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                            2022

              NORTH DAKOTA

          FIDUCIARY INCOME TAX

                   FORM 38

              Includes: Form 38 (Pages 1-3)

                   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 and trust income 
  When and where to file ........................................................................    3 tax—
  Extension of time to file .......................................................................  3   individualtax@nd.gov
  Penalty and interest ............................................................................  3
  Estimated tax requirement (for 2023 tax year) .......................................              3 Call
  Withholding from nonresident beneficiary ...............................................           4   Questions      701-328-1258
  Composite filing ..................................................................................4   Forms          701-328-1243
  Correcting a previously filed return ........................................................      4 Speech/hearing impaired
  Reporting federal changes ....................................................................5        TDD            800-366-6888
  W-2/1099 reporting requirement ..........................................................5
                                                                                                       Write
  Disclosure notification .........................................................................5   Office of State Tax Commissioner
  Use of information ..............................................................................5   600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 127
General instructions for completing Form 38 ..............................................5            Bismarck, ND 58505-0599
Specific line instructions ..........................................................................5
                                                                                                       Walk-in or appointment 
  Form 38, Page 1, Items A-H .................................................................5        service
  Tax Computation Schedule ...................................................................6        State Capitol Building, 8th Floor
  Schedule BI .......................................................................................8 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND
  Schedule CR ..................................................................................... 10 Monday through Friday
  Form 38, Page 1, Lines 1-17 ............................................................... 10       8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                                                                                       (except holidays)
  Schedule K-1 .................................................................................... 11
  Before you file Form 38 ..................................................................... 12     Walk-ins are welcome. To assure 
                                                                                                       availability and promptness of 
                                                                                                       service, call in advance to make an 
Required forms                                                                                         appointment.

The following forms are needed to complete Form 38:
 Form 38                   Fiduciary return (3 pages)
 Schedule K-1              Beneficiary’s share of North Dakota income (loss),     
                             deductions, adjustments, credits, and other items
The following forms may be needed:
 Form 38-TC                Tax credits
 Form 38-EXT               Fiduciary extension payment voucher
 Schedule 38-UT            Underpayment or late  payment of estimated income 
                           tax
 Form 101                  Application for extension of time to file a North Dakota    
                             income tax return                                                         Privacy Act Notification
 Form PWA                  Passthrough entity withholding adjustment                                   In compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 
 Form PWE                  Nonresident passthrough entity member exemption                             disclosure of a social security number or 
                             and certification                                                         Federal Employer Identification Number 
                                                                                                       (FEIN) on this form is required under 
                                                                                                       N.D.C.C. §§ 57-01-15 and 57-38-31, and 
Download these forms from our website at www.tax.nd.gov.                                               will be used for tax reporting, identification, 
                                                                                                       and administration of North Dakota tax laws. 
                                                                                                       Disclosure is mandatory. Failure to provide 
                                                                                                       the social security number or FEIN may delay 
                    Taxpayer Bill of Rights                                                            or prevent the processing of this form.
 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 estates and trusts
Developments, updates, and items of interest relating to estate and trust income tax

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



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Form 38 Instructions                                                                                      2022 
North Dakota Fiduciary 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 administrative rules.

                                         •  Compensation, including                Tax-exempt trust
General                                  unemployment compensation,                A fiduciary for a trust that is tax-
instructions                             received by an estate based on            exempt under Internal Revenue Code 
                                         services performed in North Dakota        § 501(a) must file a 2022 Form 38 
Who must file                            by a decedent.                            if (1) the fiduciary is required to file 
Resident estate or trust                 •  Rental income from real and            a 2021 Form 1041 or Form 990-T to 
A fiduciary for a resident estate        tangible personal property located        report the trust’s unrelated business 
or trust must file a 2022 Form 38,       in North Dakota.                          taxable income, (2) the federal 
                                                                                   income tax is calculated using the tax 
Fiduciary Income Tax Return, if the      •  Royalties, bonus or lease payments, 
                                                                                   rates applicable to a trust, and (3) the 
fiduciary is required to file a 2022     and other income from an interest 
                                                                                   unrelated business taxable income 
Form 1041, U.S. Income Tax Return        in oil, gas, coal, or other minerals 
                                                                                   is reportable to North Dakota. The 
for Estates and Trusts.                  located in North Dakota.
                                                                                   unrelated business taxable income is 
A fiduciary for a resident estate        •  Gain from the sale, exchange,          reportable to North Dakota if the trust 
or trust is generally subject to the     or other disposition of real and          is a North Dakota resident trust or, in 
same law provisions that apply to        tangible personal property located        the case of a nonresident trust, the 
a resident individual. The entire        in North Dakota.                          unrelated business taxable income has 
income (loss) of a resident estate or    •  Income from a sole proprietorship,     a source in North Dakota.
trust is reportable to North Dakota      partnership, S corporation, or other 
regardless of its source. An estate or   trade or business carried on in           Bankruptcy estate
trust is considered a resident if it has North Dakota. This includes farming       A fiduciary that is required to file a 
a relationship to North Dakota that is   and ranching operations.                  2022 Form 38 for a bankruptcy estate 
sufficient to create nexus for income    •  Income from gambling activity          must file it in a manner similar to 
tax purposes. See North Dakota           carried on in North Dakota.               how the 2022 Form 1041 is filed. Use 
Administrative Code (N.D.A.C.)                                                     Form 38 only as a transmittal form 
§ 81-03-02.1-04 for more information.    •  Income from another estate or          for Form ND-1, Individual Income 
                                         trust consisting of the same kinds        Tax Return. In the top margin of 
Nonresident estate or trust              of income listed above.                   Form ND-1, write “Attachment to 
A fiduciary for a nonresident estate                                               Form 38.” Complete and attach 
or trust must file a 2022 Form 38,       For a nonresident estate or trust,        Form ND-1 to Form 38. Complete 
Fiduciary Income Tax Return, if both     gross income from North Dakota            Items A through H at the top of 
of the following apply:                  sources generally does not include        Form 38. Enter on Form 38, page 1, 
                                         interest, dividends, pensions,            line 7, the net tax liability from 
  •  The fiduciary is required to file a annuities, or income and gain from        Form ND-1, page 2, line 25. Then 
 2022 Form 1041, U.S. Income Tax         intangible property. However, interest,   complete lines 8 through 17 on page 1 
 Return for Estates and Trusts.          dividends, gains, and other income        of Form 38 as required.
  • The estate or trust derived any      from intangible property are included 
 gross income from North Dakota          in gross income from North Dakota         Disaster recovery tax exemptions
 sources during the 2022 tax year.       sources if derived from a trade or        Exemptions from state and local tax 
                                         business carried on in North Dakota.
A fiduciary for a nonresident estate                                               filing and payment obligations are 
                                                                                   available to out-of-state businesses 
or trust is generally subject to the     Grantor trust                             and their employees who are in 
same law provisions that apply to        A grantor trust is required to file a     North Dakota on a temporary basis 
a nonresident individual. Only the       2022 Form 38, Fiduciary Income Tax        for the sole purpose of repairing 
portion of the nonresident estate’s      Return, if the grantor is required to     or replacing natural gas, electrical, 
or trust’s gross income from North       file a 2022 Form 1041, U.S. Income        or telecommunication transmission 
Dakota sources is reportable to North    Tax Return for Estates and Trusts. This   property that is damaged, or under 
Dakota.                                  applies even if a grantor trust elects to threat of damage, from a state- or 
                                         use an alternative filing method under    presidentially-declared disaster or 
For a nonresident estate or trust,       the federal income tax regulations        emergency. For more information, go 
gross income from North Dakota           in lieu of filing a Form 1041. See        to www.tax.nd.gov.
sources includes the following:          the specific line instructions for 
                                         Form 38 (page 1), Schedule BI, and 
                                         Schedule K-1 for special instructions 
                                         that apply to a grantor trust.



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Electronic Filing                       Dakota extension. Form 101 must be       remains delinquent must be paid. This 
Estates or trusts with 10 or more       postmarked on or before the due date     penalty may not exceed 25% of the 
beneficiaries are required to file the  of Form 38. Notification of whether      tax due.
North Dakota income tax return and      the extension is accepted or rejected 
                                                                                 In addition to any penalty, interest 
pay any tax due on it by electronic     will be provided by the Office of State 
                                                                                 must be paid at the rate of 1% per 
means.                                  Tax Commissioner.
                                                                                 month or fraction of a month, except 
                                                                                 for the month in which the tax was 
When and Where to file                  Extension interest. If Form 38 
                                                                                 due, on any tax due that remains 
The 2022 Form 38 must be filed on       is filed on or before the extended 
                                                                                 unpaid after the return’s due date.
or before (1) April 15, 2023, if filing due date, and any tax due is paid 
for the 2021 calendar year, or (2) the  with the return, no penalty will be 
15th day of the 4th month following     charged. Interest on the tax due will    Estimated tax requirement
the end of the tax year, if filing for  be charged at the rate of 12% per        (for 2023)
a fiscal year beginning in the 2022     year from the original due date of the   A fiduciary for an estate or trust must 
calendar year. If the due date falls    return to the earlier of the date the    pay estimated North Dakota income 
on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday,      return is filed or the extended due      tax for the 2023 tax year if all four of 
the return may be filed on or before    date.                                    the following conditions apply:
the next day that is not a Saturday,                                               1.  The fiduciary is required to 
Sunday, or holiday.                     Prepayment of tax due. If an              pay estimated federal income 
                                        extension of time to file Form 38 is      tax for the 2023 tax year. This 
Note: Use the 2021 Form 38 if           obtained, any tax expected to be due      condition applies whether or not 
filing for a fiscal year beginning in   may be paid on or before the regular      the fiduciary actually makes the 
the 2021 calendar year.                 due date to avoid paying extension        required payment(s) of estimated 
                                        interest. For more information,           tax to the Internal Revenue 
If not required to file                 including payment options, obtain         Service.
electronically, mail Form 38 and all    the 2022 Form 38-EXT. Alternatively, 
required attachments to:                a check or money order may be              2.  The North Dakota net income tax  
  Office of State Tax Commissioner      sent with a letter containing the         liability on the fiduciary’s taxable 
  600 East Boulevard Ave., Dept. 127    following: (1) name of estate or          income for the 2022 tax year 
  Bismarck, ND 58505-0599               trust; (2) estate’s or trust’s FEIN;      (as shown on the 2022 Form 38, 
                                        (3) fiduciary’s name, address and         page 1, line 4) was equal to or 
Extension of time to file               phone number; and (4) statement           more than $1,000. Note: If the 
An extension of time to file Form 38    that the payment is a 2022                fiduciary was not required to 
may be obtained in one of the           Form 38-EXT payment.                      file a North Dakota income tax 
                                                                                  return for the 2022 tax year, the 
following ways:                                                                   fiduciary’s net tax liability is zero 
                                        Penalty and interest                      for purposes of this condition.
  • Obtain a federal extension.         The tax due must be paid by the due 
  • Separately apply for a North        date (without extension) of Form 38        3.  The fiduciary expects to owe 
Dakota extension.                       to avoid penalty and interest charges.    (after subtracting any estimated 
                                        However, if an extension of time to       North Dakota income tax 
Federal extension. If an extension      file Form 38 was obtained, the tax        withholding) North Dakota 
of time to file Form 1041 is obtained,  due may be paid by the extended due       income tax equal to or more than 
it is automatically accepted as an      date of the return without penalty,       $1,000 for the 2023 tax year. 
extension of time to file Form 38. The  but extension interest will apply—see     Note: Do not include income tax 
extended due date for North Dakota      “Extension interest” and “Prepayment      withholding from nonresident 
purposes is the same as the federal     of tax due” on this page.                 individual beneficiaries or 
extended due date. A separate North                                               composite income tax in this 
Dakota extension does not have to       If Form 38 is filed on or before its due  estimation.
be applied for, nor does the Office of  date (or extended due date), but all 
                                                                                   4.  The fiduciary expects North 
State Tax Commissioner have to be       of the tax due is not paid by the due 
                                                                                  Dakota income tax withholding 
notified that a federal extension has   date (or extended date), a penalty 
                                                                                  (other than income tax 
been obtained prior to filing Form 38.  equal to 5% of the unpaid tax due or 
                                                                                  withholding from nonresident 
                                        $5.00, whichever is greater, must be 
                                                                                  individual beneficiaries) for the 
North Dakota extension. If a            paid.
                                                                                  2023 tax year to be less than the 
federal extension is not obtained, but  If Form 38 is not filed on or before      smaller of:
additional time is needed to complete   its due date (or extended due date),      a. 90% of the North Dakota net 
and file Form 38, a separate North      and there is an unpaid tax due on it, a   income tax liability on the 
Dakota extension may be applied         penalty equal to 5% of the unpaid tax     fiduciary’s taxable income
for by filing Form 101, Application     due or $5.00, whichever is greater,         for the 2023 tax year. 
for Extension of Time to File a North   for the month the return was due          Note: Substitute 66 2/3% 
Dakota Tax Return. This is not an       plus 5% of the unpaid tax due for         if a qualified farmer. See 
automatic extension—there must          each additional month (or fraction        instructions for 2023 
be good cause to request a North        of a month) during which the return       Form 38-ES.



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 b.  100% of the North Dakota net        Withholding procedure. This               • The beneficiary elects to be 
  income tax liability on fiduciary’s    withholding requirement applies to the  included in a composite filing. An 
  taxable income for the 2022            year-end distributive share of North    election is indicated by the trust’s 
  tax year (as shown on the              Dakota income, which is determined      calculation and reporting of a tax 
  2022 Form 38, page 1, line 4).         at the end of the trust’s tax year and  amount for the beneficiary on 
  Note: If the estate or trust was       reported on Form 38, Schedule BI,       Form 38, Schedule BI, Column 7. 
  not in existence for the entire        Column 5. The requirement does not      If the distributive share is a loss, 
  2022 tax year, this part does not      apply to actual distributions made      the tax is zero.
  apply; the 90% threshold in part       during the tax year. The withholding 
                                                                                 The distributive share of North Dakota 
  a must be applied.                     amount is calculated and reported 
                                                                                 income included in a composite return 
                                         on Schedule BI, Column 6. If certain 
In general, one-fourth (25%) of the                                              is subject to tax even if it is under 
                                         conditions are met, an amount less 
total estimated tax required to be paid                                          $1,000.
                                         than the amount calculated at the 
for the 2023 tax year must be paid by 
                                         2.90% tax rate may be withheld.         Composite filing method 
April 15, June 15, and September 15, 
                                         For the qualifying conditions, see      procedure. The tax under 
2023, and January 15, 2024. For 
                                         Form PWA. A payment for the total       the composite filing method is 
more information, including payment 
                                         amount of withholding reported on       calculated and reported on Form 38, 
options, obtain the 2023 Form 38-ES.
                                         Schedule BI, Column 6, must be          Schedule BI, Column 7. A payment 
                                         submitted with Form 38 when it is       for the total tax amount reported 
Withholding from                         filed.                                  on Schedule BI, Column 7, must be 
nonresident beneficiary                                                          submitted with Form 38 when it is 
If a trust is required to file Form 38,  Composite filing                        filed.
the trust must withhold North Dakota     A composite filing method is available 
income tax at the rate of 2.90% from     to a trust with one or more eligible    Correcting a previously filed 
the year-end distributive share of       nonresident beneficiaries. Under this   return
North Dakota income of a nonresident     method, a trust calculates the North    If a fiduciary needs to correct an 
beneficiary.                             Dakota income tax on the year-end       error on Form 38 after it is filed, 
Nonresident beneficiary. For this        distributive share of North Dakota      the fiduciary must file an amended 
purpose, a nonresident beneficiary is    income of an eligible nonresident       return. There is no special form for 
defined as:                              beneficiary and pays the tax with       this purpose. See “How to prepare an 
                                         Form 38. The tax is calculated at       amended 2022 return” below.
  • an individual domiciled outside      the highest individual income tax 
  North Dakota,                          rate (which is 2.90% for the 2022       Note: If required to electronically 
  • a trust legally organized outside    tax year), and no adjustments,          file the original return, the amended 
  North Dakota, or                       deductions, or tax credits are allowed  return must also be electronically 
  • a partnership, S corporation, or     in calculating the tax. A composite     filed.
  other passthrough entity with a        filing satisfies the North Dakota       If a fiduciary paid too much tax 
  commercial domicile outside North      income tax filing and payment           because of an error on the 2022 
  Dakota.                                obligations of the eligible nonresident Form 38, the fiduciary generally 
                                         beneficiaries included in it, which     has three years from the due date 
A nonresident beneficiary includes       means they do not have to separately    (excluding extensions) of the return or 
the grantor of a grantor trust if the    file their own North Dakota income tax  the date the return was actually filed, 
grantor meets the definition of a        returns. The composite filing method    whichever is later, in which to file an 
nonresident beneficiary.                 is optional and does not require prior  amended return to claim a refund of 
                                         approval from the Office of State Tax   the overpayment. See N.D.C.C.
Exemption from withholding. This         Commissioner, and a choice to use it    § 57-38-40 for other time periods that 
withholding requirement does not         may be made on a year-to-year basis.    may apply.
apply to a nonresident beneficiary if:
                                         Eligible nonresident beneficiary.       How to prepare an amended 2022 
  • the beneficiary’s distributive share 
                                         A nonresident beneficiary (as defined   return
  of North Dakota income is less 
                                         under “Withholding from nonresident 
  than $1,000,                                                                     1.  Obtain a blank 2022 Form 38.
                                         beneficiary” on page 3) is eligible to 
  • the beneficiary elects to include    be included in a composite filing if      2.  Enter the name of the estate or 
  the distributive share of North        both of the following apply:            trust, and the fiduciary’s name, 
  Dakota income in a composite                                                   current address, FEIN, etc., in the 
  filing (see “Composite filing” on        • The beneficiary’s only source of    top portion of page 1 of Form 38.
  this page), or                         income within North Dakota is one 
                                                                                   3.  Fill in the “Amended return” circle 
                                         or more passthrough entities. A 
  • the beneficiary is a passthrough                                             at the top of page 1 of Form 38.
                                         passthrough entity includes a trust, 
  entity that elects exemption from                                                4.  Complete the Tax Computation 
                                         partnership, S corporation, limited 
  the withholding requirement.                                                   Schedule and Schedule BI using 
                                         liability company treated like a 
  Obtain Form PWE for more                                                       the corrected information. 
                                         partnership or S corporation, and 
  information.                                                                   However, unless there is an 
                                         any other similar entity.



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increase in the amount reported         Disclosure notification                 higher. For example, $25.36 becomes 
on Schedule BI, Column 5,               Upon written request from the           $25.00, and $25.50 becomes $26.00.
of the amended return, enter            chairman of a North Dakota legislative  Fiscal year filers. The tax year for 
on Schedule BI, Column 6,               standing committee or Legislative       North Dakota income tax purposes 
the same amount reported                Management, the law requires the        must be the same as the tax year 
on the previously filed return.         Office of State Tax Commissioner to     used for federal income tax purposes. 
Also complete Schedule CR, if           disclose the amount of any deduction    Use the 2022 Form 38 if the estate’s 
applicable. Then complete lines 1       or credit claimed on a tax return. Any  or trust’s taxable year began in the 
through 7 on page 1 of Form 38.         other confidential information, such as 2022 calendar year. Note: Use the 
  5.  Leave line 8 on page 1 of         a taxpayer’s name or federal employer   2021 Form 38 if the taxable year 
Form 38 blank unless claiming an        identification number, may not be       began in the 2021 calendar year.
additional amount not previously        disclosed.
claimed.
  6.  On line 9 of page 1 of Form 38,   Use of information                      Specific line 
enter the total taxes due from the      All of the information on Form 38 and 
previously filed 2022 Form 38,          its attachments is confidential by law  instructions for 
page 1, line 7. If the total taxes      and cannot be given to others except    page 1 of Form 38, 
due have not been fully paid, only      as provided by state law. Information 
enter the amount paid.                  about the beneficiaries is required     Items A-H
                                        under state law so the Office of State 
  7.  Complete lines 10 through 16 of                                           Complete Items A through H at 
                                        Tax Commissioner can determine the 
page 1 of Form 38. If there is an                                               the top of page 1 of Form 38. Then 
                                        beneficiary’s correct North Dakota 
overpayment on line 11, enter                                                   complete the Tax Computation 
                                        taxable income and verify if the 
the full amount on line 13. On                                                  Schedule and Schedule BI before 
                                        beneficiary has filed a return and paid 
an amended return, the amount                                                   completing lines 1 through 17 on 
                                        the tax.
credited to the next year’s                                                     page 1 of Form 38. 
estimated tax (line 12) may not 
                                                                                Item A - Tax year
be increased or decreased.              General 
                                                                                The same tax year used for federal 
  8.  Attach a statement explaining the 
reason(s) for filing the amended        instructions for                        income tax purposes (as indicated on 
                                                                                the federal return) must be used for 
return. If it is because of changes     completing                              North Dakota income tax purposes. 
the fiduciary or the Internal 
                                                                                Fill in the applicable circle. If the 
Revenue Service (IRS) made to           Form 38
                                                                                estate or trust has a fiscal year, enter 
the 2022 Federal Form 1041, 
attach a copy of the amended            Complete Form 38 as                     the beginning and ending dates of 
federal return or IRS notice.           follows:                                the fiscal year. Use the 2022 Form 38 
                                                                                only if the estate’s or trust’s tax year 
  9.  Complete and provide a corrected    1.  Complete Federal Form 1041 in     began in the 2022 calendar year.
North Dakota Schedule K-1 to the        its entirety.
beneficiaries, as required.               2.  Complete Items A through H at     Item B - Name and address
                                        the top of page 1 of Form 38—see        Enter the legal name of the estate 
Reporting federal changes               page 5 of these instructions.           or trust, the name and title of the 
If the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)     3.  Complete the Tax Computation      fiduciary, and the fiduciary’s mailing 
changes Federal Form 1041, or if a      Schedule on page 2 of Form 38—          address on the applicable lines. If 
fiduciary files an amended Federal      see page 6 of these instructions.       filing an amended return, enter the 
Form 1041, an amended North Dakota                                              most current address.
Form 38 must be filed within ninety       4.  Complete Schedule BI on page 3 
days after the final determination of   of Form 38—see page 8 of these          Item C - Federal EIN
the IRS changes or the filing of the    instructions.                           North Dakota uses the federal 
amended federal return. Enclose a         5.  Complete lines 1 through 17 on    employer identification number (FEIN 
copy of the IRS audit report or the     page 1 of Form 38—see page 10           or federal EIN) for identification 
amended federal return with the         of these instructions.                  purposes. Enter the federal employer 
amended North Dakota Form 38.             6.  Complete Schedule K-1, if         identification number from page 1 of 
                                        required, for the beneficiaries—        Federal Form 1041.
W-2/1099 reporting                      see page 11 of these instructions.      Important: Do not enter the 
requirement                             Rounding of numbers. Numbers            fiduciary’s own federal employer 
Every fiduciary that is required to     may be entered on the return in         identification number. A fiduciary 
file Federal Form 1099 or W-2 may       dollars and cents, or they may be       for an estate or trust must obtain 
also have to file one with the Office   rounded to the nearest whole dollar. If a separate federal employer 
of State Tax Commissioner. For more     rounding, drop the cents if less than   identification number for the estate or 
information, obtain the guideline       50 cents and round up to the next       trust.
Income Tax Withholding and see          whole dollar amount if 50 cents or 
“Annual Filing Requirements—W-2 and 
1099.”



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Item D - Date created                     Item H - Check off items
Enter the date the estate or trust        Fill in all applicable circles.                          Instructions for
was created from page 1 of Federal                                                                 completing 
                                          Initial return. Fill in this circle if this 
Form 1041.
                                          is the first return filed in North Dakota                Tax Computation 
                                          for this estate or trust.
Item E - Number of beneficiaries
                                                                                                   Schedule
Enter the total number of beneficiaries   Final return. Fill in this circle if this 
                                                                                                   (Form 38, page 2)
and the number of each type of            is the last return to be filed in North 
beneficiary.                              Dakota for this estate or trust.                         Grantor trust. If all of a trust is a 
                                                                                                   grantor trust, do not complete the 
Item F - Residency status                 Composite return. Fill in this circle 
                                                                                                   Tax Computation Schedule. However, 
Fill in the applicable circle to indicate only if (1) the trust has one or more 
                                                                                                   if a trust is part grantor trust and 
the residency status of the estate or     nonresident beneficiaries eligible to 
                                                                                                   part other type of trust (e.g., simple 
trust. See “Resident estate or trust”     be included in a composite filing and 
                                                                                                   or complex), complete the Tax 
under “Who must file” on page 2 for       (2) all of them elected to include their 
                                                                                                   Computation Schedule to the extent it 
more information.                         distributive shares of North Dakota 
                                                                                                   applies to the nongrantor part of the 
                                          source income in a composite filing. 
                                                                                                   trust.
Item G - Entity type                      See “Composite filing” on page 4 for 
If Federal Form 1041 was used, fill in    more information.
                                                                                                   Instructions for Part 1
the circle next to the same entity type   Amended return. Fill in this circle 
checked on page 1 of Form 1041. Fill      if this return is being filed to correct                 Line 2
in the circle next to “Other” (Item 10)   a previously filed 2022 Form 38. See                     Additions
if the fiduciary filed:                   “Correcting a previously filed return”                   The following items must be entered 
  • Form 1041-QFT (Write “Qualified       on page 4 for more information.                          on this line if taxable to the fiduciary: 
 funeral trust” on the line.)             Extension. Fill in this circle if a                        • Taxable portion of a lump-sum 
  • Form 990-T for a tax-exempt trust     federal or state extension of time                       distribution from Federal 
 with unrelated business taxable          to file the return was obtained. See                     Form 4972, line 6 plus line 10. This 
 income (Write “Tax-exempt trust          “Extension of time to file” on page 3                    adjustment does not apply to a 
 with UBTI” on the line.)                 for more information.                                    fiduciary for a nonresident estate 
                                                                                                   or trust. 

Worksheet for calculating net long-term capital gain exclusion
(for Form 38, Tax Computation Schedule, Part 1, line 4b)
  1.  Enter amount from 2022 Schedule D (Form 1041), line 18a, column (2).
   If zero or less, stop here; no exclusion is allowed ...............................................................   1  ______________
  2.  Enter amount from 2022 Schedule D (Form 1041), line 19, column (2).
   If zero or less, stop here; no exclusion is allowed ...............................................................   2  ______________
  3.  Enter the smaller of line 1 or line 2. This is the fiduciary’s federal net long-term capital gain ....   3  ______________
 •  If a resident estate or trust, enter the amount from line 3 on line 5 and go to line 6.
 •  If a nonresident estate or trust, go to line 4.
  4.  Complete lines 4a through 4d using only the capital gains and losses reportable to North Dakota by the fiduciary:
 a.  North Dakota net short-term capital gain (loss) included on 2022
   Schedule D (Form 1041), line 17, column (2) ...................................  4a ______________
 b.  North Dakota net long-term capital gain (loss) included on 2022
   Schedule D (Form 1041), line 18a, column (2). If zero or less, stop
   here; no exclusion is allowed .........................................................  4b ______________
 c.  Combine lines 4a and 4b. If zero or less, stop here; no exclusion
   is allowed ....................................................................................   4c ______________
 d.  Enter the smaller of line 4b or line 4c. This is the North Dakota net long-term capital gain  4d  ______________
  5.  If resident estate or trust, enter amount from line 3. Otherwise, enter smaller of
   line 3 or line 4d. ..............................................................................................................5  ______________
  6.  Portion of line 5, if any, included in an amount that will be entered on Form 38, Tax
   Computation Schedule, Part 1, line 4d. ...............................................................................6  ______________
  7.  Subtract line 6 from line 5. ................................................................................................7  ______________
  8.  Multiply line 7 by 40% (.40). Enter this amount on Form 38, Tax Computation Schedule,
   Part 1, line 4b ..................................................................................................................8  ______________



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  • Loss adjustment reported to the      Federal Land Banks, Federal Savings      Line 4d
fiduciary by an S corporation that       & Loan Insurance Corporations, and       Other subtractions
elected taxation under N.D.C.C.          Student Loan Marketing Association.      Enter the following items on this line 
§ 57-38-01.35. For details,                                                       to the extent they are included in the 
                                         Do not enter on this line interest 
obtain the Income Tax Guideline:                                                  amount on line 1:
                                         income from securities of the Federal 
Adjustment For Income (Loss) 
                                         Home Loan Mortgage Corporation             • Income earned or received by a 
From An S Corporation electing 
                                         (Freddie Mac), Federal National          Native American while living and 
to be taxed as a C corporation. 
                                         Mortgage Association (Fannie             working on any Indian reservation 
Attach a copy of the statement 
                                         Mae), and Government National            in North Dakota.
received from the entity. 
                                         Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae),         • Taxable part of a retirement, sick 
  • For an electing small business trust nor from a federal income tax            pay, or unemployment payment 
(ESBT), the net amount of the            refund or repurchase agreement.          from the U.S. Railroad Retirement 
separate S corporation items of          Attach a statement specifically          Board. Attach a copy of 
income, gain, loss, etc., that would     identifying the securities and the       Form RRB-1099 or RRB-1099-R 
have been included had they not          interest income from them. For           (or both, if applicable).
been removed for purposes of the         a mutual fund, identify the fund, 
                                                                                    • Income adjustment reported to the 
separate tax calculation on Federal      the qualifying securities, and 
                                                                                  fiduciary by an S corporation that 
Form 1041. If the net amount is a        the percentage of income from 
                                                                                  elected taxation under N.D.C.C. 
loss, enter as a negative number.        qualifying securities.
                                                                                  § 57-38-01.35. For details, 
  • Amount of contribution on which 
                                                                                  obtain the Income Tax Guideline: 
the fiduciary claims a North Dakota      Line 4b
                                                                                  Adjustment For Income (Loss) 
endowment fund tax credit under          Net long-term capital gain 
                                                                                  From An S Corporation electing 
N.D.C.C. § 57-38-01.21, but only         exclusion
                                                                                  to be taxed as a C corporation. 
to the extent the contribution           If the amount on line 1 includes a net 
                                                                                  Attach statement received from 
reduced the fiduciary’s federal          long-term capital gain, 40 percent 
                                                                                  the entity.
taxable income. If a fiduciary           of the gain is excludable from 
receives the credit from a               North Dakota taxable income. For           • Income exempted under N.D.C.C. 
passthrough entity, include on           a nonresident estate or trust, the       Ch. 40-63 (Renaissance Zone 
this line the fiduciary’s share of       exclusion is allowed only for a net      Act). Attach Schedule RZ. Also 
the related contribution from the        long-term capital gain based on the      see “Property tax clearance” 
passthrough entity to the extent         capital gains and losses reportable to   below.
it reduced the fiduciary’s federal       North Dakota. A net long-term capital      • Income exempted under N.D.C.C. 
taxable income.                          gain included in an amount entered       Ch. 40-57.1 (new or expanding 
                                         on line 4d (Other subtractions) is not   business income exemption). 
Line 4a                                  eligible for the exclusion. Complete     Attach supporting statement 
Interest from U.S. obligations           the worksheet on page 6 to calculate     showing calculation. Also 
Enter the following on this line if      the amount to enter on this line.        see “Property tax clearance” 
included in the amount on line 1:                                                 below.
                                         Line 4c
  • Interest income from U.S.                                                       • Compensation received by a 
                                         Qualified dividend exclusion
obligations.                                                                      National Guard or U.S. armed 
  • Interest income from other           Resident estate or trust— A              forces member activated for 
securities that is specifically          fiduciary for a resident estate or trust federal active duty service under 
exempted from state income tax           may enter on this line 40 percent of     Title 10 of United States Code. 
by federal statute.                      the qualified dividends allocated to     Compensation received for annual 
                                         the estate or trust and reported on      training, basic military training, or 
  • The portion of dividend income                                                professional military education is 
                                         Form 1041, page 1, line 2b(2).
from a mutual fund attributable                                                   not eligible. Attach a copy of the 
to the fund’s investment in U.S.         Nonresident estate or trust. A           mobilization orders.
obligations or federally-exempted        fiduciary for a nonresident estate 
                                                                                    • Compensation received by a 
securities.                              or trust may enter on this line 
                                                                                  nonresident individual for active 
                                         40 percent of the portion of the 
Common sources of interest income                                                 duty in the U.S. armed forces.
                                         qualified dividends allocated to the 
that may be entered on this line 
                                         estate or trust and reported on          Also enter on this line contributions 
include U.S. savings bonds, Treasury 
                                         Form 1041, page 1, line 2b(2), that      made during the tax year to a College 
bills and notes, and securities issued 
                                         are reportable to North Dakota.          SAVE account administered by the 
by the Banks for Cooperatives, 
                                         Qualified dividends allocated to the     Bank of North Dakota. The maximum 
Commodity Credit Corporation, 
                                         estate or trust that are reportable      deduction allowed is $5,000.
Federal Deposit Insurance 
                                         to North Dakota must be included in 
Corporation, Federal Farm Credit 
                                         the fiduciary’s share of total income 
System, Federal Home Loan Banks,  
                                         reported on Form 38, Tax Computation 
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, 
                                         Schedule, Part 2, Column B, line 11.



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Property tax clearance. If a            company doing business in North         Enter the fiduciary’s share of North 
renaissance zone income exemption or    Dakota, to the extent the interest      Dakota source income and losses from 
a new or expanding business income      is apportioned or allocated to North    another estate or trust.
exemption is claimed on this line, the  Dakota by that entity. Do not include 
fiduciary must attach the following to  any interest from U.S. obligations.     Line 6, Column B
Form 38:                                                                        Farm income or (loss)
                                        Line 2, Column B                        Enter the net income or loss from 
  • A statement in which the fiduciary 
                                        Ordinary dividends                      a farm or ranch operation doing 
 states whether or not the estate or 
                                        Enter the fiduciary’s share of dividend business in North Dakota as reported 
 trust holds a 50 percent or more 
                                        income received from a partnership,     on Federal Schedule F (Form 1040), 
 interest in real property in North 
                                        S corporation, or limited liability     to the extent the net income or loss is 
 Dakota. If it does, the fiduciary 
                                        company doing business in North         apportionable and allocable to North 
 must also provide in the statement 
                                        Dakota, to the extent the dividend      Dakota.
 the name of each North Dakota 
                                        income is apportioned or allocated to 
 county in which the estate or trust 
                                        North Dakota by that entity.            Line 7, Column B
 holds a 50 percent or more interest 
                                                                                Ordinary gain or (loss)
 in real property. 
                                        Line 3, Column B                        Enter the ordinary gain or loss from 
  • A copy of a property tax clearance  Business income or (loss)               the sale or exchange of real and 
 record obtained from each North        Enter the net income or loss from a     tangible personal property located in 
 Dakota county in which the estate      sole proprietorship doing business in   North Dakota. 
 or trust holds a 50% or more           North Dakota as reported on Federal 
 interest in real property. This        Schedule C (Form 1040), to the extent   Line 8, Column B
 may be obtained by completing          the net income or loss is apportionable Other income 
 the form Property Tax Clearance        and allocable to North Dakota.          Enter the amount of any other income 
 Record available on the Office of                                              having its source in North Dakota that 
 State Tax Commissioner’s website.      Line 4, Column B                        is not included on lines 1 through 7 of 
                                        Capital gain (loss)                     Part 2.
Instructions for Part 2                 Enter net capital gains and losses 
                                        from the sale or exchange of real 
All estates and trusts—Enter the                                                Instructions 
                                        and tangible personal property 
amounts from the 2022 Federal 
                                        located in North Dakota. Also enter 
Form 1041, page 1, lines 1 through 8,                                           for completing 
                                        the fiduciary’s share of net capital 
on the corresponding lines in 
                                        gains and losses from a partnership, 
Column A. Then complete lines 9                                                 Schedule BI
                                        S corporation, or limited liability 
through 11 in Column A.                                                         (Form 38, page 3)
                                        company doing business in North 
                                        Dakota, to the extent they are          Schedule BI must be completed 
Nonresident estate or trust                                                     to provide information about each 
                                        apportioned or allocated to North 
only— Enter in Column B (North                                                  beneficiary. If the estate or trust has 
                                        Dakota by that entity.
Dakota) the portion of the amount in                                            more than four beneficiaries, complete 
Column A that is reportable to North                                            and attach additional Schedule BI 
                                        Line 5, Column B
Dakota. See below for the instructions                                          forms. If more than one Schedule BI 
                                        Rents, royalties, partnerships, 
to lines 1 through 8 of Column B.                                               is needed, complete lines 1 through 
                                        other estates and trusts, etc.
Then complete lines 9 through 11 in                                             4 on only one of them, and include 
                                        Enter the net income or loss from 
Column B. Complete lines 1 through                                              the combined amount for all of the 
                                        real and tangible personal property 
11 in Column C by entering the                                                  schedules on that one schedule.
                                        located in North Dakota. This includes 
difference between Column A and                                                 Note: Only the North Dakota 
                                        net income or loss from leasing the 
Column B.                                                                       prescribed Schedule BI will be 
                                        property, and royalties and other 
                                        income from interests in oil, coal,     accepted. Taxpayer prepared 
Instructions for Column B only—                                                 substitutes are not acceptable.
                                        or other mineral property located in 
North Dakota
                                        North Dakota.
If part or all of a North Dakota income                                         Grantor trust. For purposes of 
amount reportable in Column B was       Enter the fiduciary’s share of 
entered in Part 1, line 4a and line 4d  income or loss from a partnership,      completing Schedule BI, “beneficiary” 
because it is exempt from North         S corporation, or limited liability     includes the owner(s) of a grantor 
Dakota income tax, only enter the       company doing business in North         trust.
taxable portion in Column B.            Dakota (that is not reported on the 
                                        other lines of Part 2), to the extent   All Beneficiaries
Line 1, Column B                        the income is apportioned and           (Columns 1 through 4)
Interest income                         allocated to North Dakota by that 
Enter the fiduciary’s share of          entity.                                 Columns 1 and 2
interest received from a partnership,                                           Enter the name, mailing address, and 
S corporation, or limited liability                                             federal identification number of each 
                                                                                beneficiary.



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Column 3                                  Box 14  Other information (Only           • Gain or loss from the sale, 
Identify the entity type of the                   include income and              exchange, or other disposition of 
beneficiary by entering the applicable            deduction items includable      real and tangible personal property 
code letter as follows:                           in the calculation of federal   located in North Dakota.
                                                  adjusted gross income.)
  Entity type           Code letter                                                 • Net income (loss) from a sole 
                                                                                  proprietorship doing business in 
  Individual ..................... I      Grantor trust owner. For a grantor      North Dakota.
  C corporation ................ C        trust owner (who does not receive a 
                                                                                    • Net income (loss) from a 
  S corporation ................ S        federal Schedule K-1), enter the sum 
                                                                                  partnership, S corporation, or 
  Partnership ...................P        of the income and deduction items 
                                                                                  other trade or business carried on 
  Estate .......................... E     reportable for federal income tax 
                                                                                  in North Dakota, to the extent it is 
  Trust ............................ T    purposes that are attributable to the 
                                                                                  apportioned and allocated to North 
  Exempt organization ......     O        owner.
                                                                                  Dakota.
Note: A “C corporation” is a 
corporation that files Federal            Nonresident beneficiaries                 • Income from gambling activity 
                                                                                  carried on in North Dakota.
Form 1120; an “S corporation”             only (Columns 5 through 7)
is a corporation that files Federal                                                 • Income, gain, or loss from sources 
                                          Columns 5 through 7 only apply to 
Form 1120S; and the “Trust” entity                                                in North Dakota received from 
                                          a nonresident beneficiary. For this 
type only applies to a trust that                                                 another estate or trust.
                                          purpose, a nonresident beneficiary is 
files Federal Form 1041 or, in lieu of                                            For a nonresident beneficiary, 
                                          defined as:
filing Federal Form 1041, elects an                                               income from North Dakota sources 
alternative reporting method under          • an individual domiciled outside     generally does not include interest, 
the federal income tax regulations.       North Dakota,                           dividends, pensions, annuities, or 
If the beneficiary is a limited liability   • a trust legally organized outside   income and gain from intangible 
company (LLC) that is a disregarded       North Dakota, or                        property. However, if any of these 
entity for federal income tax purposes      • a partnership, S corporation, or    income items were derived from a 
or a nominee on Federal Schedule K-1,     other passthrough entity with a         partnership, S corporation, or limited 
enter the code letter for the type of     commercial domicile outside North       liability company doing business in 
entity of the entity’s owner. If the      Dakota.                                 North Dakota, they must be included 
LLC is treated like a C corporation,                                              in Column 5 to the extent they are 
partnership, or S corporation, enter      A nonresident beneficiary includes      apportioned or allocated to North 
the code letter for that particular       the grantor of a grantor trust if the   Dakota by that entity.
entity type.                              grantor meets the definition of a 
                                          nonresident beneficiary.                Column 6
Column 4                                                                          Nonresident beneficiary only
Enter the sum of the following            Column 5                                If a nonresident beneficiary’s 
items from the beneficiary’s Federal      Nonresident beneficiary only            distributive share of North Dakota 
Schedule K-1 (Form 1041), Part III:       Complete Column 5 for each              income in Column 5 is $1,000 
                                          nonresident beneficiary. Include        or more, multiply the amount in 
Box 1   Interest income                   in this column the portion of each      Column 5 by 2.90% (.029) and enter 
Box 2a  Ordinary dividends                item of income, loss, and deduction     the result in Column 6. However, the 
                                          included in the amount in Column 4 
Box 3   Net short-term capital gain                                               following exceptions apply:
                                          that is derived from sources in North 
Box 4a  Net long-term capital gain        Dakota. For this purpose, this includes   • If the nonresident beneficiary 
Box 5   Other portfolio and               the same kinds of items that would      provides the fiduciary with a 
        nonbusiness income                be reportable to North Dakota had       completed Form PWA, enter the 
Box 6   Ordinary business income          they been directly received by the      amount from line 6 of Form PWA 
                                          nonresident beneficiary. These items    in Column 6 and fill in the circle 
Box 7   Net rental real estate income                                             under “Form PWA or Form PWE.”
                                          include:
Box 8   Other rental income                                                         • If the nonresident beneficiary 
                                            • Compensation for services 
Box 9   Directly apportioned                                                      provides the fiduciary with a 
                                          performed in North Dakota.
        deductions                                                                completed Form PWE, leave 
                                            • Net income (loss) from the rental   Column 6 blank and fill in the circle 
Box 11  Final year deductions (Only 
                                          or lease of real and tangible           under “Form PWA or Form PWE.”
        include deductions that are 
                                          personal property located in North 
        allowed as a deduction from                                                 • If the nonresident beneficiary 
                                          Dakota.
        gross income in calculating                                               elected to be included in a 
        adjusted gross income               • Net income (loss) attributable to   composite filing, leave Column 6 
        for federal income tax            royalties and other income from         blank and see the instructions to 
        purposes.)                        oil, coal, or other mineral interests   Column 7.
                                          located in North Dakota.
                                                                                  See “Withholding from nonresident 
                                                                                  beneficiary” on page 3 for more 
                                                                                  information.



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Column 7                                 Payment of income tax to more              that is also taxed to the fiduciary in 
Nonresident beneficiary only             than one other state—If the                North Dakota. See the instructions to 
Note: Leave Column 7 blank if            fiduciary pays income tax to more          Schedule CR on this page. Attach a 
Column 6 was completed for the           than one other state for the tax           copy of the income tax return filed 
nonresident beneficiary.                 year, a separate Schedule CR must          with the other state and/or local 
                                         be completed for each state. If the        jurisdiction.
Complete Column 7 for each               fiduciary also paid income tax to a 
nonresident beneficiary electing to      local jurisdiction in another state,       Line 3
be included in a composite filing.       include the income tax paid to the         Other credits
Multiply the amount in Column 5 by       local jurisdiction on the Schedule CR      For other credits that may apply, see 
2.90% (.029) and enter the result in     filed for the state in which the local     Schedule 38-TC and its instructions. 
Column 7. If the amount in Column 5      jurisdiction is located. Fill in the total Enter on this line the total credits 
is zero or less, enter zero in Column 7. of the separately calculated credit        retained by the estate or trust from 
See “Composite filing” on page 4 for     amounts on Form 38, page 1, line 2.        Schedule 38-TC, line 21a. Do not 
more information.                                                                   include on this line any credit(s) 
                                         Line 2                                     allocated to the beneficiaries. Attach 
                                         Enter only those items of income,          Schedule 38-TC.
Instructions                             gain, loss, and adjustments to income 
for completing                           (included in the fiduciary’s share of      Line 8
                                         total income on line 1) that have their    Income tax withholding
Schedule CR                              source in the other state. Generally       Enter the North Dakota income 
(Form 38, page 3)                        they have their source in the other        tax withholding shown on a 2022 
                                         state if they are taxable or deductible    Form W-2, Form 1099, or North 
A credit is allowed to a resident estate 
                                         under the other state’s tax laws.          Dakota Schedule K-1. Also enter North 
or trust for income tax paid to another 
                                         Disregard any adjustment to the            Dakota income tax withholding shown 
state or local jurisdiction on income 
                                         fiduciary’s total federal income allowed   on a 2021 North Dakota Schedule K-1 
that is also taxable by North Dakota.
                                         or required by the other state’s tax       if the tax year of the partnership, 
A “state” means any of the other         laws.                                      S corporation, estate, or trust shown 
49 U.S. states, the District of                                                     on the Schedule K-1 is a fiscal year 
Columbia, and a U.S. territory. A “local Line 6                                     ending in your 2022 tax year. Be sure 
jurisdiction” means a city, township,    Enter the amount of the income tax         the state identified on the Form W-2 
county, etc., within a state.            less any income tax credits (except        or Form 1099 is North Dakota. Do 
                                         withholding and estimated tax) shown       not enter on this line North Dakota 
Qualifying taxes—The credit              on the other state’s income tax return.    extraction or production taxes 
is allowed for income taxes paid         If the fiduciary also paid income tax to   withheld from mineral interest income, 
to another state and any local           a local jurisdiction in the other state,   such as an oil or gas royalty, because 
jurisdictions in that state. This        include the income tax shown on the        they are not income taxes. Attach a 
includes an estate’s or trust’s share    local jurisdiction’s income tax return     copy of the Form W-2, Form 1099, 
of income tax paid on a composite        (or, if applicable, the other state’s      or North Dakota Schedule K-1.
return filed by a partnership or other   return).
passthrough entity in which the                                                     Line 9
estate or trust owns an interest. The                                               Estimated tax payment
credit is not allowed for income tax     Specific line                              Enter North Dakota estimated income 
paid to a foreign country or its local                                              tax paid on 2022 Forms 38-ES and 
jurisdictions, nor is it allowed for any instructions for 
                                                                                    Form 38-EXT. Also enter the amount 
tax that is not an income tax (e.g.,                                                of an overpayment from the 2021 
                                         page 1 of Form 38, 
property or sales taxes).                                                           Form 38 that was applied as an 
Other state’s return—The credit          lines 1-17                                 estimated tax payment for the 2022 
is allowed only if the fiduciary files   Complete the Tax Computation               tax year.
an income tax return with the other      Schedule and Schedule BI before 
state or local jurisdiction. The credit  completing lines 1 through 17 on           Line 12
is not allowed for income tax withheld   page 1 of Form 38.                         Application of overpayment to 
or estimated income tax paid to the                                                 2023
other state. A copy of the income        Line 2                                     If there is an overpayment on line 11, 
tax return filed with the other          Credit for income tax paid to              part or all of it may be applied as an 
state and/or local jurisdiction          another state or local jurisdiction        estimated payment toward the 2023 
must be attached to Form 38.             A fiduciary for a resident estate or       tax liability. Enter on this line the 
                                         trust may be eligible for a credit         amount to be applied. The amount 
                                         if the fiduciary pays income tax to        applied may not be changed after the 
                                         another U.S. state, the District of        return is filed. If this is an amended 
                                         Columbia, a U.S. territory, or any of      return, do not make an entry on this 
                                         their local jurisdictions, on income       line.



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Line 14                                   routing number. A check drawn on a      Amended schedule. If a fiduciary 
Tax due                                   foreign bank (except one in Canada)     files an amended Form 38, the 
A tax due must be paid in full with       cannot be accepted.                     fiduciary must issue amended North 
the return when it is filed. See the                                              Dakota Schedule K-1 forms to its 
instructions to line 16 for payment       Line 17                                 beneficiaries. Fill in the “Amended” 
options. A late payment of tax may        Interest on underpaid estimated         circle at the top of the North Dakota 
be subject to penalty and interest        tax                                     Schedule K-1.
charges—see “Penalty and interest” on     If the fiduciary for an estate or trust 
                                                                                  Final schedule. Fill in the “Final” 
page 3.                                   was required to pay estimated North 
                                                                                  circle at the top of the North Dakota 
                                          Dakota income tax for 2022, but the 
                                                                                  Schedule K-1 if it is the last one that 
Line 15                                   fiduciary did not pay enough or paid 
                                                                                  the fiduciary is required to issue to a 
Penalty and interest                      it late, interest is charged on the 
                                                                                  beneficiary.
The Office of State Tax Commissioner      underpayment or late payment. To 
will notify the fiduciary of any penalty  determine if interest is owed, obtain 
and interest owed for late filing or late and complete Schedule 38-UT.            Part 2
payment, or interest owed on tax due                                              Beneficiary information
during an extension period. However, 
if desired, the fiduciary may calculate   Instructions                            Item F 
these amounts and enter them on                                                   Enter the same code letter shown in 
                                          for completing 
this line, and submit payment for                                                 Column 3 of Schedule BI of Form 38 
them with the return. See “Penalty        Schedule K-1                            for the beneficiary.
and interest” on page 3 for how to 
calculate these amounts.                  North Dakota Schedule K-1 (Form 38) 
                                                                                  Item G 
                                          must be used to provide beneficiaries 
                                                                                  If the beneficiary is an individual, 
Line 16                                   with information they will need to 
                                                                                  estate, or trust, fill in the applicable 
Balance due                               complete a North Dakota income tax 
                                                                                  circle to indicate the legal residency 
The balance due must be paid in full      return. The information to be included 
                                                                                  status of the beneficiary for North 
with the return. The payment may          in the schedule will depend on the 
                                                                                  Dakota income tax purposes. If an 
be made electronically in one of the      type of beneficiary.
                                                                                  individual beneficiary changed his or 
following ways.                           For purposes of completing              her legal residency to or from North 
  • Online—A payment may be made          Schedule K-1 (Form 38), a beneficiary   Dakota during the tax year, check 
    online with an electronic check or a  includes an owner of a grantor trust.   the part-year resident status. In the 
                                                                                  case of an estate or trust beneficiary, 
    debit or credit card. The electronic  North Dakota Schedule K-1 (Form 38)     only the full-year resident or full-year 
    check option is free. North Dakota    must be completed and given to:         nonresident status will apply.
    contracts with a national payment 
    service to provide the debit or         • each beneficiary to whom the 
    credit card option. There is a fee    fiduciary distributes a share of a      Item H 
    for the debit or credit option, none  North Dakota adjustment or tax          For a nonresident beneficiary, fill 
    of which goes to the State of North   credit (which is reportable in Part 3   in the applicable circle to indicate 
    Dakota. To pay online, go to          of North Dakota Schedule K-1), or       whether the beneficiary elected to be 
    www.tax.nd.gov/payment.                 • each nonresident individual,        included in a composite filing by the 
  • Electronic funds transfer—A           estate, or trust beneficiary for        fiduciary.
    payment may be made by means          which the fiduciary is required to       
    of an Automated Clearing House        report an amount on Schedule BI,        Part 3
    (ACH) credit transaction that         Column 5.                               All beneficiaries—
    the taxpayer initiates through        A North Dakota Schedule K-1             North Dakota adjustments 
    its banking institution. For more     does not have to be provided to a       and tax credits
    information, go to our website at     partnership, corporation, or North      Complete this part for a beneficiary 
    www.tax.nd.gov.                       Dakota resident individual, estate, or  only if the income, deduction, or tax 
If paying with a paper check or money     trust beneficiary if there are no North credit is allocated to the beneficiary.
order, complete a 2022 Form 38-PV         Dakota adjustments or tax credits 
payment voucher and enclose it with       distributable to the beneficiary.       Line 1
                                                                                  Federally-exempt income from 
the payment. Make the check or            In addition to the North Dakota         non-North Dakota bonds and 
money order payable to “ND State          Schedule K-1, the fiduciary must        securities
Tax Commissioner,” and write the last     provide the beneficiary with a copy of  If the beneficiary is an individual, 
four digits of the federal employer       the Beneficiary’s Instructions to North estate, or trust, do not make an entry 
identification number and “2022           Dakota Schedule K-1 (Form 38).          on this line.
Form 38” on the check or money 
order. A check must be drawn on a         A copy of all North Dakota 
U.S. or Canadian bank, be in U.S.         Schedule K-1 forms must be enclosed 
dollars, and use a standard 9-digit       with Form 38 along with any required 
                                          supplemental statements.



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For all other beneficiaries, enter        Line 6                                    Line 33
the beneficiary’s share of interest       College SAVE deduction                    ND distributive share of income 
and dividend income from bonds            Enter the portion of a College SAVE       (loss)
and securities that is exempt from        deduction allocated to the beneficiary.   Enter the nonresident beneficiary’s 
federal income tax. Do not include                                                  North Dakota distributive share 
income from bonds and securities of       Lines 7 through 21                        of income (loss) from Form 38, 
North Dakota and any of its political     Tax credits                               Schedule BI, Column 5.
subdivisions.                             If the estate or trust qualified for a 
                                          North Dakota income tax credit (see       Line 34
Line 2                                    instructions to Form 38, page 1,          ND income tax withheld
State and local income taxes              line 3), and part or all of the credit    Enter the amount of North Dakota 
If the beneficiary is an individual,      was allocated to its beneficiaries,       income tax withheld from the 
estate, or trust, do not make an entry    enter the beneficiary’s share of the      nonresident beneficiary’s North 
on this line.                             credit on the applicable line.            Dakota distributive share of income 
                                                                                    from Form 38, Schedule BI, Column 6.
For all other beneficiaries, enter the    Line 14a. Enter on this line the 
portion of any state or local income      beneficiary’s share of an endowment 
                                                                                    Line 35
taxes deducted in calculating ordinary    fund tax credit from Schedule 38-TC, 
                                                                                    ND composite income tax
income (loss) that was allocated to       line 12a.
                                                                                    Enter the amount of North Dakota 
the beneficiary.
                                          Line 14b. Enter on this line the          composite income tax on the 
                                          beneficiary’s share of a contribution     nonresident beneficiary’s North 
Line 3
                                          amount from Schedule 38-TC,               Dakota distributive share of income 
Interest from U.S. obligations
                                          line 12b.                                 from Form 38, Schedule BI, Column 7.
Enter the portion of any interest 
from U.S. obligations allocated to the    Line 14c. Enter on this line the 
beneficiary. Include interest income      beneficiary’s share of an endowment       Before you file 
from other securities if the interest     fund tax credit (ND Schedule K-1) 
is specifically exempted from state       from Schedule 38-TC, line 12c.            Form 38
income tax by federal statute. Also 
include the portion of dividend income    Line 14d. Enter on this line the          Signatures
from a mutual fund attributable to the    beneficiary’s share of a contribution     The return must be signed and dated 
fund’s investment in the same kinds of    amount (ND Schedule K-1) from             by the fiduciary, or an authorized 
securities.                               Schedule 38-TC, line 12d.                 representative of the fiduciary.
                                                                                    If the fiduciary pays someone (other 
Line 4                                    Part 4
                                                                                    than an employee) to prepare the 
Renaissance zone income                   Nonresident individual,                   return, the paid preparer also must 
exemption                                 estate, or trust beneficiary              sign and date the return.
If the estate or trust qualified for      only—North Dakota income 
the renaissance zone business or                                                    Preparer authorization check-off
investment income exemption (see          (loss)
                                                                                    A fiduciary may authorize the 
instructions to the Tax Computation       Complete Part 4 for a nonresident         North Dakota Office of State Tax 
Schedule, Part 1, line 4d), enter the     individual, estate, or trust beneficiary. Commissioner (Tax Department) to 
portion of the exemption amount           Enter on the corresponding line of        discuss matters pertaining to the 2022 
allocated to the beneficiary. This        Part 4, lines 22 through 32, each         Form 38 with the preparer who signed 
applies only if the income qualifying     item of North Dakota income, gain,        it by filling in the circle to the right of 
for the exemption is allocated to the     loss, deduction, etc., included in        the signature area. 
beneficiary.                              the amount reported on Form 38, 
                                          Schedule BI, Column 5.                    This allows the Tax Department to 
Line 5                                                                              contact the preparer if any questions 
New or expanding business                 Part 5                                    arise during the processing of the 
income exemption                          Nonresident beneficiary only              return. It also allows the preparer 
If the estate or trust qualified for the  Complete Part 5 for all nonresident       to respond to the questions and to 
new or expanding business income          beneficiaries for which an amount was     provide any information missing 
exemption (see instructions to the        required to be entered on Form 38,        from the return, to contact the Tax 
Tax Computation Schedule, Part 1,         Schedule BI, Column 5.                    Department to inquire about the 
line 4d), enter on this line the portion                                            status of the return’s processing and 
of the exemption amount allocated to                                                related refund or payment, and to 
the beneficiary. This applies only if the                                           respond to Tax Department notices 
income qualifying for the exemption is                                              that the fiduciary shares with the 
allocated to the beneficiary.                                                       preparer pertaining to math errors or 
                                                                                    return preparation. (Tax Department 
                                                                                    notices will be sent only to the 
                                                                                    fiduciary.)



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This authorization applies only to the    Assembling a paper return             A balance due may be paid 
individual whose signature and printed    Please assemble Form 38 and its       electronically (see page 10 of these 
name appears in the paid preparer         required attachments in the following instructions). If paying with a paper 
section of the signature area. It does    order:                                check, enclose the check and a 
not apply to the firm, if any, shown                                            Form 38-PV payment voucher with the 
                                            1.  Form 38.
in that section. It only applies to the                                         return.
2022 return and automatically expires       2.  Tax Computation Schedule
on the due date (including extensions)      3.  Schedule BI.
for filing the 2023 Form 38.                4.  Schedule 38-TC
This authorization does not authorize       5.  All other required North Dakota 
the preparer to receive a refund          schedules and forms (except 
check, bind the fiduciary in any way      North Dakota Schedule K-1 
(including any additional tax liability), forms).
or represent the fiduciary before           6.  North Dakota Schedule K-1 
the Tax Department for any other          forms.
purpose.
                                            7.  Required supporting statements.
                                            8.  Complete copy of Form 1041, 
                                          including Federal Schedule K-1 
                                          forms.






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