CBT-160-P               Underpayment of Estimated NJ Partnership Tax
NJ Division of Taxation                                   Attach to your tax return (Form NJ-CBT-1065)

Partnership Name                                                                                                                    Federal EIN

Part I           How to Calculate Your Underpayment
                 Note: If you meet any of the exceptions that avoid the underpayment charge for any quarter, complete Part II.
                                                                                                                                                                                              (a)

1. Amount of 2022 Tax – Refer to line 1 instruction on reverse side................................................................................

2. 90% of line 1. ...............................................................................................................................................................

3. Prior year’s tax – Enter the amount from line 4 of the 2021 NJ-CBT-1065 ..................................................................  

4. Enter the lesser of lines 2 or 3 .....................................................................................................................................
                                                                                                                       (a)          (b)                                          (c)             (d)
5.   Enter in columns (a) through (d) the installment dates that correspond to 
   the 15th day of the fourth, sixth, and ninth months of your tax period and 
   the first month succeeding the close of your tax period ...............................

6. Enter 25% of line 4 in columns (a) through (d) ............................................

7. (a) Amount paid or credited for each period ................................................
   (b) Overpayment of previous installment (enter any overpayment shown 
   on line 9 that is more than the total of all prior underpayments as a credit 
   against the next installment) ........................................................................

8. Add lines 7(a) and 7(b) ................................................................................
9. Underpayment (subtract line 8 from line 6) or overpayment (subtract line 6 
   from line 8) ...................................................................................................

Part II          Exceptions (See Instructions)
10.  Total amount paid or credited from the beginning of the tax year through 
   the installment dates that correspond to the 15th day of the fourth, sixth, 
   and ninth month of your tax period and the first month succeeding the 
   close of your tax period ................................................................................
11.  Exception 1 – Tax based on the facts shown on the prior year’s return but                                         25% of tax   50% of tax                                   75% of tax      100% of tax
   using current year’s rates. Refer to instructions on reverse side regarding 
   the taxable periods of less than one year ....................................................
                                                                                                                       22.5% of tax 45% of tax                                   67.5% of tax    90% of tax

12.  Exception 2 – Tax based on annualized tax.................................................

Part III         Installment Interest Due (See Instructions)

13.  Amount of underpayment from line 9 ...........................................................

14.  Enter the same installment dates used above at line 5 ...............................
15.  Enter the date of payment or the 15th day of the fourth month after the 
   close of the tax year, whichever is earlier ....................................................
16.  Number of months from the date on line 14 to the date on line 15.  
   (A part of a month is deemed to be a full month) .........................................

17.  Interest .........................................................................................................
18.  Installment interest due – Add columns (a), (b), (c), and (d) of line 17.
   Enter the total here and include on line 5 of Form NJ-CBT-1065 ................................................................................................................

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                                   CBT-160-P Instructions
Purpose of Form
This CBT-160-P is used by partnerships to determine whether they paid enough estimated tax, whether they are subject to 
an interest charge for underpayment of estimated tax, and if so, the amount of interest.

How to Use This Form
Complete Part I of CBT-160-P to find out if you have an underpayment for any of the four payment periods. If you have an 
underpayment on line 9 (column a, b, c, or d), go to Part II. If you cannot meet either of the exceptions for a payment period, 
go to Part III. If you are using CBT-160-P either to calculate the interest on underpayment of estimated tax or to show that 
you qualify for any exception, attach CBT-160-P to your tax return, NJ-CBT-1065.

Part I – How to Calculate Your Underpayment
Complete lines 1 through 9 in Part I. The instructions for most of these lines are on the form itself. Follow the instructions 
below for the lines indicated.
Line 1 – Enter in column (a) the amount reported on line 4 of NJ-CBT-1065.
Line 7(b) – Enter any overpayment shown on line 9 that is more than the total of all earlier underpayments.
Line 9 – If line 9 shows an underpayment, complete Part II to see if either of the exceptions apply.

Part II – Exceptions
You will not have to pay interest if all of your tax payments (Part II, line 10) were made on time and are equal to or more than 
either of the amounts computed as explained by the exceptions (lines 11 and 12) for the same payment period  
(column a, b, c, or d).

Exception I – Tax Based on Prior Year’s Return Using Current Year’s Rates
This exception applies if the amount the partnership paid is equal to or more than the tax calculated by using the current 
year’s rates but based on the facts shown on the prior year’s return and the law that applies to the prior year. If the prior year 
return covered a period of less than a year, the prior return must be annualized by dividing the taxable net income by the 
number of whole months covered by the short period return and multiplying by 12.

Exception II – Tax Based on Annualized Tax
This exception applies if the estimated tax paid was equal to or more than 90% of the amount the partnership would owe if 
its estimated tax was based on a tax calculated from annualizing tax for the months preceding an installment date.

A partnership may annualize its tax as follows:
a.  For the first three months if the installment was required to be paid in the fourth month.
b.  For the first three months or for the first five months if the installment was required to be paid in the sixth month.
c. For the first six months or for the first eight months if the installment was required to be paid in the ninth month.
d.  For the first nine months or for the first 12 months if the installment was required to be paid in the first month succeeding 
   the close of your tax period.

Part III – Installment Interest Due
If no exception applies, complete lines 13 through 18.

A payment of estimated tax on or before any installment date is considered a payment of any previous underpayment only to 
the extent the payment is more than the amount of the current installment as figured on line 6. If the partnership made more 
than one payment for an installment, attach a separate calculation for that installment.

Interest is calculated on the amount of the underpayment from the installment due date to the date of payment or the original 
due date of the final tax return, whichever is earlier. The annual interest rate is 3% above the average predominant prime 
rate and is imposed each month or part of a month the underpayment exists. Changes in the average predominant prime 
rate must be reflected in the interest calculation. The interest rates assessed by the Division of Taxation are published online 
at www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/interest.shtml.

The average predominant prime rate is the rate as determined by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
quoted by commercial banks to large businesses on December 1 of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar 
year in which payment was due or as redetermined by the Director in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:48-2.