Fitch Way, 2nd Floor, Trenton, NJ 
date on which the first notice of delinquency in filing the return        08611.
was sent, the penalty will accrue at 5% per month or part of a 
month of the total tax liability not to exceed 25% of such tax            Final Determination of Net Income by Federal Government. 
liability. Also, a penalty of $100 for each month the return is de-       Any change or correction made by the Internal Revenue Ser-
linquent may be imposed.                                                  vice to the federal taxable income must be reported to the Divi-
                                                                          sion within 90 days. 
Late Payment Penalty. 5% of the balance of tax due paid after 
the due date for filing the return may be imposed.
Interest. 3% above the average predominant prime rate for                 Page 1 Line-by-Line Instructions
every month or part of a month the tax is unpaid, compounded              Enter the federal employer identification number, corporation 
annually. At the end of each calendar year, any tax, penalties            name and complete address and ZIP Code in the space pro-
and interest remaining due will become part of the balance on             vided on the return.
which interest will be charged. The interest rates assessed by 
                                                                          Check the appropriate box to indicate whether this return is 
the Division of Taxation are published online.
                                                                          being filed for: 
Note: The average predominant prime rate is the rate as                   • BFC-1-F filer*; or 
      determined by the Board of Governors of the Federal 
      Reserve System, quoted by commercial banks to large                 •  Banking corporation; or 
      businesses on December 1st of the calendar year im-                 •  Financial corporation.
      mediately preceding the calendar year in which payment 
      was due or as redetermined by the Director in accor-                * A BFC-1-F filer is a banking corporation that (1) is filing to 
      dance with N.J.S.A. 54:48-2.                                          align its tax year with the combined group with which it will be 
                                                                            filing in the future, or (2) is filing transitionary returns to nor-
Collection Fees. In addition, if the tax bill is sent to our collec-        malize its income reporting.
tion agency, a referral cost recovery fee of 11% of any tax, pen-
alty, and interest due will be added to the liability in accordance       Provide the remaining information requested on the top por-
with N.J.S.A. 54:49-12.3. If a certificate of debt is issued for the      tion of the return. The federal business activity code should 
outstanding liability, a fee for the cost of collection of the tax        be taken from the taxpayer’s federal tax return. Provide the 
may also be imposed.                                                      location of the corporate books as well as a contact person 
                                                                          and phone number. If the corporation is a professional corpo-
Underpayment of Estimated Tax. To calculate the amount of                 ration, check the box indicating this status. See the Corpora-
interest for the underpayment of estimated tax, complete either           tions Required to File section for information on the types of 
Form BFC-160-A or Form BFC-160-B. If the taxpayer qualifies               corporations. 
for any of the exceptions to the imposition of interest for any of 
the installment payments, Part II must be completed and sub-              Check the appropriate box to indicate whether this is the initial 
mitted with the return as evidence of such exception.                     return or an amended return. 

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         If filing an amended return, enter the applicable             Line 5c – Balance of Surtax
         code in the boxes provided. If using code 10,                 Subtract line 5b from line 5a and enter the result.
         “Other,” enter the reason in the lines provided. If 
more space is needed, include a rider.                                       Line 6a – Total Minimum Tax
                                                                             Enter the total minimum tax. 
   1. Change in allocation factor
   2. IRS audit                                                        The minimum tax is assessed based on the New Jersey Gross 
   3. Amended federal 1120 filed                                       Receipts from Schedule J, line 1f as follows:
   4. To take credit for payments/payments made by a 
      partnership                                                      New Jersey Gross Receipts                          Minimum Tax
   5. Adjustments to ENI                                               Less than $100,000                                      $500
   6. To change credit request to refund request or refund             $100,000 or more but less than $250,000                 $750
      request to credit request                                        $250,000 or more but less than $500,000               $1,000
   7. Change in filing period                                          $500,000 or more but less than $1,000,000             $1,500
   8. Change in tax credits reported                                   $1,000,000 or more                                    $2,000
   9. Adding or subtracting a combined return member                   If a taxpayer is filing a separate return and is a member of an 
 10.  Other                                                            affiliated or controlled group (as per I.R.C. § 1504 or § 1563) 
                                                                       that has a total payroll of $5,000,000 or more for the tax year, 
All corporations must complete page 1, the Annual General              the minimum tax is $2,000 regardless of the amount of the tax-
Questionnaire, and Schedules A (Parts I, II, and III), A-2, A-3,       payer’s New Jersey gross receipts. Tax years of less than 12 
A-4, and J of the return.                                              months are subject to the higher minimum tax if the prorated 
                                                                       total payroll exceeds $416,667 per month. Total payroll refers 
Line 1 – Tax Base                                                      to the total payroll of the affiliated group rather than total New 
Enter amount from line 3 of Schedule A, Part III.                      Jersey payroll of a single corporation. Taxpayers that are mem-
                                                                       bers of an affiliated or controlled group must submit a schedule 
Line 2 – Amount of Tax                                                 of payroll per member and a copy of the taxpayer’s federal 
Multiply line 1 by the applicable tax rate: 
                                                                       affiliations schedule, Form 851, with the return. 
•  If line 1 is greater than $100,000, the tax rate is 9% (.09).
                                                                       The minimum tax cannot be prorated. In general, zero (0)   If line 1 is greater than $50,000 and less than or equal            returns are not permitted.
 to $100,000, the tax rate is 7.5% (.075). Tax periods of less 
 than 12 months qualify for the 7.5% rate if the prorated tax-         Note:  If claiming a tax credit that can reduce the tax to zero, 
 able net income does not exceed $8,333 per month.                           do not enter an amount on this line.

•  If line 1 is $50,000 or less, the tax rate is 6.5% (.065). Tax      Line 6b – Tax Due
 periods of less than 12 months qualify for the 6.5% rate if           Add the balance of surtax calculated on line 5c to the greater 
 the prorated taxable net income does not exceed $4,166                of line 4 or minimum tax due from line 6a. 
 per month. 
Line 3 – Tax Credits                                                   Note: Most tax credits cannot reduce the tax liability below the 
Enter amount from Schedule A-3, Part I, line 28. Include the                 minimum tax. However, there are rare instances where 
applicable credit form(s) with the return. See Schedule A-3 in-              it can. If claiming a tax credit that can reduce the tax to 
structions for more information.                                             zero, do not enter an amount on page 1, line 6a.

Line 4 – CBT Tax Liability                                             Line 7 – Installment Payment
Subtract line 3 from line 2.                                           Taxpayers are required to make installment payments of es-
                                                                       timated tax. The requirement for making these payments is 
Line 5a – Surtax                                                       based on the amount of the total tax liability shown on the most 
Every business entity that is subject to the Corporation Busi-         recent return.
ness Tax is also subject to the surtax if the business entity has 
an allocated taxable net income in excess of $1,000,000.               •  If the 2021 Total Tax Liability is greater than $500, the 
Public utilities and New Jersey S corporations (as defined in          taxpayer must make installment payments towards 2022. 
N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(q) and N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(p), respectively)           These payments are remitted on Form BFC-150 and are 
are exempt from the surtax.                                            due on or before the 15th day of the 4th, 6th, 9th, and 
                                                                       12th months of the tax year. Taxpayers with gross receipts 
Multiply the amount on Schedule A, Part III, line 1 by the appli-      greater than or equal to $50,000,000 must make installment 
cable surtax rate. The rate is 2.5% for tax years beginning on         payments on the 15th day of the 4th, 6th, and 12th months 
or after January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2023.                   of the tax year. 

Line 5b – Pass-Through Business Alternative Income Tax                 •  If the 2021 Total Tax Liability is $500 or less, installment 
Credit Applied to Surtax                                               payments may be made as indicated above OR in lieu of 
Enter the amount from Form 329. Do not enter more than the             making installment payments, the taxpayer may make a 
amount of surtax on line 5a. Include Form 329 with the return.         payment of 50% of the 2021 total tax liability. For taxpayers 
See Form 329 instructions for more information.                        who qualify and want to take advantage of this option, enter 
                                                                       on line 7, 50% of the amount on line 6b. This will become 
                                                                       part of the payment to be made with the 2021 return and 
                                                                       installment payments will not be required. This payment 
                                                                       should be claimed as a credit when filing the 2022 return.

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Line 8 – Professional Corporation Fees                               Line 16 – Credit to 2022
Enter amount from Schedule PC, Part II, line 7.                      Enter the amount of your overpayment that you want to credit 
                                                                     to your 2022 tax liability. 
Note:  Check the box on page 1 to indicate the corporation is a 
     professional corporation.                                       Line 17 – Credit to a Combined Group
                                                                     Enter the amount of your overpayment that you want to credit 
See Schedule PC instructions for information about filing re-        to a combined group. Also include the Unitary ID Number and 
quirements and examples of professional corporations.                tax return year to which it is to be applied. 

Line 9 – Total Tax and Professional Corporation Fees                 Note:  An overpayment of tax by a corporation can only be 
Enter the total of lines 6b, 7, and 8.                                     credited to a combined group of which the corporation is 
                                                                           a member.
Line 10a – Payments and Credits
Include on this line:                                                Certification of Inactivity
•  Installment tax payments made for 2021;                           Inactive corporations must complete page 1, the Annual Gen-
                                                                     eral Questionnaire, and Schedules A (Parts I, II, and III), A-2, 
•  Amounts paid with tentative return (Form BFC-200-T);              A-3, and A-4 of the BFC-1. A corporate officer must sign and 
•  Any overpayment from the preceding tax return that the            certify that the corporation did not conduct any business, did 
 taxpayer elected to have credited to the current year’s tax.        not have any income, receipts, or expenses, and did not own 
 Do not include any amount of the overpayment that the tax-          any assets during the entire period covered by the tax return. 
 payer elected to have refunded.
                                                                     Signature 
Note:  Professional corporation installment payments from the        Each return must be signed by an officer of the corporation 
     prior year may not be used to offset any current year tax       who is authorized to attest to the truth of the statements con-
     liability and are not eligible for refund.                      tained therein and to acknowledge that they understand they 
                                                                     are required to include copies of their federal return(s), forms, 
Line 10b – Payments made by Partnerships                             and schedules. The fact that an individual’s name is signed on 
Include the total payments made by partnerships on behalf of         the return shall be prima facie evidence that such individual is 
the taxpayer that are reported in column 7 on Schedule P-1.          authorized to sign the return on behalf of the corporation. 
Submit copies of the NJK-1s or K-1s (as applicable) reflecting 
payments made by each partnership entity.                            Tax preparers who fail to sign the return or provide their 
                                                                     assigned tax identification number shall be liable for a 
Line 10c – Refundable Tax Credits                                    $25 penalty for each such failure. If the tax preparer is not 
Enter the amount from Schedule A-3, Part II, line 5. Include         self-employed, the name of the tax preparer’s employer 
the applicable credit form(s) with the return. See Schedule A-3      and the employer’s tax identification number should also be 
instructions for more information.                                   provided. In the case of a corporation in liquidation or in the 
                                                                     hands of a receiver or trustee, certification shall be made by 
Amount Due or Overpayment – Lines 11–17                              the person responsible for the conduct of the affairs of such 
Compare lines 10d and 9.                                             corporation.
•  If line 10d is less than line 9, you have a balance due. Com-
 plete lines 11, 12, and 13.
                                                                     Annual General Questionnaire 
•  If line 10d is more than line 9, you have an overpayment.         All taxpayers must answer all questions on this schedule. If 
 Complete line 12 (if applicable) and lines 14 through 17.           necessary, include a rider detailing the information requested in 
                                                                     the questions.
Line 11 – Balance of Tax Due 
Subtract line 10d from 9 and enter the difference. 
                                                                     Schedule A 
                                                                     Every taxpayer must complete this schedule. 
Line 12 – Penalty and Interest Due
Include any penalties and interest. See the Penalties and Inter-
est section for information.                                         Part I – Computation of Entire Net Income
                                                                     Lines 4b and 4c – FDII and GILTI
Note:  If the taxpayer has an overpayment or no tax liability        For tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2018, the 
     and has calculated penalties and interest due, such             gross I.R.C. § 951A and the gross I.R.C. § 250(b) amounts 
     amounts must be added to the balance due line or sub-           included in income for federal purposes must be included for 
     tracted from the overpayment.                                   New Jersey purposes. Enter the gross I.R.C. § 951A (GILTI) 
                                                                     and/or the gross I.R.C. § 250(b) (FDII) amounts. Include a copy 
Line 13 – Total Balance Due                                          of federal Forms 8993 and 8992 that were completed and sub-
Enter the total of line 11 and line 12.                              mitted with federal Form 1120. Do not enter the net numbers. 
                                                                     The I.R.C. § 250(a) deductions are taken in Schedule A, Part II 
                                                                     since the I.R.C. § 250(a) deductions permitted by N.J.S.A. 
Line 14 – Amount Overpaid                                            54:10A-4.15 are special deductions taken below line 28 for fed-
Subtract the sum of line 9 and line 12 (if applicable) from the      eral purposes.
amount on line 10d. 

Line 15 – Refund
Enter the amount of your overpayment that you want refunded.

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         To avoid double reporting the income on Sched-                 Line 3 – Other federally exempt income
         ule A, Part I, taxpayers must reduce the amounts               For tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2018, all in-
         reported on any other lines by the amount of the               come that was exempt for federal income tax purposes under 
         FDII and GILTI included on lines 4b and 4c.                    any provision of the Internal Revenue Code or any federal law 
                                                                        must be added back. If such amounts were not added back on 
Current year I.R.C. § 951A and I.R.C. § 250(b) amounts are              any other line of Schedule A, include such amounts on line 3 
not dividends nor are they deemed dividends; they are their             and include a rider detailing such amounts and such provisions 
own category of income. FDII and GILTI are included on differ-          of the Internal Revenue Code.
ent lines for federal and New Jersey purposes.
                                                                        Note:  Items of income excluded from federal taxable net in-
Note:  There is an equivalent deduction allowable for New Jer-               come pursuant to U.S. tax treaties with the following 
       sey purposes in the amount of the deduction allowable                 countries are not required to be added back: India, Can-
       and taken for federal purposes under I.R.C. § 250(a).                 ada, Japan, Germany, Mexico, Belgium, and the United 
       In completing Schedule A, a taxpayer must include                     Kingdom. This list of countries is not all-inclusive. For 
       the gross amounts of the income reported for federal                  information on a specific treaty country, contact the Divi-
       purposes pursuant to I.R.C. § 951A and I.R.C. § 250. A                sion of Taxation.
       deduction is allowed based on the same amounts of the 
       deductions that were taken and allowed for federal pur-          Line 4 – Interest on federal, state, municipal, and other 
       poses. See Schedule A, Part II, lines 14a and 14b.               obligations
                                                                        Include any interest income that was not taxable for federal in-
Line 5 – Interest                                                       come tax purposes and was not included in taxable net income 
Include a copy of federal Form 8916A if it was completed.               reported on line 1.

Line 8 and Line 9                                                       Line 5 – New Jersey State and other states taxes
Include a rider or schedules showing the same information               Enter the total taxes paid or accrued to the United States, a 
shown on federal Form 1120, Schedule D and/or Form 4797.                possession or territory of the United States, a state, a political 
Gains and losses resulting from the disposition of property             subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia, or to any for-
where an I.R.C. § 179 expense deduction was passed through              eign country, state, province, territory or subdivisions thereof, 
to S corporation shareholders are not reported on federal Form          on or measured by profits or income, business presence or 
4797, and should be reported on Schedule A, Part I, line 10.            business activity, including any foreign withholding tax, or any 
If a sale of shares of stock or partnership interest resulted in a      sales and use tax paid by a utility vendor, taken as a deduction 
taxable transfer of a controlling interest in certain commercial        in Part I of Schedule A and reflected in line 28. For additional 
real property under N.J.S.A. 54:15C-1, indicate on a rider.             information see Technical Bulletin TB-80, Addback of Other 
                                                                        States’ Taxes, and the Schedule H instructions
Line 18 – Interest
Include a copy of federal Form 8916A and/or federal Form                Line 6 – Related party interest addback
8990 if completed.                                                      Enter the total amount of interest deducted on Schedule A that 
                                                                        was paid to related members and reported on Schedule G, 
Line 28 – Taxable income before federal net operating loss              Part I. See Schedule G instructions for more information. 
deductions and federal special deductions
The amount on line 28 must agree with line 28, page 1, of the           Line 7 – Related party intangible expenses and costs 
taxpayer’s unconsolidated federal Form 1120 or the appropri-            addback 
ate line from any other federal corporate return filed.                 Enter the total amount of intangible expenses and costs de-
                                                                        ducted on Schedule A that was paid to related members and 
If the corporation has not filed a separate federal income tax          reported on Schedule G, Part II. See Schedule G instructions 
return, taxpayer must explain and reconcile the differences on          for more information. 
a rider. 
                                                                        Line 9 – Depreciation modification being added to income
                                                                        Enter the depreciation and other adjustments being added to 
         Taxpayers must include a copy of the federal                   income. See Schedule S instructions for more information. 
         return and any forms or schedules that accompa-
         nied the return that was filed with the Internal Rev-          Line 10 – Other additions
         enue Service. Failure to include the forms and                 Report any other additions to income for which a place has not 
schedules will result in an incomplete New Jersey Corpora-              been provided somewhere else on the return. This includes, 
tion Business Tax return and the taxpayer may be assessed               but is not limited to: 
penalties and interest for noncompliance. See Technical Bul-
letin, TB-98, Federal Return and the Forms and Schedules to             • I.R.C. § 199A amounts that were deducted for federal 
Include with the Corporation Business Tax Return Pursuant                 purposes;
to P.L. 2020, C. 118.
                                                                        •  Any deductions for research and experimental expenditures, 
                                                                          to the extent that those research and experimental expen-
Part II – Modifications to Entire Net Income                              ditures are qualified research expenses or basic research 
Additions                                                                 payments for which an amount of credit is claimed pursuant 
Line 1 – Taxable income/(loss)                                            to section 1 of P.L.1993, c.175 (C.54:10A-5.24) unless those 
Enter the amount from Schedule A, Part I, line 28.                        research and experimental expenditures are also used to 
                                                                          compute a federal credit claimed pursuant to I.R.C. § 41.
                                                                        Include separate riders explaining any items reported. 

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Line 11 – Taxable income/(loss) with additions                          Line 21 – Allocation Factor from Schedule J
Add line 1 through line 10 and enter the total.                         All taxpayers must complete Schedule J. Enter allocation 
                                                                        factor from Schedule J. See Schedule J instructions for more 
Deductions                                                              information. 
Line 12 – Depreciation modification being subtracted from 
income                                                                  Line 22 – Allocated entire net income/(loss) before net op-
Enter the depreciation and other adjustments being sub-                 erating loss deductions and dividend exclusion 
tracted from income. See Schedule S instructions for more               Multiply line 20 by line 21 and enter the result. 
information.                                                            •  If the amount is zero or less, this is the taxpayer’s current 
                                                                         year net operating loss that can be carried forward as a 
Line 13 – Previously Taxed Dividends                                     post-allocation net operating loss (NOL) deduction to a suc-
If line 1 includes any dividends that were previously taxed for          ceeding tax period pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(v). 
New Jersey purposes, complete Schedule PT and Schedule R 
to determine the amount that can be deducted. Include only              •  If the amount is a positive number, the taxpayer must 
dividends that were taxed in a prior tax year by New Jersey.             first use any unused unexpired prior net operating loss 
Do no include any federal previously taxed income that was               conversion carryovers pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(u). 
not taxed by New Jersey. Schedule PT is available on the Divi-           This deduction occurs on Schedule A, Part II, line 23. If the 
sion’s website.                                                          taxpayer does not have any unused unexpired prior net op-
                                                                         erating loss conversion carryovers, enter zero. 
Lines 14a and 14b – I.R.C. § 250(a) deduction
If line 1 includes GILTI and/or FDII amounts, enter the amount          Note: A net operating loss is the excess of allowable deduc-
of the deduction allowable and taken for federal purposes un-                tions over gross income used in computing entire net 
der I.R.C. § 250(a) on the appropriate line. Include a copy of               income. Neither a net operating loss deduction nor the 
federal Form 8992 and/or 8993.                                               dividend exclusion is an allowable deduction in comput-
                                                                             ing a net operating loss. Post-allocation net operating 
Line 14c – Net GILTI previously taxed by New Jersey                          losses expire 20 privilege periods after the loss was 
Enter the amount of net GILTI previously taxed by New Jersey                 originally generated. Information on the net operating 
not deducted or excluded elsewhere on the return. Include a                  losses must be detailed on Form 500. 
rider detailing the amount of GILTI that was previously taxed 
and the years in which the tax was paid.
                                                                                  Net operating losses/net operating loss carryovers 
                                                                                  now occur on a post-allocation basis. If the tax-
Line 15 – I.R.C. § 78 Gross-up 
The portion of any I.R.C. § 78 gross-up included in dividend                      payer has net operating losses from before 
income on line 4 of Schedule A, Part I, that is not excluded/                     July 31, 2019, those unused unexpired pre-alloca-
deducted from taxable net income elsewhere, may be de-                   tion net operating loss carryovers must be converted to prior 
ducted on this line. Include a copy of federal foreign tax credit,       net operating loss conversion carryovers using the allocation 
Form 1118.                                                               factor from the taxpayer’s last tax year prior to the change to 
                                                                         post-allocation net operating losses. For more information, 
Note:  I.R.C. § 78 gross-up amounts cannot be included in                see Technical Bulletin, TB-94, General Information on the 
       the dividend exclusion calculation on Schedule R or               New Net Operating Loss Regime for Tax Years Ending on 
       Form 332, which is the form used to calculate the Tiered          and After July 31, 2019.
       Subsidiary Dividend Pyramid Tax Credit. In addition, if 
       any portion of the Section 78 amount is included in the          Line 23 – Prior year net operating loss (PNOL) deduction 
       taxpayer’s Section 250 deduction, the amount being de-           Any unused and unexpired net operating loss carryovers that 
       ducted on line 15 must be reduced accordingly.                   were calculated on a pre-allocation basis (net operation losses 
                                                                        from tax years ending prior to July 31, 2019) were required to 
Line 17a – Nonoperational Activity                                      be converted to an allocated prior net operating loss conver-
Enter the net effect of the elimination of nonoperational activity      sion carryover (PNOL). If the taxpayer has no PNOL, enter 
from Schedule O, Part I, line 36. Schedule O is available on            zero. See Form 500 instructions for more information.
the Division’s website. 
                                                                        Note:  PNOLs expire 20 privilege periods after the loss was 
Line 17b – Nonunitary Partnership Income                                     originally generated.
Enter the net effect of the elimination of nonunitary partnership 
income and expenses from Schedule P-1, Part II, line 4.                 Line 24 – Allocated entire net income before post alloca-
                                                                        tion net operating loss deduction
Line 18 – Other deductions                                              Subtract line 23 from line 22 and enter the result. 
Report any other deduction adjustments for which a place has            •  If the amount is zero or less, skip lines 25 through 31 and 
not been provided somewhere else on the return. The taxpayer             enter zero on line 32.
must include a rider detailing the information.
                                                                        •  If the amount is a positive number, continue to line 25. 
Line 19 – Total Deductions
Add line 12 through line 18 and enter the total.                        Line 25 – Post-allocation net operating loss (NOL) 
                                                                        deduction 
Line 20 – Entire Net Income/(Loss) Subtotal                             Taxpayers with net operating losses generated in tax years 
Subtract line 19 from line 11 and enter the total.                      ending on and after July 31, 2019, can use such losses as 
                                                                        a post-allocation net operating loss deduction. A post alloca-
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periods. The post allocation net operating loss deduction is           Line 3 – Tax Base 
subtracted from allocated entire net income after the taxpayer         Add line 1 to line 2a and/or line 2b, if applicable, and enter the 
uses all of its PNOLs if the taxpayer still has allocated entire       total. 
net income after the PNOL subtraction. See Form 500 instruc-
tions for more information. 
                                                                       Schedule A-2 
Note:   If the taxpayer was formerly a taxable member of a 
       New Jersey combined group, they can use their share             Cost of Goods Sold
                                                                       The amounts reported on this schedule must be the same as 
       of the combined group post-allocation net operating             the amounts reported on the taxpayer’s federal Form 1125-A. 
       loss carryovers but must include a rider detailing the NU       Include Form 1125-A with the return.
       number of the combined group where the NOLs were 
       generated.
Line 26 – Allocated entire net income before allocated div-            Schedule A-3 
idend exclusion                                                        Summary of Tax Credits
Subtract line 25 from line 24 and enter the result. If the amount      This schedule must be completed if any tax credits are being 
is zero or less, enter zero here and on line 32.                       claimed for the current tax period. Any tax credit(s) claimed on 
                                                                       this schedule must be documented with a valid New Jersey 
Line 27 – Allocated Dividend Exclusion                                 Corporation Business Tax credit form and must be included 
Enter the amount from Schedule R, line 13. See Schedule R              with the tax return. See the Additional Forms and Instructions 
instructions for more information.                                     section for a list of available credit forms and for instructions 
                                                                       on obtaining them. If the taxpayer is claiming a valid tax credit 
Note:  The amount of the dividend exclusion allowed to be              that is allowable in accordance with the New Jersey Corpora-
       taken as a deduction is limited to the amount of income         tion Business Tax Act for which a place has not been provided 
       reported on line 26 for the tax year.                           somewhere else on the schedule, report the amount on the 
                                                                       “Other” line in the appropriate section of Schedule A-3.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(k)(5), N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(u), 
N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(v), and N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(w), the dividend 
                                                                              Taxpayers must include the appropriate credit 
exclusion is now an allocated exclusion. 
                                                                              form in the year the credit was earned even if they 
                                                                              are not claiming the credit on their tax return.
Line 29 – Taxable net income subtotal before I.B.F. 
exclusion
Subtract line 27 from line 26 and enter the result.
                                                                       Part I – Tax Credits Used Against Liability 
Line 30 – International Banking Facility Exclusion                     The total on line 28 must equal the amount reported on page 1, 
A banking corporation that is operating as an International            line 3. Amounts to be entered are calculated on the credit 
Banking Facility may be eligible for an I.B.F. exclusion.              forms. See the specific New Jersey Corporation Business Tax 
Information on the exclusion can be found at N.J.A.C.                  credit form for information about each credit.
18:7-5.2(a)2vii and N.J.A.C. 18:7-16.
                                                                       Note:  Most tax credits cannot reduce the tax liability below the 
Line 31 – Allocated I.B.F. Exclusion. Multiply the I.B.F. exclu-              minimum tax. However, there are rare instances where 
sion on line 30 by the allocation factor reported on line 21, and             it can. If claiming a tax credit that can reduce the tax to 
enter the amount.                                                             zero, do not enter an amount on page 1, line 6a.

Line 32 – Taxable net income                                           Part II – Refundable Tax Credits
Subtract lines 31 from line 29 and enter the total.                    If the credit form calculates an amount to be refunded, enter 
                                                                       the refundable portion on the appropriate line. The total on 
                                                                       line 5 must equal the amount reported on page 1, line 10c.
Part III – Computation of New Jersey Tax Base
Line 1 – Taxable net income
Enter the amount from Schedule A, Part II, line 32. 
                                                                       Schedule A-4 
Line 2a – Allocated New Jersey Nonoperational Income                   Summary Schedule 
Enter the amount from Schedule O, Part III. See Schedule O             Every corporation must complete this schedule. Report the in-
for more information. The schedule is available on the Divi-           formation on each line of Schedule A-4 from the return sched-
sion’s website.                                                        ules indicated. All lines must be completed as applicable.

Note:  Taxpayers cannot net nonoperational losses against op-
       erational income.                                               Schedule A-GR 
                                                                              Schedule A-GR has been discontinued. All taxpay-
Line 2b – Allocated Nonunitary Partnership Income                             ers must complete Schedule J.
Enter the amount from Schedule P-1, Part II, line 5. See 
Schedule P-1 instructions for more information. 
Note:  Taxpayers cannot net nonunitary partnership losses              Schedule A-7
       against operational income.                                     Gross Income Test for Financial Businesses
                                                                       Financial businesses must derive 75% of their gross in-
                                                                       come from the financial activities enumerated at N.J.A.C. 
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complete Schedule A-7 and file it along with the tax re-                    Intangible expenses and costs includes (1) expenses, 
turn Form BFC-1. Taxpayers who do not meet the 75% gross                    losses, and costs, for, related to, or in connection directly or in-
income test must file the Corporation Business Tax Return,                  directly with the direct or indirect acquisition, use, maintenance 
Form CBT-100. For more information on Schedule A-7, write                   or management, ownership, sale, exchange, or any other dis-
to: Special Audit Section, Division of Taxation, PO Box 271,                position of intangible property to the extent such amounts are 
Trenton, NJ 08695-0271, or call (609) 292-5300. Questions                   allowed as deductions or costs in determining taxable income 
regarding banking facilities and financial businesses can be                before operating loss deduction and special deductions for the 
directed to (609) 292-5300.                                                 tax year under the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 
                                                                            U.S.C. s.1 et seq., (2) losses related to, or incurred in connec-
                                                                            tion directly or indirectly with factoring transactions or discount-
Schedule B                                                                  ing transactions, (3) royalty, patent, technical and copyright 
         Schedule B has been discontinued. The Division will                fees, (4) licensing fees, and (5) other similar expenses and 
         use data from federal Form 1120, Schedule L.                       costs.

                                                                            Intangible Property means patents, patent applications, trade 
                                                                            names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, mask works, 
Schedules C and C-1                                                         trade secrets and similar types of intangible assets.
         Schedules C and C-1 have been discontinued. The 
         Division will use data from federal Form 1120, 
         Schedules M-1, M-2, and M-3.                                       Intangible Interest Expenses and Costs means amounts 
                                                                            directly or indirectly allowed as deductions under I.R.C. § 163 
                                                                            for purposes of determining taxable income under the code to 
                                                                            the extent such expenses and costs are directly or indirectly 
Schedule F                                                                  for, related to, or in connection with the direct or indirect acqui-
General Information and Compensation                                        sition, maintenance, management, ownership, sale, exchange 
All applicable information should be provided for each corpo-               or disposition of intangible property.
rate officer regardless of whether compensation was received. 
The data reported on Schedule F must match what is reported                 Part I – Interest 
on federal Form 1125-E. Include Form 1125-E with your return.               Interest paid, accrued, or incurred to related members that 
                                                                            was deducted in computing taxable net income on line 28, 
                                                                            Part I, Schedule A, must be reported on Schedule G, Part I. If 
Schedule G                                                                  the taxpayer is claiming an exception to the disallowance, com-
Interest                                                                    plete and include Schedule G-2, and include the appropriate 
If the taxpayer is claiming an exception to the disallowance of             amount on Schedule G, Part I, line 1b. Schedule G-2 is available 
the expense reported in Part I or Part II of Schedule G, the tax-           on the Division’s website.
payer must complete and include Schedule G-2. Schedule G-2 
is available on the Division’s website.                                     Do not include interest expenses and costs that were deducted 
                                                                            directly or indirectly for, related to, or in connection with the 
Definitions                                                                 direct or indirect acquisition, maintenance, management, own-
Related member means a person that, with respect to the                     ership, sale, exchange, or disposition of intangible property in 
taxpayer during all or any portion of the tax year is (1) a related         Part I of Schedule G. 
entity, (2) a component member as defined in subsection (b) of 
I.R.C. § 1563, (3) a person to or from whom there is attribution            Part II – Interest expenses and costs and intangible ex-
of stock ownership in accordance with subsection (e) of I.R.C.              penses and costs
§ 1563, or (4) a person that, notwithstanding its form of organi-           Interest expenses and costs and intangible expenses and 
zation, bears the same relationship to the taxpayer as a person             costs directly or indirectly paid, accrued, or incurred to, or in 
described in (1) through (3) of this definition.                            connection directly or indirectly with one or more direct or in-
                                                                            direct transactions with one or more related members which 
Related entity means (1) a stockholder who is an individual                 were deducted in computing taxable net income on line 28, 
or a member of the stockholder’s family enumerated in I.R.C.                Part I, Schedule A, must be reported on Schedule G, Part II. If 
§ 318, if the stockholder and the members of the stockholder’s              the taxpayer is claiming an exception to the disallowance, com-
family own, directly, indirectly, beneficially or constructively,           plete and include Schedule G-2, and include the appropriate 
in the aggregate, at least 50% of the value of the taxpayer’s               amount on Schedule G, Part II, line 1b. Schedule G-2 is avail-
outstanding stock; (2) a stockholder, or a stockholder’s partner-           able on the Division’s website.
ship, limited liability company, estate, trust or corporation, if the 
stockholder and the stockholder’s partnerships, limited liability 
companies, estates, trusts and corporations own directly, indi-             Schedule H 
rectly, beneficially or constructively, in the aggregate, at least          Taxes
50% of the value of the taxpayer’s outstanding stock; or (3) a              Itemize all taxes that were in any way deducted in arriving at 
corporation, or a party related to the corporation in a manner              taxable net income, whether reflected in Schedule A, Part I at 
that would require an attribution of stock from the corporation             line 2 (Cost of goods sold and/or operations), line 17 (Taxes), 
to the party or from the party to the corporation under the                 line 26 (Other deductions) or anywhere else on Schedule A.
attribution rules I.R.C. § 318, if the taxpayer owns, directly, in-
directly, beneficially or constructively, at least 50% of the value 
of the corporation’s outstanding stock. The attribution rules of 
I.R.C. § 318, shall apply for purposes of determining whether 
the ownership requirements of this definition have been met.

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                                                                          numerator (if applicable) and the denominator. Do not include 
Schedule J                                                                the underlying receipts of the controlled foreign corporation 
Computation of Allocation Factor                                          generating the GILTI in the numerator or denominator. See 
         All taxpayers must complete this schedule.                       Technical Bulletin, TB-92(R), Sourcing IRC § 951A (GILTI) and 
                                                                          IRC §250 (FDII), for more information. 
Only activities related to operational activity are to be used in 
computing the general allocation factors. If the taxpayer has             Line 1h – Single Sales Fraction
nonoperational activity, see Schedule O. If the taxpayer has              Divide line 1f (New Jersey based receipts) by line 1g (Total Re-
nonunitary partnership income, see Schedule P-1.                          ceipts everywhere) and enter the result. When computing the 
                                                                          allocation factor in Schedule J, division must be carried to six 
Lines 1a–1e – Receipts Fraction                                           (6) decimal places, e.g., 0.123456.
Receipts from sales of tangible personal property are allocated 
to New Jersey if the goods are shipped to points within New 
Jersey. Receipts from the sale of goods are allocable to New              Schedule L 
Jersey if shipped to a New Jersey or a non-New Jersey cus-                Allocation of New Jersey Corporation Business 
tomer where possession is transferred in New Jersey. Receipts 
from the sale of goods shipped to a taxpayer from outside of              Tax for Banking and Financial Corporations 
New Jersey to a New Jersey customer by a common carrier                   Among New Jersey Municipalities
are allocable to New Jersey. Receipts from the sale of goods              Column I – Taxpayer must list all offices maintained in this 
shipped from outside of New Jersey to a New Jersey location               State, by indicating the exact taxing district (municipality) and 
where the goods are picked up by a common carrier and trans-              county. 
ported to a customer outside of New Jersey are not allocable 
to New Jersey. Receipts from the following are allocable to               Note: The mailing address of an office is not necessarily the 
New Jersey: services performed if the benefit of the service is                 taxing district.
received in New Jersey; rentals from property situated in New 
Jersey; royalties from the use in New Jersey of patents, copy-            Column II – (1) In the case of banking corporations, the de-
rights, and trademarks; all other business receipts earned in             posit balances are to be used; (2) and in the case of financial 
New Jersey.                                                               corporations, the receipts allocable to such location are to be 
                                                                          used.
Receipts from Sales of Capital Assets: Receipts from sales 
of capital assets (property not held by the taxpayer for sale to          Column III – The percentage indicated is based on the individ-
customers in the regular course of business), either within or            ual deposit balances for banking corporations or receipts for 
outside New Jersey, should be included in the numerator and               financial corporations divided by total deposit balances in New 
the denominator based on the net gain recognized and not on               Jersey, or total receipts in New Jersey, respectively.
gross selling prices. If the taxpayer’s business is the buying 
                                                                          Totals required at bottom of columns II and III are the sum of 
and selling of real estate or the buying and selling of securities 
                                                                          the individual taxing district amounts and percentages. Total 
for trading purposes, gross receipts from the sale of such as-
                                                                          percentage reported at column III must equal 100%. Also, each 
sets should be included in the numerator and the denominator 
                                                                          individual computation should be carried to six decimal places.
of the receipts fraction.

For tax years ending on and after July 31, 2019, services are 
sourced based on market sourcing not cost of performance.                 Schedule P-1
                                                                          Partnership Investment Analysis
Note:  The amount of dividends (deemed and/or paid divi-                  Part I – Partnership Information
dends) excluded from entire net income pursuant to                        Itemize the investment in each partnership, limited liability 
N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(k)(5), are not included in the numer-                   company, and any other entity that is treated for federal tax 
ator or denominator of the receipts fraction. However,                    purposes as a partnership. List the name, the federal identi-
the dividend (deemed and/or paid dividends) values                        fication number, and the date and state where organized for 
that are not excluded are included in the numerator or                    each partnership. Also, check the type of ownership (general or 
denominator.                                                              limited), the tax accounting method used to reflect your share 
                                                                          of partnership activity on this return (flow through method or 
            Schedule J must be completed after calculating                separate accounting) and whether or not the partnership has 
            the DIVIDEND EXCLUSION line on the respective                 nexus in New Jersey. Itemize in column 7 the amount of tax 
            parts of Schedule R but before calculating the line           payments made on behalf of the taxpayer by partnership enti-
            for the ALLOCATED DIVIDEND EXCLUSION. The                     ties. Carry the total amount of taxes paid on behalf of taxpayer 
amount from the DIVIDEND EXCLUSION line from Schedule                     to page 1, line 10b. Include a copy of Schedule NJK-1 from 
R is the amount to use when calculating the dividends and                 Form NJ-1065. Any one member limited liability company must 
deemed dividends excluded from the numerator and/or                       be included on this schedule. 
denominator for the purposes of completing Schedule J.
                                                                          Part II – Separate Accounting of Nonunitary Partnership 
GILTI and FDII: Include the GILTI and the receipts attributable           Income
to the FDII, net of the respective allowable IRC §250(a) deduc-           Taxpayers that use a Separate Tax Accounting Method on 
tions, in the allocation factor. The net amount of GILTI (i.e., the       nonunitary partnership investments must complete Part II to 
GILTI reduced by the I.R.C. § 250(a) GILTI deduction) and the             compute the appropriate amount of tax. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 
net FDII (i.e., the receipts attributable to the FDII reduced by          54:10A-6, taxpayers must enter a single sales factor allocation 
the I.R.C. § 250(a) FDII deduction) amounts are included in the           in column 3. Do not use three factor allocation (property, pay-
                                                                          roll, and sales) from the Partnership return (Form NJ-1065).

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                                                                         •  Money market fund or REIT income; 
Schedule PC 
Per Capita Licensed Professional Fee                                     •  GILTI or FDII (this is not considered income from dividends 
Professional corporations (PC) formed under N.J.S.A.                       or deemed dividends for New Jersey Corporation Business 
14A:17-1 et seq. or any similar laws of a possession or territory          Tax purposes); or 
                                                                           
of the U.S., a state, or political subdivision thereof, are liable       • The portion of I.R.C. § 78 gross-up deducted on line 15, 
for a fee on licensed professionals. 
                                                                           Part II, Schedule A.
Per N.J.S.A. 14A:17-3, examples of licensed professionals are: 
                                                                         New Jersey follows the federal ownership attribution rule 
certified public accountants, architects, optometrists, profes-
                                                                         changes under I.R.C. §958(b) and I.R.C. §318 that broadened 
sional engineers, land surveyors, land planners, chiropractors, 
                                                                         the federal attribution rules that were retroactive to January 1, 
physical therapists, registered professional nurses, dentist, 
                                                                         2017, in addition to the already broad Corporation Business 
osteopaths, physicians and surgeons, doctors of medicine, 
                                                                         Tax attribution rules.
doctors of dentistry, podiatrists, veterinarians and, subject to 
the Rules of the Supreme Court, attorneys at law.                        Part I is for reporting information from domestic subsidiaries. 
                                                                         Part II is for reporting information on foreign subsidiaries. 
Note:  Licenses acquired through vocational training and/or 
     apprenticeships within those trades are not considered 
     licensed professionals. Examples include plumbers, 
     electricians, HVAC technicians, cosmetologists, fire and            Schedule R
     burglar alarm services, acupuncturists, hair stylists, ele-         Dividend Exclusion
     vator, escalator, and moving walkway mechanics, lock-               For privilege periods ending on and after July 31, 2019, the 
     smiths, and court reporters.                                        dividend exclusion is a post-allocation exclusion. 

The fee is assessed provided there are more than two pro-                Dividends from all sources must be included in Schedule A. 
fessionals in the PC. The fee is assessed on professionals               However, taxpayers may exclude from entire net income 95% 
that are owners, shareholders, and/or employees of the pro-              of dividends from qualified subsidiaries, if such dividends were 
fessional corporation. The number of professionals should be             included in the taxpayer’s gross income on Schedule A. 
calculated using a quarterly average. The fee for each resident 
and nonresident professional with physical nexus with New                Taxpayers cannot include the following as part of the dividend 
Jersey is $150. The fee for each nonresident professional                exclusion:
without physical nexus with New Jersey is $150 multiplied by             •  Money market fund or REIT income; 
the allocation factor of the corporation. The fee is limited to 
$250,000 per year.                                                       •  GILTI or FDII (this is not considered income from dividends 
                                                                           or deemed dividends for New Jersey Corporation Business 
In the event of a period shorter than a year, the fee and limit            Tax purposes); or 
may be prorated by months. A fraction of a month is deemed to            • The portion of I.R.C. § 78 gross-up deducted on line 15, 
                                                                           
be a month.
                                                                           Part II, Schedule A.
Check the box on page 1 to indicate the corporation is a pro-
                                                                         A qualified subsidiary is defined as ownership by the tax-
fessional corporation.
                                                                         payer of at least 80% of the total combined voting power of 
Part II, line 4 – Installment Payment: A 50% prepayment to-              all classes of stock entitled to vote and at least 80% of the 
wards the subsequent year’s fee is required with the current             total number of shares of all other classes of stock, except 
year’s return.                                                           non-voting stock which is limited and preferred as to dividends. 
                                                                         With respect to other dividends, the exclusion is limited to 50% 
Part II, line 8 – Credit: Amount to be credited towards next             of such dividends included in the taxpayer’s gross income on 
year’s fee. This fee is not eligible for refund.                         Schedule A, provided the taxpayer owns at least 50% of vot-
                                                                         ing stock and 50% of the total number of shares of all other 
                                                                         classes of stock. 

Schedule P                                                               If the taxpayer received tiered dividends from a tiered subsidi-
Subsidiary Investment Analysis                                           ary that filed and paid tax in excess of the minimum tax to New 
Itemize the investment in each subsidiary company in which               Jersey on those same dividends, do not include these divi-
the taxpayer holds 80% or more of the combined voting power              dends on Schedule R. 
of all classes of stock entitled to vote and at least 80% of the 
total number of shares of all other classes of stock. For each           The tiered dividend exclusion has been phased out and re-
subsidiary, report the name, the percentage of interest held             placed with the Tiered Subsidiary Dividend Pyramid Tax Credit 
in each company, the individual book value included in the               on Form 332. The tiered dividends from certain subsidiaries 
balance sheet for each subsidiary investment, and the amount             may be eligible for a tax credit, which is calculated separately 
of dividends paid and/or deemed received that is included                on Form 332. See Form 332 for more information. This form is 
in gross income on Schedule A. Do not include advances or                available on the Division’s website.
other receivables due to subsidiaries in the book value re-
ported at column 3. Federal previously taxed dividends must 
be included. However, dividends that have been previously 
taxed by New Jersey are not included on Schedule P, but must 
be reported on Schedule PT. In addition, do not include the 
following:

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          New Jersey follows the federal ownership attribu-              be recognized under the federal Internal Revenue Code, there 
          tion rule changes under I.R.C. §958(b) and I.R.C.              shall be allowed as a deduction any excess, or there must be 
          §318 that broadened the federal attribution rules              restored as an item of income, any deficiency of depreciation 
          that were retroactive to January 1, 2017, in addi-             disallowed at lines 9, 10, 11, 13, or 14 over related deprecia-
tion to the already broad Corporation Business Tax attribution           tion claimed on that property at lines 16, 17, or 21. A statutory 
rules.                                                                   merger or consolidation shall not constitute a disposal of recov-
                                                                         ery property.
A 95% dividend exclusion will be granted for dividends that are 
included in entire net income from an 80% or greater owned 
subsidiary. If the taxpayer owns 50%, but less than 80% of a             Form 500
subsidiary, they are entitled to a 50% exclusion. Any subsid-            Post Allocation Net Operating Loss (NOL) and 
iary that is owned less than 50% is not entitled to a dividend           Prior Net Operating Loss Conversion Carryover 
exclusion. See N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(k)(5), N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(u), 
                                                                         (PNOL) Deductions
N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(v), and N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(w) for more                  Post Allocation Net Operating Loss (NOL) are losses that were 
information.                                                             generated in tax years ending on or after July 31, 2019. These 
                                                                         losses occur on a post-allocation basis.
Schedule PT – Previously Taxed Dividends: If you had 
subsidiary dividend income that was reported in a previous tax           The Prior Net Operating Losses (PNOL) are losses that were 
year for New Jersey Corporation Business Tax purposes and                generated in tax years ending prior to July 31, 2019. In order 
for which you paid greater than the New Jersey minimum tax               to use these losses, the unused unexpired amounts must be 
in that tax year and those same dividends are included in your           converted to a post-allocation basis. This conversion is done 
entire net income this tax year, complete Schedule PT in con-            on Worksheet 500-P. PNOLs can only be carried forward for 
junction with Schedule R. See Schedule PT for more informa-              the 20 privilege periods following the period of the initial loss. 
tion. The schedule is available on the Division’s website. 

                                                                                   PNOLs must be deducted from allocated entire 
Schedule S                                                                         net income before any NOLs can be deducted.
All taxpayers must complete this schedule. Include a copy of a 
completed federal Depreciation Schedule, Form 4562. Sched-
ule S provides for adjustments to depreciation and certain safe          For New Jersey Corporation Business Tax purposes, net oper-
harbor leasing transactions.                                             ating losses and net operating loss carryovers have a 20-year 
                                                                         carryover period and can only be carried forward. No carry-
Depreciation and Safe Harbor Leasing                                     backs are allowed. PNOLs can only be carried forward for the 
          New Jersey has decoupled from I.R.C. §168(k)                   20 privilege periods following the period of the initial loss. 
          bonus depreciation and I.R.C. § 179 expensing 
          provisions. See N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(k)(12) and                   For tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2020, the fed-
          N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(k)(13). Adjustments must be                  eral rules and regulations governing consolidated return net 
made accordingly.                                                        operating losses and net operating loss carryovers apply to the 
                                                                         New Jersey net operating loss carryover provisions to the ex-
Line 1 through Line 6 – These lines detail the depreciation              tent they are consistent with the provisions of the New Jersey 
deduction reflected in the Computation of Entire Net Income              Corporation Business Tax Act. If the New Jersey and federal 
(Schedule A, Part I) into several categories. In most circum-            provisions differ, the New Jersey Corporation Business Tax Act 
stances, the information can be found on federal Form 4562.              provisions govern. New Jersey generally follows the federal 
                                                                         rules governing mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, spin-
Line 13 – New Jersey conforms to I.R.C. § 179 as in effect on            offs, split-offs, dissolution, bankruptcy, or any form of cessation 
December 31, 2002, and the maximum amount that may be                    of a business. New Jersey also follows any other provision of 
expensed is $25,000. See N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(k)(13) for more               the federal rules that limits or reduces federal net operating 
information.                                                             losses and federal net operating loss carryovers. 

Line 16 and Line 17 – New Jersey has decoupled from the                  Section A – Computation of Prior Net Operating Losses 
federal tax code provisions on cost recovery or depreciation             (PNOL) Deduction
and is statutorily tied to the federal depreciation laws that were       Only complete this section if the Allocated Entire Net Income/
in effect as of December 31, 2001.                                       (Loss) before net operating loss deductions and dividend ex-
                                                                         clusion on Schedule A, Part II, line 22 is positive.
Line 18 – Deduct any income included in the return with re-
spect to property solely as a result of an I.R.C. § 168(f)(8)                      If the taxpayer had any PNOL, check the box 
election.                                                                          marked “Yes” and begin Form 500 at Section A, 
                                                                                   line 1. 
Line 19 – Deduct any depreciation amount that would have 
been allowable under the Internal Revenue Code on Decem-                 If the taxpayer had no PNOL, check the box marked “No.” 
ber 31, 1980, had there been no safe harbor lease election.              Enter zero on Schedule A, Part II, line 23 and continue with 
                                                                         Section B.
Line 20 – Gain or loss on property sold or exchanged is the 
amount properly to be recognized in the determination of                 Line 1 – Enter the total amount reported in Worksheet 500-P, 
federal taxable income. However, on the physical disposal of             Part II, column 3.
recovery property, whether or not a gain or loss is properly to 

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Line 2 – Enter the amount of PNOL reported on line 1 that was            Line 8 – Enter the lesser of lines 6 or 7, this is the current 
deducted in a previous year.                                             year NOL deduction. Enter the amount on Schedule A, Part II, 
                                                                         line 25.
Line 3 – Enter the amount of PNOL that has expired.
                                                                         Worksheet 500-P
Line 4 – Enter the amount excluded from federal taxable in-              Worksheet 500-P was designed to help taxpayers transition to 
come under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) of             the new net operating loss regime. Taxpayers were required to 
subsection (a) of Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.108). If            convert these losses using the allocation factor from the last 
the amount is greater than the PNOL reported on line 1 (less             privilege period ending before July 31, 2019. A copy of this 
lines 2 and 3), carry the remainder to Section B, line 5.                form must be included with the taxpayer’s return each year 
                                                                         until the losses are used up or expired but is not recomputed 
Line 5 – Subtract the amounts reported on lines 2 through 4              each year. 
from the amount on line 1. This is the total amount of PNOL 
available for deduction in the current year. If the amount is less 
than zero, enter zero.
                                                                         Additional Forms and Instructions
Line 6 – Enter the amount reported on Schedule A, Part II,               Most of the forms and schedules needed to complete the re-
line 22. If the amount is less than zero, enter zero.                    turn are included with Form BFC-1. However, there are several 
                                                                         stand alone forms and schedules that taxpayers can obtain on 
Line 7 – Enter the lesser of lines 5 or 6. This is the current           the Division’s website. This includes: 
year PNOL deduction. Enter the amount on Schedule A, Part II, 
line 23.                                                                 •  Schedule G-2: Claim for Exceptions to Disallowed Interest 
                                                                           and Intangible Expenses and Costs 
Section B – Post Allocation Net Operating Losses (NOL)                   •  Schedule N: Nexus - Immune Activity Declaration and the 
Only complete this section if the Allocated Entire Net Income/             Nexus Questionnaire 
(Loss) before net operating loss deductions and dividend ex-
clusion on Schedule A, Part II, line 24 is positive.                     •  Schedule O: Nonoperational Activity
                                                                         •  Schedule PT: Dividend Exclusion for Certain Previously 
Line 1 – Enter the amount of loss reported on Schedule A,                  Taxed Dividends 
Part II, line 22 from previous tax periods. Enter the year in 
which the loss was generated.                                            • Form 300: Urban Enterprise Zone Employees Tax Credit
                                                                         • Form 301: Urban Enterprise Zone Investment Tax Credit
         On line 1, taxpayers will only check the box next 
         to the Return Period Ending entry if the NOL is                 •  Form 302: Redevelopment Authority Project Tax Credit 
         from a tax period in which the taxpayer was a tax-              •  Form 304: New Jobs Investment Tax Credit
         able member on a New Jersey combined return. 
                                                                         •  Form 305: Manufacturing Equipment and Employment In-
Note:  The loss reported each year must not include any                    vestment Tax Credit
      amount excluded from federal taxable income under                  •  Form 306: Research and Development Tax Credit
      subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) of sub-
      section (a) of Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.108).            •  Form 311: Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit
                                                                         • Form 312: Effluent Equipment Tax Credit
Line 2 – Enter the total of all losses from line 1.
                                                                         •  Form 313: Economic Recovery Tax Credit
Line 3 – Enter that portion of the loss reported on line 2 that          •
                                                                            Form 315: AMA Tax Credit
was deducted in a previous year.
                                                                         •  Form 316: Business Retention and Relocation Tax Credit
Line 4 – Enter the amount of the NOL that has expired. 
                                                                         •  Form 317: Sheltered Workshop Tax Credit
Note: NOLs can be carried forward to each of the 20 privilege            •  Form 318: Film Production Tax Credit
      periods following the privilege period of the loss.
                                                                         • Form 319: Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit
Line 5 – Enter the amount excluded from federal taxable in-              •
                                                                            Form 320: Grow New Jersey Tax Credit
come under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) of 
subsection (a) of Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.108). If            •  Form 321: Angel Investor Tax Credit
the taxpayer reported an amount in Section A, line 4 of Form 
500, only enter the excess here. (Section A, line 1 minus lines          •  Form 322: Wind Energy Facility Tax Credit
2, 3, and 4)                                                             •  Form 323: Residential Economic Redevelopment and 
                                                                           Growth Tax Credit
Line 6 – Subtract the amounts reported on lines 3 through 
5 from the amount on line 2. This is the total amount of NOL             •  Form 324: Business Employment Incentive Program Tax 
available for deduction in the current year. If the amount is less         Credit
than zero, enter zero.                                                   •  Form 325: Public Infrastructure Tax Credit
Line 7 – Enter the amount reported on Schedule A, Part II,               •  Form 327: Film and Digital Media Tax Credit
line 24. If the amount is less than zero, enter zero. 
                                                                         •  Form 328: Tax Credit for Employers of Employees With 
                                                                           Impairments
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•  Form 329: Pass-Through Business Alternative Income Tax 
 Credit
•  Form 330: Apprenticeship Program Tax Credit
•  Form 331: Tax Credit for Employer of Organ/Bone Marrow 
 Donor
•  Form 332: Tiered Subsidiary Dividend Pyramid Tax Credit

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                                             State of New Jersey
the                                          Department                       treasury                                                           of 
                                                 Division of   taxation
      Dear Taxpayer, 

      The year 2021 has continued to deliver challenges not seen in generations. Through it all, the Division has remained committed to our 
      mission of administering the State’s tax laws uniformly, equitably, and efficiently. 

      To that end, we paused the roll out of a standardized return. This has allowed us more time to collaborate both internally and with our 
      stakeholders on how to best collect the data for the new format. The Division anticipates releasing a standardized return for tax year 
      2022, which will be used instead of Forms CBT-100, BFC-1, or CBT-100U.

      This collaboration has shed some light on some of the areas of the return that taxpayers find redundant. While the Division intends to 
      address more of the concerns in the standardized return, this year’s tax return was updated with any changes that could be incorpo-
      rated without too much manipulation. This includes removing Schedules B, C, and C-1. The Division will be using the Federal data in 
      lieu of collecting the same information on our State-specific schedules. In addition, Schedule A-GR has been removed. The same infor-
      mation appears on Schedule J. So all filers, regardless of whether they’re nonallocating or only subject to the minimum tax, will need to 
      complete Schedule J for 2021.

      Many of the Executive Orders affecting Corporation Business Tax (CBT) that were signed in response to the pandemic are expiring. 
      One EO that I want to make sure you are aware expired on October 1, 2021, is the waiver period for CBT nexus for teleworking em-
      ployees. New Jersey had temporarily waived the CBT nexus standard, which is generally met if an out-of-State corporation has an 
      employee working in New Jersey. As long as an out-of-State corporation did not meet any of the factors giving rise to nexus other than 
      employees working from home in New Jersey solely due to the pandemic, New Jersey did not consider the out-of-State corporation to 
      have nexus for CBT purposes during the waiver time period.

      I think it’s also important to remind you that expenses paid for with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans are deductible and for-
      given loans are excluded from CBT. See Loan and Grant Information for more information. 

      As you file this year’s return, look for the “New for 2021” graphic throughout the instructions, which highlights this year’s tax changes.

      Lastly, I want to make sure that all taxpayers are aware of the New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020. This legislation created or 
      revised certain economic programs in the State. I encourage taxpayers to review the Act and see if they’re eligible for any of the various 
      incentives. 

      As we continue through this unprecedented time, I can assure you that the Division will continue to do its best to be responsive to the 
      needs of our taxpayers. We are all on this journey together as we navigate through this global pandemic. We hope that all your employ-
      ees, colleagues, and families remain safe and healthy during this time.

                                                                Sincerely,

                                                                John Ficara
                                                                Acting Director
                                                                Division of Taxation






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