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                            2022

              NORTH DAKOTA

S CORPORATION INCOME TAX

                            FORM 60

                   Includes: Schedule Fact

                            Schedule BG

                            Schedule K

                            Schedule KS

                            Schedule K-1

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Tax forms, guidelines, and more are 
available at www.tax.nd.gov.

Email questions to individualtax@nd.gov.



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Contents                                                                                               Need help?
Where to get help and forms ........................................................ This page         You can download forms and find other 
                                                                                                       information on our website at:
Changes for 2022 ................................................................................... 1
                                                                                                             www.tax.nd.gov
General instructions ................................................................................2
                                                                                                       Email
  Who must file .....................................................................................2
                                                                                                       Individual, estate, trust, partnership, 
  When and where to file ........................................................................    2 and S corporation income tax—
  Extension of time to file .......................................................................  2   individualtax@nd.gov
  Penalty and interest ............................................................................  3
  Estimated tax payment (for 2023) ........................................................          3 Call
  Withholding from nonresident shareholders ............................................             3 Individual income tax—
  Composite filing ..................................................................................3   Questions      701-328-1247
  Correcting a previously filed return ........................................................      4   Forms          701-328-1243
  Reporting federal changes ....................................................................     4 S Corporation income tax—
  W-2/1099 reporting requirement ..........................................................          4   Questions      701-328-1258
                                                                                                         Forms          701-328-1243
  Disclosure notification .........................................................................  4
  Use of information ..............................................................................  4 Speech/hearing impaired
                                                                                                         TDD            800-366-6888
General instructions for completing Form 60 ..............................................           4
Specific line instructions ..........................................................................5 Write
  Form 60, Page 1, Items A-H .................................................................5        Office of State Tax Commissioner
  Schedule FACT ...................................................................................6   600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 127
                                                                                                       Bismarck, ND 58505-0599
  Schedule BG ...................................................................................... 7
  Schedule K ........................................................................................7 Walk-in or appointment 
  Schedule KS ..................................................................................... 10 service
  Form 60, Page 1, Lines 1-13 ............................................................... 11       State Capitol Building, 8th Floor
  Schedule K-1 .................................................................................... 12 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND
  Before you file Form 60 ..................................................................... 15     Monday through Friday
                                                                                                       8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                                                                                       (except holidays)
Required forms
The following forms are needed to complete Form 60:                                                    Walk-ins are welcome. To assure 
 Form 60            S corporation return                                                               availability and promptness of 
 Schedule FACT  Calculation of North Dakota apportionment factor                                       service, call in advance to make an 
 Schedule BG        Tax on excess net passive income and built-in gains                                appointment.
 Schedule K         Total North Dakota adjustments, credits, and other
                      items distributable to shareholders
 Schedule KS        Shareholder information
 Schedule K-1       Shareholder’s share of North Dakota income (loss),   
                          deductions, adjustments, credits, and other items
The following forms may be needed:
 Form 60-PV         S corporation return payment voucher                                               Privacy Act Notification
 Form 60-EXT        S corporation extension payment voucher                                            In compliance with the Privacy Act of 
 Form 101           Application for extension of time to file a North Dakota                           1974, disclosure of a Federal Employer 
                          income tax return                                                            Identification Number (FEIN) or social 
 Form PWA           Passthrough entity withholding adjustment                                          security number on this form is required 
                                                                                                       under N.D.C.C.
 Form PWE           Nonresident passthrough entity member exemption and                                §§ 57-01-15 and 57-38-32, and will be 
                          certification                                                                used for tax reporting, identification, and 
Download these forms from our website at www.tax.nd.gov.                                               administration of North Dakota tax laws. 
                                                                                                       Disclosure is mandatory. Failure to provide 
                                                                                                       the FEIN or social security number may 
                                                                                                       delay or prevent the processing of this form.
                      Taxpayer Bill of Rights
   Obtain a copy of the North Dakota Taxpayer Bill of Rights on the 
             Office of State Tax Commissioner’s website at
                           www.tax.nd.gov



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Changes affecting S corporations
Developments, updates, and items of interest relating to S corporation income tax

REMINDER: Form 60 efiling                For questions and assistance, contact  Eligibility for the credit was 
requirement                              the Office of State Tax Commissioner   extended to all taxpayers (not just 
House Bill 1082 passed by the 2021       by sending an email to                 C corporations), the credit rate was 
North Dakota Legislature requires a      withhold@nd.gov or calling             increased from 5% to 25%, and 
partnership, S corporation, trust, or    701-328-1248.                          the wages on which the credit is 
other passthrough entity with 10 or                                             allowed was changed from the first 
more owners (or beneficiaries, if a      REMINDER: Changes to                   $6,000 paid in the first 12 months of 
trust) to file its North Dakota income   employer withholding return            employment to the first $6,000 paid 
tax return and pay any tax due on        and payment requirements               annually. The 2019 changes were 
                                                                                effective only for the 2019 and 2020 
it by electronic means. This new         House Bill 1082 passed by the 2021 
                                                                                tax years.
requirement applies to returns filed     North Dakota Legislature made the 
for tax years 2022 and after. For        following changes affecting the income 
                                                                                House Bill 1405 passed by the 2021 
more information about electronic        tax withholding return and payment 
                                                                                North Dakota Legislature reinstated 
filing of the North Dakota partnership   requirements for employers:
return (Form 58), S corporation                                                 the 2019 changes for two additional 
return (Form 60), or fiduciary return      • Effective for calendar years 2022  tax years—2021 and 2022—after 
(Form 38), go to www.tax.nd.gov          and after, an employer may file        which the changes will expire, and the 
and click on I Am ...>Business>E-File.   Form 306, Income Tax Withholding       law will revert to how it read prior to 
                                         Return, on an annual basis instead     2019.
                                         of quarterly if the amount of North 
REMINDER: Change to efiling                                                     To qualify for the credit, an employer 
                                         Dakota income tax withheld in 
requirement for W-2s and                 the previous calendar year was         must apply for and obtain from the 
1099s                                    less than $1,000. This is a $500       North Dakota Department of Human 
Beginning with returns that are due      increase in the threshold applicable   Services, Vocational Rehabilitation 
on January 31, 2023, businesses          to calendar years before 2022.         Division, a letter certifying that the 
are required to electronically file                                             individual has a severe developmental 
Forms W-2 and 1099.                        • Effective for calendar years 2022  or mental disability, is eligible for 
                                         and after, Form 306, Income            the agency’s services, and requires 
Electronically filing these forms can    Tax Withholding Return, and the        customized or supported employment 
easily be done in one of the following   tax due on it must be submitted        to become employed. See Form 60, 
ways:                                    electronically on a quarterly basis    Schedule K, line 19.
                                         if the amount of North Dakota 
North Dakota Taxpayer Access         income tax withheld in the 
                                                                                Staying on top of 
    Point (ND TAP) at                    previous calendar year was $1,000 
   www.tax.nd.gov/tap                    or more.                               developments
    If you do not already have a ND                                             Businesses or other interested 
    TAP account, select “Sign Up For     For questions and assistance, contact  persons may sign up to receive 
    Access”.                             the Office of State Tax Commissioner   email notifications when a newsletter 
                                         by sending an email to                 or other important information 
Third-party accounting               withhold@nd.gov or calling             is issued by the Office of State 
    software                             701-328-1248.                          Tax Commissioner. There is a 
    A business should check its                                                 separate update list for each tax 
    accounting software or contact the   REMINDER: 2-year extension             type administered by the Tax 
    accounting software provider to      of 2019 changes to disabled            Commissioner. To sign up, go to
    see if it provides electronic filing employment credit                      www.tax.nd.gov and select “Email 
    of Forms W-2 and 1099 with North                                            Sign-Up” under “News Center”.
    Dakota.                              In 2019, the North Dakota Legislature 
                                         expanded the income tax credit for 
                                         hiring a qualifying developmentally 
                                         disabled or mentally ill individual. 



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Form 60 Instructions                                                                               2022
North Dakota S Corporation Income Tax Return
“N.D.C.C.” references are to the North Dakota Century Code, which contains North Dakota’s statutes.
“N.D. Admin. Code” references are to the North Dakota Administrative Code, which contains North Dakota’s rules.

                                        Disaster recovery tax exemptions.       Federal extension. If an extension 
General                                 Exemptions from state and local tax     of time to file the federal corporation 
instructions                            filing and payment obligations are      return is obtained, it is automatically 
                                        available to out-of-state businesses    accepted as an extension of time to 
                                        and their employees who are in          file Form 60. If this applies, a separate 
Who must file                           North Dakota on a temporary basis       North Dakota extension does not have 
A 2022 Form 60, S Corporation           for the sole purpose of repairing       to be applied for, nor does the Office 
Income Tax Return, must be filed by     or replacing natural gas, electrical,   of State Tax Commissioner have to be 
a corporation that meets both of the    or telecommunication transmission       notified that a federal extension has 
following:                              property that is damaged, or under      been obtained prior to filing Form 60. 
                                        threat of damage, from a state- or      The extended due date for North 
  • It is required to file a 2022       presidentially-declared disaster or     Dakota purposes is the same as the 
   Form 1120-S, U.S. Income Tax         emergency. For more information, go     federal extended due date.
   Return for an S Corporation.         to www.tax.nd.gov.
  • It carries on business, or derives                                          North Dakota extension. If a 
   gross income from sources, in        Electronic Filing                       federal extension is not obtained, but 
   North Dakota during the 2022 tax     S-corporations with 10 or more          additional time is needed to complete 
   year.                                owners are required to file the North   and file Form 60, a separate North 
                                        Dakota income tax return and pay any    Dakota extension may be applied 
Exception for certain                   tax due on it by electronic means.      for by filing Form 101, Application 
S corporations. An S corporation                                                for Extension of Time to File a North 
must file a 2022 Form 40, North                                                 Dakota Tax Return. This is not an 
                                        When and Where to file
Dakota Corporation Income Tax           The 2022 Form 60 must be filed on       automatic extension—there must 
Return, for the 2022 tax year if all of or before (1) April 15, 2023, if filing be good cause to request a North 
the following apply:                    for the 2021 calendar year, or (2) the  Dakota extension. Form 101 must be 
  • The corporation is a bank or other  15th day of the 4th month following     postmarked on or before the due date 
   financial institution that formerly  the end of the tax year, if filing for  of Form 60. Notification of whether 
   was subject to the North Dakota      a fiscal year beginning in the 2022     the extension is accepted or rejected 
   financial institution tax under      calendar year. If the due date falls    will be provided by the Office of State 
   N.D.C.C. Ch. 57-35.3 and filed       on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday,      Tax Commissioner. 
   Form 35 for tax years prior to       the return may be filed on or before 
   2013.                                the next day that is not a Saturday,    Extension interest. If Form 60 is 
  • The corporation made an election    Sunday, or holiday.                     filed on or before the extended due 
                                                                                date, and the total amount of tax due 
   under N.D.C.C. § 57-38-01.35 to      Note: Use the 2021 Form 60 if           is paid with the return, no penalty will 
   be taxed as a C corporation for      filing for a fiscal year beginning in   be charged. Interest on the tax due 
   the 2013 tax year and filed a 2013   the 2021 calendar year.                 will be charged at the rate of 12% per 
   Form 40.                                                                     year from the original due date of the 
                                        If not required to file 
                                                                                return to the earlier of the date the 
  • The corporation’s North Dakota net  electronically, mail Form 60 and all 
                                                                                return is filed or the extended due 
   tax liability on the 2021 Form 40    required attachments to: 
   (page 1, line 20) is zero and the                                            date.
   corporation is not revoking the        Office of State Tax Commissioner  
   election for 2022, which is done       600 East Boulevard Ave., Dept. 127    Prepayment of tax due. If an 
   by filing Form 60 for the 2022 tax     Bismarck, ND 58505-0599               extension of time to file Form 60 is 
   year.                                                                        obtained, any tax expected to be due 
                                        Extension of time to file               may be paid on or before the regular 
See the instructions to Form 40 for     An extension of time to file Form 60    due date to avoid paying extension 
more information.                       may be obtained in one of the           interest. For more information, 
                                        following ways:                         including payment options, obtain the 
Nonfiler penalty. If an S corporation                                           2022 Form 60-EXT.
does not file Form 60 as required,        • Obtain a federal extension.
a minimum $500 penalty may be             • Separately apply for a North 
assessed if the failure continues after    Dakota extension.
receiving a thirty-day notice to file 
from the North Dakota Office of State 
Tax Commissioner.



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Alternatively, a check or money         Nonresident shareholder. For            pays the tax with Form 60. The 
order may be sent with a letter         purposes of this withholding            tax is calculated at the highest 
containing the following: (1) name of   requirement, a nonresident              individual income tax rate (which is 
corporation, (2) corporation’s FEIN,    shareholder means:                      2.90% for the 2022 tax year), and 
(3) corporation’s address and phone                                             no adjustments, deductions, or tax 
                                         an individual who is not domiciled 
number, and (4) statement that the                                              credits are allowed in calculating the 
                                           in North Dakota, or
payment is a 2022 Form 60-EXT                                                   tax. A composite filing satisfies the 
payment.                                 a trust, including a grantor trust, North Dakota income tax filing and 
                                           that is not organized under North    payment obligations of the eligible 
Penalty and interest                       Dakota law. This only includes       nonresident shareholders included in 
If an extension of time to file the        trusts that are subject to income    it, which means they do not have to 
return was obtained, the tax due may       tax.                                 separately file their own North Dakota 
be paid by the extended due date                                                income tax returns. The composite 
of the return without penalty, but      Exception from withholding. No          filing method is optional and does 
extension interest will apply at the    withholding is required if any of the   not require prior approval from the 
rate of 12% per year—see “Extension     following apply:                        Office of State Tax Commissioner, and 
interest” and “Prepayment of tax due”    The distributive share of North     a choice to use it may be made on a 
on this page.                              Dakota income is less than $1,000.   year-to-year basis.

If Form 60 is filed by its due date (or  The nonresident shareholder elects  Eligible nonresident shareholder. 
extended due date), but the total          to include the distributive share in For this purpose, a nonresident 
amount of tax due is not paid by the       a composite filing—see “Composite    shareholder has the same meaning 
due date (or extended due date), a         filing” on this page.                as that used for withholding income 
penalty equal to 5% of the unpaid tax    The nonresident shareholder is a    tax from nonresident shareholders—
or $5.00, whichever is greater, must       trust and elects exemption from      see “Withholding from nonresident 
be paid.                                   withholding on its distributive      shareholders” on this page. A 
If Form 60 is filed after its due date     share of North Dakota income.        nonresident shareholder is eligible 
(or extended due date), and there          For more information, obtain         to be included in a composite filing if 
is an unpaid tax due on it, a penalty      Form PWE.                            both of the following apply:
equal to 5% of the unpaid tax due or                                             The nonresident shareholder’s 
$5.00, whichever is greater, for the    Withholding procedure. This 
month in which the return was due       withholding requirement applies to         only source of income within North 
plus 5% of the unpaid tax due for       a nonresident shareholder’s year-          Dakota is one or more passthrough 
each additional month (or fraction      end distributive share of North            entities. A passthrough entity 
of a month) during which the return     Dakota income, which is determined         includes a trust, partnership, 
remains delinquent must be paid. This   at the end of the S corporation’s          S corporation, limited liability 
penalty may not exceed 25% of the       tax year and reported on Form 60,          company treated like a partnership 
tax due.                                Schedule KS, Column  6. The                or S corporation, and any other 
                                        requirement does not apply to actual       similar entity.
In addition to any penalty, interest    distributions made to a nonresident      The nonresident shareholder elects 
must be paid at the rate of 1% per      shareholder during the tax year. The       to be included in a composite 
month or fraction of a month, except    withholding amount is calculated and       filing. An election is indicated by 
for the month in which the tax was      reported on Schedule KS, Column 7.         the S corporation’s calculation 
due, on any tax due that remains        If a nonresident shareholder meets         and reporting of a tax amount for 
unpaid after the return’s due date (or  certain conditions, an amount less         the nonresident shareholder on 
extended due date).                     than the amount calculated at the          Form 60, Schedule KS, Column 8. 
                                        2.90% tax rate may be withheld.            (If the distributive share is a loss, 
Estimated tax payment                   For the qualifying conditions, see         the tax is zero.)
(for 2023)                              Form PWA. An S corporation must 
                                                                                The distributive share of North Dakota 
An S corporation may, but is not        submit a payment for the the total 
                                                                                income included in a composite return 
required to, make estimated income      amount of withholding reported on 
                                                                                is subject to tax even if it is under 
tax payments. For more information,     Schedule KS, Column 7, with Form 60 
                                                                                $1,000.
including payment options, obtain the   when it is filed.
2023 Form 60-ES.                                                                Composite filing method 
                                        Composite filing                        procedure. The tax under the 
Withholding from                        A composite filing method is available  composite filing method 
                                        to an S corporation with one or more 
nonresident shareholders                                                        is calculated and reported on 
                                        eligible nonresident shareholders. 
An S corporation must withhold North                                            Form 60, Schedule KS, Column 8. 
                                        Under this method, an S corporation 
Dakota income tax at the rate of                                                An S corporation must submit a 
                                        calculates the North Dakota income 
2.90% from the year-end distributive                                            payment for the total tax reported on 
                                        tax on an eligible nonresident 
share of North Dakota income of a                                               Schedule KS, Column 8, with Form 60 
                                        shareholder’s year-end distributive 
nonresident shareholder.                                                        when it is filed.
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Correcting a previously filed               7.  Attach a statement explaining the under state law so the Office of State 
return                                    reason(s) for filing the amended        Tax Commissioner can determine the 
If a corporation needs to correct an      return. If it is because of changes     shareholder’s correct North Dakota 
error on Form 60 after it is filed, the   the corporation or the IRS made         taxable income and verify if the 
corporation must file an amended          to the corporation’s 2022 Federal       shareholder has filed a return and 
return. There is no special form for      Form 1120-S, attach a copy of           paid the tax.
this purpose. See “How to prepare an      the amended federal return or 
amended 2022 return” below.               IRS notice.
                                            8.  Complete and provide a corrected  General 
Note: If required to electronically       North Dakota Schedule K-1               instructions for 
file the original return, the amended     (Form 60) to the shareholders, as 
return must also be electronically        required.                               completing
filed.
                                                                                  Form 60
If a corporation paid too much tax        Reporting federal changes
because of an error on its 2022           If the Internal Revenue Service         Complete Form 60 as 
Form 60, the corporation generally        (IRS) changes or audits the federal     follows:
has three years from the due date of      corporation return, or if a corporation 
the return (excluding extensions) or      files an amended federal corporation      1.  Complete Federal Form 1120-S in 
the date the return was actually filed,   return, an amended North Dakota         its entirety.
whichever is later, in which to file an   Form 60 must be filed within ninety       2.  Complete Items A through H at 
amended return to claim a refund          days after the final determination of   the top of page 1 of Form 60—see 
of the overpayment. See N.D.C.C.          the IRS changes or the filing of the    page 5.
§ 57-38-40 for other time periods that    amended federal return. Enclose a         3.  Complete Schedule FACT on 
may apply.                                copy of the IRS audit report or the     page 2 of Form 60—see page 6.
                                          amended federal corporation return 
                                                                                    4.  Complete Schedule BG, if 
How to prepare an amended 2022            with the amended North Dakota 
                                                                                  required, on page 2 of Form 60—
return                                    Form 60.
                                                                                  see page 7.
  1.  Obtain a blank 2022 Form 60.
                                                                                    5.  Complete Schedule K on page 3 
  2.  Enter the corporation’s name,       W-2/1099 reporting 
                                                                                  of Form 60—see page 7.
 current address, FEIN, etc., in the      requirement
 top portion of page 1 of Form 60.        Every corporation doing business in       6.  Complete Schedule KS on page 5 
  3.  Fill in the “Amended return” circle North Dakota that is required to file   of Form 60—see page 10.
 at the top of page 1 of Form 60.         Federal Form 1099 or W-2 must also        7.  Complete lines 1 through 13 on 
                                          file one with the Office of State Tax   page 1 of Form 60—see page 11.
  4.  Complete Schedules FACT, BG,        Commissioner. For more information,       8.  Complete Schedule K-1, if 
 K, and KS using the corrected            obtain the guideline Income Tax         required, for the shareholders—
 information. However, unless             Withholding and see “Annual Filing      see page 12.
 there is an increase in the              Requirements — W-2 and 1099.”
 amount reported on Schedule KS, 
 Column 6, of the amended                                                         Rounding of numbers. Numbers 
 return, enter on Schedule KS,            Disclosure notification                 may be entered on the return in 
                                          Upon written request from the 
 Column 7, the same amount                                                        dollars and cents, or they may be 
                                          chairman of a North Dakota legislative 
 reported on the previously filed                                                 rounded to the nearest whole dollar. If 
                                          standing committee or Legislative 
 return. Then complete lines 1                                                    rounding, drop the cents if less than 
                                          Management, the law requires the 
 through 4 on page 1 of Form 60.                                                  50 cents and round up to the next 
                                          Office of State Tax Commissioner to     whole dollar amount if 50 cents or 
  5.  On line 6 of page 1 of Form 60,     disclose the amount of any deduction    higher. For example, $25.36 becomes 
 enter the total taxes due from the       or credit claimed on a tax return. Any  $25.00, and $25.50 becomes $26.00.
 previously filed 2022 Form 60,           other confidential information, such as 
 page 1, line 4.                          a taxpayer’s name or federal employer   Fiscal year filers. The tax year for 
  6.  Complete line 8 (overpayment)       identification number, may not be       North Dakota income tax purposes 
 or line 11 (tax due), whichever          disclosed.                              must be the same as the tax 
 applies. If there is an                                                          year used for federal income tax 
 overpayment on line 8, enter the         Use of information                      purposes. Use the 2022 Form 60 if 
 full amount on line 10 (refund).         All of the information on Form 60 and   the corporation’s taxable year began 
 On an amended return, the                its attachments is confidential by law  in the 2022 calendar year. Note: Use 
 amount credited to the next              and cannot be given to others except    the 2021 Form 60 if the taxable year 
 year’s estimated tax (line 9) may        as provided by state law. Information   began in the 2021 calendar year.
 not be increased or decreased.           about the shareholders is required 



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                                         Item E - Date incorporated                     Amended return. Fill in if this return 
Specific line                            Enter the date the business                    is being filed to correct a previously 
instructions for                         incorporated from page 1 of Federal            filed 2022 Form 60. See “Correcting a 
                                         Form 1120-S.                                   previously filed return” on page 3 for 
page 1 of Form 60,                                                                      more information.
                                         Item F - Indicators
Items A-H                                Fill in all applicable circles, as follows:    Extension. Fill in if a federal or 
                                                                                        state extension of time to file the 
Complete Items A                         Initial return. Fill in if this is the first   return was obtained. See “Extension 
through H at the top of                  return filed in North Dakota by the            of time to file” on page 2 for more 
page 1 of Form 60. Then                  corporation.                                   information.
complete Schedule FACT,                  Final return. Fill in if this is the last 
                                                                                        Item G - Number of shareholders
Schedule BG, Schedule K,                 return to be filed in North Dakota by 
                                                                                        Enter the total number of 
and Schedule KS before                   the S corporation.
                                                                                        shareholders. Also enter the number 
completing lines 1 through               Farming/ranching corporation. Fill             of each type of shareholder. For 
13 on page 1 of Form 60.                 in if the corporation is registered as a       “Trust/estate shareholders,” only 
                                         farming or ranching corporation with           include trusts that are not tax-exempt 
Item A - Tax year                        the North Dakota Secretary of State.           organizations for federal income tax 
The same tax year used for federal                                                      purposes.
income tax purposes (as indicated on     Composite return. Fill in this circle 
the federal corporation return) must     only if (1) the corporation has one or 
                                                                                        Item H - Qualified subchapter S 
be used for North Dakota income          more nonresident shareholders eligible 
                                                                                        subsidiary
tax purposes. Fill in the applicable     to be included in a composite filing 
                                                                                        Indicate whether the corporation is 
circle. If the corporation uses a fiscal and (2) all of them elected to include 
                                                                                        a parent of one or more qualified 
year, enter the beginning and ending     their distributive shares of North 
                                                                                        subchapter S subsidiaries. Attach 
dates of the fiscal year. Use the 2022   Dakota source income in a composite 
                                                                                        a statement to Form 60 listing 
Form 60 only if the corporation’s tax    filing. See “Composite filing” on 
                                                                                        the name and federal employer 
year began in the 2022 calendar year.    page 3 for more information.
                                                                                        identification number of each qualified 
                                                                                        subchapter S subsidiary.
Item B - Name and address
Enter the legal name of the 
corporation on the first line of the 
name and address area. If the            Worksheet for Schedule BG, Line 6
corporation publicly operates under      North Dakota net operating loss deduction
a fictitious or assumed name (which, 
in most states, must be recorded or        1. Net recognized built-in gain from Form 60,
                                              Schedule BG, line 2 ............................................................ 1 _________________
registered with the state), enter that 
name on the second line of the name        2. Apportionment factor from Schedule BG, line 4 ...................... 2 __.__ __ __ __ __ __
and address area. If filing an amended     3. North Dakota apportioned built-in gain.
return, enter the most current                Multiply line 1 by line 2 ....................................................... 3  _________________
address.                                   4. Accumulated North Dakota net
                                              operating loss as of the end of the
Item C - Federal EIN                          last tax year as a C corporation.
North Dakota uses the federal                 Enter as a positive number .................. 4_________________
employer identification number (FEIN       5. Portion of line 4 that was previously
or federal EIN) for identification            deducted for North Dakota income tax
purposes. Enter the federal employer          purposes by the corporation.
identification number from page 1 of          Enter as a positive number .................. 5_________________
Federal Form 1120-S.                       6. Remaining North Dakota net operating loss.
                                              Subtract line 5 from line 4. If less than zero, enter -0- ............ 6 _________________
Item D - Business code number
                                           7. North Dakota net operating loss deduction. Enter smaller of
Enter the business code from the              line 3 or line 6. Enter result on Schedule BG, line 6 ................. 7  _________________
NAICS code list found on the Office 
of State Tax Commissioner’s website 
at www.nd.gov/tax. Enter the 
code that most closely describes the      2022   Corporation Tax Rate Schedule
industry from which the corporation       If the amount on
derives the majority of its income.       Schedule BG, line 7 is:         The tax is equal to:
                                          Over         But not over
                                          $      0       $  25,000 ...................................... 1.41% of the amount on line 7
                                              25,000       50,000 ......$            352.50  +  3.55%  of the amount over  $  25,000
                                              50,000 ................................1,240.00  +  4.31%  of the amount over    50,000



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                                        income—see the instructions to          and other payroll deductions. Do not 
Instructions for                        Form 60, Schedule K, line 21, for what  include amounts paid for employee 
Schedule FACT                           constitutes allocable nonbusiness       benefit plans that are not considered 
(Form 60, page 2)                       income.                                 taxable wages to the employee. An 
                                                                                employee is an individual treated as 
                                        If the amount of any factor’s 
                                                                                an employee under the usual common 
General instructions                    denominator is zero, exclude that 
                                                                                law rules, which generally mirror an 
All corporations must complete the      factor from the calculation.
                                                                                individual’s status for purposes of 
applicable portions of Schedule FACT    Special apportionment rules             unemployment compensation and the 
as follows:                             may apply in the case of certain        Federal Insurance Contribution Act. 
 100% North Dakota                   industries or unique circumstances. 
                                                                                Compensation of an employee’s 
    corporation                         For additional information on the 
                                                                                services performed entirely within 
    If the corporation conducted all    apportionment factor, see N.D.C.C. 
                                                                                North Dakota is assigned to North 
    of its trade or business within     Ch. 57-38.1 and N.D. Admin. Code
                                                                                Dakota. For an employee whose 
    North Dakota during the tax         Ch. 81-03-09.
                                                                                services are performed in more than 
    year, skip lines 1 through 13 and                                           one state, compensation is generally 
    enter “1.000000” on line 14 of      Specific line instructions              assigned to North Dakota based on 
    Schedule FACT.                                                              the amount of compensation reported 
 Multistate corporation              Property Factor                         to North Dakota for unemployment 
    If the corporation conducted its    Lines 1 through 6                       compensation purposes. Whether 
    trade or business both within       Owned and rented property               or not state income tax was 
    and without North Dakota during     Enter on the applicable line the        withheld from an employee’s 
    the tax year, complete lines 1      average value of real and tangible      compensation does not affect where 
    through 14 of Schedule FACT.        personal property owned and rented      the compensation is assigned for 
    However, if all of the shareholders by the corporation. For owned           apportionment factor purposes. 
    consist of only North Dakota        property, this generally means the      Include on this line in the applicable 
    resident individuals, estates, and  average of the original cost (before    column the corporation’s share of the 
    trusts, and the corporation is not  depreciation) used for federal income   payroll factor from a North Dakota 
    required to complete Schedule BG,   tax purposes. For rented property,      Schedule K-1 (Form 58), Part 6. For 
    skip lines 1 through 13, and        this generally means the amount of      more complete information on the 
    enter “1.000000” on line 14 of      rent paid multiplied by eight. Certain  payroll factor, see N.D. Admin. Code 
    Schedule FACT.                      property items are subject to special   §§ 81-03-09-22 through 81-03-09-25. 
                                        rules. Do not include amounts related 
Apportionment factor in                 to construction in progress. Include on Sales Factor
general                                 line 5 the corporation’s share of the   Line 9
In general, the apportionment factor    property factor from a North Dakota     Everywhere sales
is a product of a formula consisting    Schedule K-1 (Form 58), Part 6.         Enter the corporation’s total 
of an equally-weighted average of                                               sales or receipts, less returns or 
three factors: property, payroll, and   The average value of owned and 
sales. Each factor represents the       rented property is assigned to North    allowances, for the tax year. Sales 
percentage of the corporation’s North   Dakota if the property is located       generally means all gross receipts 
Dakota activity compared to its total   in North Dakota. The amount             of a corporation. However, the types 
activity everywhere. A corporation      attributable to mobile property is      of sales or gross receipts included 
multiplies its business income by the   generally assignable to North Dakota    in the sales factor depend on the 
apportionment factor to determine       based on a ratio of the property’s      nature of the corporation’s regular 
the portion of its business income      time spent in North Dakota. For more    business activities and may include 
attributable to North Dakota.           complete information on the property    amounts other than sales reported 
                                        factor, see N.D. Admin. Code            on Form 1120-S, line 1. Include on 
If the corporation includes the         §§ 81-03-09-15 through 81-03-09-21      this line the corporation’s share of the 
distributable share of income from      and 81-03-09-33.                        everywhere sales from a North Dakota 
a partnership in its apportionable                                              Schedule K-1 (Form 58), Part 6.
business income, include in the         Payroll Factor
numerator and denominator of each                                               Line 10
factor the corporation’s proportionate  Line 8                                  North Dakota sales
share of the partnership’s              Enter the amount of total               For sales of tangible property, the 
apportionment factors—see the           compensation paid to employees          sale is assigned to North Dakota if the 
specific line instructions for more     for the tax year. This includes gross   destination of the property is in North 
information. Do not include in the      wages, salaries, commissions, and       Dakota, regardless of the shipping 
factors any property, payroll, or sales any other form of remuneration paid     terms. For sales of other than tangible 
related to allocable nonbusiness        to the employees. Use the amount        property, the sale is assigned to 
                                        before deductions for deferred          North Dakota if the income-producing 
                                        compensation, flexible spending plans,  activity which gave rise to the 
                                                                                receipt is performed in North Dakota. 



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Include on this line the corporation’s  from the apportioned built-in gain       Line 1
share of the North Dakota sales         subject to North Dakota tax. Complete    Interest from U.S. obligations
from a North Dakota Schedule K-1        the Worksheet for Schedule BG,           Enter on this line interest income from 
(Form 58), Part 6. For more complete    Line 6 on page 5 to calculate the        U.S. obligations and from securities 
information, see N.D. Admin. Code       amount to enter on this line. Attach a   the interest of which is specifically 
§§ 81-03-09-26 through 81-03-09-31      copy of the worksheet to Form 60.        exempted from state income tax by 
and 81-03-09-34.                                                                 federal statute. Include the portion of 
                                                                                 dividend income from a mutual fund 
Line 11                                 Instructions for                         attributable to the fund’s investment 
Throwback sales                                                                  in the same kinds of securities.
Enter the amount of sales shipped       Schedule K
                                                                                 Do not enter on this line interest 
from a location in North Dakota that    (Form 60, page 3)
                                                                                 income from securities of the Federal 
are delivered to the U.S. government    All corporations must complete 
                                                                                 Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 
or to another state or country          Schedule K. The purpose of this 
                                                                                 (Freddie Mac), Federal National 
where the sales are not subject to      schedule is to show the total amount 
                                                                                 Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), 
a tax measured by income in that        of North Dakota adjustments, credits, 
                                                                                 or Government National Mortgage 
jurisdiction. For more complete         and other items distributable to its 
                                                                                 Association (Ginnie Mae), nor from 
information, see N.D. Admin. Code       shareholders. These items may be 
                                                                                 a federal income tax refund or 
§§ 81-03-09-29 and 81-03-09-30.         applicable to the preparation of the 
                                                                                 repurchase agreement. Attach a 
                                        shareholders’ North Dakota income 
                                                                                 statement identifying the specific 
Line 14                                 tax returns.
                                                                                 securities from which the interest 
Apportionment factor
Divide line 13 by the number of         Schedule K-1 from another                was derived.
factors having an amount greater than   passthrough entity. Include on 
zero in column 1 on lines 7, 8, and 12. the applicable lines of Schedule K       Line 2
Enter the result on this line.          any adjustments, credits, etc., from     Renaissance zone exemption
                                        a North Dakota Schedule K-1, as          Enter on this line the amount from 
                                        instructed in the partner or beneficiary Schedule RZ, Part 7, line 1c. Attach 
                                        instructions to that form.               Schedule RZ.
Instructions for 
                                        Reminder: Be sure to attach to           Line 3
Schedule BG                             Form 60 any prescribed schedule          New or expanding business 
(Form 60, page 2)                       or other supporting document             income exemption
An S corporation that is subject to     specified in the instructions.           If the corporation qualified for the 
the federal income tax on excess net                                             new or expanding business income 
passive income or built-in gains is     Property tax clearance                   exemption under N.D.C.C.
subject to North Dakota income tax on   North Dakota Century Code                Ch. 40-57.1, enter the exempt portion 
the same income and must complete       § 57-01-15.1 provides that, before       of the corporation’s trade or business 
Schedule BG.                            certain state tax incentives may be      income. See N.D. Admin. Code
                                        claimed, a taxpayer must obtain a        § 81-03-01.1-06 for guidance on 
Line 4                                  property tax clearance record from       calculating the amount of the exempt 
Apportionment factor                    each North Dakota county in which        income. Attach a statement 
If the corporation conducts its         the taxpayer holds a 50 percent          showing the calculation of the 
trade or business both within and       or more ownership interest in real       exempt income.
without North Dakota during the         property. The property tax clearance 
tax year (multistate corporation), it   record(s) must be attached to the        Line 4a
must complete lines 1 through 14        North Dakota tax return on which         Renaissance zone historic 
of Schedule FACT to calculate an        the incentive is claimed. Certain tax    property preservation tax credit
apportionment factor to enter on        incentives on Form 60, Schedule K,       Enter on this line the amount from 
Schedule BG, line 4.                    are subject to this requirement. The     Schedule RZ, Part 7, line 4. Attach 
                                        incentives subject to this requirement   Schedule RZ.
Line 6                                  are identified in the box at the top of 
North Dakota NOL deduction              Schedule K.                              Line 4b
If the corporation has always been                                               Renaissance fund organization 
an S corporation, enter zero on         If the corporation is claiming any       investment tax credit
this line. However, if a corporation    of the specified incentives, it must     Enter on this line the amount from 
changed from a C corporation to an      complete the property tax clearance      Schedule RZ, Part 7, line 5. Attach 
S corporation under an election first   section at the top of Schedule K. If     Schedule RZ.
made on or after January 1, 1987, it    the corporation is required to attach a 
may carry forward an unused North       property tax clearance record, obtain 
Dakota net operating loss incurred      one by completing the form Property 
while a C corporation and deduct it     Tax Clearance Record, which is 
                                        available on the Office of State Tax 
                                        Commissioner’s website.



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Line 4c
Renaissance zone nonparticipating        Worksheet for Schedule KS, Column 6
property owner tax credit                For nonresident individual shareholders only—
Enter on this line the amount from       see instructions to Schedule KS, Column 6.
Schedule RZ, Part 7, line 6. Attach        1. Shareholder’s amount from Column 5 ................................... 1 _________________
Schedule RZ.                               2. Allocable income (less related expenses) included in the
                                              amount on line 1 ................................................................ 2  _________________
Line 5
Seed capital investment tax credit         3. Interest from U.S. obligations included in the amount on line 1 3  _________________
If the corporation invested in a           4. Add lines 2 and 3 ............................................................... 4  _________________
qualified business for purposes of the     5. Apportionable income (loss). Subtract line 4 from line 1 .......... 5  _________________
seed capital investment tax credit, 
multiply the total amount invested         6. Apportionment factor from Schedule FACT, line 14 .................. 6 __.__ __ __ __ __ __
during the 2022 tax year by 45%            7. Multiply line 5 by line 6 ....................................................... 7  _________________
and enter the result on this line.         8. Allocable income (less related expenses) reportable to
See N.D.C.C. Ch. 57-38.5. Attach a            North Dakota ................................................................... 8 _________________
copy of the Qualified Seed Capital         9. Add lines 7 and 8. Enter result in Column 6............................ 9  _________________
Business Investment Reporting 
form. Or, if claiming a seed capital 
investment credit from a North 
Dakota Schedule K-1, attach a            or green diesel fuel from a terminal            to 10% of the compensation paid to 
statement identifying the qualified      in North Dakota. Enter the credit on            the intern. For details, see N.D.C.C. 
business in which the investment         this line. See N.D.C.C. § 57-38-01.22.          § 57-38-01.24. The corporation is 
was made.                                Attach a statement showing the                  allowed no more than $3,000 of 
                                         calculation of the credit.                      credits for all tax years.
Line 6                                                                                   Line 9a. Enter the allowable credit on 
Ag commodity investment tax              Line 8
                                                                                         this line.
credit                                   Biodiesel or green diesel fuel sales 
If the corporation invested in a         equipment tax credit                            Line 9b. Enter the number of eligible 
qualified business for purposes of the   If the corporation is a licensed seller         interns employed during the 2022 
agricultural commodity processing        of biodiesel or green diesel fuel, it is        tax year. Disregard this line if 
facility investment tax credit, multiply allowed a credit equal to 10% of the            the credit is from a passthrough 
the total amount invested during the     costs to adapt or add equipment to              entity.
2022 tax year by 30% and enter the       its North Dakota facility to enable it 
result on this line. The corporation     to sell diesel fuel having at least a           Line 9c. Enter on this line the total 
is allowed no more than $250,000         2% biodiesel or green diesel blend              compensation paid to eligible interns 
in total credits for investments         (“B2”) that meets ASTM specifications.          during the 2022 tax year (as shown 
made in tax years 2005 and after.        For this purpose, a “seller” means a            on their 2022 Form W-2s). Disregard 
See N.D.C.C. Ch. 57-38.6. Attach         person who acquires the fuel from               this line if the credit is from a 
a copy of the Ag Commodity               a wholesale supplier or distributor             passthrough entity.
Processing Facility Investment           for resale to a consumer at a retail 
Reporting form. Or, if claiming an       location. Except for costs incurred             Line 10
agricultural commodity processing        before January 1, 2005, include                 Research expense tax credit
facility investment credit from a        eligible costs incurred before the tax          A credit is allowed for conducting 
North Dakota Schedule K-1, attach        year in which sales of the eligible             qualified research in North Dakota. For 
a statement identifying the facility     biodiesel or green diesel fuel begin.           details, see N.D.C.C. § 57-38-30.5. 
in which the investment was              The credit is allowed in each of five           Enter the allowable credit on this line. 
made.                                    tax years, starting with the tax year           Attach a statement showing the 
                                         in which sales of the eligible biodiesel        computation of the base amount 
Line 7                                   or green diesel fuel begin. Enter the           and the credit.
Biodiesel or green diesel fuel           credit on this line. See N.D.C.C.
blending tax credit                      § 57-38-01.23. Attach a statement               Line 11
If the corporation is a licensed         showing the calculation of the                  Endowment fund tax credit
supplier of biodiesel or green diesel    credit.                                         A tax credit is allowed for making a 
                                                                                         contribution to a qualified endowment 
fuel, it is allowed a credit equal to                                                    fund. For more information, 
five cents per gallon for blending       Line 9
biodiesel or green diesel fuel having    Employer internship program                     see Schedule QEC (for filers of 
at least a 5% blend (“B5”) that meets    credit                                          Forms 38, 40, 58, and 60). Attach 
ASTM specifications. The blending        If the corporation hired an eligible            Schedule QEC.
must be done in North Dakota. For        college student under a qualifying              Lines 11a and 11b. Enter on these 
this purpose, a “supplier” means a       internship program set up in North              lines the applicable amounts from 
person who distributes the biodiesel     Dakota, it is allowed a credit equal            Schedule QEC.



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Lines 11c and 11d. Enter on             Election. A corporation may elect, on   Line 14. Enter on this line the 
these lines an endowment fund           a contribution by contribution basis,   allowable credit for contributions to 
credit and the related contribution     to treat a contribution as having been  qualified nonprofit private primary 
amount shown on a North Dakota          made during the 2022 tax year if it     schools.
Schedule K-1 received from an estate,   is made on or before the due date, 
trust, partnership, or S corporation.   including extensions, for filing the    Line 15. Enter on this line the 
                                        2022 Form 60. Make the election by      allowable credit for contributions 
Line 12                                 attaching to the return a document      to qualified nonprofit private high 
Workforce recruitment tax credit        containing the following:               schools.
If the corporation employs 
extraordinary recruitment methods         1.  A statement that the election is  Line 16. Enter on this line the 
to hire an employee to fill a hard-     being made.                             allowable credit for contributions to 
to-fill position in North Dakota, it is   2.  Name of qualifying school.        qualified nonprofit private colleges.
allowed a tax credit equal to 5% of       3.  Date of contribution.
the compensation paid during the          4.  Amount of contribution.           Line 17
first 12 months to the employee                                                 Angel investor investment credit
hired to fill that position. The credit To qualify, a contribution must be 
may be claimed in the first taxable     made directly to, or specifically       Important! This line is only for 
year beginning after the employee       designated for the exclusive use of, a  credits attributable to investments 
completes the first 12 consecutive      qualifying school.                      made in qualified businesses 
months of employment. For details,                                              by angel funds organized and 
see N.D.C.C. § 57-38-01.25.             School network or organization.         certified on or after July 1, 2017.
                                        If a contribution is made payable       If an S corporation is a member of 
Line 12a. Enter the allowable credit    to the account or fund of a school      a North Dakota angel fund that is 
on this line.                           network or organization that governs    organized and certified on or after 
Line 12b. Enter the number of eligible  or benefits multiple schools, the       July 1, 2017, a credit is allowed to 
employees whose first 12 months         contribution will qualify only if the   the corporation if it participates in 
of employment ended during the          corporation specifically designates     a qualified investment made by the 
corporation’s 2021 tax year.            it for the use of a qualifying school,  angel fund in a qualified business. 
                                        and the network or organization         The angel fund is required to provide 
Line 12c. Enter the total               separately accounts for the funds on    a Participating Angel Investor 
compensation paid to the eligible       behalf of that school. The corporation  Statement to the S corporation, 
employees during their first 12         must obtain a statement from the        which evidences the corporation’s 
consecutive months of employment        network or organization that identifies investment. For qualified investments 
ending in the corporation’s 2021 tax    the qualifying school and the amount    made after June 30, 2017, that fall 
year.                                   contributed to it. If the qualifying    into the S corporation’s 2022 tax year, 
                                        school falls into both the primary and  multiply the investment amount by 
Line 13                                 high school categories, also see the    the applicable credit rate shown on 
Credit for wages paid to a              next paragraph.                         the statement. If an S corporation 
mobilized employee
                                                                                participates in more than one qualified 
Enter on this line the amount from      Schools in both primary and high        investment during the tax year, 
Schedule ME, line 13. See N.D.C.C.      school categories. If a contribution    calculate the credit separately for 
§ 57-38-01.31. Attach Schedule ME.      is made to a qualifying school that     each Participating Angel Investor 
                                        provides education in one or more       Statement received and add the 
Lines 14 through 16                     grades in both the primary school       separately calculated amounts.
Nonprofit private school tax            category (kindergarten through 
credits                                 8th grades) and the high school         Enter the credit amount on this 
Tax credits are allowed for making      category (9th through 12th grades),     line. Do not enter on this line 
charitable contributions to qualifying  a separate credit is allowed for the    an angel investor credit from a 
nonprofit private primary schools, high portion of the contribution designated  North Dakota Schedule K-1. See 
schools, and colleges located in North  for use within each school category.    N.D.C.C. § 57-38-01.26 (effective 
Dakota. A separate credit is allowed    The corporation must obtain a           for investments made after June 30, 
for each of the three categories of     statement from the qualifying school    2017).
school—primary school, high school,     or the school network or organization 
                                                                                Attach a copy of the Participating 
and college. For each category of       that identifies the qualifying school 
                                                                                Angel Investor Investment 
school, the credit equals 50% of the    and shows the amount contributed 
                                                                                Statement.
contributions made to all eligible      within each category of school. If 
schools within the category. (Note:     the corporation does not obtain a 
Additional limitations on the allowable statement, one-half of the total 
credit apply at the shareholder         contribution will be deemed to have 
level.) For a list of the eligible      been made to each category of school.
schools within each of the three 
categories of schools, see the 
table on page 13 of this booklet.



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Line 18                                   businsess or nonbusiness income.        Note: The corporation is required 
Automation tax credit                     For more information, see N.D.          to report this same information on 
                                          Admin. Code § 81-03-09-03.              a separate statement attached to 
Important! This line only applies 
                                                                                  Federal Form 1120-S, Schedule K, 
to the automation income tax              Nonbusiness income is not 
                                                                                  line 17d.
credit program in effect for the          apportioned using the apportionment 
2019 through 2022 tax years.              factor (from Schedule FACT) but is      For lines 21a through 21d, multiply 
                                          allocated within or without North       the corresponding combined 
If the corporation qualified for the 
                                          Dakota as provided under N.D.C.C.       amount for all shareholders as 
automation tax credit under N.D.C.C. 
                                          §§ 57-38.1-04 through 57-38.1-08        reported on Federal Form 1120-S, 
§ 57-38-01.36, enter on this line the 
                                          and N.D. Admin. Code § 81-03-09-09.     Schedule K, line 17d, by the North 
amount of the credit shown on the 
                                          Expenses must be attributed to the      Dakota apportionment factor 
credit approval letter issued to the 
                                          nonbusiness income in a manner          from Schedule FACT, line 14, and 
corporation by the North Dakota Office 
                                          that fairly distributes all of the      enter the result. However, if the 
of State Tax Commissioner.
                                          corporation’s expenses to its business  property disposed of is treated as a 
                                          and nonbusiness income.                 nonbusiness asset the gain or loss 
Line 19
                                                                                  from which is subject to allocation 
Credit for hiring an individual           If the corporation has an item of 
                                                                                  under N.D.C.C. §§ 57-38.1-04 through 
with a developmental disability or        nonbusiness income subject to 
                                                                                  57-38.1-08, subtract the amounts 
mental illness                            allocation, the corporation must take 
                                                                                  for that asset before multiplying by 
A tax credit is available for employing   this into account when calculating 
                                                                                  the apportionment factor. Include the 
an individual with a developmental        the North Dakota distributive share 
                                                                                  nonbusiness gain or loss from the 
disability or mental illness. To          of income or loss reportable on 
                                                                                  disposition on Form 60, Schedule K, 
qualify, an employer must apply for       Schedule KS and Schedule K-1 
                                                                                  line 20.
and obtain certification from the         (Form 60). See the instructions to 
North Dakota Department of Human          Schedule KS, Column 6, for more 
Services, Vocational Rehabilitation       information. In addition to completing  Instructions for 
Division, that the individual has a       lines 20a and 20b, the corporation 
severe disability, is eligible for the    must attach the following to Form 60:   Schedule KS
agency’s services, and requires                                                   (Form 60, page 5)
                                            • A statement on which each item 
customized or supported employment                                                Schedule KS must be completed 
                                          of nonbusiness income is shown 
to become employed. The credit is                                                 to provide information about each 
                                          along with its related expenses.
equal to 25% of the wages paid to the                                             shareholder. If the corporation has 
individual during the tax year, up to a     • A statement explaining the basis    more than seven shareholders, 
maximum credit of $1,500 per year.        for treating the item of income         complete and attach additional 
The credit is allowed for each eligible   as nonbusiness income subject to        schedules as needed to list all 
individual hired. Attach a copy           allocation.                             shareholders. If more than one 
of the certification letter from            • If an item of nonbusiness income    Schedule KS is needed, complete 
Human Services.                           is allocated to a state other than      lines 1 through 4 on only one of them, 
                                          North Dakota, a copy of that other      and include the combined amount 
Line 20                                   state’s income tax return must          for all of the schedules on that one 
Allocable nonbusiness income              be attached. If the corporation is      schedule.
Lines 20a and 20b apply only if the       not required to file an income tax 
corporation meets all of the following:   return with the other state, the        All Shareholders
                                          corporation must indicate this in       (Columns 1 through 5)
  • It is a multistate corporation, i.e., 
                                          the attached statement.
it carries on its business both                                                   Columns 1 and 2
within and without North Dakota.          Line 20a. Enter the total allocable     Enter the name, mailing address, and 
  • It has one or more nonresident        income (less related expenses) from     shareholder’s identifying number as 
individual, estate, or trust              all sources within and without North    shown on the shareholder’s Federal 
shareholders.                             Dakota.                                 Schedule K-1. If the shareholder 
                                                                                  is a single member limited liability 
  • It has allocable nonbusiness          Line 20b. Enter the portion of the 
                                                                                  company (LLC) that is a disregarded 
income. Generally, all income             amount on line 20a that is allocable to 
                                                                                  entity for federal income tax purposes, 
received by a corporation is              North Dakota.
                                                                                  enter the owner’s name, address, and 
considered business income unless 
                                                                                  identifying number.
clearly classifiable as nonbusiness       Line 21
income. The classification of             Disposition of I.R.C. Section 179 
                                                                                  Column 3
income by the labels used to              property
                                                                                  Identify the entity type of the 
describe it—for example, interest,        Lines 21a through 21d apply only if 
                                                                                  shareholder by entering the applicable 
dividends, rents, royalties,              the corporation sold, exchanged, or 
                                                                                  code letter as follows:
operating income, or nonoperating         disposed of property for which an 
income—is generally not relevant          I.R.C. Section 179 deduction was 
in determining whether income is          passed through to the shareholders. 



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Entity type        Code letter            Box 17  Include the gain (loss) from      • If the nonresident shareholder 
Individual ..................... I              I.R.C. Section 179 property       gives you a completed Form PWE, 
Trust ............................ T            disposition (For purposes         leave Column 7 blank and fill in 
                                                of calculating the gain           the circle under “Form PWA or 
Decedent’s estate .......... D                  or loss, include all of the       Form PWE.”
Bankruptcy estate ......... B                   Section 179 deduction               • If the nonresident shareholder 
Exempt organization ...... O                    passed through to the             elected to be included in a 
                                                shareholder, regardless 
If the shareholder is a limited liability                                         composite filing, leave Column 7 
                                                of whether or not the 
company (LLC) that is a disregarded                                               blank and see the instructions to 
                                                shareholder actually 
entity for federal income tax purposes,                                           Column 8.
                                                deducted all of it.)
enter the code letter for the type of                                             See “Withholding from nonresident 
entity of the LLC’s owner.                                                        shareholders” on page 3 for more 
                                          Nonresident Shareholders 
                                                                                  information.
Note: The “Trust” entity type only        Only
applies to a trust that files Federal     (Columns 6 through 8)                   Column 8
Form 1041 or, in lieu of filing Federal 
Form 1041, elects an alternative          For purposes of Columns 6 through 8,    Note: Leave Column 8 blank if 
reporting method under the federal        a nonresident shareholder means:        Column 7 was completed for the 
income tax regulations.                                                           nonresident shareholder.
                                            • an individual who is not domiciled 
                                          in North Dakota, or
Column 4                                                                          Complete Column 8 for each 
Enter the shareholder’s stock               • a trust, including a grantor trust, nonresident shareholder electing to 
ownership percentage as shown             that is not organized under North       be included in a composite filing. 
on the shareholder’s Federal              Dakota law. This only applies to        Multiply the amount in Column 6 by 
Schedule K-1.                             trusts that are subject to income       2.90% (.029) and enter the result in 
                                          tax.                                    Column 8. If the amount in Column 6 
Column 5                                                                          is zero or less, enter zero in Column 8. 
Enter the sum of the following items      Column 6                                See “Composite filing” on page 3 for 
from the shareholder’s Federal            Complete Column 6 for each              more information.
Schedule K-1 (Form 1120-S), Part III:     nonresident shareholder. Multiply the 
                                          shareholder’s amount in Column 5 
Box 1 Ordinary business income            by the apportionment factor from        Specific line 
      (loss)                              Schedule FACT, line 14, and enter the 
                                                                                  instructions for 
Box 2 Net rental real estate income       result in Column 6. However, complete 
      (loss)                              the Worksheet for Schedule KS,          page 1 of Form 60, 
Box 3 Other net rental income             Column 6 on page 8 to calculate the 
      (loss)                              amount to enter in Column 6 if either   lines 1-13
                                          or both of the following apply:
Box 4 Interest income                                                             Complete Schedule FACT, 
Box 5a  Ordinary dividends                  • The corporation has an item of      Schedule BG, Schedule K, and 
                                          nonbusiness income subject to           Schedule KS before completing 
Box 6 Royalties                           allocation. See the instructions to     lines 1 through 13 on page 1 of 
Box 7 Net short-term capital gain         Form 60, Schedule K, line 20, for       Form 60.
      (loss)                              more information.
                                                                                  Line 5
Box 8a  Net long-term capital gain          • The amount in Column 5 includes     Income tax withholding
      (loss)                              interest from U.S. obligations.         Enter the North Dakota income 
Box 9 Net section 1231 gain (loss)                                                tax withholding shown on a 2022 
Box 10  Other income (loss)               Column 7                                Form 1099 or North Dakota 
                                          If a nonresident shareholder’s          Schedule K-1. Be sure the state 
Box 11  Section 179 deduction             distributive share of North Dakota      identified on the Form 1099 is North 
Box 12  Other deductions (Only            income in Column 6 is $1,000            Dakota. Also enter the North Dakota 
      include the deductions              or more, multiply the amount in         income tax withholding shown on a 
      allowed as a deduction              Column 6 by 2.90% (.029) and enter      2021 North Dakota Schedule K-1 if the 
      from gross income in                the result in Column 7. However, the    entity that issued it has a fiscal tax 
      calculating adjusted gross          following exceptions apply:             year ending in the corporation’s 2022 
      income for federal income                                                   tax year. Do not enter on this line 
      tax purposes.)                        • If the nonresident shareholder 
                                          gives you a completed Form PWA,         North Dakota extraction or production 
                                          enter the amount from line 5 of         taxes withheld from mineral interest 
                                          Form PWA in Column 7 and fill           income, such as an oil or gas royalty, 
                                          in the circle under “Form PWA or        because they are not income taxes. 
                                          Form PWE.”                              Attach a copy of the Form 1099 or 
                                                                                  North Dakota Schedule K-1.



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Line 6                                      month the return remains unfiled, 
Estimated tax payments                      not to exceed the greater of 25%      Instructions for 
Enter the amount paid with the              of the unpaid tax due or $25.00.      Schedule K-1
2022 Forms 60-EXT and 60-ES plus                                                  With the exception of the taxes on 
                                        Interest. Calculate the interest 
any overpayment applied from the                                                  excess net passive income and built-
                                        amount as follows:
2021 Form 60. However, if filing an                                               in gains (calculated on Schedule BG), 
amended return, do not enter any          • If an extension of time to file       an S corporation is not subject to 
previously paid estimated tax amount;       Form 60 was obtained, extension       North Dakota income tax. Instead, 
instead, enter the amount of the total      interest is calculated at the rate of the shareholders are responsible for 
taxes due from line 4 of the previously     12% per year on any tax due from      reporting and paying any applicable 
filed original or amended return.           the due date of the return to the     North Dakota income tax on their 
                                            earlier of the extended due date or   shares of the corporation’s income 
Line 9                                      the date the return was filed.        reportable to North Dakota.
Application of overpayment to             • If the total amount of tax due        North Dakota Schedule K-1 (Form 60) 
2023                                        is not paid by the due date (or       must be used by an S corporation 
If there is an overpayment on line 8,       extended due date) of the return,     to provide its shareholders with 
the corporation may elect to apply          interest is calculated at the rate    information they will need to complete 
part or all of it as an estimated           of 1% per month or fraction of a      a North Dakota income tax return. 
payment toward its 2023 tax liability.      month on the unpaid tax, except       The information to be included in the 
To make the election, enter the             for the month in which the return     schedule will depend on the type of 
portion of line 8 to be applied on          was due.                              shareholder. In the case of certain 
line 9. If this election is made, the 
                                                                                  credits reported on Schedule K-1 
election and the amount applied may     Line 13                                   (Form 60), additional supporting 
not be changed after the return is      Balance due                               information must be provided with 
filed. If this is an amended return, do The balance due must be paid in full      Schedule K-1—see the instructions to 
not make an entry on this line.         with the return. The payment may          Part 3.
                                        be made electronically in one of the 
Line 11                                 following ways.                           North Dakota Schedule K-1 (Form 60) 
Tax due                                                                           must be completed and given to:
A tax due must be paid in full with       • Online—A payment may be made 
the return when it is filed. See the        online with an electronic check or a    • Each nonresident shareholder for 
instructions to line 13 for payment         debit or credit card. The electronic  which the corporation is required 
options.                                    option is free. North Dakota          to report the North Dakota 
                                            contracts with a national payment     distributive share of income on 
Line 12                                     service to provide the debit or       Form 60, Schedule KS, Column 6.
Penalty and interest                        credit card option. There is a fee      • Each shareholder to which a share 
The Office of State Tax Commissioner        for the debit or credit card option,  of a North Dakota adjustment 
will notify the corporation of any          none of which goes to the State of    or tax credit from Form 60, 
penalty and interest payable on a tax       North Dakota. To pay online, go to    Schedule K, lines 1 through 19, is 
due shown on Form 60. However, the          www.tax.nd.gov/payment.               distributable.
corporation may calculate the penalty     • Electronic funds transfer—A             • Each shareholder that is a qualified 
and interest amounts and include            payment may be made by means          subchapter S trust (QSST) 
them in the balance due on Form 60.         of an Automated Clearing House        or an electing small business 
Penalty. Calculate the penalty              (ACH) credit transaction that         trust (ESBT) with a nonresident 
amount as follows:                          the taxpayer initiates through        individual or estate beneficiary.
                                            its banking institution. For more 
  • If Form 60 is filed by the due date     information, go to our website at     If there are no North Dakota 
(or extended due date), but the             www.tax.nd.gov.                       adjustments or tax credits on 
total amount of tax due is not paid                                               Form 60, Schedule K, lines 1 through 
with the return, the penalty is         If paying with a paper check or money     19, a North Dakota Schedule K-1 
equal to 5% of the unpaid tax or        order, complete a 2022 Form 60-PV         does not have to be given to a North 
$5.00, whichever is greater.            payment voucher and enclose it with       Dakota resident individual, estate, or 
                                        the payment. Make the check or            trust.
  • If Form 60 is filed after its due   money order payable to “ND State 
date (or extended due date), and        Tax Commissioner,” and write the last     In addition to the North Dakota 
there is an unpaid tax due on it, a     four digits of the corporation’s FEIN     Schedule K-1 (Form 60), the 
penalty equal to 5% of the unpaid       and “2022 Form 60” on the check or        corporation must provide the 
tax due (with a $5.00 minimum)          money order. A check must be drawn        shareholder with a copy of the 
applies for the month the return        on a U.S. or Canadian bank, be in U.S.    Shareholder’s Instructions for 
was due, plus 5% of the unpaid          dollars, and use a standard 9-digit       North Dakota Schedule K-1 
tax due (with a $5.00 minimum)          routing number. A check drawn on a        (Form 60).
for each month or fraction of a         foreign bank (except one in Canada) 
                                        cannot be accepted.



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A copy of all North Dakota 
Schedule K-1 forms must be enclosed         Qualified nonprofit private schools
with Form 60 along with any required        The following lists identify the qualifying schools in each school category. 
supplemental statements.                    (Note: These lists are subject to change.)
Amended schedule. If a corporation                           Primary Schools (Grades K through 8)
files an amended Form 60, the               Anne Carlsen Center (Jamestown)      Red River Adventist Primary School
corporation must issue amended              Bishop Ryan Catholic School (Minot)    (Fargo)
North Dakota Schedule K-1 forms to          Brentwood Adventist Christian School School of the Holy Family (Mandan)
its shareholders. Fill in the “Amended”     (Bismarck)                           Shanley High-Sullivan Middle School
circle at the top of the North Dakota       Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Primary   (Fargo)
Schedule K-1 (Form 60).                     School (Bismarck)                    SonShine Elementary (Minot)
                                            Christ the King Catholic Montessori  Shiloh Christian School (Bismarck)
Final schedule. Fill in the “Final”         School (Mandan)                      St. Alphonsus Primary School
circle at the top of the North Dakota       Dakota Memorial School (Minot)         (Langdon)
Schedule K-1 if it is the last one to       Dakota Montessori School (Fargo)     St. Anne Primary School (Bismarck)
be issued by the corporation to the         Forest River School (Fordville)      St. Ann’s Catholic School (Belcourt)
shareholder.                                Grace Lutheran Primary School        St. Bernard Mission School
                                            (Fargo)                                (Fort Yates)
                                            Hillcrest SDA School (Jamestown)     St. Catherine Primary School
Part 2
                                            Holy Family – St. Mary’s Primary       (Valley City)
Shareholder information                     School (Grand Forks)                 St. John’s Academy (Jamestown)
                                            Holy Spirit Primary School (Fargo)   St. John’s Primary School (Wahpeton)
Item E                                      Hope Christian Academy (Dickinson)   St. Joseph Primary School (Mandan)
Enter the code letter for the               Invitation Hill Adventist School     St. Joseph Primary School
shareholder from Form 60,                   (Dickinson)                            (Devils Lake)
Schedule KS, Column 3.                      Johnson Corners Christian Academy    St. Joseph’s Primary School (Williston)
                                              (Watford City)                     St. Mary’s Academy (Bismarck)
Item F                                      Little Flower Primary School (Rugby) St. Mary’s Primary School (Bismarck)
If the shareholder is an individual,        Martin Luther School (Bismarck)      St. Michael’s Primary School
estate, or trust, fill in the applicable    Nativity Primary School (Fargo)        (Grand Forks)
circle to indicate the legal residency      New Testament Baptist Christian      The Innovation School (Bismarck)
status of the shareholder for North         School (Larimore)                    Trinity Primary East School
Dakota income tax purposes. If an           Oak Grove Lutheran Primary School      (Dickinson)
individual shareholder changed his or         (Fargo)                            Trinity Primary North School
her legal residency to or from North        Our Redeemer’s Christian School        (Dickinson)
Dakota during the tax year, check             (Minot)                            Trinity Primary School (West Fargo)
the part-year resident status. In the       Prairie Learning Education Center    Trinity Primary West School
case of an estate or trust shareholder,       (Raleigh)                            (Dickinson)
only the full-year resident or full-year    Prairie Voyager Adventist School     Trinity Jr/High School (Dickinson)
nonresident status will apply.                (Grand Forks)                      Victory Christian School (Jamestown)
                                                                                 Williston Trinity Christian School
Item G                                                                             (Williston)
For an eligible nonresident                                  High Schools (Grades 9 through 12)
shareholder, indicate whether the 
                                            Anne Carlsen Center (Jamestown)      Our Redeemer’s Christian School
shareholder is included in a composite 
                                            Bishop Ryan Catholic School (Minot)    (Minot)
filing by filling in the applicable circle. Dakota Adventist Academy             Prairie Learning Education Center
                                              (Bismarck)                           (Raleigh)
Part 3                                      Dakota Memorial School (Minot)       School of the Holy Family (Mandan)
All shareholders—                           Hope Christian Academy (Dickinson)   Shanley High-Sullivan Middle School 
North Dakota adjustments                    Johnson Corners Christian Academy      (Fargo)
and tax credits                               (Watford City)                     Shiloh Christian School (Bismarck)
If there are any North Dakota               New Testament Baptist Christian      St Mary’s Central High School
adjustments or tax credits on                 School (Larimore)                    (Bismarck)
Form 60, Schedule K, lines 1                Oak Grove Lutheran Middle/High       Trinity Jr/High School (Dickinson)
through 19, complete this part for all        School (Fargo)                     Williston Trinity Christian School
                                                                                   (Williston)
shareholders.
                                                             Colleges (Education above 12th grade)
                                            Jamestown College (Jamestown)        United Tribes Technical College
                                            Trinity Bible College (Ellendale)      (Bismarck) 
                                            Turtle Mountain Community College    University of Mary (Bismarck)
                                              (Belcourt)                         ND Independent College Fund
                                                                                   (Bismarck)



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Lines 1 through 19                        For purposes of calculating the gain      Part 5
Enter on the corresponding lines the      or loss for I.R.C. § 179 property         Nonresident shareholder 
shareholder’s share of each amount        dispositions included in box 17 of 
shown on Form 60, Schedule K,             Federal Schedule K-1, include all of      only
                                                                                    Complete Part 5 for a nonresident 
lines 1 through 19. Also, for the         the Section 179 deduction passed 
                                                                                    shareholder for which an amount was 
following lines, additional supporting    through to the shareholder, regardless 
                                                                                    required to be entered on Form 60, 
information must be provided with         of whether or not the shareholder 
                                                                                    Schedule KS, Column 6.
Schedule K-1:                             actually deducted all of it.
Lines 5 and 6. Provide a statement        Exception 1: Allocable                    Line 34
identifying the qualified business        (nonbusiness) income. If the              ND distributive share of income 
or qualified agricultural commodity       corporation treated any part of a         (loss)
processing facility in which the          distributable item of income from the     Enter the shareholder’s North 
qualifying investment was made.           shareholder’s Federal Schedule K-1        Dakota distributive share of income 
                                          as nonbusiness income subject to          (loss) from Form 60, Schedule KS, 
Line 11. Provide a statement                                                        Column 6.
                                          allocation, calculate the amount to 
identifying the qualified nonprofit 
                                          enter on the corresponding line of this 
organization and the qualified                                                      Line 35
                                          part in the following steps:
endowment fund to which the                                                         ND income tax withheld
qualifying contribution was made.           1.  Subtract the net nonbusiness        Enter the amount of North 
                                          income (gross amount less 
Line 17. Provide a statement                                                        Dakota income tax withheld from 
                                          related expenses) from 
identifying the angel fund that made                                                the shareholder’s North Dakota 
                                          the applicable distributable 
the qualified investment in the                                                     distributive share of income from 
                                          amount shown on the Federal 
qualified business.                                                                 Form 60, Schedule KS, Column 7.
                                          Schedule K-1.
                                            2.  Multiply the remaining distributive 
Part 4                                                                              Line 36
                                          amount, if any, (from step 1) by          ND composite income tax
Nonresident individual,                   the corporation’s apportionment           Enter the amount of North 
estate, or trust shareholder              factor from Schedule FACT,                Dakota composite income tax on 
only—North Dakota income                  line 14.                                  the shareholder’s North Dakota 
(loss)                                      3.  Add the result (from step 2) to     distributive share of income from 
Complete Part 4 for a nonresident         the portion, if any, of the net           Form 60, Schedule KS, Column 8.
individual, estate, or trust shareholder. nonbusiness income allocable 
                                          to North Dakota, and enter the 
Line 20                                   result on the corresponding line          Before you file 
Corporation’s apportionment               of Part 4.                                Form 60
factor
Enter the corporation’s apportionment     Note: If any portion of the net           Signatures
factor from Form 60, Schedule FACT,       nonbusiness income removed from the       The return must be signed and dated 
line 14.                                  distributable amount (in step 1 above)    by a corporate officer or an authorized 
                                          is allocable outside North Dakota, do     representative of the corporation.
Lines 21 through 33                       not enter it anywhere on North Dakota 
Income and loss items                     Schedule K-1 (Form 60).                   If the corporation pays someone other 
                                                                                    than one of its employees to prepare 
Except as provided under                  If the calculation of any amount on       the return, the paid preparer also 
Exception 1 and Exception 2               lines 21 through 33 of Part 4 was         must sign and date the return.
below, multiply the corresponding         affected by the removal or inclusion 
amount from the shareholder’s             of net nonbusiness income, attach         Preparer authorization check-off
Federal Schedule K-1, Part III,           a statement to the shareholder’s          The corporation may authorize the 
boxes 1 through 12, and any I.R.C.        North Dakota Schedule K-1 (Form 60)       North Dakota Office of State Tax 
§ 179 property disposition gain           identifying the net nonbusiness           Commissioner (Tax Department) to 
(loss) included in box 17 by the          income and showing the calculation of     discuss matters pertaining to its 2022 
corporation’s apportionment factor        the amount entered on the applicable      Form 60 with the preparer who signed 
from Schedule FACT, line 14, and          line(s) of Part 4.                        it. To do so, fill in the circle next to 
enter the result on the corresponding                                               the signature area in the lower right-
line of Part 4, lines 21 through 33.      Exception 2: Interest from U.S. 
                                          obligations. Do not include interest      hand corner of page 1 of Form 60. 
For “Other deductions” from box 12        from U.S. obligations in determining      This authorization applies only to the 
of Federal Schedule K-1, only include     the amount to enter on Part 4, line 24.   individual whose signature and printed 
deductions that are allowed as a                                                    name appears in the paid preparer 
deduction from gross income in                                                      section of the signature area. It does 
calculating adjusted gross income for                                               not apply to the firm, if any, shown 
federal income tax purposes.                                                        in that section.



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This authorization allows the Tax        This authorization automatically      Assembling a paper return
Department to contact the preparer       expires on the due date (including    Please assemble Form 60 and its 
to answer any questions that may         extensions) for filing the 2023       required attachments in the following 
arise during the processing of the       Form 60.                              order:
corporation’s return. It also authorizes                                         1.  Form 60.
                                         This authorization does not authorize 
the preparer to respond to questions 
                                         the preparer to receive a refund        2.  Schedule FACT / Schedule BG.
and to provide any information 
                                         check, to bind the corporation in 
missing from the return, to contact                                              3.  Schedule K.
                                         any way (including any additional 
the Tax Department to inquire about                                              4.  Schedule KS.
                                         tax liability), or to represent 
the status of the return’s processing                                            5.  Schedule QEC.
                                         the corporation before the Tax 
and related refund or payment, and 
                                         Department for any other purpose.
to respond to Tax Department notices                                             6.  All other required North Dakota 
that the corporation shares with the                                           schedules and forms (other 
preparer pertaining to math errors or                                          than North Dakota Schedule K-1 
return preparation. (Tax Department                                            forms).
notices will be sent only to the                                                 7.  North Dakota Schedule K-1 
corporation.)                                                                  forms.
                                                                                 8.  Required supporting statements.
                                                                                 9.  Complete copy of Form 1120-S 
                                                                               including Federal Schedule K-1 
                                                                               forms.
                                                                               A balance due may be paid 
                                                                               electronically (see page 11 of these 
                                                                               instructions). If paying with a paper 
                                                                               check, enclose the check and a 2022 
                                                                               Form 60-PV payment voucher with the 
                                                                               return.






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