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                        Multnomah County Preschool for All Personal Income Tax 
                                     2023 Form MC-40 Personal Income Tax Return Instructions 
                                                          Full Year Resident 
                                                                           
Important Information                                                     Individuals  Required  to  File  a  Full-Year  Multnomah 
                                                                          County Preschool for All (PFA) Tax Return. Every full-
                                                                          year resident of Multnomah County who is required to file 
Withholding Information.  If your employer withheld the                   an Oregon income tax return for the taxable year and who 
Multnomah County  tax from your wages, this will be                       reports Oregon  taxable  income  over $200,000 using 
reported in boxes 18, 19, and 20 of your W-2. To claim your 
                                                                          Oregon filing status married filing jointly, head of household, 
withholding credit, complete Schedule WH and submit a 
                                                                          or  qualifying  surviving  spouse,  or  over  $125,000  using 
copy of your W-2(s) with your return. Each W-2 may consist 
of multiple pages,  and local jurisdiction  information might             Oregon filing status single or married filing separately is 
not be reported on page 1 of your W-2 and may be reported                 required  to  file  a  Multnomah  County  full-year  personal 
on subsequent pages. Certain employers use “Total City” in                income tax return. 
Box 20 on page 1 of the W-2 to report the total of both the 
                                                                          Residency. You are a full-year Multnomah County resident 
Metro and Multnomah County                 jurisdictions. “Total City” is 
not equivalent to Multnomah County withholding, which will                if you live within Multnomah County for the entire year. You 
be reported with the locality name “MULT” in  Box 20 on                   are also a full-year Multnomah County resident, even if you 
subsequent pages. On Schedule  WH, report the values                      live outside of Multnomah County, if all of the following are 
from boxes 18 and 19 that correspond to where box 20 lists                true: you consider Multnomah County as your permanent 
“MULT” as the locality.                                                   home;  Multnomah County  is the center of your financial, 
                                                                          social, and family life; and Multnomah County is the place 
Failure to submit a copy of your W-2(s) or failure to respond             you intend to return after an absence. You are still a full-
to  our  requests  for  additional  documents  to  verify  W-2            year resident  if you  temporarily move out of  Multnomah 
information  may  mean  that  your  Multnomah  County                     County  or move back to  Multnomah County  after a 
withholding cannot  be verified. This may cause delays in                 temporary  absence.  An  individual  must  be  an  Oregon 
your return processing or removal of the withholding claim                resident for taxable  purposes to  be a Multnomah County 
from your return.                                                         resident. To determine if your place of residence is located 
                                                                          within the Multnomah County tax jurisdiction, utilize the tool 
Contact your employer to  request a corrected  W-2 if you                 available at portlandmaps.com to see if Multnomah County 
believe there are errors on your W-2.                                     is listed as the county jurisdiction where the address is 
                                                                          located. 
General           Information 
                                                                          Payment Deadline. The payment deadline for this return is 
File and Pay Online and Manage Your Tax Accounts at                       April 15, 2024. 
Pro.Portland.gov. Portland Revenue Online (PRO) allows 
you to:                                                                   Filing Deadline. The filing deadline for this return is April 
                                                                          15, 2024. 
 •           Register your personal and business tax accounts 
                                                                          Extensions.  Multnomah County  does not allow an 
 •           Update your account information 
                                                                          extension of time to pay your tax. The submission of an 
 •           File a personal tax return 
                                                                          extension payment by the original return due date provides 
 •           Make payments 
                                                                          an automatic six-month filing extension. If you do not have 
 •           Upload supporting tax pages and documents                    a tax balance due but would like to file an extension, your 
 •           View correspondence mailed to you                            federal and/or state extension will serve as your extension. 
 •           Provide Third-Party Access to your tax preparer              When filing your return on the extended due date, check the 
For  more  information  and  to  create  your  account,  visit            “Extension Filed” box on the return. If no extension payment 
Pro.Portland.gov.                                                         was made, please attach a copy of your federal extension 
                                                                          or verification of your Oregon extension payment with your 
Publication OR-17.  Multnomah County  personal income                     return. 
tax closely follows Oregon personal income tax treatment. 
See Publication OR-17 for more information about personal                 Amended Returns 
income tax laws. It is available at oregon.gov/dor/forms. To               
the  extent necessary, references in Publication OR-17 to                 The Revenue Division does not have a separate form for 
the state  of Oregon or  its  agencies should be treated as               amended tax returns. To amend your 2023 MC-40, use the 
references to Multnomah County and its agents.                            form for the tax year being amended  and check the 

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“Amended Return” box. If the address for the year you’re          Late Filing Penalty 
amending has changed, use your current mailing address             
and check the “Mailing Address Change” box.                       If you do not file your 2023 Form MC-40 by the original due 
                                                                  date, file an extension with the Revenue Division by the 
Fill in all amounts on your amended return, even if they are      original due date, or include a copy of your federal extension 
the same as originally filed. If you are amending to make a       with your return when you file by the extended due date, the 
change to additions, subtractions, or credits, include detail     following late filing penalties will be applied: 
of all items and amounts as well as any carryovers. Please         
include  a  statement  explaining  what  changed  from  the          • 5% of the amount of the unpaid tax if the failure to 
original return.  
                                                                       file is for a period less than four months. 
 
If you change taxable  income by  filing an original or              • An additional penalty of 100% of the unpaid tax of 
amended federal or Oregon income tax return, you must file             all tax years if the failure to file is for three or more 
an amended  Form  MC-40  within 60  days of when the                   consecutive tax years. 
original or amended federal or Oregon income tax return is         
filed. Include a copy of your original or amended federal or      No late filing penalty is due if a timely extension is filed with 
Oregon income tax return with your amended Form MC-40             the Revenue Division and a 2023 Form MC-40 is filed by 
and explain the adjustments made.                                 the extended due date, or a copy of the federal extension is 
                                                                  included  with the return and the  ‘Extension Filed’ box is 
On the  prepayments line  of your amended  Form  MC-40,           checked. 
enter the net tax as reflected on the original return or as          
previously adjusted. Do not include any penalty or interest 
portions of payments already made.                                Late Payment Penalty 
                                                                   
                                                                  Your 2023 income tax must be paid by April 15, 2024, even 
                                                                  if you requested  an extension to file your  personal tax 
Penalty Calculation                                               return. If you do not pay your tax by the original due date, 
 
                                                                  the following late payment penalties will be applied: 
You may be subject to penalties for underpaying your tax 
                                                                   
liability,  filing a late  personal income tax return, and/or 
                                                                     • 5% of the amount of the unpaid tax if the failure to 
paying your income tax liability after the original due date of 
                                                                       pay is for a period less than four months. 
the return.  
                                                                     • An additional penalty of 100% of the unpaid tax of 
 
                                                                       all tax years if the failure to pay is for three or more 
Although there is  a  late penalty for both failing to file  a 
                                                                       consecutive tax years. 
personal tax return by the due date and failing to pay the tax 
                                                                        
by the original due date of the return, only one of these late 
penalties will be applied, even if there is a failure of both 
                                                                  Interest Calculation 
requirements. In these cases, only the late filing penalty is      
applied. For the purposes of penalty calculations, unpaid tax     Calculate your interest from the original due date to the 15th 
is your tax liability reduced by  any  payment of tax  made       day of the month following the date of  the  payment.  The 
before the original due date and any credit against tax that      interest rate to use can be found in our Tax Administration 
is claimed on the return.                                         Policy – Personal Income Tax Interest Rates on Tax Due 
                                                                  and Refunds. 
Underpayment Penalty                                               
 
You may be subject to a penalty for underpaying your tax          Quarterly Underpayment Interest 
                                                                   
liability  if,  by the original  due  date of the return, timely  Quarterly underpayment  interest will be due if estimated 
payments are not made which are either:                           payments were required  and were  underpaid. Estimated 
                                                                  payments  can  be  made  through  quarterly  estimated 
 •           At least 90% of the total tax balance due, or        payments, employer-provided withholding  from  a filer’s 
 •           100% of the prior year’s tax liability  paid  by the wages, or a combination of both. Calculate your quarterly 
             original due date.                                   underpayment interest at the rate in effect for the tax year 
                                                                  from the due date of each quarterly estimated payment to 
                                                                  the original due date of the tax return to which the estimated 
If you did not satisfy either requirement, you will be charged 
                                                                  payments apply. The  amount of underpayment  is 
an underpayment penalty of 5% of the unpaid tax, but not 
                                                                  determined by comparing the 90% of the current total tax 
less than $5. 
                                                                  liability amount to quarterly estimated payments made prior 
                                                                  to the original due date of the tax return.   

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 There  is  no  interest  on  underpayment  of  quarterly           Required Multnomah County Business 
estimated payments if:                                              Tax Pages 
                                                                     
 •           The total tax liability of the prior tax year was less     •   FORM SP-2023 Business Tax Return for 
             than $1,000.                                                   Individuals – Multnomah County Business Income 
 •           An  amount equal  to  at least 90% of the total tax            Tax/City of Portland Business License Tax (if 
             liability for the current tax year was paid  in                Multnomah County previously taxed income 
             accordance with Section 11.548; or                             modification claimed for sole-proprietor or 
 •           An amount equal to at least 100% of the prior year's           disregarded entity business income) 
             total tax liability was paid in  accordance  with 
             Section 11.548.                                        Tax Return Filing Instructions 
                                                                     
                                                                    Rounding. Round off cents to whole dollars on your return 
                                                                    and schedules. To round, drop amounts under 50 cents and 
Federal, Oregon, and Multnomah County 
                                                                    increase amounts from 50 to 99 cents to the next dollar. For 
Business Tax Returns                                                example, $1.39 becomes $1 and $2.50 becomes $3. If two 
                                                                    or more amounts must be added to figure the amount to 
Please submit the following forms and schedules with your           enter on a line, include cents when adding the amounts and 
return. Without this information, we may disallow or adjust         round off only the total. 
items claimed on your MC-40 return. The list below is not all 
inclusive,  and  the Revenue Division  has the authority to         General Return Information 
request additional tax pages or supporting documentation             
to verify the accuracy of the tax reported on the tax return. 
                                                                    Multnomah County Preschool for All Personal Income 
                                                                    Tax  Account  #.  If  you  have  already  registered  for  an 
Required Supporting Oregon Tax Pages                                account  and know your  account number, enter your full 
 
Be sure to include the following Oregon tax pages and any           Multnomah County  PFA  Tax Account  number beginning 
associated statements when submitting your return:                  with MCP followed by ten digits. If you do not know your 
                                                                    number, leave field blank. 
 •           Form OR-40, pages 1-3 
                                                                    Filing Status. Check the box next to your filing status. You 
 •           Schedule OR-ASC (if filed) 
                                                                    must use the filing status corresponding with the filing status 
 •           Schedule OR-K-1(s) (if Multnomah County 
                                                                    used on your Oregon tax return.  Choose only one  filing 
             previously taxed income modification claimed) 
                                                                    status. 
              
Required Supporting Federal Tax Pages                               Taxpayer’s Last Name;  First  Name  and Initial. If filing 
                                                                    jointly, enter the last name, first name, and middle initial (if 
Be sure to include the following federal tax pages and any          applicable) of the taxpayer listed as the primary filer on the 
associated statements when submitting your return:                  Form OR-40. If taxpayer died during the tax year, check the 
                                                                    “deceased” box. A personal income tax return must be filed 
 •           Federal Form 1040, pages 1-2                           for a person  who  died if the person would  have  been 
 •           Form(s) W-2 (if Multnomah County PFA tax               required to file. If you have been  appointed personal 
             withheld)                                              representative or you have filed a small estate affidavit, sign 
 •           Federal Schedule 1                                     the return as “personal representative.” A surviving spouse 
 •           Schedule B (if filed)                                  must  sign  if  it’s  a  joint  return.  If  there  is  no  personal 
 •           Schedule C (if filed)                                  representative for the deceased person, only the surviving 
 •           Schedule D (if filed, including Form 4797, Form        spouse needs to sign a joint return. 
             6252, and Form 8824)  
                                                                    Spouse’s Last Name; First Name and Initial. If  filing 
 •           Schedule E (if filed) 
                                                                    jointly or as married filing separately, enter the last name, 
 •           Schedule F (if filed)                                  first name, and middle initial (if applicable) of the individual 
 •           Form 4868 (if federal extension filed)                 listed as the spouse on Form OR-40. If taxpayer died during 
 •           Form 1099-R (if PERS or federal retirement             the tax year, check the “deceased” box. A personal income 
             exemption claimed)                                     tax return must be filed for a person who died if the person 
 •           Schedule(s) K-1 (Form 1065/Form 1120-S/Form            would  have  been required to file.  If you have been 
             1041) (if Multnomah County previously taxed            appointed personal representative or you have filed a small 
             income modification claimed)                           estate affidavit, sign the return as “personal representative.” 
 •           Form 8582 (if passive activity loss limitations apply  A surviving spouse must sign if it’s a joint return. If there is 
             to Multnomah County pass-through loss 
             adjustment) 
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no personal representative for the deceased person, only           Line 3.  Previously Taxed  Income  Modification.  If you 
the surviving spouse needs to sign a joint return.                 received a Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) or a Schedule K-1 
                                                                   (Form 1120-S) from a pass-through entity (PTE) that was 
Social Security Number. Enter the Social Security Number           subject to the  Multnomah County  Business Income Tax 
(SSN) or Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) of the        (MCBIT), or if you have business income on your personal 
corresponding taxpayer and spouse. Refunds will not  be            income tax return that was subject to the MCBIT, complete 
issued without a valid SSN or ITIN.                                Schedule PTI on page 2 and report your modification from 
                                                                   line B-2 on line 3. Net pass-through gains will be reported 
Residence Address. Enter the residential address. If the           on this line as a negative value, and a net operating loss 
primary  taxpayer  and  spouse  have  different  residential       deduction will be reported on this line as a positive value. 
addresses, list the address of the primary taxpayer. If the        See instructions for Schedule PTI for additional guidance. 
residential  address  has changed,  list the current address        
and mark the “check if changed” box.  Unless a mailing             Line 4. Multnomah County Income Exemption. If you use 
address is provided, correspondence will  be sent  to the          the single filing status of single or married filing separately, 
residence address on file.                                         enter $125,000 on line 4. If you use the joint filing status of 
                                                                   married filing jointly, head of household,  or qualifying 
Mailing Address. Only enter an  address if the mailing             surviving spouse, enter $200,000 on  line 4.  Enter  as a 
address  is different from  the residential  address. If the       negative number. 
mailing address has changed, list the current address and 
mark the “check if changed” box.                                   Line 5. Income Subject to Tax. Enter the sum of line 1 
                                                                   through line 4 on line 5. If the balance is less than $0, enter 
Initial Return Box.     Check this  box  if this  is your  initial $0.  
return, if your filing status changed from the previous year, 
or if the person you are filing jointly with changed from the      Line 5a. Tier 1 Taxable Income. Enter the balance of line 
previous year.                                                     5 on line 5a. This is the total amount of income that exceeds 
                                                                   the Multnomah County income exemption. 
Final Return Box. Check this box if this is your final return.  
                                                                   Line 5b. Tier 2 Taxable Income. Enter the balance of line 
Amended Return Box. Check this box if you are filing an            5 minus $125,000 if filing single or married filing separately, 
amended return  and  have already submitted an  original           or line 5 minus $200,000 if filing married filing jointly, head 
return.  See  the Amended Returns  instructions  above for         of household,  or qualifying  surviving spouse, on line 5b. 
more information about amending your MC-40.                        This is the total amount of income that exceeds $250,000 if 
                                                                   filing as single or married filing separately and $400,000 if 
Extension Filed Box. Check this box If you have filed a 
                                                                   filing as  married filing jointly, head of household, or 
federal or state extension, or if you submitted an extension 
                                                                   qualifying surviving spouse. 
payment by the  original due date of the return. Include 
required copies of federal or state extensions as applicable 
(see “Extensions” under “General Information” for additional       Part II – Multnomah County Preschool for 
information).                                                      All Tax 
                                                                    
Part I – Multnomah County Taxable                                  Line 6. Tier 1 Tax. Multiply line 5a by 1.5% and enter on 
Income                                                             line 6.  
 
                                                                   Line 7. Tier 2 Tax. Multiply line 5b by 1.5% and enter on 
Line 1. Oregon Taxable Income. Enter  your  Oregon                 line 7. 
Taxable Income from Form OR-40, line 19. You must attach 
copies of the required Oregon and federal tax forms listed         Line 8. Total Tax. Add line 6 and line 7 and enter on line 8. 
in the instructions to your Multnomah County return.               This is your total Multnomah County personal income tax 
                                                                   liability. 
Line 2. Exempt Income.  Oregon  Public Employees 
Retirement (PERS) benefits and federal retirement benefits,        Line  9. Credit for  Taxes  Paid to  Another  State.  A 
including Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)               Multnomah County  resident is allowed a credit for taxes 
benefits, Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) benefits,         paid to another state on mutually taxed income if the other 
and military retirement benefits, that are taxed by Oregon         state does not allow the credit. This credit can only be taken 
are exempt from this tax. Submit a copy of Form 1099-R for         if the filer claims a credit for income taxes paid to another 
each source claimed. You are only allowed a deduction for          state on the  filer’s Oregon  income tax return  or if  a 
income that was not already exempted on your federal or            composite return was filed and there was no credit allowed 
Oregon return. Enter as a negative number.                         on the other state’s return. A Multnomah County resident 
                                                                   figures the credit as the lesser of the Multnomah County tax 
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the other state. To calculate the  Multnomah County  tax                   estimated payment to the next open tax year on this line. 
based  on  mutually  taxed  income,  see  our          Tax                 This election is irrevocable. 
Administration Policy  –  Credit for Taxes Paid to Another 
State.                                                                     Line 16. Amount  Due. If  line 14  is positive,  you have  a 
                                                                           balance due. Pay by April 15, 2024, to avoid late payment 
Enter the lesser of the  Multnomah County  tax based on                    penalties and interest.  Make your check payable to 
mutually taxed income or the tax actually paid to the other                ‘Multnomah County PFA  Tax’.  For fastest payment 
state on line 9. Enter as a negative number.                               processing, pay online at Pro.Portland.gov. 

Line  10. Employer  Withholding.  If you had  Multnomah 
                                                                           Part IV – Signature 
County  PFA  tax withheld from your wages  by your                          
employer, complete Schedule WH on page 2 and enter the 
total  tax  withheld  from  line A-2 on  line 8  as a negative             Signature(s). Be sure to sign and date your return. If you 
                                                                           are filing a joint return, both taxpayers must sign. By signing 
number. If you have tax to pay, consider submitting a FORM 
                                                                           the return, you acknowledge, under penalty of false 
OPT to your  employer to increase the amount  your 
                                                                           swearing, that the information on the return is true, correct, 
employer holds from your wages. For withholding 
                                                                           and complete. 
information,            go to:             multco.us/finance/preschool-all-
personal-income-tax.                                                       Preparer Signature.  Anyone who prepares, advises, or 
                                                                           assists in preparing  personal income tax returns in 
Line  11. Prepayments.  Enter the  total  amount of 
                                                                           exchange for compensation of any kind must be licensed to 
prepayments  as a  negative number.  Include all quarterly 
                                                                           prepare Oregon returns and must sign the return.
estimated payments, extension payments, and any credits                                                                     
carried forward from prior years. 
                                                                           Mailing Instructions 
                                                                            
Line 12. Penalty.  Enter  all  late penalties that apply, if 
known. Leave  blank if unknown  or  not applicable.  If                    If you are including a payment with your return, send your 
additional penalty is owed but was not calculated at the time              completed return, payment, and all required supporting tax 
of return submission, you will receive a bill by mail.                     pages to: 

Line 13. Interest. Enter interest due on tax not paid by the                Revenue Division – Multnomah County PFA Tax 
due date,  if known. Leave blank  if  unknown or not                        PO Box 9250 
applicable.  If  additional interest is owed  but was not                   Portland, OR 97207-9250 
calculated at the time of return submission, you will receive               
a bill by mail.                                                            Make the check payable to ‘Multnomah County PFA Tax.’ 
                                                                           For fastest payment processing, pay online by logging into 
Line 14. Balance  Due or (Overpayment).  Add  lines  8 
                                                                           your PRO account at Pro.Portland.gov. 
through 13  and enter  the  sum on  line 14.  If  the  sum is 
                                                                            
negative, you have an overpayment for the year. If the sum 
                                                                           If a payment  is not included with your return, send  your 
is positive, you have a balance due. 
                                                                           completed return and all required supporting tax pages to: 
                                                                            
Part III – Tax Due / Refund                                                 Processing – Multnomah County PFA Tax 
 
                                                                            111 SW Columbia St, Suite 600 
Line 15. Overpayment. If  line 14  is negative, this is the                 Portland, OR 97201-5840 
amount you  have  overpaid. If you have an  overpayment,                    
you may make an irrevocable choice to have the balance 
refunded to you or applied as an estimated payment to the                  Schedule WH – W-2 Withholding Summary 
next open tax year. If no election is made, any overpayment                for Multnomah County PFA Tax 
will be refunded to you.                                                    

Line 15a. Refund. Enter the amount of the overpayment                      Use  this  schedule  to  calculate  the  total  amount  of 
you would like refunded to you on this line. If you would like             Multnomah  County  PFA  tax  that  was  withheld  by  your 
direct deposit of your refund, you must file your return online            employer. If your employer withheld the Multnomah County 
                                                                           PFA  tax,  information  regarding  the withholding  will be 
at Pro.Portland.gov. If your return is filed on paper, you will 
                                                                           shown in boxes 18, 19, and 20 of your W-2. Round off cents 
receive your refund in the mail by check. This election is                 to whole dollars. If you have to add two or more amounts to 
irrevocable.                                                               figure  the amount to  enter on a line, include cents  when 
Line 15b. Apply as an estimated tax payment. Enter the                     adding the amounts and round off only the total. If you file a 
                                                                           joint Multnomah County tax return, include information for 
amount of the overpayment you would like to apply as an 
                                                                           both the primary filer and spouse on Schedule WH.  

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Only include box 18 and box 19 information if the locality in                      Income from Pass-Through Entity Subject 
box 20 says “MULT”, “MultCo”, or “Multnomah County”. Do 
                                                                                   to MCBIT 
not include information for the locality of “Metro” or “Metro                       
SHS”. Information for Metro withholdings will be reported on                       You are allowed a deduction from personal taxable income 
the Metro Personal Income Tax return, which is a separate                          for  previously taxed  income derived from a  pass-through 
form. If no Multnomah County PFA tax was withheld on your                          entity (PTE) subject to the MCBIT. To take this deduction, 
behalf (or your spouse’s  behalf, if filing jointly)  by  your                     you must have documentation from the PTE showing your 
employer(s), you do not need to complete this schedule.                            share of income that was subject to tax on the business’s 
                                                                                   MCBIT return. The deduction is  limited to the  amount of 
Report each W-2 on a separate  line.  Round  off cents to                          pass-through income, from the entity that paid the MCBIT, 
whole dollars. If two  or more amounts must be  added to                           that is included in your federal Form 1040.  
figure  the amount to  enter on a line, include cents  when                         
adding the amounts and round off only the total.                                   For more  information  related  to this modification, please 
                                                                                   read  our   Tax  Administration  Policy  –  Deduction for 
Column  (a).  Employee  SSN.                          Enter  the  social  security Previously Taxed Income Received from a Pass-Through 
number of the filer shown in box a of the W-2.                                     Entity. 
                                                                                    
Column  (b).  Employer  Name.                          Enter  the  name  of  the 
employer shown in box c of the W-2.                                                Losses from Pass-Through Entity Subject 
                                                                                   to MCBIT 
Column (c).  Employer FEIN.                            Enter the  employer          
identification number (EIN) shown in box b of the W-2.                             Net operating losses generated in the current tax year at the 
                                                                                   PTE level are allowed to be claimed at the individual level 
Column (d).  Local Wages, Tips, Etc.  Enter the amount                             to the extent that the loss is allowed on the federal and 
shown in  box 18  of the W-2. Make sure that the locality                          Oregon return.  A  pass-through  loss  cannot exceed the 
name shown in box 20 indicates that the value in box 18 is                         amount of pass-through  loss  included in  Oregon  taxable 
for the Multnomah County PFA tax.                                                  income and cannot reduce your Multnomah County taxable 
                                                                                   income to an amount below zero.  
Column (e).  Local Income  Tax Withheld.               Enter the                    
amount shown in box 19  of the  W-2. Make sure that the                            If you claimed a net operating loss deduction on your federal 
locality name shown in box 20 indicates that the value in                          Form 1040 that was from a carryforward of a net operating 
                                                                                   loss from a year that the PTE was subject to the MCBIT, the 
box 19 is for the Multnomah County PFA tax. 
                                                                                   deduction  is disallowed for purposes of the Multnomah 
Check  box if you  have additional  employer                                       County PFA Personal Income Tax and must be added back 
withholdings, and  submit statement.                   If you  have more           to your Multnomah County taxable income. Include a 
than four W-2s that show  Multnomah County  Tax                                    statement explaining the adjustment. 
                                                                                    
withholdings, check the box, and attach a statement with the 
                                                                                   For more information related to pass-through losses, please 
employee  SSN,  employer  name,  employer FEIN,  local 
                                                                                   read our Tax Administration Policy – Net Operating Losses 
wages, tips, etc. and local income tax withheld for each                           and  Net  Operating  Loss  Deduction  from  Pass-Through 
additional W-2. Include the total amount from the statement                        Entities. 
on line A-2.                                                                        
Line A-2. Total sum from column (e). Enter the sum of all                          Schedule PTI Instructions  
                                                                                    
Multnomah County Tax withheld from column (e) and the 
                                                                                   Report each PTE on a separate line. If income or loss flows 
supplemental statement (if applicable).  Enter the amount                          through one or more  pass-through entities between the 
from line A-2 on line 10, page 1 of the return.                                    entity that paid tax and your federal return, adjustments may 
                                                                                   be required. Submit a copy of the corresponding Schedule 
Schedule PTI – Previously Taxed Income                                             K-1 or SP-2023 for each modification claimed. 
Modification                                                                        
                                                                                   Column (a). Tax ID of Pass-Through Entity. Enter the S 
                                                                                   corporation  or  partnership  employer identification number 
Use this schedule  to determine the amount  of  previously 
                                                                                   from box A of the  Schedule  K-1 or the social security 
taxed  income modification to report for pass-through 
                                                                                   number of the sole proprietor who was liable for the MCBIT 
income/loss that was already subject to the Multnomah 
                                                                                   on business income tax reported on the personal income 
County Business Income Tax (MCBIT). This schedule must 
                                                                                   tax return. 
be completed to determine the value for line 3 in Part I of 
                                                                                    
the return. If your pass-through income was not subject to 
tax under the MCBIT for any reason, you are not eligible to                        Column (b). Name of Pass-Through Entity.         Enter the 
                                                                                   name of the S corporation or partnership from box B of the 
claim a previously taxed income modification.  
                                                                                   Schedule K-1 or the name of the sole proprietor. 
 
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Column (c). Income Subject to Tax from Pass-Through               Column (e). Modifications Claimed for Previously Taxed 
Entity. For the deduction for previously taxed income from        Income and Losses.  Multiply column (c) by column (d) and 
a PTE subject to the MCBIT, enter the lesser of:                  enter the result. Enter deductions for income from a PTE’s 
                                                                  income subject to tax as a positive number. Enter losses as 
      •      Multnomah County “income subject to tax” from the    a negative number.  
             S corporation or  partnership return  that was        
             reported to you by the PTE with Schedule K-1 or      Check box for an entity that elected the actual method 
             that is reported on line  20  of Form SP-2023        for previously taxed income. If one of the entities included 
             (Business Tax Return for Individuals – Multnomah     on your  Schedule  PTI has elected the  actual  method for 
             County Business Income Tax/City of Portland          allocating the maximum previously taxed income allowable, 
             Business License Tax), or                            check the box. 
      •      The amount of pass-through income from the entity     
             that paid the MCBIT that is included in your federal Check box for  additional  previously taxed  income 
             form 1040.                                           modifications and statement. If you have previously taxed 
                                                                  income/loss from more than five PTEs to deduct or  add-
For net operating  loss deductions (NOLD) that must be            back, check the box, and attach a statement which includes 
added back, enter the amount of net operating  loss               the  same  information  required  above.  Include  the  total 
deduction  allowed  on  your  federal  return  from  a  pass-     amount of additional modifications from the statement on 
through entity or sole proprietor subject to the MCBIT. Enter     line B-2.  
a loss as a negative number.                                       
                                                                  Line B-2. Total sum from column (e). Enter the sum of all 
Column (d).  Ownership  Percentage.  If the amount                eligible previously taxed income/loss from column (e) and 
reported in column (c) was the entity’s “income subject to        the supplemental statement (if  applicable).  Enter the 
tax”, enter your ownership percentage in the PTE.                 amount from line B-2 on line 3, Part I of the return. If you 
                                                                  have a net loss, enter this as a positive number on line 3. If 
If the amount reported in  column (c) was the amount of           you have a net gain, enter this as a negative number on line 
pass-through income from the entity that paid the MCBIT           3. 
that is included in your federal Form 1040, enter that entity’s 
Multnomah County apportionment percentage as reported 
on their Multnomah County Business Tax Return. 
 
For a NOLD that must be added back, enter 100% as 
1.00000. 
 
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