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Notice: CBT Standardized Return for Certain Filers   
 
The creation of a new simplified standardized return for combined groups, banking 
corporations, financial business corporations, and separate return filers designed to replace the 
CBT-100U, BFC-1, and CBT-100 is underway. However, due to the combination of significant 
changes to Corporation Business Tax reporting and administration over the last several years, 
coupled with technical challenges, implementation of the new form is now expected to be 
effective starting with the 2022 tax year.  The divisions of Taxation, and Revenue and Enterprise 
Services, are committed to providing the best, modernized, and standardized return for these 
entities with privilege periods ending on or after July 31, 2022. 
 



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                                          State of New Jersey
                                          Department of the Treasury
                                          Division of Taxation
Dear Taxpayer,

2020 has been a challenging year for all of us both in our personal and professional lives. I want to assure you that the Division has 
been hard at work in our efforts to help taxpayers overcome any compliance challenges they’re facing in these unprecedented times.  

Our Administration worked together with stakeholders and the legislature on a series of technical corrections, clarifications, and 
changes in legislation affecting the Corporation Business Tax Act. This collaboration resulted in legislation that was signed into law on 
November 4, 2020 (P.L. 2020, c. 118). A list of changes from this law is detailed in TB-97, which I encourage you to review.  

As you file your return, look for the “New for 2020” graphic throughout the instructions, which highlights this year’s tax changes. I’d also 
like to take this opportunity to highlight a few items of particular importance.  

 Due Date. The original due date of the Corporation Business Tax returns for Banking and Financial Institutions is now 30 days after 
  the due date of the federal return. For administrative purposes, the Division will use the 15th day of the month following the federal 
  due date unless that results in a less than 30-day filing window. However, the due dates for estimated payments are unaffected by 
  the law. Taxpayers that are required to make estimated payments must still submit such payments on or before the 15th day of the 
  fourth, sixth, ninth, and 12th months.  
  Reporting Income. All BFC filers must transition to reporting their income in the same manner as other Corporation Business Tax 
  return filers. If a banking corporation files on a fiscal basis for federal purposes, they have the option to transition to a fiscal filing pe-
  riod for filing their return.
  Copy of Federal Return Mandatory. Taxpayers must include a copy of their federal return and any pertinent extracts of the federal 
  return as part of a full and complete New Jersey return. 
  Surtax. The surtax was extended through December 31, 2023, at the rate of 2.5% on all filers with allocated taxable net income over 
  $1 million. As originally enacted, the surtax was scheduled to decrease from 2.5% to 1.5% for privilege periods beginning on or after 
  January 1, 2020, and expire for privilege periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022.  There will not be penalties or interest as-
  sessed on underpayments resulting from the retroactive application of the increased surtax. 
 Net Operating Losses. For tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2020, the federal rules and regulations governing consoli-
  dated return net operating losses and net operating loss carryovers apply to the New Jersey net operating loss carryover provisions 
  to the extent they are consistent with the provisions of the New Jersey Corporation Business Tax Act. If the New Jersey and federal 
  provisions differ, the New Jersey Corporation Business Tax Act provisions govern. New Jersey generally follows the federal rules 
  governing mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, spin-offs, split-offs, dissolution, bankruptcy, or any form of cessation of a business. 
  New Jersey also follows any other provision of the federal rules that limits or reduces federal net operating losses and federal net 
  operating loss carryovers. 
 Dividend Exclusion. The tiered dividend exclusion, previously calculated on Schedule RT, has been replaced with a Tiered Subsidi-
  ary Dividend Pyramid Tax Credit.  
Looking ahead, I want to make sure you are aware that this is the last year Form BFC-1 will exist in this format. Under P.L. 2020, c.118, 
the Division has been mandated to create a new and simplified standardized return for privilege periods ending on and after July 31, 
2021. For privilege periods ending on and after July 1, 2021, BFC-1 filers will be required to make all payments and submit all returns 
electronically.

If you have questions about filing your return, please visit our website. I know times are still hard for many of us, but the experiences of 
this past year give me hope for better times and new opportunities ahead

                                                                 Sincerely,

                                                                 John Ficara
                                                                 Acting Director
                                                                 Division of Taxation



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BFC-1                                    STATE OF NEW JERSEY 
  (12/20)
                               DIVISION OF TAXATION – CORPORATION TAX

        INSTRUCTIONS FOR BANKING AND FINANCIAL BUSINESS TAX RETURN
                                                       (Form BFC-1 – 2020)
               Note: These instructions are applicable only to taxpayers filing on Form BFC-1.

            The law mandates the creation of a simplified               Federal/State Tax Agreement
            standardized return for privilege periods ending on         The New Jersey Division of Taxation and the Internal Revenue 
            and after July 31, 2021. Form BFC-1 will be                 Service participate in a Federal/State program for the mutual 
            replaced with the new standardized return next              exchange of tax information to verify the accuracy and consis-
year for filers that have completed the normalized reporting            tency of information reported on federal and New Jersey tax 
process. Banking corporations that have not already transi-             returns.
tioned away from the historic income reporting method must 
file transitionary returns, including short period returns if           Tax Preparers 
applicable, on Form BFC-1 to normalize their income                     Tax preparers who fail to sign the return and provide their as-
reporting.                                                              signed tax identification number shall be liable for a $25 pen-
                                                                        alty for each failure. If the tax preparer is not self-employed, the 
                                                                        name of the tax preparer’s employer and the employer’s tax 
                                                                        identification number should also be provided.
Before You Begin
Read all instructions carefully before completing returns.

            Include a complete copy of the federal Form                 Corporations Required to File
            1120 (or any other federal corporate return filed)          In general, every corporation existing under the laws of the 
            and all related forms and schedules. Corporations           State of New Jersey is required to file a Corporation Business 
that are part of a federal consolidated group must include a            Tax return. 
federal income tax return and the consolidating schedules 
showing the income statement, balance sheets, and all other             In addition, a return must be filed by every foreign corporation 
supporting information for the taxpayer.                                that:
                                                                        1.   Holds a general certificate of authority to do business in 
Personal Liability of Officers and Directors                                 this State issued by the Secretary of State;  or
Any officer or director of any corporation who shall distribute or      2.   Holds a certificate, license, or other authorization issued 
cause to be distributed any assets in dissolution or liquidation             by any other department or agency of this State, authoriz-
to the stockholders without having first paid all corporation                ing the company to engage in corporate activity within this 
franchise taxes, fees, penalties and interest imposed on said                State;  or
corporation, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 14A:6-12, N.J.S.A. 
                                                                        3.  Derives income from this State;   or
54:50-18 and other applicable provisions of law, shall be per-
sonally liable for said unpaid taxes, fees, penalties, and inter-       4.  Employs or owns capital within this State;   or
est. Compliance with N.J.S.A. 54:50-13 is also required in the          5.  Employs or owns property in this State;   or
case of certain mergers, consolidations and dissolutions.               6.   Maintains an office in this State who, in addition, qualifies 
                                                                             as one of the following:  
Distortion of Net Income                                                     (a) a banking corporation defined at N.J.S.A. 54:10A-36, or  
The Director is authorized to adjust and redetermine items of                (b) a financial corporation defined at N.J.A.C. 18:7-1.16.  
gross receipts and expenses as may be necessary to make                      Note: Taxpayer must complete Schedule A-7 and submit it 
a fair and reasonable determination of tax payable under the                 attached to the BFC-1.
Corporation Business Tax Act. For details regarding the con-
ditions under which this authority may be exercised, refer to           A foreign corporation that is a partner of a New Jersey part-
regulation N.J.A.C. 18:7-5.10.                                          nership is deemed subject to tax in the State and must file a 
                                                                        return.
Accounting Method
The return must be completed using the same method of ac-               Who may be Subject to Tax. Any domestic or foreign corpo-
counting, cash, accrual or other basis, that was employed in            ration, joint-stock company or association, and any business 
the taxpayer’s federal income tax return.                               conducted by a trustee or trustees wherein interest or own-
                                                                        ership is evidenced by a certificate of interest or ownership 
Riders                                                                  or similar written instrument is subject to tax. This includes 
If space is insufficient, include riders in the same form as the        limited partnership associations organized pursuant to N.J.S.A. 
original printed sheets. The riders must be numbered and                42:3-1 et seq. and foreign limited partnership associations. No 
clearly list the schedule(s) and line(s) of each corresponding          new limited partnership associations shall be formed in New 
rider item.                                                             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 
2020 Accounting Periods and Due Dates                                           tentative return must be postmarked on or before the original 
The 2020 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, 2020,                  made, it will be granted by the Division. Approved extensions 
through June 30, 2021. 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 
              For privilege periods ending on and after July 31,                to pay the tax due. The Division will notify you only if we deny 
              2020, the due date for all Corporation Business Tax               your extension request, but not until after you actually file your 
              returns and payments except estimated payments is                 return. Penalties and interest are imposed whenever tax is paid 
30 days after the original due date of the federal corporate in-                after the original due date.
come tax return. If the due date falls on a weekend or a legal 
holiday, the return and payment are due on the following busi-                  Note:  An extension payment must include any applicable 
ness day. Use the following schedule for the 2020 BFC-1 and                            professional corporation (PC) fees and/or installment 
payments:                                                                              payments. 
If accounting   July 31,  Aug. 31,  Sept. 30,  Oct. 31, Nov. 30,  Dec. 31, 
period ends on: 2020   2020       2020       2020       2020      2020
Due date for    Dec. 15,  Jan. 15,  Feb. 15,  Mar. 15,  Apr. 15,  May 15,       Payment of Tax 
filing is:      2020   2021       2021       2021       2021      2021          The balance of tax due must be paid in full by the original due 
If accounting   Jan. 31,  Feb. 28,  Mar. 31, Apr. 30,   May 31,  June 30,       date of the return. 
period ends on: 2021   2021       2021       2021       2021      2021
Due date for    June 15,  July 15,  Aug. 15,  Sept. 15,  Oct. 15, Nov. 15, 
filing is:      2021   2021       2021       2021       2021      2021          In addition, corporations are required to make installment pay-
                                                                                ments of estimated tax. The requirement for making these pay-
Note: The start of the 2020 filing season was delayed due to                    ments is based on the amount of the total tax liability shown on 
       changes to the Corporation Business Tax statutes. Infor-                 the most recent return.
       mation on affected due dates is available on the Division 
       of Taxation’s website.                                                     If the 2020 total tax liability is greater than $500, the 
                                                                                  taxpayer must make installment payments towards 2021. 
Calendar or fiscal accounting year is the same accounting pe-                     These payments are remitted on Form BFC-150 and are 
riod that the taxpayer is required to report to the United States                 due on or before the 15th day of the 4th, 6th, 9th and 12th 
Treasury Department for federal income tax purposes. Please                       months of the tax year. Taxpayers with gross receipts 
note the ending month of the accounting period for federal                        greater than or equal to $50,000,000 must make installment 
returns and New Jersey returns must match, however, the tax                       payments on the 15th day of the 4th, 6th, and 12th months 
return year for the federal and State returns may differ. (i.e., a                of the tax year. 
tax year ending 8/31/20 may be filed on a 2019 federal Form                                                                     installment 
1120; the same tax year must be filed on a 2020 NJ BFC-1.) All                     If the 2020 total tax liability is $500 or less, 
                                                                                  payments may be made as indicated above 
accounting periods must end on the last day of the month, ex-                                                                 OR in lieu of 
                                                                                  making installment payments, the taxpayer may make a 
cept that taxpayers may use the same 52-53 week accounting 
                                                                                  payment of 50% of the 2020 total tax liability. 
year that is used for federal income tax purposes. See N.J.A.C. 
18:7-2.3. Returns for prior tax years are available on the Divi-
sion’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 group privilege period. In                    vision of Taxation – BFC, Revenue Processing Center, PO Box 
addition, the corporation must notify the Division that it is con-              247, Trenton, NJ 08646-0247.
verting to a fiscal year basis by checking the box on page 1 
of the return indicating that it is filing as a “BFC-1-F Filer.”                Make a separate remittance for each return. Do not remit 
                                                                                the tax for two or more returns in one check. 
For more information, see Technical Bulletin TB-91, Banking 
Corporations and Combined Returns.                                              To make payments electronically, go to the Division of Taxa-
                                                                                tion’s website. Taxpayers who do not have access to the inter-
Pursuant to Section 16 of P.L. 2020, c. 118, all banking cor-                   net can call the Division’s Customer Service Center at (609) 
porations must file transitionary returns even if they are                      292-6400.
not members of a combined group. A banking corporation 
that has not already transitioned away from the historic income                 Taxpayers with a prior year liability of $10,000 or more in any 
reporting method must file transitionary returns on Form BFC-1                  tax are required to make their payments for all taxes by Elec-
to normalize its income reporting and check the “BFC-1-F Filer”                 tronic Funds Transfer (EFT). For information or to enroll in the 
box on page 1 of the return.                                                    program, visit the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services’ 
                                                                                website at www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/eft1.shtml, call (609) 
                                                                                984-9830, fax (609) 292-1777, or write to NJ Division of Reve-
Extension of Time to File                                                       nue and Enterprise Services, EFT Section, PO Box 191, Tren-
Corporations will automatically receive a six-month extension                   ton, NJ 08646-0191. 
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Note:  Taxpayers who are required to remit payments by EFT                  Transacting Business Without a Certificate of Authority. In 
     can satisfy the EFT requirement by making e-check or                   addition to any other liabilities imposed by law, a foreign corpo-
     credit card payments.                                                  ration that transacts business in this State without a certificate 
                                                                            of authority shall forfeit to the State a penalty of not less than 
         For privilege periods ending on and after July 31,                 $200, nor more than $1,000 for each calendar year, not more 
         2021, the new standardized return and payments                     than 5 years prior thereto, in which it shall have transacted 
         must be filed electronically.                                      business in this State without a certificate of authority. N.J.S.A. 
                                                                            14A:13-11(3).

Penalties and Interest                                                      Amended Returns
Insufficiency Penalty. If the amount paid with the Tentative                To amend Form BFC-1, use the BFC-1 for the appropriate tax 
Return, Form BFC-200-T, is less than 90% of the tax liability               year. For returns ending prior to July 31, 2019, taxpayers must 
computed on Form BFC-1, or in the case of a taxpayer whose                  write “AMENDED RETURN” clearly on the front page of the 
preceding return covered a full 12-month period, is less than               form. Beginning with returns for tax year 2019, a check box 
the amount of the tax computed at the rates applicable to the               has been added to the form for taxpayers to indicate the return 
current accounting year but on the basis of the facts shown                 is being amended. Mail all amended returns to: State of New 
and the law applicable to the preceding accounting year, the                Jersey, Division of Taxation, Special Audit Group, PO Box 271, 
taxpayer may be liable for a penalty of 5% per month or part                Trenton, NJ 08695-0271.
of a month not to exceed 25% of the amount of underpayment 
from the original due date to the date of actual payment.                   Final Determination of Net Income by Federal Government. 
                                                                            Any change or correction made by the Internal Revenue Ser-
Late Filing Penalty. 5% per month or part of a month on the                 vice to the federal taxable income must be reported to the Divi-
amount of underpayment not to exceed 25% of that underpay-                  sion within 90 days. 
ment, except if no return has been filed within 30 days of the 
date on which the first notice of delinquency in filing the return 
was sent, the penalty will accrue at 5% per month or part of a              Page 1 Line-by-Line Instructions
month of the total tax liability not to exceed 25% of such tax              Enter the federal employer identification number, corporation 
liability. Also, a penalty of $100 for each month the return is de-         name and complete address and ZIP Code in the space pro-
linquent may be imposed.                                                    vided on the return.

Late Payment Penalty. 5% of the balance of tax due paid after               Check the appropriate box to indicate whether this return is 
the due date for filing the return may be imposed.                          being filed for: 
Interest. 3% above the average predominant prime rate for                    BFC-1-F filer*; or 
every month or part of a month the tax is unpaid, compounded                  Banking corporation; or 
annually. At the end of each calendar year, any tax, penalties 
and interest remaining due will become part of the balance on                 Financial corporation.
which interest will be charged. The interest rates assessed by 
the Division of Taxation are published online.                              * A BFC-1-F filer is a banking corporation that (1) is filing to 
                                                                              align its tax year with the combined group with which it will be 
Note: The average predominant prime rate is the rate as                       filing in the future, or (2) is filing transitionary returns to nor-
     determined by the Board of Governors of the Federal                      malize its income reporting.
     Reserve System, quoted by commercial banks to large 
     businesses on December 1st of the calendar year im-                    Provide the remaining information requested on the top por-
     mediately preceding the calendar year in which payment                 tion of the return. The federal business activity code should 
     was due or as redetermined by the Director in accor-                   be taken from the taxpayer’s federal tax return. Provide the 
     dance with N.J.S.A. 54:48-2.                                           location of the corporate books as well as a contact person 
                                                                            and phone number. If the corporation is a professional corpo-
Collection Fees. In addition, if the tax bill is sent to our collec-        ration, check the box indicating this status. See the Corpora-
tion agency, a referral cost recovery fee of 10.7% of any tax,              tions Required to File section for information on the types of 
penalty, and interest due will be added to the liability in accor-          corporations. 
dance with N.J.S.A. 54:49-12.3. If a certificate of debt is issued 
for the outstanding liability, a fee for the cost of collection of the      Check the appropriate box to indicate whether this is the initial 
tax may also be imposed.                                                    return or an amended return. 

Underpayment of Estimated Tax. To calculate the amount of                   All corporations must complete page 1, the Annual General 
interest for the underpayment of estimated tax, complete either             Questionnaire, and Schedules A (Parts I, II, and III), A-2, A-3, 
Form BFC-160-A or Form BFC-160-B. If the taxpayer qualifies                 A-4, and A-GR of the return. 
for any of the exceptions to the imposition of interest for any of 
the installment payments, Part II must be completed and sub-                Line 1 – Tax Base
mitted with the return as evidence of such exception.                       Enter amount from line 3 of Schedule A, Part III. 

Civil Fraud. If any part of an assessment is due to civil fraud,            Line 2 – Amount of Tax
there shall be added to the tax an amount equal to 50% of the               Multiply line 1 by the applicable tax rate: 
assessment in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:49-9.1.

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  If line 1 is greater than $100,000, the tax rate is 9% (.09).        making installment payments, the taxpayer may make a 
                                                                        payment of 50% of the 2020 total tax liability. For taxpayers 
  If line 1 is greater than $50,000 and less than or equal 
                                                                        who qualify and want to take advantage of this option, enter 
 to $100,000, the tax rate is 7.5% (.075). Tax periods of less          on line 7, 50% of the amount on line 6. This will become 
 than 12 months qualify for the 7.5% rate if the prorated tax-          part of the payment to be made with the 2020 return and 
 able net income does not exceed $8,333 per month.                      installment payments will not be required. This payment 
  If line 1 is $50,000 or less, the tax rate is 6.5% (.065). Tax       should be claimed as a credit when filing the 2021 return.
 periods of less than 12 months qualify for the 6.5% rate if 
 the prorated taxable net income does not exceed $4,166                Line 8 – Professional Corporation Fees
 per month.                                                            Enter amount from Schedule PC, Part II, line 7. 

Line 3 – Tax Credits                                                   Note:  Check the box on page 1 to indicate the corporation is a 
Enter amount from Schedule A-3, Part I, line 28. Include the                professional corporation.
applicable credit form(s) with the return. See Schedule A-3 in-
structions for more information.                                       See Schedule PC instructions for information about filing re-
                                                                       quirements and examples of professional corporations. 
Line 4 – CBT Tax Liability
Subtract line 3 from line 2. If this amount is less than $2,000,       Line 9 – Total Tax and Professional Corporation Fees 
see Schedule A-GR instructions to determine if there is a mini-        Enter the total of lines 6, 7, and 8.
mum tax liability. 
                                                                       Line 10a – Payments and Credits
Line 5a – Surtax                                                       Include on this line:
Every business entity that is subject to the Corporation Busi-
ness Tax is also subject to the surtax if the business entity has        Installment tax payments made for 2020;
an allocated taxable net income in excess of $1,000,000.                 Amounts paid with tentative return (form BFC-200-T);
Public utilities and New Jersey S corporations (as defined in 
N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(q) and N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(p), respectively)             Any overpayment from the preceding tax return that the 
are exempt from the surtax.                                             taxpayer elected to have credited to the current year’s tax. 
                                                                        Do not include any amount of the overpayment that the tax-
Multiply the amount on Schedule A, Part III, line 1 by the appli-       payer elected to have refunded.
cable surtax rate. The rate is 2.5% for tax years beginning on 
or after January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2023.                   Note:  Professional corporation installment payments from the 
                                                                            prior year may not be used to offset any current year tax 
         Line 5b – Pass-Through Business Alternative In-                    liability and are not eligible for refund.
         come Tax Credit Applied to Surtax
         Enter the amount from Form 329. Do not enter more             Line 10b – Payments made by Partnerships 
than the amount of surtax on line 5a. Include Form 329 with the        Include the total payments made by partnerships on behalf of 
return. See Form 329 instructions for more information.                the taxpayer that are reported in column 7 on Schedule P-1. 
                                                                       Submit copies of the NJK-1s or K-1s (as applicable) reflecting 
Line 5c – Balance of Surtax                                            payments made by each partnership entity. 
Subtract line 5b from line 5a and enter the result.
                                                                       Line 10c – Refundable Tax Credits 
Line 6 – Tax Due                                                       Enter the amount from Schedule A-3, Part II, line 5. Include 
Add the balance of surtax calculated on line 5c to the greater         the applicable credit form(s) with the return. See Schedule A-3 
of line 4 or minimum tax due from Schedule A-GR.                       instructions for more information.

Note:  If taxpayer is using a tax credit that can be applied to        Amount Due or Overpayment – Lines 11–17
     100% of the tax liability, add the surtax (if applicable) to      Compare lines 10d and 9.
     any remaining liability not exhausted on the credit form            If line 10d is less than line 9, you have a balance due. Com-
     and enter the amount on line 6.                                    plete lines 11, 12, and 13.
Line 7 – Installment Payment                                             If line 10d is more than line 9, you have an overpayment. 
Taxpayers are required to make installment payments of es-              Complete line 12 (if applicable) and lines 14 through 17.
timated tax. The requirement for making these payments is 
based on the amount of the total tax liability shown on the most       Line 11 – Balance of Tax Due 
recent return.                                                         Subtract line 10d from 9 and enter the difference. 

•  If the 2020 Total Tax Liability is greater than $500, the           Line 12 – Penalty and Interest Due
 taxpayer must make installment payments towards 2021.                 Include any penalties and interest. See the Penalties and Inter-
 These payments are remitted on Form BFC-150 and are                   est section for information.
 due on or before the 15th day of the 4th, 6th, 9th, and 
 12th months of the tax year. Taxpayers with gross receipts            Note:  If the taxpayer has an overpayment or no tax liability 
 greater than or equal to $50,000,000 must make installment                 and has calculated penalties and interest due, such 
 payments on the 15th day of the 4th, 6th, and 12th months                  amounts must be added to the balance due line or sub-
 of the tax year.                                                           tracted from the overpayment. 

•  If the 2020 Total Tax Liability is $500 or less, installment        Line 13 – Total Balance Due
 payments may be made as indicated above OR in lieu of                 Enter the total of line 11 and line 12.

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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. 
                                                                                    To avoid double reporting the income on Sched-
Line 15 – Refund                                                                    ule A, Part I, taxpayers must reduce the amounts 
Enter the amount of your overpayment that you want refunded.                        reported on any other lines by the amount of the 
                                                                                    FDII and GILTI included on lines 4b and 4c.
Line 16 – Credit to 2021
Enter the amount of your overpayment that you want to credit           Current year I.R.C. § 951A and I.R.C. § 250(b) amounts are 
to your 2021 tax liability.                                            not dividends nor are they deemed dividends; they are their 
                                                                       own category of income. FDII and GILTI are included on differ-
Line 17 – Credit to a Combined Group                                   ent lines for federal and New Jersey purposes.
Enter the amount of your overpayment that you want to credit 
to a combined group. Also include the Unitary ID Number and            Note:  There is an equivalent deduction allowable for New Jer-
tax return year to which it is to be applied.                              sey purposes in the amount of the deduction allowable 
                                                                           and taken for federal purposes under I.R.C. § 250(a). 
Note:  An overpayment of tax by a corporation can only be                  In completing Schedule A, a taxpayer must include 
      credited to a combined group of which the corporation is             the gross amounts of the income reported for federal 
      a member.                                                            purposes pursuant to I.R.C. § 951A and I.R.C. § 250. A 
                                                                           deduction is allowed based on the same amounts of the 
Certification of Inactivity                                                deductions that were taken and allowed for federal pur-
Inactive corporations must complete page 1, the Annual Gen-                poses. See Schedule A, Part II, lines 14a and 14b. 
eral Questionnaire, and Schedules A (Parts I, II, and III), A-2, 
A-3, A-4, and A-GR of the BFC-1. A corporate officer must sign         Line 8 and Line 9 
and certify that the corporation did not conduct any business,         Include a rider or schedules showing the same information 
did not have any income, receipts, or expenses, and did not            shown on federal Form 1120, Schedule D and/or Form 4797. 
own any assets during the entire period covered by the tax             Gains and losses resulting from the disposition of property 
return.                                                                where an I.R.C. § 179 expense deduction was passed through 
                                                                       to S corporation shareholders are not reported on federal Form 
Signature                                                              4797, and should be reported on Schedule A, Part I, line 10. 
Each return must be signed by an officer of the corporation            If a sale of shares of stock or partnership interest resulted in a 
who is authorized to attest to the truth of the statements con-        taxable transfer of a controlling interest in certain commercial 
tained therein. The fact that an individual’s name is signed on        real property under N.J.S.A. 54:15C-1, indicate on a rider.
the return shall be prima facie evidence that such individual is 
authorized to sign the return on behalf of the corporation.            Line 28 – Taxable income before federal net operating loss 
                                                                       deductions and federal special deductions
Tax preparers who fail to sign the return or provide their             The amount on line 28 must agree with line 28, page 1, of the 
assigned tax identification number shall be liable for a               taxpayer’s unconsolidated federal Form 1120 or the appropri-
$25 penalty for each such failure. If the tax preparer is not          ate line from the appropriate line of any other federal corporate 
self-employed, the name of the tax preparer’s employer                 return filed.
and the employer’s tax identification number should also be 
provided. In the case of a corporation in liquidation or in the        If the corporation has not filed a separate federal income tax 
hands of a receiver or trustee, certification shall be made by         return, taxpayer must explain and reconcile the differences on 
the person responsible for the conduct of the affairs of such          a rider. 
corporation.
                                                                                    Taxpayers must include a copy of the federal 
                                                                                    return and any forms or schedules that accompa-
Annual General Questionnaire                                                        nied the return that was filed with the Internal Rev-
All taxpayers must answer all questions on this schedule. If                        enue Service. Failure to include the forms and 
necessary, include a rider detailing the information requested in      schedules will result in an incomplete New Jersey Corpora-
the questions.                                                         tion Business Tax return and the taxpayer may be assessed 
                                                                       penalties and interest for noncompliance.
Schedule A 
Every taxpayer must complete this schedule.                            Part II – Modifications to ENTIRE NET INCOME
                                                                       Additions
Part I – Computation of Entire Net Income                              Line 1 – Taxable income/(loss)
Lines 4b and 4c – FDII and GILTI                                       Enter the amount from Schedule A, Part I, line 28.
For tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2018, the 
gross I.R.C. § 951A and the gross I.R.C. § 250(b) amounts              Line 3 – Other federally exempt income
included in income for federal purposes must be included for           For tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2018, all in-
New Jersey purposes. Enter the gross I.R.C. § 951A (GILTI)             come that was exempt for federal income tax purposes under 
and/or the gross I.R.C. § 250(b) (FDII) amounts. Include a copy        any provision of the Internal Revenue Code or any federal law 
of federal Forms 8993 and 8992 that were completed and sub-            must be added back. If such amounts were not added back on 
mitted with federal Form 1120. Do not enter the net numbers.           any other line of Schedule A, include such amounts on line 3 
The I.R.C. § 250(a) deductions are taken in Schedule A Part            and include a rider detailing such amounts and such provisions 
II since the I.R.C. § 250(a) deductions permitted by N.J.S.A.          of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Line 4 – Interest on federal, state, municipal, and other               not taxed by New Jersey. Schedule PT is available on the Divi-
obligations                                                             sion’s website. 
Include any interest income that was not taxable for federal in-
come tax purposes and was not included in taxable net income            Lines 14a and 14b – I.R.C. § 250(a) deduction
reported on line 1.                                                     If line 1 includes GILTI and/or FDII amounts, enter the amount 
                                                                        of the deduction allowable and taken for federal purposes un-
Line 5 – New Jersey State and other states taxes                        der I.R.C. § 250(a) on the appropriate line. Include a copy of 
Enter the total taxes paid or accrued to the United States, a           federal Form 8992 and/or 8993. 
possession or territory of the United States, a state, a political 
subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia, or to any for-        Line 14c – Net GILTI previously taxed by New Jersey
eign country, state, province, territory or subdivisions thereof,       Enter the amount of net GILTI previously taxed by New Jersey 
on or measured by profits or income, business presence or               not deducted or excluded elsewhere on the return. Include a 
business activity, including any foreign withholding tax, or any        rider detailing the amount of GILTI that was previously taxed 
sales and use tax paid by a utility vendor, taken as a deduction        and the years in which the tax was paid.
in Part I of Schedule A and reflected in line 28. For additional 
information see Technical Bulletin TB-80, Addback of Other              Line 15 – I.R.C. § 78 Gross-up 
States’ Taxes, and the Schedule H instructions                          The portion of any I.R.C. § 78 gross-up included in dividend 
                                                                        income on line 4 of Schedule A, Part I, that is not excluded/
Line 6 – Related party interest addback                                 deducted from taxable net income elsewhere, may be de-
Enter the total amount of interest deducted on Schedule A that          ducted on this line. Include a copy of federal foreign tax credit, 
was paid to related members and reported on Schedule G,                 Form 1118.
Part I. See Schedule G instructions for more information. 
                                                                        Note:  I.R.C. § 78 gross-up amounts cannot be included in 
Line 7 – Related party intangible expenses and costs                           the dividend exclusion calculation on Schedule R or 
addback                                                                        Form 332, which is the form used to calculate the Tiered 
Enter the total amount of intangible expenses and costs de-                    Subsidiary Dividend Pyramid Tax Credit. In addition, if 
ducted on Schedule A that was paid to related members and                      any portion of the Section 78 amount is included in the 
reported on Schedule G, Part II. See Schedule G instructions                   taxpayer’s Section 250 deduction, the amount being de-
for more information.                                                          ducted on line 15 must be reduced accordingly.

Line 9 – Depreciation modification being added to income                Line 17a – Nonoperational Activity
Enter the depreciation and other adjustments being added to             Enter the net effect of the elimination of nonoperational activity 
income. See Schedule S instructions for more information.               from Schedule O, Part I, line 36. Schedule O is available on 
                                                                        the Division’s website. 
Line 10 – Other additions
Report any other additions to income for which a place has not          Line 17b – Nonunitary Partnership Income
been provided somewhere else on the return. This includes,              Enter the net effect of the elimination of nonunitary partnership 
but is not limited to:                                                  income and expenses from Schedule P-1, Part II, line 4.

  I.R.C. § 199A amounts that were deducted for federal                 Line 18 – Other deductions
 purposes;                                                              Report any other deduction adjustments for which a place has 
                                                                        not been provided somewhere else on the return. The taxpayer 
  Any deductions for research and experimental expenditures,           must include a rider detailing the information.
 to the extent that those research and experimental expen-
 ditures are qualified research expenses or basic research              Line 19 – Total Deductions
 payments for which an amount of credit is claimed pursuant             Add line 12 through line 18 and enter the total. 
 to section 1 of P.L.1993, c.175 (C.54:10A-5.24) unless those 
 research and experimental expenditures are also used to                Line 20 – Entire Net Income/(Loss) Subtotal
 compute a federal credit claimed pursuant to I.R.C. § 41.              Subtract line 19 from line 11 and enter the total.
Include separate riders explaining any items reported. 
                                                                        Line 21 – Allocation Factor from Schedule J
Line 11 – Taxable income/(loss) with additions                          Enter allocation factor from Schedule J. If all receipts were 
Add line 1 through line 10 and enter the total.                         derived from only New Jersey sources, enter 1.000000. See 
                                                                        Schedule J instructions for more information. 

Deductions                                                              Line 22 – Allocated entire net income/(loss) before net op-
Line 12 – Depreciation modification being subtracted from               erating loss deductions and dividend exclusion 
income                                                                  Multiply line 20 by line 21 and enter the result. 
Enter the depreciation and other adjustments being sub-
tracted from income. See Schedule S instructions for more                 If the amount is zero or less, this is the taxpayer’s current 
information.                                                             year net operating loss that can be carried forward as a 
                                                                         post-allocation net operating loss (NOL) deduction to a suc-
Line 13 – Previously Taxed Dividends                                     ceeding tax period pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(v). 
If line 1 includes any dividends that were previously taxed for 
New Jersey purposes, complete Schedule PT and Schedule R                  If the amount is a positive number, the taxpayer must 
to determine the amount that can be deducted. Include only               first use any unused unexpired prior net operating loss 
dividends that were taxed in a prior tax year by New Jersey.             conversion carryovers pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(u). 
Do no include any federal previously taxed income that was               This deduction occurs on Schedule A, Part II, line 23. If the 

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 taxpayer does not have any unused unexpired prior net op-                   periods, if such a taxable member leaves the New Jer-
 erating loss conversion carryovers, enter zero.                             sey combined group and files a New Jersey separate 
                                                                             return, the taxpayer may use their share of the com-
Note: A net operating loss is the excess of allowable deduc-                 bined group post-allocation net operating loss carryover 
      tions over gross income used in computing entire net                   deduction that the taxpayer took with them when the 
      income. Neither a net operating loss deduction nor the                 taxpayer left the New Jersey combined group and de-
      dividend exclusion is an allowable deduction in comput-                duct said post-allocation net operating loss carryover 
      ing a net operating loss. Post-allocation net operating                deduction on Schedule A, Part II, line 25.
      losses expire 20 privilege periods after the loss was 
      originally generated. Information on the net operating          Line 26 – Allocated entire net income before allocated div-
      losses must be detailed on Form 500.                            idend exclusion 
                                                                      Subtract line 25 from line 24 and enter the result. If the amount 
          Net operating losses/net operating loss carryovers          is zero or less, enter zero here and on line 32. 
          now occur on a post-allocation basis. If the tax-
          payer has net operating losses from before                  Line 27 – Allocated Dividend Exclusion 
                                                                      Enter the amount from Schedule R, line 13. See Schedule R 
          July 31, 2019, those unused unexpired pre-alloca-
                                                                      instructions for more information.
 tion net operating loss carryovers must be converted to prior 
 net operating loss conversion carryovers using the allocation                The amount of the dividend exclusion allowed to be 
                                                                      Note: 
 factor from the taxpayer’s last tax year prior to the change to             taken as a deduction is limited to the amount of income 
 post-allocation net operating losses. For more information,                 reported on line 26 for the tax year.
 see Technical Bulletin, TB-94, General Information on the 
 New Net Operating Loss Regime for Tax Years Ending on                Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(k)(5), N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(u), 
 and After July 31, 2019.                                             N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(v), and N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(w), the dividend 
                                                                      exclusion is now an allocated exclusion. 
Line 23 – Prior year net operating loss (PNOL) deduction 
Any unused and unexpired net operating loss carryovers that           Line 29 – Taxable net income subtotal before I.B.F. 
were calculated on a pre-allocation basis (net operation losses       exclusion
from tax years ending prior to July 31, 2019) must be con-            Subtract line 27 from line 26 and enter the result.
verted to an allocated prior net operating loss conversion carry-
over (PNOL) before they can be used.                                  Line 30 – International Banking Facility Exclusion
                                                                      A banking corporation that is operating as an International 
To calculate a PNOL conversion carryover, a taxpayer must             Banking Facility may be eligible for an I.B.F. exclusion. 
first calculate its pre-allocated net operating losses for each       Information on the exclusion can be found at N.J.A.C. 
preceding privilege period, then multiply those amounts by its        18:7-5.2(a)2vii and N.J.A.C. 18:7-16.
allocation factor from the last privilege period ending prior to 
July 31, 2019. Use Worksheet 500-P (Prior Net Operating Loss          Line 31 – Allocated I.B.F. Exclusion. Multiply the I.B.F. exclu-
Conversion Worksheet) to calculate the conversion. See Form           sion on line 30 by the allocation factor reported on line 21, and 
500 instructions for more information.                                enter the amount. 

Note:  PNOLs expire 20 privilege periods after the loss was           Line 32 – Taxable net income
      originally generated.                                           Subtract lines 31 from line 29 and enter the total.
Line 24 – Allocated entire net income before post alloca-
                                                                      Part III – Computation of New Jersey Tax Base
tion net operating loss deduction                                     Line 1 – Taxable net income
Subtract line 23 from line 22 and enter the result.                   Enter the amount from Schedule A, Part II, line 32. 
  If the amount is zero or less, skip lines 25 through 31 and 
 enter zero on line 32.                                               Line 2a – Allocated New Jersey Nonoperational Income 
                                                                      Enter the amount from Schedule O, Part III. See Schedule O 
  If the amount is a positive number, continue to line 25.           for more information. The schedule is available on the Divi-
                                                                      sion’s website. 
Line 25 – Post-allocation net operating loss (NOL) 
deduction                                                             Note:  Taxpayers cannot net nonoperational losses against op-
Taxpayers with net operating losses generated in tax years                   erational income.
ending on and after July 31, 2019, can use such losses as a 
post-allocation net operating loss deduction. A post allocation       Line 2b – Allocated Nonunitary Partnership Income 
net operating loss can be carried forward for 20 privilege pe-        Enter the amount from Schedule P-1, Part II, line 5. See 
riods. The post allocation net operating loss deduction is sub-       Schedule P-1 instructions for more information. 
tracted from allocated entire net income after the taxpayer uses 
all of its PNOLs if the taxpayer still has allocated entire net       Note:  Taxpayers cannot net nonunitary partnership losses 
income after the PNOL subtraction. See Form 500 instructions                 against operational income.
for more information. 
                                                                      Line 3 – Tax Base 
Note:  A taxable member that leaves a New Jersey combined             Add line 1 to line 2a and/or line 2b, if applicable, and enter the 
      group may take their share of the combined group                total. 
      post-allocation net operating loss carryover when 
      leaving the combined group. In subsequent privilege 

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                                                                       New Jersey Gross Receipts 
Schedule A-2                                                           Minimum Tax
Cost of Goods Sold                                                     Less than $100,000                                        $500
The amounts reported on this schedule must be the same as              $100,000 or more but less than $250,000                   $750
the amounts reported on the taxpayer’s Form 1125-A of the              $250,000 or more but less than $500,000                 $1,000
federal return.                                                        $500,000 or more but less than $1,000,000               $1,500
                                                                       $1,000,000 or more                                      $2,000
                                                                       If a taxpayer is filing a separate return and is a member of an 
Schedule A-3                                                           affiliated or controlled group (as per I.R.C. § 1504 or § 1563) 
Summary of Tax Credits                                                 that has a total payroll of $5,000,000 or more for the tax year, 
This schedule must be completed if any tax credits are being           the minimum tax is $2,000 regardless of the amount of the tax-
claimed for the current tax period. Any tax credit(s) claimed on       payer’s New Jersey gross receipts. In such instances, Sched-
this schedule must be documented with a valid New Jersey               ule A-GR need not be completed. Tax years of less than 12 
Corporation Business Tax Credit Form and must be included              months are subject to the higher minimum tax if the prorated 
with the tax return. See the Additional Forms and Instructions         total payroll exceeds $416,667 per month. Total payroll refers 
section for a list of available credit forms and for instructions      to the total payroll of the affiliated group rather than total New 
on obtaining them. If the taxpayer is claiming a valid tax credit      Jersey payroll of a single corporation. Taxpayers that are mem-
that is allowable in accordance with the New Jersey Corpora-           bers of an affiliated or controlled group must submit a schedule 
tion Business Tax Act for which a place has not been provided          of payroll per member and a copy of the taxpayer’s federal 
somewhere else on the schedule, report the amount on line 27           affiliations schedule, Form 851, with the return. 
of Schedule A-3.
                                                                       The minimum tax cannot be prorated. In general, zero (0) 
Part I – Tax Credits Used Against Liability                            returns are not permitted.
The total on line 28 must equal the amount reported on page 1, 
line 3. Amounts to be entered are calculated on the credit 
forms. See the specific New Jersey Corporation Business Tax 
Credit Form for information about each credit.                         Schedule A-7
                                                                       Gross Income Test for Financial Businesses
Note:  Most tax credits cannot reduce the tax liability below the      Financial businesses must derive 75% of their gross in-
     minimum tax. However, there are rare instances where it           come from the financial activities enumerated at N.J.A.C. 
     can. Follow the instructions on the credit form regarding         18:7-1.16(a)1 through (a)7. Qualifying corporations must 
     how and where to record the information to ensure the             complete Schedule A-7 and file it along with the tax re-
     credit is properly offsetting the tax liability.                  turn Form BFC-1. Taxpayers who do not meet the 75% gross 
                                                                       income test must file the Corporation Business Tax Return, 
Part II – Refundable Tax Credits                                       Form CBT-100. For more information on Schedule A-7, write 
If the credit form calculates an amount to be refunded, enter          to: Special Audit Section, Division of Taxation, PO Box 271, 
the refundable portion on the appropriate line. The total on           Trenton, NJ 08695-0271, or call (609) 292-5300. Questions 
line 5 must equal the amount reported on page 1, line 10c.             regarding banking facilities and financial businesses can be 
                                                                       directed to (609) 292-5300.

Schedule A-4 
Summary Schedule                                                       Schedule B
Every corporation must complete this schedule. Report the              Balance Sheet
information on each line of Schedule A-4 from the return               Every taxpayer must either complete this schedule or submit a 
schedules indicated. All lines must be completed as applicable.        copy of the Schedule L that was filed with their federal return. 
Non-allocating taxpayers must enter 1.000000 on the appropri-          The amounts reported must be the same as the year-end fig-
ate line(s).                                                           ures shown on the taxpayer’s books. Where applicable, data 
                                                                       must match amounts reported on Schedule L of the federal 
                                                                       return. If not, explain and reconcile on rider. Consolidated in-
                                                                       formation is not permitted on separate returns. If the taxpayer 
Schedule A-GR 
                                                                       is included in a consolidated federal income tax return, this 
Computation of New Jersey Gross Receipts and                           schedule must be completed by the taxpayer on its own sepa-
Minimum Tax                                                            rate basis.
If the amount reported on page 1, line 4 is less than $2,000, 
complete this schedule. Enter the greater of the computed tax 
liability or the amount from Schedule A-GR, line 7 onto BFC-1, 
page 1, line 6.                                                        Schedule C and Schedule C-1
                                                                       Reconciliation of Income per Books 
The minimum tax is assessed based on the New Jersey Gross              with Income per Return AND Analysis of 
Receipts as follows:                                                   Unappropriated Retained Earnings per Books
                                                                       Every corporation must either complete these schedules or 
                                                                       submit copies of Schedules M-1, M-2, and M-3 that were filed 
                                                                       with its federal Form 1120. The copies must be legible and 
                                                                       each page must include the taxpayer’s name and tax identifica-
                                                                       tion number.

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Note:  Line 8 of Schedule M-2 must correspond with the unap-                fees, (4) licensing fees, and (5) other similar expenses and 
       propriated retained earnings reported for the end of the             costs.
       tax year on Schedule B.
                                                                            Intangible Property means patents, patent applications, trade 
If the taxpayer is part of a consolidated filing but is filing a sep-       names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, mask works, 
arate return in New Jersey, the taxpayer must provide a copy                trade secrets and similar types of intangible assets.
of the Schedule M-3 that was filed federally and a rider detail-
ing the separate entity basis calculation.                                  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-
rate officer regardless of whether compensation was received.               or disposition of intangible property.
The date reported on Schedule F must match what is reported 
                                                                            Part I – Interest 
on federal Form 1125-E. 
                                                                            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 
50% of the value of the taxpayer’s outstanding stock; or (3) a              Taxes
                                                                            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               Schedule J
the ownership requirements of this definition have been met.                Computation of Allocation Factor
                                                                            If taxpayer does not have receipts outside New Jersey, the al-
Intangible expenses and costs includes (1) expenses,                        location factor will be 100% (1.000000) and there is no need to 
losses, and costs, for, related to, or in connection directly or in-        complete this schedule. All other taxpayers must complete this 
directly with the direct or indirect acquisition, use, maintenance          schedule to calculate the allocation factor. 
or management, ownership, sale, exchange, or any other dis-
position of intangible property to the extent such amounts are              Only activities related to operational activity are to be used in 
allowed as deductions or costs in determining taxable income                computing the general allocation factors. If the taxpayer has 
before operating loss deduction and special deductions for the              nonoperational activity, see Schedule O. If the taxpayer has 
tax year under the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26                nonunitary partnership income, see Schedule P-1.
U.S.C. s.1 et seq., (2) losses related to, or incurred in connec-
tion directly or indirectly with factoring transactions or discount-
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Lines 1a–1e – Receipts Fraction                                           computing the allocation factor in Schedule J, division must be 
Receipts from sales of tangible personal property are allocated           carried to six (6) decimal places, e.g., 0.123456.
to New Jersey if the goods are shipped to points within New 
Jersey. Receipts from the sale of goods are allocable to New 
Jersey if shipped to a New Jersey or a non-New Jersey cus-                Schedule L 
tomer where possession is transferred in New Jersey. Receipts 
                                                                          Allocation of New Jersey Corporation Business 
from the sale of goods shipped to a taxpayer from outside of 
New Jersey to a New Jersey customer by a common carrier                   Tax for Banking and Financial Corporations 
are allocable to New Jersey. Receipts from the sale of goods              Among New Jersey Municipalities
shipped from outside of New Jersey to a New Jersey location               Column I – Taxpayer must list all offices maintained in this 
where the goods are picked up by a common carrier and trans-              State, by indicating the exact taxing district (municipality) and 
ported to a customer outside of New Jersey are not allocable              county. 
to New Jersey. Receipts from the following are allocable to 
New Jersey: services performed if the benefit of the service is           Note: The mailing address of an office is not necessarily the 
received in New Jersey; rentals from property situated in New                   taxing district.
Jersey; royalties from the use in New Jersey of patents, copy-
rights, and trademarks; all other business receipts earned in             Column II (1) In the case of banking corporations, the de-
New Jersey.                                                               posit balances are to be used; (2) and in the case of financial 
                                                                          corporations, the receipts allocable to such location are to be 
Receipts from Sales of Capital Assets: Receipts from sales                used.
of capital assets (property not held by the taxpayer for sale to 
customers in the regular course of business), either within or            Column III – The percentage indicated is based on the individ-
outside New Jersey, should be included in the numerator and               ual deposit balances for banking corporations or receipts for 
the denominator based on the net gain recognized and not on               financial corporations divided by total deposit balances in New 
gross selling prices. If the taxpayer’s business is the buying            Jersey, or total receipts in New Jersey, respectively.
and selling of real estate or the buying and selling of securities 
for trading purposes, gross receipts from the sale of such as-            Totals required at bottom of columns II and III are the sum of 
sets should be included in the numerator and the denominator              the individual taxing district amounts and percentages. Total 
of the receipts fraction.                                                 percentage reported at column III must equal 100%. Also, each 
                                                                          individual computation should be carried to six decimal places.
For tax years ending on and after July 31, 2019, services are 
sourced based on market sourcing not cost of performance. 
                                                                          Schedule P-1
Note:  The amount of dividends (deemed and/or paid divi-                  Partnership Investment Analysis
dends) excluded from entire net income pursuant to                        Part I – Partnership Information
N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(k)(5), are not included in the numer-                   Itemize the investment in each partnership, limited liability 
ator or denominator of the receipts fraction. However,                    company and any other entity that is treated for federal tax 
the dividend (deemed and/or paid dividends) values                        purposes as a partnership. List the name, the federal identi-
that are not excluded are included in the numerator or                    fication number, and the date and state where organized for 
denominator.                                                              each partnership. Also, check the type of ownership (general or 
                                                                          limited), the tax accounting method used to reflect your share 
            Schedule J must be completed after calculating                of partnership activity on this return (flow through method or 
            the DIVIDEND EXCLUSION line on the                            separate accounting) and whether or not the partnership has 
            respective parts of Schedule R but before                     nexus in New Jersey. Itemize in column 7 the amount of tax 
            calculating the line for the ALLOCATED                        payments made on behalf of the taxpayer by partnership enti-
DIVIDEND EXCLUSION. The amount from the DIVIDEND                          ties. Carry the total amount of taxes paid on behalf of taxpayer 
EXCLUSION line from Schedule R is the amount to use                       to page 1, line 10b. Include a copy of Schedule NJK-1 from 
when calculating the dividends and deemed dividends                       Form NJ-1065. Any one member limited liability company must 
excluded from the numerator and/or denominator for the                    be included on this schedule. 
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-
numerator (if applicable) and the denominator. Do not include             roll, and sales) from the Partnership return (Form NJ-1065).
the underlying receipts of the controlled foreign corporation 
generating the GILTI in the numerator or denominator. See 
Technical Bulletin, TB-92(R), Sourcing IRC § 951A (GILTI) and             Schedule PC 
IRC §250 (FDII), for more information.                                    Per Capita Licensed Professional Fee
                                                                          Professional corporations (PC) formed under N.J.S.A. 
Line 1h – Single Sales Fraction                                           14A:17-1 et seq. or any similar laws of a possession or territory 
Divide line 1f (New Jersey based receipts) divided by line                of the US, a state, or political subdivision thereof, are liable for 
1g (Total Receipts everywhere) and enter the result. When                 a fee on licensed professionals. 

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Per N.J.S.A. 14A:17-3, examples of licensed professionals are:          Part I is for reporting information from domestic subsidiaries. 
certified public accountants, architects, optometrists, profes-         Part II is for reporting information on foreign subsidiaries. 
sional engineers, land surveyors, land planners, chiropractors, 
physical therapists, registered professional nurses, dentist, 
osteopaths, physicians and surgeons, doctors of medicine,               Schedule R
doctors of dentistry, podiatrists, veterinarians and, subject to 
                                                                        Dividend Exclusion
the Rules of the Supreme Court, attorneys at law.                       For privilege periods ending on and after July 31, 2019, the 
                                                                        dividend exclusion is a post-allocation exclusion. 
The fee is assessed provided there are more than two pro-
fessionals in the PC. The fee is assessed on professionals              Dividends from all sources must be included in Schedule A. 
that are owners, shareholders, and/or employees of the pro-             However, taxpayers may exclude from entire net income 95% 
fessional corporation. The number of professionals should be            of dividends from qualified subsidiaries, if such dividends were 
calculated using a quarterly average. The fee for each resident         included in the taxpayer’s gross income on Schedule A. 
and nonresident professional with physical nexus with New 
Jersey is $150. The fee for each nonresident professional               Taxpayers cannot include the following as part of the dividend 
without physical nexus with New Jersey is $150 multiplied by            exclusion:
the allocation factor of the corporation. The fee is limited to 
$250,000 per year.                                                        Money market fund or REIT income; 
                                                                          GILTI or FDII (as this is not considered income from div-
In the event of a period shorter than a year, the fee and limit 
                                                                         idends or deemed dividends for New Jersey Corporation 
may be prorated by months. A fraction of a month is deemed to 
                                                                         Business Tax purposes); or 
be a month.
                                                                          The portion of I.R.C. § 78 gross-up deducted on line 15, 
Check the box on page 1 to indicate the corporation is a pro-            Part II, Schedule A.
fessional corporation.
                                                                        A qualified subsidiary is defined as ownership by the tax-
Part II, line 4 – Installment Payment: A 50% prepayment to-             payer of at least 80% of the total combined voting power of 
wards the subsequent year’s fee is required with the current            all classes of stock entitled to vote and at least 80% of the 
year’s return.                                                          total number of shares of all other classes of stock, except 
                                                                        non-voting stock which is limited and preferred as to dividends. 
Part II, line 8 – Credit: Amount to be credited towards next            With respect to other dividends, the exclusion is limited to 50% 
year’s fee. This fee is not eligible for refund.                        of such dividends included in the taxpayer’s gross income on 
                                                                        Schedule A, provided the taxpayer owns at least 50% of vot-
                                                                        ing stock and 50% of the total number of shares of all other 
Schedule P                                                              classes of stock. 
Subsidiary Investment Analysis
Itemize the investment in each subsidiary company in which              If the taxpayer received tiered dividends from a tiered subsidi-
the taxpayer holds 80% or more of the combined voting power             ary that filed and paid tax in excess of the minimum tax to New 
of all classes of stock entitled to vote and at least 80% of the        Jersey on those same dividends, do not include these divi-
total number of shares of all other classes of stock. For each          dends on Schedule R. 
subsidiary, report the name, the percentage of interest held 
in each company, the individual book value included in the                        The tiered dividend exclusion has been phased out 
balance sheet for each subsidiary investment, and the amount                      and replaced with the Tiered Subsidiary Dividend 
of dividends paid and/or deemed received that is included                         Pyramid Tax Credit on Form 332. The tiered divi-
in gross income on Schedule A. Do not include advances or               dends from certain subsidiaries may be eligible for a tax credit, 
other receivables due to subsidiaries in the book value re-             which is calculated separately on Form 332. See Form 332 for 
ported at column 3. Federal previously taxed dividends must             more information. This form is available on the Division’s 
be included. However, dividends that have been previously               website.
taxed by New Jersey are not included on Schedule P, but must 
be reported on Schedule PT. In addition, do not include the                         New Jersey follows the federal ownership attribu-
following:                                                                          tion rule changes under I.R.C. §958(b) and I.R.C. 
                                                                                    §318 that broadened the federal attribution rules 
  Money market fund or REIT income; 
                                                                                    that were retroactive to January 1, 2017, in addi-
  GILTI or FDII (this is not considered income from dividends           tion to the already broad corporation business tax attribution 
 or deemed dividends for New Jersey Corporation Business                 rules. 
 Tax purposes); or 
                                                                        A 95% dividend exclusion will be granted for dividends that are 
  The portion of I.R.C. § 78 gross-up deducted on line 15,             included in entire net income from an 80% or greater owned 
 Part II, Schedule A.                                                   subsidiary. If the taxpayer owns 50%, but less than 80% of a 
                                                                        subsidiary, they are entitled to a 50% exclusion. Any subsid-
New Jersey follows the federal ownership attribution rule               iary that is owned less than 50% is not entitled to a dividend 
changes under I.R.C. §958(b) and I.R.C. §318 that broadened             exclusion. See N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(k)(5), N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(u), 
the federal attribution rules that were retroactive to January 1,       N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(v), and N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(w) for more 
2017, in addition to the already broad corporation business tax         information.
attribution rules.
                                                                        Schedule PT – Previously Taxed Dividends: If you had 
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year for New Jersey Corporation Business Tax purposes and                The Prior Net Operating Losses (PNOL) are losses that were 
for which you paid greater than the New Jersey minimum tax               generated in tax years ending prior to July 31, 2019. In order 
in that tax year and those same dividends are included in your           to use these losses, the unused unexpired amounts must be 
entire net income this tax year, complete Schedule PT in con-            converted to a post-allocation basis. This conversion is done 
junction with Schedule R. See Schedule PT for more informa-              on Worksheet 500P. PNOLs can only be carried forward for the 
tion. The schedule is available on the Division’s website.               20 privilege periods following the period of the initial loss. 

                                                                                 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 
harbor leasing transactions.                                             For New Jersey Corporation Business Tax purposes, net oper-
                                                                         ating losses and net operating loss carryovers have a 20-year 
Depreciation and Safe Harbor Leasing                                     carryover period and can only be carried forward. No carry-
                                                                         backs are allowed. PNOLs can only be carried forward for the 
          New Jersey had 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, 
          N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(k)(13). Adjustments must be                          2020, the federal rules and regulations governing 
made accordingly.                                                                consolidated return net operating losses and net op-
                                                                         erating loss carryovers apply to the New Jersey net operating 
Line 1 through Line 6 – These lines detail the depreciation              loss carryover provisions to the extent they are consistent with 
deduction reflected in the Computation of Entire Net Income              the provisions of the New Jersey Corporation Business Tax 
(Schedule A, Part I) into several categories. In most circum-            Act. If the New Jersey and federal provisions differ, the New 
stances, the information can be found on federal Form 4562.              Jersey Corporation Business Tax Act provisions govern. New 
                                                                         Jersey generally follows the federal rules governing mergers, 
Line 13 – New Jersey conforms to I.R.C. § 179 as in effect on            acquisitions, reorganizations, spin-offs, split-offs, dissolution, 
December 31, 2002, and the maximum amount that may be                    bankruptcy, or any form of cessation of a business. New Jersey 
expensed is $25,000. See N.J.S.A. 54:10A-4(k)(13) for more               also follows any other provision of the federal rules that limits 
information.                                                             or reduces federal net operating losses and federal net operat-
                                                                         ing loss carryovers. 
Line 16 and Line 17 – New Jersey has decoupled from the 
federal tax code provisions on cost recovery or depreciation             Section A – Computation of Prior Net Operating Losses 
and is statutorily tied to the federal depreciation laws that were       (PNOL) Deduction
in effect as of December 31, 2001.                                       Only complete this section if the Allocated Entire Net Income/
                                                                         (Loss) before net operating loss deductions and dividend ex-
Line 18 – Deduct any income included in the return with                  clusion on Schedule A, Part II, line 22 is positive.
respect to property solely as a result of an IRC § 168(f)(8) 
election.                                                                Line 1 – Enter the total amount reported in Worksheet 500-P, 
                                                                         Part II, column 3.
Line 19 – Deduct any depreciation amount that would have 
been allowable under the Internal Revenue Code on Decem-                 Line 2 – Enter the amount of PNOL reported on line 1 that was 
ber 31, 1980, had there been no safe harbor lease election.              deducted in a previous year.

Line 20 – Gain or loss on property sold or exchanged is the              Line 3 – Enter the amount of PNOL that has expired.
amount properly to be recognized in the determination of 
federal taxable income. However, on the physical disposal of             Line 4 – Enter the amount excluded from federal taxable in-
recovery property, whether or not a gain or loss is properly to          come under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) of 
be recognized under the federal Internal Revenue Code, there             subsection (a) of Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.108). If 
shall be allowed as a deduction any excess, or there must be             the amount is greater than the PNOL reported on line 1 (less 
restored as an item of income, any deficiency of depreciation            lines 2 and 3), carry the remainder to Section B, line 5.
disallowed at lines 9, 10, 11, 13, or 14 over related deprecia-
tion claimed on that property at lines 16, 17, or 21. A statutory        Line 5 – Subtract the amounts reported on lines 2 through 4 
merger or consolidation shall not constitute a disposal of recov-        from the amount on line 1. This is the total amount of PNOL 
ery property.                                                            available for deduction in the current year. If the amount is less 
                                                                         than zero, enter zero.

Form 500                                                                 Line 6 – Enter the amount reported on Schedule A, Part II, 
Post Allocation Net Operating Loss (NOL) and                             line 22. If the amount is less than zero, enter zero. 

Prior Net Operating Loss Conversion Carryover                            Line 7 – Enter the lesser of lines 5 or 6. This is the current year 
(PNOL) Deductions                                                        PNOL deduction. Enter the amount on Schedule A, Part II, 
Post Allocation Net Operating Loss (NOL) are losses that were            line 23.
generated in tax years ending on or after July 31, 2019. These 
losses occur on a post-allocation basis.

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Section B – Post Allocation Net Operating Losses (NOL)                   Column 2 – Enter the Net Operating Loss for each period. 
Only complete this section if the Allocated Entire Net Income/           Enter the entire loss for the period. Amounts that have been 
(Loss) before net operating loss deductions and dividend ex-             used in previous periods or are expired should be reported in 
clusion on Schedule A, Part II, line 24 is positive.                     Section A on lines 2 and 3. The converted losses can only be 
                                                                         carried forward for the 20 privilege periods following the period 
Line 1 – Enter the amount of loss reported on Schedule A,                of the initial loss.
Part II, line 22 from previous tax periods. Enter the year in 
which the loss was generated.                                            Note:  For privilege periods ending after June 30, 2014, the 
                                                                           loss reported each year must not include any amount 
            On line 1, taxpayers will only check the box next              excluded from federal taxable income under subpara-
            to the Return Period Ending entry if the NOL is                graph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
            from a tax period in which the taxpayer was a tax-             of Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.108).
            able member on a New Jersey combined return. 
                                                                         Column 3 – Multiply the amount in column 2 by the Allocation 
                                                                         Factor entered on line 1 of Part I. The total amount of losses 
Note:  The loss reported each year must not include any                  reported in column 3 is carried to Form 500, Section A, line 1.
       amount excluded from federal taxable income under 
       subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) of sub-
       section (a) of Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.108). 
                                                                         Additional Forms and Instructions
Line 2 – Enter the total of all losses from line 1.                      Most of the forms and schedules needed to complete the re-
                                                                         turn are included with Form BFC-1. However, there are several 
Line 3 – Enter that portion of the loss reported on line 2 that          stand alone forms and schedules that taxpayers can obtain on 
was deducted in a previous year.                                         the Division’s website. This includes: 
Line 4 – Enter the amount of the NOL that has expired.                     Schedule G-2: Claim for Exceptions to Disallowed Interest 
                                                                           and Intangible Expenses and Costs 
Note:  NOLs can be carried forward to each of the 20 privilege             Schedule N: Nexus - Immune Activity Declaration and the 
       periods following the privilege period of the loss.                 Nexus Questionnaire 
Line 5 – Enter the amount excluded from federal taxable in-                Schedule O: Nonoperational Activity
come under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) of               Schedule PT: Dividend Exclusion for Certain Previously 
subsection (a) of Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s.108). If              Taxed Dividends 
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 300: Urban Enterprise Zone Employees Tax Credit
2, 3, and 4)
                                                                          Form 301: Urban Enterprise Zone Investment Tax Credit
Line 6 – Subtract the amounts reported on lines 3 through 5                Form 302: Redevelopment Authority Project Tax Credit 
from the amount on line 2. This is the total amount of NOL 
available for deduction in the current year. If the amount is less         Form 304: New Jobs Investment Tax Credit
than zero, enter zero.                                                     Form 305: Manufacturing Equipment and Employment In-
                                                                           vestment Tax Credit
Line 7 – Enter the amount reported on Schedule A, Part II, 
line 24. If the amount is less than zero, enter zero.                      Form 306: Research and Development Tax Credit
Line 8 – Enter the lesser of lines 6 or 7, this is the current             Form 311: Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit
year NOL Deduction. Enter the amount on Schedule A, Part II,              Form 312: Effluent Equipment Tax Credit
line 25.
                                                                           Form 313: Economic Recovery Tax Credit
Worksheet 500-P                                                            Form 315: AMA Tax Credit
Worksheet 500-P is to help taxpayers transition to the new 
net operating loss regime. Any unused, unexpired net operat-               Form 316: Business Retention and Relocation Tax Credit
ing losses that were generated in tax periods ending prior to             Form 317: Sheltered Workshop Tax Credit
July 31, 2019, must be converted to a post-allocated basis. 
These loss carryovers can only be carried forward for the 20               Form 318: Film Production Tax Credit
privilege periods following the period of the initial loss. Com-          Form 319: Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit
plete Worksheet 500-P the first year in which the conversion is 
calculated. Worksheet 500-P should continue to be included for             Form 320: Grow New Jersey Tax Credit
each year in which the taxpayer has PNOLs.                                 Form 321: Angel Investor Tax Credit
Part I                                                                    Form 322: Wind Tax Credit
Line 1 – Enter the taxpayer’s Allocation Factor for the last privi-
lege period ending prior to July 31, 2019.                                 Form 323: Residential Economic Redevelopment and 
                                                                           Growth Tax Credit
Part II                                                                    Form 324: Business Employment Incentive Program Tax 
Column 1 – Enter the Tax Period Ending. The period must end                Credit
before July 31, 2019. 
                                                                           Form 325: Public Infrastructure Tax Credit

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  Form 327: Film and Digital Media Tax Credit
 Form 328: Tax Credit for Employers of Employees With 
  Impairments
  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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                                      BFC-1 – INDEX
Accounting Method ....................................................... 1               New Corporations .......................................................... 2
Accounting Periods ....................................................... 3              Net Operating Loss...................................................... 13
Allocation ..................................................................... 10       Nexus – Immune Activity Declaration ............................ 2
Amended Returns.......................................................... 4               Nonoperational Activity .................................................. 7
Annual General Questionnaire  ..................................... 6                     Nonunitary Partnership Income ..................................... 7
Combined Reporting...................................................... 2                Overpayment Credit .................................................. 5, 6
Corporations Required to File........................................ 1                   Partnership Investments .............................................. 11
Credit for Installment Payments  ................................... 5                    Partnership Payment ..................................................... 5
Credit to a Combined Group.......................................... 6                    Payment of Tax  ............................................................. 3
Deduction for Foreign Taxes Deemed Paid ................... 7                             Penalties and Interest .................................................... 4
Depreciation and Safe Harbor Leasing ....................... 13                           Personal Liability of Officers and  
                                                                                          Directors in Dissolution or Liquidation ....................... 1
Distortion of Net Income ................................................ 1
                                                                                          Post Allocation Net Operating Loss (NOL) .............. 8, 13
Dividend Exclusion .................................................. 8, 12
                                                                                          Prior Net Operating Loss  
Due Dates...................................................................... 3
                                                                                          Conversion Carryover (PNOL) ............................ 8, 13
Electronic Funds Transfers ............................................ 3
                                                                                          Professional Corporations ....................................... 2, 11
Estimated Tax Installment Payments ......................... 3, 5
                                                                                          Riders ............................................................................ 1
Extension of Time to File Return ................................... 3
                                                                                          S Corporations............................................................... 2
Federal Adjustments to Income (Final  
                                                                                          Signature ....................................................................... 6
Determination of Net Income) ................................... 4
                                                                                          Subsidiary Investments ............................................... 12
Federal/State Tax Agreement ........................................ 1
                                                                                          Summary Schedule ....................................................... 9
Filing Qualifications and Requirements ......................... 1
                                                                                          Surtax ............................................................................ 5
Financial Business Corporations ................................... 2
                                                                                          Tax Credits..................................................................... 9
Inactive Corporations................................................. 2, 6
                                                                                          Tax Rates....................................................................... 4
Installment Payment .................................................. 3, 5
                                                                                          Taxes ....................................................................... 7, 10
Interest, Penalties and ................................................... 4
                                                                                          Tentative Payment Credit .............................................. 5
Interest and Intangible Expenses and Costs ........... 7, 10
                                                                                          Underpayment of Estimated Tax ................................... 4
Minimum Tax ................................................................. 9

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