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Form NYC-5UB - 2021 - Instructions Page 2
NOTE why an additional charge should not be made.
If any due date falls on Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, filing will be timely if made
by the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday. PENALTIES
The law imposes penalties for failure to make a declaration or pay estimated tax due or for
PURPOSE OF DECLARATION making a false or fraudulent declaration or certification.
This declaration form provides a means of paying Unincorporated Business Tax on a current
basis for partnerships, joint ventures and similar entities (other than individuals, estates and FISCAL YEAR TAXPAYERS
trusts) engaged in carrying on an unincorporated business or profession, as defined in Sec- In the case of a partnership that files its Unincorporated Business Tax Return on a fiscal year
tion 11-502 of the Administrative Code. Individuals, estates and trusts use Form NYC-5UBTI basis, substitute the corresponding fiscal year months for the months specified in the in-
for filing their declarations. structions. For example, if the fiscal year begins on April 1, 2021, the Declaration of Esti-
Every unincorporated business must file an income tax return after the close of its taxable year mated Unincorporated Business Tax will be due on July 15, 2021, together with payment of
and pay any balance of tax due. If the tax has been overpaid, adjustment will be made only first quarter estimated tax. In this case, equal installments will be due on or before Septem-
ber 15, 2021, December 15, 2021, and April 15, 2022.
after the return has been filed.
WHO MUST MAKE A DECLARATION CHANGES IN INCOME
A 2021 declaration must be made by every partnership carrying on an unincorporated busi- Even though on April 15, 2021, a partnership does not expect its unincorporated business tax
ness or profession in New York City if its estimated tax (line 6 of tax computation schedule) to exceed $3,400, a change in income, allocation or exemption may require that a declaration
can reasonably be expected to exceed $3,400 for the calendar year 2021 (or, in the case of a be filed later. In this event the requirements are as follows:
fiscal year taxpayer, for the partnership fiscal year beginning in 2021).
File Amount of Installment
WHEN AND WHERE TO FILE DECLARATION If requirement for filing occurs: declaration estimated payment
You must file the declaration for the calendar year 2021 on or before April 15, 2021, or on by: tax due dates
after ............................but before
theMail applicableyour declarationlater datesformspecifiedwithinorthesewithoutinstructions.remittance to: April 1, 2021 ................June 1, 2021 June 15, 2021 1/3 (1) June 15, 2021
NYC Department of Finance ....................................... (2) Sept. 15, 2021
Unincorporated Business Tax ....................................... (3) Jan. 15, 2022
P. O. Box 3923
June 1, 2021 ..................Sept. 1, 2021 Sept. 15, 2021 1/2 (1) Sept. 15, 2021
New York, NY 10008-3923 ....................................... (2) Jan. 15, 2022
Fiscal year taxpayers, read instructions opposite regarding filing dates.
Sept. 1, 2021..................Jan. 1, 2022 Jan. 18, 2022 100% None
HOW TO ESTIMATE UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS TAX
The worksheet on the front of this form will help you in estimating the tax for 2021. If the partnership files its 2021 Unincorporated Business Tax Return by February 16, 2022,
and pays the full balance of tax due, it need not: (a) file an amended declaration or an origi-
LINE 1 - nal declaration otherwise due for the first time on January 18, 2022, or (b) pay the last in-
The term “net income from business expected in 2021” means the amount the partnership es- stallment of estimated tax otherwise due and payable on January 18, 2022.
timates to be its income for 2021 computed before the specific exemption. Refer to Sched-
ule A, line 14 of the 2020 Partnership Return (Form NYC-204) and related instructions. CAUTION
LINE 2 - EXEMPTION An extension of time to file your federal tax return or New York State partnership informa-
The amount of the allowable exemption may be determined by referring to the instructions tion return does NOT extend the filing date of your New York City tax return.
for the 2020 Form NYC-204, Schedule A, line 15.
NOTE
LINE 4 - UNINCORPORATED BUSINESS TAX Filing a declaration or an amended declaration, or payment of the last installment on January
If you expect to receive a refund or credit in 2021 of any sales or compensating use tax for 15, 2022, or filing a tax return by February 16, 2022, will not satisfy the filing requirements if
which a credit was claimed in a prior year under Administrative Code Section 11-503 (k) the partnership failed to file or pay an estimated tax which was due earlier in the taxable year.
(sales and use tax credit), the amount of the estimated refund or credit must be added to the
ELECTRONIC FILING
tax shown on line 4 of the tax computation schedule. Note: Register for electronic filing. It is an easy, secure and convenient was to file a declara-
LINE 5b - OTHER CREDITS tion and an extension and pay taxes on-line.
Enter on line 5b the amount estimated to be the sum of any credits allowable for 2021 under
Administrative Code Sections 11-503(e) (real estate tax escalation credit), 11-503(f) (em- For more information log on to NYC.gov/eservices.
ployment opportunity relocation costs credit), 11-503(i) (relocation and employment assis-
tance program (REAP) credit, 11-503(j) (UBT paid credit), 11-503(l) (lower Manhattan REAP
Credit), 11-503(n) (Industrial Business Zone Credit) and 11-503(p) (Beer Production Credit).
(For additional details concerning these credits, refer to instructions for Forms NYC-114.5,
NYC-114.6, NYC-114.7, NYC-114.8 and NYC-114.12.)
Make remittance payable to NYC DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. All remittances must be
payable in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank. Checks drawn on foreign banks will be rejected
and returned. A separate check for the declaration will expedite processing of the payment.
AMENDED DECLARATION
If, after a declaration is filed, the estimated tax increases or decreases because of a change in
income, deductions, or allocation, you should file an amended declaration on or before the
next date for payment of an installment of estimated tax.
CHARGE FOR UNDERPAYMENT OF INSTALLMENTS OF ESTIMATED TAX
A charge is imposed for underpayment of an installment of estimated tax for 2021. For in-
formation regarding interest rates, call 311. If calling from outside of the five NYC bor-
oughs, please call 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675). The Administrative Code follows
provisions similar to the Internal Revenue Code with respect to underpayments of estimated
tax. Form NYC-221 may be used to determine if any charge for underpayment is due or if
any exceptions apply. If it appears that there was an underpayment of any installment of es-
timated tax, a completed copy of Form NYC-221 may be attached to the return explaining
To receive proper credit, you must enter your correct Employer Identification Number on your declaration and remittance.
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