Instructions for Form 6000 2023 Alaska Corporation Net Income Tax Return Tax Rate Table ............................................................................1 APPENDICES What’s New ................................................................................1 If You Need Help.........................................................................2 Appendix A – Worksheet for Charitable Contribution Avoid Common Mistakes ............................................................2 Deduction .................................................................................14 Appendix B – Worksheet for Dividends-Received GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Deduction .................................................................................15 Who Must File.............................................................................3 Sub-Chapter S Corporation (S Corporation) ..............................3 HELPFUL TIP: Many tax return errors can be avoided by Small Corporation Exemption .....................................................3 filing your corporate tax return using Revenue Online at: Partnership .................................................................................4 Limited Liability Company (LLC).................................................4 https://online-tax.alaska.gov Exempt Organization ..................................................................4 Return Due Dates .......................................................................4 You can also use Revenue Online to make payments! Extension of Time to File ............................................................4 Payment Due Dates ...................................................................4 Where to Send Return ................................................................5 TAX RATE TABLE Who Must Sign ...........................................................................5 (tax years beginning on or after 8/26/13) Paid Preparer Authorization........................................................5 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Estimated Tax Payments ............................................................5 At Least But Less Your Tax is Plus Of The Quick Refund ..............................................................................5 Than Amount Over Filing a Consolidated Return ......................................................5 -0- 25,000 -0- -0- -0- Adoption of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ............................5 25,000 49,000 -0- 2% 25,000 Attachment of Federal Return ....................................................5 49,000 74,000 480 3% 49,000 Combined Report .......................................................................6 74,000 99,000 1230 4% 74,000 Unitary Group or Unitary Business .............................................6 Allocation and Apportionment of Income ....................................7 99,000 124,000 2230 5% 99,000 Combined Affiliates Having Different Accounting Periods ..........7 124,000 148,000 3480 6% 124,000 Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).......................................7 148,000 173,000 4920 7% 148,000 Public Law (P.L.) 86-272 .............................................................7 173,000 198,000 6670 8% 173,000 Insurance Companies.................................................................7 Payment of Tax ...........................................................................7 198,000 222,000 8670 9% 198,000 Alaska Interest Rates .................................................................8 222,000 or more 10830 9.4% 222,000 Amended Returns.......................................................................8 Adjustments to Federal Income Tax Liability ..............................8 WHAT’S NEW Protective Claim .........................................................................8 Late Filing of Return ...................................................................8 Late Payment of Tax ...................................................................8 Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT): The Inflation Reduction Act Failure to Electronically File........................................................8 reintroduced a corporate AMT tax for tax years that begin after Voluntary Disclosure Program ....................................................8 12/31/2022. Corporations must determine whether they are Disclaimers .................................................................................8 subject to the new AMT and calculate AMT if applicable. See the instructions for Schedule E, line 1a. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS Small Corporation Exemption: The Small Corporation Exemption Taxpayer Identification ................................................................8 expired on 06/30/2023. The department will allow the Small Contact Person ...........................................................................9 Corporation Exemption to apply to the taxpayer’s full tax year for Return Information ......................................................................9 any eligible small corporation that had a tax year that began prior Schedule A – Net Income Tax Summary ....................................9 to 7/01/2023. Schedule B – Taxpayer Information ..........................................10 Schedule C – Tax Payment Record ..........................................10 Appendix A: The department updated line 5 of the Worksheet for Schedule D – Alaska Tax Computation ....................................10 Charitable Contribution Deduction from available net operating Schedule E – Other Taxes ........................................................10 loss carryforward to utilized net operating loss carryforward. This Schedule H – Computation of Alaska Income ..........................10 will also change the calculation of Schedule K, line 8. Schedule I – Apportionment Factor ..........................................11 Schedule J – Alaska Capital and Sec.1231 Gains and Losses 12 Appendix B: Dividends-Received Deduction Worksheet. The Schedule K – Alaska Charitable Contribution Deduction..........13 DOR updated lines 1 through 3 of the worksheet. Schedule L – Alaska Dividends-Received Deduction (DRD) ....13 Relief from additions to tax for underpayments: Corporations may exclude AMT tax liability when calculating the required quarterly estimated tax payments on Form 6220 for the tax year 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 1 |
that begins after 12/31/2022 and for the tax year that begins prior Current tax forms and instructions are available online at: to 01/01/2024. See Form 6220 instructions, line 1. www.tax.alaska.gov. Form 6390 and 6395: The DOR updated Alaska Forms 6390 and Avoid Common Mistakes 6395 to support the redesign of federal Form 3800 and to report AMT. To facilitate the processing of your return, be sure to do the following: Electronic Filing Requirement of Alaska Return 1) MeF Filers. If you are filing a return using Modernized E-File, Effective July 1, 2016, a taxpayer is required to electronically file avoid common errors: any return or report, unless a waiver is granted by the Department of Revenue (DOR). Amended returns for tax periods ending after • If the corporation is claiming any carryover items (net July 1, 2016 are required to be electronically filed and fall under operating losses, capital losses, etc.), make sure your the definition of a “return”. Failure to file electronically may result tax software supports Form 6385. Failure to fill out and in a penalty. The penalty is (the greater of) $25 or 1% of the total transmit Form 6385 may result in denial of associated tax tax due before application of payments. (See AS 43.05.045 and attributes. AS 43.05.220(f).) • If the corporation is claiming any federal credits or state A taxpayer may apply for a waiver if the taxpayer does not have incentive credits, make sure your tax software supports the capability to file electronically. A waiver may be requested by the relevant forms (such as Forms 6310, 6327, 6390, filing Form 773 Electronic Filing Waiver Application, at least 30 6395). Failure to fill out and transmit required forms may days before the due date of the tax return and before the return result in denial of associated credits. is filed. Do not submit the waiver request with the return. It is not necessary to request a waiver for any tax return for which the DOR • Make sure that Schedule I shows factor numerators by does not provide an electronic filing methodology, such as Form corporation, net of eliminations. Do not list an “elimination 6230 Application for Quick Refund of Overpayment of Estimated company.” Tax, or Form 6750 Application for Voluntary Disclosure. Effective February 10, 2018, the DOR requires Form 6900 Partnership • Remember to attach a pdf to your submission for the Information Return to be filed electronically. following: o Form 7004 to support your extension. Note: The DOR will not grant a waiver if a corporation is subject o Required statement for other additions/subtractions. to federal electronic filing requirements. The DOR will not grant a o Required statement for any nonbusiness items. waiver for use of tax software that does not support electronic filing of Alaska returns. 2) File with the correct taxpayer name. If the Alaska taxpayer is a member of a federal consolidated group, then the name on There are two ways to file an Alaska corporate income tax return: the Alaska return will often be different than the name on the federal return. See specific instructions on page 8 regarding • MeF Modernized E-File allows you to file your state return taxpayer identification. Unless the corporation changed its in conjunction with your federal tax return processing. name, enter the name as it appeared in the prior return. If the This method requires the use of approved tax preparation name on this return is different from the name reported on the software. The state can also accept unlinked (state-only) prior return, then complete question 4 of Schedule B. submissions through MeF for return types that the IRS has not produced schema. E.g., 1120-H, 1120-PC, 1120-REIT, 3) The water’s edge combined reporting method is mandatory in 990-T. Remember to attach a pdf copy of the federal return to Alaska for all corporations except oil and gas corporations. A the state submission. separate-company tax return is not permitted. (See “Combined Report” and “Unitary Group or Unitary Business” on page 6.) • Revenue Online (ROL) is the state portal for electronic filing. ROL provides for Standard Filing as well as Expedited Filing. 4) Provide the name, email address, and phone number of a Expedited Filing means that you will have a limited number contact person who can answer any question that the DOR of fields to enter, similar to the reporting requirements of may have regarding the tax return. This must be an officer or the old short form. To use Expedited Filing, you must log on employee who is authorized to answer any such questions. to your Revenue Online account and answer a short list of Generally, the DOR cannot discuss taxpayer information with questions. If the corporation does not qualify for Expedited an outside party unless there is a Power of Attorney. (See Filing, Revenue Online will lead you through a complete Form “Paid Preparer Authorization” on page 5.) 6000 Alaska Corporation Net Income Tax Return. 5) If this is a consolidated Alaska return, then you must complete If You Need Help Schedule B, listing all members of the Alaska consolidated group, except the taxpayer listed on page 1. Do not list all If you have questions, need additional information or require other members of the federal consolidated group, unless all of assistance, please call: those corporations have nexus in Alaska. The requirement for Schedule B is not fulfilled by attaching federal Form 851 data. Juneau: 907-465-2320 Your return could be rejected and result in potential penalties Anchorage: 907-269-6620 if Schedule B is not filed correctly. 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 2 |
6) If this taxpayer and one or more other Alaska taxpayers calculated at the highest Alaska marginal tax rate of 9.4%. If are included in a consolidated federal return, these same corporate-level taxes are imposed, attach copies of the schedules taxpayers must file a consolidated Alaska return, if they are and forms calculating the federal tax and the Alaska tax. Enter the part of the same unitary group. corporate-level taxes on Form 6000, Schedule E, line 6. 7) Attach a schedule as required by the forms. Schedules Small Corporation Exemption providing detail, by company, are required as explained in the instructions. Attaching complete schedules will ensure a valid The Small Corporation Exemption expired on 06/30/2023. The filing and prevent unnecessary correspondence with the DOR. department will allow the Small Corporation Exemption to apply to Be sure that attached schedules are properly referenced and the taxpayer’s full tax year for any eligible small corporation that agree to the totals reported on the form. had a tax year that began prior to 7/01/2023. 8) Attach a copy of the signed federal income tax return of the Certain small corporations are exempt from Alaska corporate taxpayer as filed with the IRS. Do not attach a pro-forma income tax. To qualify for the exemption, a corporation and return. Send only the portions of the federal return specified its affiliates must be a qualified small business meeting the in the instructions on page 5 if the federal return exceeds 50 requirements below: pages. A C Corporation must be engaged in an active business as 9) To avoid interest and penalties, pay any tax when due (see described in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1202(e) as that Payment Due Dates on page 4). File the return within 30 days sub-section read on January 1, 2012. This includes certain start- of the due date for the federal return. Note that the thirty days up operations. may or may not correspond to the 15th day of the following month. The corporation’s total assets, including assets of all affiliates, may not exceed $50 million. This is measured at the beginning of each GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS tax year to determine if the corporation is eligible for the exemption for that tax year. Who Must File Eighty percent (determined by value) of the corporation’s assets, Every corporation having nexus with the state must file an Alaska including assets of all affiliates, must be used in the active conduct Corporation Net Income Tax Return. Nexus, sometimes referred of one or more qualified trades or businesses. to as “doing business” within the state, is the act of conducting business activity within the state and may exist as a result of a A “qualified trade or business” is any business except the following: corporation’s direct activity, the activity of its employees or agents, or through its interest in a partnership or limited liability company. • Performance of services in health, law, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, Nexus-creating activities may include, but are not limited to: athletics, financial services, brokerage services, orany other business where the principal asset of the business is the 1) owning or using property in the state, including leased or reputation or skill of one or more of its employees; mobile property; • Banking, insurance, financing, leasing, investing, or similar 2) presence of employees in the state for business purposes; business; including telework; • Farming, including timber; 3) making sales into the state; or • Business involving production or extraction for which a depletion 4) the generation of income from sources within the state without allowance could be claimed; regard to whether there is a physical presence in the state. • Hotel, motel, restaurant, or similar business; or, Registration with the Alaska Department of Commerce and Community Development does not, by itself, trigger a requirement • Construction, transportation, utility, or fisheries business. to file. Important Note: All corporations which are members of the same parent-subsidiary controlled group are treated as a single Sub-Chapter S Corporation (S Corporation) corporation when determining whether a corporation is exempt An S Corporation doing business in Alaska is required to file as a Small Corporation. The controlled group includes any an Alaska return, but Alaska does not impose a tax on the S corporation connected through stock ownership with a common Corporation for pass-through items of income. Generally, an S parent corporation if more than 50 percent of the total combined Corporation will satisfy its filing requirement by filing Form 6000, voting power of all classes of stock is owned by the parent or one page 1 only, checking the “S Corporation” box on page 1. Do not or more of the corporations within the group. report amounts on Schedule A (or any other pages), unless a corporate-level tax is applicable. Attach a copy of pages 1 through 5 of the federal Form 1120S. How to Claim Exemption as a Small Corporation Alaska imposes both the federal excess net passive income tax A corporation that claims exemption under AS 43.20.012(a) and the corporate-level tax on built-in gains. These taxes are (3) must still file a complete Alaska corporate income tax return 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 3 |
reporting all income and expenses, on Form 6000, except that no Return Due Dates tax is calculated. The following is required to claim the exemption: The Alaska return must be filed within 30 days of the date on which 1) On page 1, in the “Return Information” section, check the corporation’s federal income tax return is required to be filed. the “Small corporation exemption” box. You must attach a copy Thus, the due date is not necessarily the 15th day of the month of pages 1–5 of the corporation’s federal income tax return following the federal due date. (Form 1120, 1120-F, etc.), as actually filed with the IRS. If the Form 1120 was not filed electronically, the copy must be of the Federal law bases the due date on whether the taxpayer is signed original return. If the Form 1120 was filed electronically, a C Corporation, an S Corporation, or a special entity such as you must include a copy of the appropriate Form 8453 or Form an Exempt Organization or Cooperative. There are also special 8879 to show that the return was filed electronically. rules for tax years that end in June. In addition, the time period for (federal) extensions of time to file has also changed, for some 2) You must attach a copy of federal Form 851 if the corporation returns. (See Extension of Time to File below.) was a member of a federal consolidated group. The due dates for filing Alaska corporate income tax returns 3) If the corporation is part of a foreign-based parent-subsidiary (months after the end of the tax year) are as follows: controlled group, then you must attach a copy of (SEC) Form 20-F, or other audited financial statements that readily • C Corporations, generally discloses gross assets and the nature of business operations. Filing due date: 15th of the fifth month Extended due date: 15th of the eleventh month Partnership • C Corporations, tax year ending in June, 20x1 A partnership doing business in the state, having one or more Filing due date: October 15, 20x1 corporations in the ownership chain, must file Form 6900 Alaska Extended due date: May 15, 20x2 Partnership Information Return along with supporting schedules and a copy of the signed federal Form 1065, pages 1–5. • S Corporations (all tax years) Filing due date: 15th day of the fourth month The partnership return is due 30 days after the federal due date of Extended due date: 15th day of the tenth month the Form 1065. See separate instructions for Form 6900. • Exempt Organizations (all tax years) Note that partnership income and factors are attributed to, and Filing due date: 15th day of the sixth month combined with, the income and factors of the corporate partner. Extended due date: 15th day of the twelfth month Please see Alaska Regulation 15 AAC 20.320 for further information. • Cooperatives (all tax years) Filing due date: 15th day of the tenth month Caution: A Publicly Traded Partnership (PTP) is generally taxed Extended due date: 15th day of the sixteenth month as a corporation, and so must file Form 6000. A PTP does not file Form 6900, unless it files as a partnership for federal tax purposes Extension of Time to File Limited Liability Company (LLC). A federal extension automatically extends the Alaska filing due Limited Liability Company (LLC) date to 30 days after the federal extended due date. This is also true if the IRS extends a due date because of an event such as a An LLC doing business in the state must file an Alaska tax return natural disaster. You must check the applicable box on Form 6000, consistent with its federal tax status. If the LLC is characterized page 1 to report that a federal extension is in effect. An extension as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, the LLC must of time to file is not an extension of time to pay. file a tax return in accordance with the instructions applicable to corporations. An LLC with corporate member(s) characterized as Payment Due Dates a partnership for federal income tax purposes, must follow the instructions applicable to partnerships, above. As with filing due dates, the payment due dates depend on whether the taxpayer is a C Corporation, an S Corporation, or a special Exempt Organization entity such as an Exempt Organization or Cooperative. There are also special rules for tax years that end in June. Generally, an exempt organization is subject to the Alaska Corporation Net Income Tax if it is subject to tax under the Internal Payment due dates (months after the end of the tax year) are as Revenue Code. If the organization files federal Form 990-T, to follows: report Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBTI) with the IRS, the organization must complete Form 6000 reporting the taxable • C Corporations, generally: income or loss and calculate any applicable Alaska tax. Attach a o 15th of the fourth month signed copy of Form 990-T. An exempt organization does not file an Alaska return, if it is not required to file Form 990-T. • C Corporations, tax year ending in June, 20x1: o September 15, 20x1 Certain income received by a regional aquaculture association or a salmon hatchery permit holder is exempt from tax under Alaska • S Corporations (all tax year-ends): law. Trusts taxable at trust rates, e.g. 501(c) or 401(a) trusts, are o 15th of the third month exempt from tax and need not file. 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 4 |
• Exempt Organizations (all tax year-ends): Quick Refund o 15th day of the fifth month A corporation that has overpaid its estimated tax for the tax year • Cooperatives (all tax year-ends): may apply for quick refund if the overpayment is: o 15th day of the ninth month • At least 10% of the expected tax liability and See instructions for “Estimated Tax Payments” on page 5, and “Payment of Tax” on page 7. • At least $500 Where to Send Return The corporation applies for the refund by completing Form 6230 Alaska Corporation Application for Quick Refund of Estimated Tax. Mail the return with attachments to: Filing Form 6230 does not fulfill a corporation’s filing obligation. TAX DIVISION ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Filing a Consolidated Return PO BOX 110420 JUNEAU AK 99811-0420 Two or more Alaska taxpayers included in the same federal consolidated return, who are in the same unitary business, must file Note: filing a paper return may result in assessment of penalties a consolidated Alaska return. Additionally, two or more taxpayers for failure to file electronically. See electronic filing requirement may elect to file a consolidated return if they qualify to join in a above. consolidated federal return, and are in the same unitary business. Foreign corporations are treated as domestic corporations for Who Must Sign purposes of determining eligibility to file a consolidated Alaska return. If any two taxpayers join in filing a consolidated Alaska The return must be signed by an authorized officer of the return, all eligible taxpayers must be included in the consolidated corporation. return. Paid Preparer Authorization Alaska consolidated returns resemble, but do not mirror, the federal consolidated return. In an Alaska consolidated return, the If the corporation wants to allow the DOR to discuss its tax return federal consolidation rules are applied to construct the Alaska with the paid preparer who signed it, check the applicable box in consolidated items; namely capital gain net income, charitable the signature area of the return. This authorization applies only to contributions, the dividends-received deduction, income tax, the preparer whose signature appears at the bottom of the return. credits, and other taxes. If a taxpayer is a member of an affiliated It does not apply to the firm. group, then the taxpayer is required to determine its taxable income using the water’s edge combined method of reporting. If the applicable box is checked, the corporation is authorizing the DOR to call the paid preparer to answer any questions that (See “Combined Report” below.) An affiliated group is a group of arise during the processing of the return. The corporation is also corporations in which 50% or more of the voting stock of each authorizing the paid preparer to: member of the group is owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more corporate or non-corporate common owner(s), or by one or 1) Call the DOR for information about the processing of the return more of the members of the group. or the status of any related refund or payment, and The taxable incomes of all taxpayers are then consolidated to 2) Respond to certain DOR notices about math errors, offsets, comprise the consolidated Alaska return. and return preparation. Adoption of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) The corporation is not authorizing the paid preparer to receive any refund check, bind the corporation to anything (including any Under AS 43.20.021, Alaska adopts IRC Sections 1–1399 additional tax liability), or otherwise represent the corporation and 6001–7872, with full force and effect, unless excepted to before the DOR. or modified by other provisions of Alaska law. In addition, AS 43.20.160 and AS 43.20.300 require the DOR to apply, as far as If the corporation wants to revoke the authorization, it must file a practicable, the administrative and judicial interpretations of the Form 774 Power of Attorney. federal income tax law. Estimated Tax Payments Note that Alaska law does not adopt IRC Sections 1400–1400U, which grant tax benefits for activities in certain geographic zones, Payment of estimated tax is required as provided under IRC including those in “Enterprise Zones” and “Gulf Opportunity Section 6655. A corporation that fails to pay the proper estimated Zones.” If the taxpayer qualifies for special federal treatment under tax when due will be subject to an underpayment penalty for the these code sections, this may require that the taxpayer recompute period of underpayment. Form 6220 Underpayment of Estimated some federal-based credits or deductions for Alaska purposes. Tax by Corporations must be completed and attached to the return, only if the corporation is relying on the Adjusted Seasonal Attachment of Federal Return Installment Method or the Annualized Income Installment Method. Otherwise, Form 6220 is not required. See separate instructions The corporation filing the Alaska tax return must provide a for Form 6220. complete copy of its signed federal income tax return (Form 1120, 1120S, 990-T, etc.). The copy must be of the return actually filed 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 5 |
with the IRS for the same tax year. If the Alaska return is based on A water’s edge report generally combines only those members of a combined report, then a copy of the federal return filed by any of the worldwide unitary group that: 1) have a significant connection the members of the combined group must be attached. to, or presence in, the U.S.; 2) are tax haven corporations as defined in AS 43.20.145(a)(5); or 3) foreign corporations that A pro-forma return will not fulfill this requirement. Failure to have nexus with Alaska. In general, a corporation has a significant provide the required federal return(s) will result in the Alaska connection to the U.S. if it has an average overall U.S. factor of return being deemed incomplete, and penalties may apply. at least 20%. To construct the water’s edge combined group, start with the taxpayer’s worldwide affiliated group, remove non-unitary If Form 1120 is electronically filed, attach a copy of the appropriate affiliates, then remove unitary affiliates that have less than 20% Form 8453 or Form 8879, which must show the signature. average U.S. factors, except that tax haven corporations remain part of the combined group. Note: If the federal return exceeds 50 pages, a corporation may submit the following portions of the required federal return in lieu The 20% U.S. factor threshold must be determined on a company- of the entire federal return: by-company basis and, unlike the apportionment factor, includes intercompany sales. 1) A copy of pages 1 through 5 of federal Form 1120, pages 1 through 5 of Form 1120S, pages 1 through 7 of the Form A corporation with nexus in Alaska, but which does not have 20% 1120F, etc. for the tax year. or greater average U.S. factors, must file a return using the water’s edge method of reporting in which it is combined with all members 2) If Form 1120 is electronically filed, attach a copy of the of the unitary group with 20% or greater U.S. factors. appropriate Form 8453 or Form 8879 (signed), as filed with the IRS. Please refer to Alaska Regulation 15 AAC 20.300 to correctly report the income of any unitary foreign corporation that does business 3) If a consolidated federal return is filed, attach copies of the in Alaska, or that meets the 20% U.S. factor threshold test. Note schedules prepared for the computation of consolidated that the income of a foreign corporation is reported on the basis of taxable income. The schedules must show the separate the entire corporation, which may not equal the income reported taxable incomes for each member of the federal consolidated on the Form 1120-F. group with the consolidating eliminations and adjustments made to arrive at consolidated taxable income. Unitary Group or Unitary Business 4) Schedules M-3 and supporting schedules. A business is unitary if the entities involved are under common direction (formal or informal) and activities within and without 5) Schedule D and supporting schedules. the state are contributory and complementary in nature, such that profits of the group are inextricably related. Tests of 6) Form 4797 and supporting schedules. unitary determination include functional integration, centralized management, and economies of scale. 7) Credits: If claimed on the Alaska return, include copies of Form 3800 with applicable supporting federal forms, and copies of Determination of whether the activities constitute a unitary trade or federal forms supporting any credits not reported on Form business depends on the facts of each case. The following factors 3800. are considered to be indications of a unitary trade or business, and the presence of any of these factors creates a presumption that 8) Extension: Form 7004, if applicable. the activities constitute a single trade or business. Electronic Filing of Federal Return Information 1) Same type of business. Corporations are generally engaged in a unitary trade or business when the activities are in the Federal tax return information must be filed in digital file format same general line of business. For example, corporations (see pages 1-2). In limited circumstances, digital documents are that operate a chain of retail grocery stores are almost always accepted in .pdf or .tif format, only on the following media: CDs, engaged in a unitary business. DVDs, or thumb drives. All media must be physically labeled with Taxpayer Name, EIN and tax year. If multiple discs or thumb drives 2) Steps in a vertical process. Corporations are engaged in are used, they must be sequentially numbered. Contact DOR for a unitary trade or business when engaged in different steps additional guidance. The federal tax return information should in a vertically structured enterprise. For example, corporations start with pages 1 through 6 of the federal tax return filed with the that explore for and mine copper ores, concentrate, smelt and IRS. The DOR does not accept pro-forma returns. refine the copper ores, and fabricate the refined copper into consumer products are engaged in a unitary trade or business Combined Report regardless of the fact that the various steps in the process are operated substantially independently of each other and with Whenever two or more corporations are engaged in a unitary only general supervision from the executive offices. business conducted within and outside Alaska, the members of the unitary group that are Alaska taxpayers must apportion the 3) Strong centralized management. Corporations that might combined income of the group to measure their Alaska taxable otherwise be considered as engaged in more than one trade or income. For all corporations except oil and gas corporations, the business are engaged in one unitary trade or business when water’s edge combined reporting method is required; it is not there is strong centralized management. Some indications of elective. strong centralized management are: 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 6 |
(a) the existence of centralized departments that perform the The corporation will still be a member of the Alaska combined normal functions that a truly independent business would group. That corporation will report no numerator values for perform for itself, such as accounting, personnel, insurance, property, payroll, or sales on Schedule I, but will be included in the legal, purchasing, advertising or financing; or denominator. The corporation must be correctly listed on Schedule B, to be considered as having made a protective Alaska filing. The (b) centralized executive officers who are involved in planning checkbox on page 1 under “Return Information” applies only to the operations or coordination. corporation named on page 1. Allocation and Apportionment of Income Insurance Companies A taxpayer with business income attributable to sources within Alaska includes insurance companies in the combined group, and outside Alaska must apportion such income. To calculate the with apportionment factors calculated under Alaska Regulation 15 apportionment factor, use Schedule I – Apportionment Factor. AAC 20.610. If an insurance company pays Alaska premium tax under AS 21.09.210, then that company is exempt from corporate Apportionment refers to the division of business income among income tax. This is accomplished by excluding that company’s states by the use of an apportionment formula. numerator values from the numerators of the combined group. Allocation refers to the assignment of non-business income to a Payment of Tax particular state. Payments can be conveniently made electronically using DOR’s Alaska applies both the transactional and functional tests of Revenue Online system. You may access this system at https:// business income. Income resulting from transactions or activities online-tax.alaska.gov. If you are a first-time taxpayer, the system that are within the regular course of the taxpayer’s trade or will require you to register. business are business income. Income from tangible or intangible property is business income, if the acquisition, management, When an estimated tax payment is $100,000 or greater, or a and disposition of the property constitute integral parts of the payment with a return is $150,000 or greater, payment must be taxpayer’s regular trade or business. Income meeting either the made through Revenue Online, Modernized E-file, or by wire functional or the transactional test is business income. Income transfer; see Alaska Regulation 15 AAC 05.310. Failure to remit from transactions or activity that is unusual or infrequent is not electronically, when required to do so, is subject to penalty under considered non-business income solely because of the unusual or IRC Sec. 6656. infrequent nature of the income, activity, or transaction. Print the payment voucher from Revenue Online when paying by Non-business income is all income other than business income. check or wire transfer. Combined Affiliates Having Different Accounting Revenue Online accommodates Automated Clearing House Periods (ACH) debit payments. Revenue Online does not accept ACH credit or credit card transactions. To remit ACH debit transactions The income of all affiliates included in a combined report must be you must have an account registered with Revenue Online. determined on the basis of the same accounting period. Generally, the accounting period used in the return should be that of the If a bank account has a debit block, any online payment request common parent. Where no common parent exists, the income of will be rejected by the bank. Rejected payments may result in late the combined affiliates should be determined on the basis of the payment penalties and interest. If a bank account has a debit block, taxpayer’s annual accounting period. the taxpayer is encouraged to contact its bank before making an online payment to register the State of Alaska as an authorized Generally, when it is necessary to convert an affiliate to the ACH debit originator. The company ID for the Alaska Department annual accounting period of the taxpayer, an interim closing of the of Revenue is 0000902050. books should be made for the members whose accounting period differs from the common parent and/or taxpayer. If no substantial A taxpayer making a payment by wire transfer is required to notify misstatement of income results, a pro-rata conversion may be the State of Alaska, Treasury Division by 2:00 p.m. the business used. day prior to the wire transfer settlement date. Prepare the payment voucher using Revenue Online and email to dor.trs.cashmgmt@ Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) alaska.gov. If the payment covers multiple tax years, prepare a separate voucher for each year. A REIT that meets the 50% ownership test is required to be included in the combined group. The taxpayer may not claim A check must be submitted with the appropriate tax return or an Alaska dividends-received deduction for the REIT dividends payment voucher. Payment vouchers can be found on Revenue received, if the REIT income is included in the combined report net Online, or you may use Form 6240. of the dividends-paid deduction. Mail check with return or payment voucher to: Public Law (P.L.) 86-272 TAX DIVISION If a corporation claiming P.L. 86-272 protection is a member of an ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Alaska consolidated group, then that corporation must be listed PO BOX 110420 on Schedule B, line 1, and check the appropriate box on that line. JUNEAU AK 99811-0420 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 7 |
Alaska Interest Rates Late Filing of Return Alaska charges interest on taxes due, at a rate which fluctuates A corporation that does not file its complete return by the due date, each quarter. For current rates, refer to our website at www.tax. including extension, is subject to a failure to file penalty of 5% of alaska.gov. the unpaid tax for each 30-day period or portion of a period the return is late, up to a maximum of 25% of the unpaid tax. Amended Returns Late Payment of Tax An amended return must be filed as a complete return. If you are amending a return for 2013 or later year, the form has a checkbox A corporation that does not pay the full amount of tax when due is on page 1 to indicate “amended return.” If you are amending a subject to a failure to pay penalty of 5% of the unpaid tax for each return for 2012, or an earlier tax year, you must file a complete 30 day period or portion of a period the payment is late, up to a return, and write “Amended Return,” preferably in red, across the maximum of 25% of the unpaid tax. If during any period or portion top of the amended return. If you are amending your return to of a period, both the failure to file and failure to pay penalties are claim a carryover of tax attributes such as a net operating loss applicable, only the failure to file penalty is imposed. (NOL), capital losses, or excess charitable contributions, then you must attach Form 6385 Tax Attribute Carryovers. This form may Failure to Electronically File also be used to claim a carryback of NOL or capital losses. A corporation that does not file its return or amended return If the federal return was also amended, a complete copy must be electronically, and does not have a waiver, is subject to a penalty attached. If the Alaska amended return claims a refund based on of the greater of $25 or 1% of the tax due before application of an amended federal return or federal Form 1139, then you must payments. attach documentation that the IRS accepted the amended federal return or Form 1139. An amended Alaska return is also required if Voluntary Disclosure Program the federal return is adjusted by the IRS. Alaska provides a Voluntary Disclosure Program to qualified The DOR does not accept amended returns on Forms 611X or taxpayers. The taxpayer must voluntarily come forward, have 611N. Amended returns for periods ending after July 1, 2016 must never filed an Alaska corporate tax return, have not been the be filed electronically. See electronic filing requirement above. subject of an inquiry from the DOR, and meet other requirements. Certain penalties are waived, but tax and interest must be fully Adjustments to Federal Income Tax Liability paid. For additional information, please see Form 6750 and the associated instructions. A corporation is required to file an amended Alaska return to report any amendment of the taxpayer’s federal income tax return, or re- Disclaimers computation of tax by the IRS. The Alaska amended return must be filed with full payment of any additional tax within 60 days after the When this form was drafted, the current year federal tax forms final determination of the federal adjustment to avoid assessment were not finalized. Therefore, references to lines and schedules on of a penalty for failure to file. If the date that the adjustment is federal forms may not be accurate. Nothing in these instructions finalized is later than the date on federal Form 4549 or 4549A, the or associated forms should be read to conflict with Alaska statutes reason must be satisfactorily explained to avoid assessment of or regulations. a penalty for failure to file. An alteration to the taxpayer’s federal income tax return includes any alteration to the return of any These instructions are presented to assist the taxpayer in preparing member of the combined group of the taxpayer. a corporate return for Alaska. Every effort is made to ensure that the instructions are accurate and helpful. The instructions are not Protective Claim intended to address every legal situation. The taxpayer is advised to consult Alaska Statutes Title 43, Chapters 05, 19, and 20 and A protective refund claim is filed to preserve the taxpayer’s related regulations, and to consult a legal advisor. right to claim a refund when the taxpayer’s right to the refund is contingent on future events and may not be determinable until after the statute of limitations expires. A protective refund claim SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS is made by submitting an amended return, checking the box for a protective claim, and including a written statement that clearly identifies the basis for the claim, as well as the contingency Taxpayer Identification affecting the claim. Any claimed overpayment is not refunded until the matter is resolved. The DOR will treat the amended return as Enter the name and federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) an “information return.” of the taxpayer. If this is a consolidated Alaska return, enter the name and EIN of one taxpayer included in the consolidated filing. If it is necessary to amend your return while a protective claim Do not use the name of the federal consolidated group (“XXX is pending, do not take into account changes reported on the Corporation and Subs”). All other Alaska taxpayers are listed on protective claim. Schedule B, line 1. Once the relevant matter is resolved, the claim is perfected by If the common parent of the federal consolidated group is an Alaska filing a follow-up amended return which reports the Alaska tax taxpayer, use its name and EIN on page 1. Otherwise, select the liability, as finally resolved. taxpayer with the largest Alaska presence. Continue to use that name and EIN for subsequent tax periods until the taxpayer leaves the Alaska consolidated group or the common parent becomes 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 8 |
an Alaska taxpayer. If this taxpayer or consolidated group has organization does not report any UBTI, then the organization previously filed under the name and EIN of a common parent not should not file an Alaska corporate income tax return. having nexus in Alaska, change the designated taxpayer according to these instructions and complete Schedule B, question 4. □ S Corporation: Check this box if the corporation is an S Corporation under federal law. Contact Person □ Personal Holding Company: Check this box if the corporation Provide the name, email address, and telephone number of an is a “Personal Holding Company” as defined in IRC Section individual to whom correspondence regarding this return should 542. be directed. This must be an officer or employee authorized to receive confidential tax information. Generally, the DOR cannot □ Cooperative Association: Check this box if the corporation is a discuss tax matters with an outside party unless there is a Power “Cooperative Association.” of Attorney (see “Paid Preparer Authorization” on page 5). □ Amended return to report IRS audit or Form 1120X: Check this Return Information box if this is an amended return to report audit changes by the IRS, or the filing of an amended federal tax return (Form Check all boxes that apply. 1120X). You must attach a complete copy of the federal audit report “RAR” showing federal changes by company, along with □ Final Alaska return: Check this box if you do not expect to have federal documentation showing that the changes are “final.” If nexus in Alaska after this tax year. Note: If you intend to check this is a refund claim based on an amended federal tax return, “Final” due to a corporate reorganization, please contact the attach documentation that the federal amendment has been DOR at (907) 269-6632 for technical assistance. accepted by the IRS. □ Consolidated Alaska return: Check this box if this tax return is □ Protective claim: If this is an amended return filed to make being filed by two or more Alaska taxpayers. “Consolidated” a protective claim, check the additional box, and attach a applies to the Alaska taxpayers, not their federal return status. statement explaining the protective claim. See additional Note that a consolidated return is required in some cases. See instructions for “Protective Claim” on page 8. Note that a “Filing a Consolidated Return” on page 5 for more information. protective claim is made on an amended return. An original tax return is never considered a protective claim. □ Amended return: Check this box if this return is an amended return. You must file a complete return to amend, including all Schedule A – Net Income Tax Summary schedules. Do not mark schedules “As originally reported.” Be sure to attach a statement explaining the changes being Line 2, Alaska net operating loss (NOL) deduction: If there is reported. (See instructions for related checkboxes below.) Alaska taxable income reported on line 1, then enter the amount of NOL to be utilized in the current year in the space provided on line □ Filing extension: A federal extension automatically extends the 2. Form 6385 Tax Attribute Carryovers must be attached to claim Alaska filing due date. You must check this box to report that NOLs being carried forward from previous years. an extension is in effect. If this is an amended tax return filed to claim a carryback from a □ Public Law 86-272 applies (P.L. 86-272): Check this box if the year after 2020, enter the amount of carryback to be utilized in the corporation named on page 1 is claiming protection under P.L. space on line 2. Use Form 6385 to identify the loss years. 86-272. If this is a consolidated return, and another Alaska corporation claims protection under P.L.86-272, then that Do not enter the federal net operating loss deduction. The Alaska corporation checks the appropriate box on Schedule B, line 1. net operating loss deduction may differ from the federal net See “Public Law (P.L.) 86-272” discussion on page 7. operating loss as a result of state adjustments to federal taxable income, differences between the federal consolidated group and □ HOA filing Form 1120H: If the corporation is a Homeowners the water’s edge combined group, and the amount of income or Association (HOA) filing federal Form 1120H, then check this loss apportioned to other states. box. If the HOA is filing federal Form 1120, then do not check this box. The application of an Alaska net operating loss is governed by applicable Internal Revenue Code provisions. □ Small Corporation exemption: Check this box if the corporation is claiming exemption from tax under AS 43.20.012(a)(3). Line 7, Alaska incentive credits: Enter amount from Form 6300, To be exempt, the corporation must meet certain asset limit line 49 to report Alaska incentive credits that are not refundable requirements, and its principal business must not be in certain credits. This includes the Income Tax Education Credit. industries. The corporation must file a complete Alaska tax return reporting all income and expense items, but does not Line 16, Overpayment credited to estimated tax: This is a calculate Alaska income tax on Schedule D, and does not binding election and the overpayment cannot be re-applied report Other Taxes on Schedule E. If the corporation is a or reduced at a later date. See IRC 6513(d) and Treas. Reg. member of a federal consolidated group, you must attach 301.6402-3(a) and (d). federal Form 851 to the Alaska return. See “Small Corporation Exemption” on page 3 for further details. If this is an amended return filed to report an additional overpayment (in excess of the overpayment reported on the original return), then □ Exempt organization with UBTI: If the corporation is an exempt you can make the election to carry the additional overpayment to organization that is filing federal Form 990-T to report Unrelated the next succeeding year, only if the amended return is filed before Business Taxable Income (UBTI), then check this box. If the the payment due date for the succeeding tax year. This is also 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 9 |
true if the original return did not report an overpayment, but the Line 1a, Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT): On line 1a, report the amended return shows an overpayment. amount of the federal AMT that is applicable to the water’s edge combined group from federal Schedule J. Schedule B – Taxpayer Information Line 2a, Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT): Report the Line 1, Alaska taxpayer information: This schedule must be amount of the federal BEAT that is applicable to the combined completed if the Alaska return is a consolidated return. List each group from federal Form 8991. member of the Alaska consolidated group on Schedule B, line 1, except the taxpayer shown on page 1. If the corporation is claiming Line 4, Personal Holding Company (PHC) tax: Report the PHC protection under P.L. 86-272, or is exempt as an Alaska insurance tax of 12.6%, apportioned if appropriate. This tax is assessed in company (pays Alaska premium tax under AS 21.09.210), then addition to tax calculated at ordinary tax rates on Schedule D. check the appropriate box next to that corporation’s name on line 1. Otherwise, check the boxes indicating which activities Line 5, Increase in tax liability due to cessation of commercial (property, payroll, sales) that corporation has in Alaska. The list operations of a liquefied natural gas storage facility under of corporations on Schedule B must agree to the corporations AS 43.20.047(h): Use Form 6323 to calculate the increase in tax reporting Alaska factors on Schedule I, except those corporations liability, and attach to the tax return. claiming exemption under P.L. 86-272 or Alaska insurance companies. Line 6, Other taxes: Report on line 6 any other federal taxes, or additions to tax liability, applicable through Alaska’s adoption of the If a corporation is protected under P.L. 86-272, and the corporation Internal Revenue Code under AS 43.20.021(a). In addition, use is joining in filing an Alaska consolidated return as a protective this line to report other taxes, and additions to tax liability, required measure, then that corporation must be properly listed on Schedule under other Alaska tax statutes. Such taxes include, but are not B to effect a protective filing. limited to: Caution: If Schedule B is not properly completed, then the DOR □ “Look-back interest” is based on federal interest rates, and may determine that a particular corporation, doing business in apportioned to Alaska (18% does not apply). Attach a copy of Alaska, has not filed a tax return, and may subject the corporation federal Form 8866 or 8697, as applicable. to a penalty for failure to file. □ Recapture of (federal) low-income housing credit must be Do not list affiliated corporations that are not Alaska multiplied by 18% and apportioned, if applicable. Attach a copy taxpayers. Replicating the federal Form 851 information does not of federal Form 8611. constitute a properly completed Schedule B. If Alaska activity is conducted by a Disregarded Entity, then its activity is attributed to □ Recapture of Alaska investment tax credit is subject to federal its corporate owner. List that corporate owner on Schedule B, not recapture rules, to the extent that the investment originally the Disregarded Entity. Do not list a partnership on Schedule B; generated an Alaska investment tax credit. The subject amount report the corporation holding that partnership interest. is then multiplied by 18%, but is not apportioned. Schedule C – Tax Payment Record □ S corporations use line 6 to report built-in gains or excess net passive income taxes. Attach a statement showing the tax Enter the dates and amounts of estimated tax payments made calculation and apportionment, if applicable. for the tax year. If a payment was made under a name and EIN different from the taxpayer shown on page 1, identify the payer by Schedule H – Computation of Alaska Income notation in the area below the “Estimated Payments” section. Total payments must equal Schedule A, line 10. Line 1: Enter the federal taxable income or (loss), before deductions for federal net operating loss and federal dividends- If this is an amended tax return, use the section “Amended return received deduction (“FTI”). Generally, this will be line 28 of the only” to account for payments made, and refunds received, based federal income tax return of the taxpayer. This should agree to on the original return, or as last amended, or adjusted by the DOR. the federal return required to be attached to the Alaska return. Taxpayers included in a consolidated federal return should enter Schedule D – Alaska Tax Computation the FTI of the federal consolidated return on line 1 of Schedule H. If the taxpayer is not affiliated with another corporation, skip lines If you are claiming exemption as a Small Corporation (see page 2a–2g and enter the amount from line 1 on line 3. 3), do not complete Schedule D. Lines 2a–2g: Taxpayers using the combined method of reporting Line 2, Tax: Use the Tax Rate Table to compute the tax on line 2. (water’s edge taxpayers) must complete lines 2a–2g. These lines The tax rate table is on page 1 of these instructions. of Schedule H report the income of the corporations that are added to or removed from those included in line 1 to arrive at the If the corporation is a Personal Holding Company (PHC), the net income before modifications of the water’s edge group. Skip corporation must calculate its tax on Schedule D using the directly to line 3 if the taxpayer is not required to use the combined graduated rates, in addition to the 12.6% add-on tax that is method of reporting. reported on Schedule E, line 4. Line 2a: Enter the FTI reported on the federal tax return(s) of all Schedule E – Other Taxes domestic unitary corporations not included in line 1 with 20% or greater U.S. factors. Attach a schedule, by company. If you are claiming exemption as a Small Corporation (see page 3), do not complete Schedule E. 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 10 |
Line 2b: Enter the income of unitary foreign corporations of the Line 4g: Enter other adjustments. water’s edge group. Include any foreign corporation with 20% or greater U.S. factors. Attach a schedule, by company. Line 6b: Enter the dividends paid by members of the water’s edge combined group to other members of the combined group The income of a foreign corporation is the taxable income before (intercompany dividends). Do not enter dividends between net operating loss determined under the Internal Revenue Code, members of a federal consolidated group that were eliminated in subject to modification under Alaska law, as if the corporation were the federal consolidated return. (Also see instructions for Schedule a domestic corporation. Alternatively, the taxpayer may elect to L on page 13.) report the book income of the foreign corporation, or its Earnings and Profits, as reported on federal Form 5471. Please refer to 15 Line 6d: AS 43.20.145(b)(1) permits an exclusion of 80% of AAC 20.300(e) and (f) for further information. dividends received from foreign corporations. The IRC §965 inclusion and Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) Note that the income of the foreign corporation must be reported amounts are deemed foreign dividends. The 80% exclusion is an for the entire corporation. The corporation may not report federal exception to any DRD or Sec. 250 deduction allowable under the taxable income shown on federal Form 1120-F, unless the Form IRC. 1120-F includes all income of the corporation. Line 6f: Enter any non-business income or loss claimed and Line 2c: Enter income reported by tax haven corporations. attach schedule by category of income. Enter on line 4b expenses Also use this line to report the foreign sales corporation’s profit, incurred to produce non-business income. You must attach a including federally exempt foreign trade income and allowing for schedule of all non-business income claimed by type of income deductions attributable to exempt foreign trade income. and by company name. Line 2d: Remove the income or loss of companies included in line Line 6g: Enter amount of capital gain income from federal Form 1 that are not included in the unitary business of the taxpayer(s). 1120, line 8 reported by members of the combined group. Do not Attach a schedule, by company. include any capital gain income excluded as non-business income on line 6f. Line 2e: Remove the income or loss of companies included in line 1 that are part of the taxpayer’s unitary business but whose U. S. Line 6h: Enter amount of federal Section 1231 gains that are factors average less than 20%. Attach a schedule, by company. taxable as ordinary income, from federal Form 4797, line 12. Do not enter federal accumulated nonrecaptured net Section 1231 Line 2f: Enter the adjustment for intercompany transactions that losses from prior years (Form 4797, line 8). are necessary to reflect the combined income of the water’s edge combined group. The incomes of the companies represented Line 6i: The taxpayer may claim a deduction for foreign-derived in lines 1 through 2e may or may not include adjustments to, or intangible income (FDII) under IRC section 250(a)(1)(A) with some the elimination of, intercompany profits as required under the modification. The FDII must be recalculated to exclude the gross combined method of reporting. An intercompany transaction royalties accrued or received from foreign corporations that the of a federal consolidated group may not be an intercompany taxpayer claimed an 80% deduction for on Schedule H, line 6e of transaction of the water’s edge group. This may include the Alaska Form 6000. The department does not allow a deduction for reversal of a consolidating elimination or adjustment from the the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) component of IRC consolidated federal return, the initiation of an elimination, or section 250. adjustment for inter-group transactions that are not reflected in the income reported on lines 1 or 2a–2e, or a combination of the two. Line 8: Enter apportionment factor from Schedule I, line 14. Alaska regulations provide that intercompany transactions Line 9: Multiply line 7 times line 8 to calculate apportioned income. between any two members of the combined group, if those two members join in a consolidated federal return, must be accounted Line 10: Enter non-business income or loss allocated to Alaska for in the combined report in the same manner as the transaction and attach schedule by category of income. is accounted for in the consolidated federal return. Refer to Alaska Regulation 15 AAC 20.300(m). Line 11a: Enter the taxpayer’s Alaska capital and Section 1231 gains and losses from Schedule J, line 20. The most common adjustment is for intercompany profits residing in beginning and ending inventory. Reverse end-of-year Line 11b: Enter the taxpayer’s Alaska charitable contribution intercompany profit eliminations between corporations within and deduction from Schedule K, line 10. outside of the water’s edge group to the extent they are included in the measure of income reported on lines 1 through 2e. Reverse Line 11c: Enter the taxpayer’s Alaska dividends-received beginning-of-year intercompany profits on transactions between deduction as limited under IRC Section 246. Use the worksheet corporations within the water’s edge combined group to the extent in Appendix B to calculate the allowable deduction, and enter the they were not reversed in the measure of income reported on lines amount on line 11c. 1 through 2e. Schedule I – Apportionment Factor Line 4e: Enter the amount of expenditures that are being claimed for the Qualified Oil and Gas Service Industry Expenditure Credit, The corporations listed on lines 1, 5, and 9 must comprise the from Form 6327, line 2. entire group of corporations with nexus in Alaska. Do not list corporations on lines 1, 5, and 9 that do not have nexus. Do not list all corporations included in the federal consolidated group. If Schedule I is not properly completed, this may delay the 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 11 |
processing of the return and a delay in a refund. Additionally, the The term “compensation” means wages, salaries, commissions DOR may deny interest on a refund claimed on a return that was and any other form of remuneration paid directly to employees for not processible. personal services. Payments made to an independent contractor, or to any person not properly classified as an employee, are The numerator values on lines 1, 5, and 9 must be listed by excluded. corporation, net of intercompany eliminations. Do not list an “elimination company.” If lines 1, 5, and 9 are improperly completed Sales Factor: See 15 AAC 19.251 – 302. regarding eliminations, this may result in a tax adjustment. The sales factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the gross receipts derived during the tax year from transactions and activities If the taxpayer does business only in Alaska, enter “1.000000” on attributable to Alaska in the regular course of the taxpayer’s trade line 14. If the taxpayer has business activity both within and outside or business. The denominator is the total gross receipts derived of Alaska, then Schedule I must be fully completed. Note that the during the tax year from transactions and activities in the regular list of taxpayers listed on lines 1, 5, or 9 must match the list of course of the corporation’s trade or business. taxpayers listed on Schedule B, plus the taxpayer named on page 1 of the tax return. The only exceptions are corporations claiming Schedule J – Alaska Capital and Section 1231 Gains exemption under P.L. 86-272, or Alaska insurance companies. and Losses If the taxpayer is a “disregarded entity” under federal law, then that Schedule J is used to calculate the taxpayer’s Alaska net capital entity is disregarded for Alaska purposes. On Schedule I, list the gain. Gains and losses are measured after allocation and name and EIN of the owner of that disregarded entity. apportionment. Enter the taxpayer’s current gains and losses, before any federal limitations, according to their character. If a corporation owns an interest in a partnership that conducts Corporations that conduct business both within and without Alaska business in Alaska, then the partnership’s apportionment factors enter total gains and losses on lines 1, 5, and 11 and enter non- (property, sales, and payroll) are attributed to that corporate business capital gain or loss on lines 6 and 12 as appropriate. partner. On Schedule I, report the corporation’s property, payroll, Enter the portion of non-business gain or loss that is allocable to and sales, including its share of partnership factors. Do not list the Alaska on lines 8 and 14, as appropriate. Taxpayers using the name or EIN of the partnership on lines 1, 5, or 9. combined method of reporting should report the gains and losses of the entire combined group. Taxpayers using the combined method of reporting are required to include a schedule of the calculation of the apportionment formula Note: If you are filing an amended return, Schedule J must be fully in columnar format disclosing for each corporation the total completed, based on information from federal Schedule D (without property, payroll, and sales and the amount of Alaska property, regard to federal capital loss carryovers or carrybacks) and Form payroll, and sales. 4797. Do not report amounts net of federal capital loss carryovers or carrybacks. All factor calculations (lines 4, 8, 12, and 14) must be rounded to the sixth decimal place. If both the numerator and denominator (for Line 1: Enter in column A the current Section 1231 gains and a particular factor) are zero, disregard that factor and divide line 13 (losses) from federal Form 4797, line 7 attributable to the combined by the remaining number of factors and enter the result on line 14. group. Do not use the amount from Form 4797, line 17, which includes ordinary gains and losses. Property Factor: See 15 AAC 19.141 – 202. The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the value Line 2: The taxpayer’s Alaska non-recaptured net Section 1231 of real and tangible personal property owned or rented and used losses are based on the apportioned Section 1231 gains and within Alaska during the tax year to produce business income. The losses in prior years and may not correspond to the taxpayer’s denominator is the value of all real and tangible personal property federal non-recaptured net Section 1231 losses. owned or rented and used to generate business income. Rents do not include royalties or amounts paid for services or supplies in Line 5: Enter the amount from federal Schedule D, the sum of connection with rented property. lines 1–5 attributable to the combined group. Do not use line 7 which includes federal unused capital loss carryover. (See line 9 Property used in the production of non-business income is not instructions below to report Alaska unused capital losses.) included in the factor. Construction in progress is not included in the factor. Line 9: Enter on line 9 the Alaska excess capital loss to be utilized in the current year. The Alaska excess capital loss is the taxpayer’s Owned property is valued at its original cost averaged over the allocated and apportioned net capital losses from prior years. tax year. In general, original cost is the unadjusted basis for Enter in the first space on line 9 the amount from Form 6385 Tax federal income tax purposes at the time of acquisition adjusted by Attribute Carryovers, line 12. Do not enter the taxpayer’s federal subsequent additions, improvements, or partial dispositions. The capital loss carryover from federal Schedule D. average value of owned property is computed by averaging the property values at the beginning and end of the tax year. Rented Special capital loss carryback notes: If this is an amended property is valued at eight times the annual rents paid. return filed to claim a capital loss carryback, enter the amount of carryback to be utilized in the current year, in the space provided Payroll Factor: See 15 AAC 19.211 – 241. on line 9. This generally comes from Form 6385, line 16. Note that The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the a capital loss carryback cannot create or increase a current net compensation paid within Alaska during the tax year to produce operating loss. This may require an iterative process to calculate business income. The denominator is the total compensation paid the allowable capital loss carryback. In this situation, you would during the tax year to produce business income. prepare the return with the following steps: 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 12 |
1. Schedule H (Alaska Income) through line 10. Schedule L – Alaska Dividends-Received Deduction 2. Schedule J (capital gains/losses) including capital loss The Alaska dividends-received deduction is based on the allocated carryover to current year, but excluding capital loss carryback. and apportioned dividends included in Alaska taxable income and is limited to Alaska taxable income in accordance with IRC Section 3. Schedule K (charitable contributions). 246(b). 4. Schedule L (dividends-received deduction). Lines 2a–2d: Enter the amounts of dividends already deducted, or accounted for, on Schedule H, that are included in Schedule L, 5. Calculate as-if Alaska taxable income (Schedule A, line 1) line 1. These would include intercompany dividends, Section 78 using items 1–4 above. gross-up, foreign dividends, and dividends deducted on Schedule • If as-if taxable income is greater than zero, then a capital H as non-business income. These dividends are not eligible for loss carryback may be partially or fully allowable. a dividends-received deduction, because they have already been • If as-if taxable income is less than, or equal to zero, then deducted. capital loss carryback is not allowable. Lines 8 and 9: Enter the allocated and apportioned dividends 6. Enter the allowable capital loss carryback in the space from line 7, according to the appropriate deduction percentage provided on Schedule J, line 9. in accordance with IRC Sections 243–247, in column A of line 8 and multiply across. Enter the sum of line 8a–d column C in line 7. Complete the remainder of the return. 9. Use the worksheet in Appendix B to calculate the amount of dividends allowable based on Alaska taxable income (IRC Section Line 11: Enter the amount of long-term capital gains and losses 246). Carry the amount of allowable dividend-received deduction from 1120 Schedule D, (the sum of lines 8–10, plus lines 12–14). to Schedule H line 11c. Do not use the amount from line 15, as it includes Section 1231 gains and losses which must be reported on Schedule J, line 1. Line 17: If line 10 is a gain and line 16 is a loss, offset the loss from line 16 against the gain from line 10 and enter the result, on line 17, but not less than zero. Line 18: If line 16 is a gain and line 10 is a loss, offset the loss from line 10 against the gain from line 16 and enter the result, on line 18, but not less than zero. Line 20: Add lines 17, 18, and 19 and enter the result on Schedule H, line 11a. Schedule K – Alaska Charitable Contribution Deduction The taxpayer’s Alaska charitable contribution deduction may differ from its federal charitable contribution deduction as a result of allocation and apportionment, the taxable income limitation, Income Tax Education Credit contributions, and differences in carryover values. Schedule K is used to measure the taxpayer’s Alaska charitable contribution deduction limited by its Alaska taxable income. Line 1: Enter the taxpayer’s current charitable contributions before any federal deduction limitations and exclusive of any federal excess contribution carryover. Line 2: Enter charitable contributions that were used to generate an Income Tax Education Credit, that are included in line 1, from Form 6310, line 3. The total of line 2 should not exceed $2,000,000. Line 6: Enter the taxpayer’s Alaska excess contribution carryover from prior years from line 18 of Form 6385 Tax Attribute Carryovers. Enter as a positive number. Line 8: Enter the Alaska taxable income for deduction limitation purposes. Use worksheet in Appendix A to calculate the limitation and to calculate the amount of charitable contribution carryover to convert to net operating loss, if applicable. 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 13 |
Appendix A Worksheet for Charitable Contribution Deduction Taxable income for deduction limitation (Schedule K, line 8) 1. Enter sum of Schedule H, lines 9–11a, (taxable income before charitable contribution), but not less than zero 2. Enter amount of capital loss carryback utilized included in Schedule J, line 9 3. Taxable income before charitable contribution, capital loss carryback, and net operating loss. Add lines 1–2 4. Is there a Net Operating Loss carryforward available to reduce taxable income in the current year? Yes No If you answered “no” STOP. Enter amount from line 3 on Schedule K, line 8 If you answered “yes” then complete the remainder of this worksheet to determine if any charitable contributions are converted to net operating loss 5. NOL carryforward utilized from Form 6385, line 4h. Enter as a positive number 6. Taxable income before charitable contribution, capital loss carryback, after NOL carryforward. Subtract line 5 from line 3, but not less than 0 7. Multiply line 3 by 10% 8. Multiply line 6 by 10% 9. Enter amount from Schedule K, line 7 If line 9 is less than line 8, STOP. Charitable contributions are fully deductible, and there is no charitable contribution carryover. Enter the amount from line 6 on Schedule K, line 8. If line 9 is more than line 8, complete remainder of worksheet 10. Enter lesser of line 9 or line 8 11. Subtract line 10 from line 9. If less than zero, enter 0 12. Subtract line 8 from line 7 13. Enter lesser of line 11 or 12. This is the amount of charitable contributions converted to NOL 14. Subtract line 13 from line 11. This is the portion of the unallowed charitable contributions that is carried over as charitable contributions 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 14 |
Appendix B Worksheet for Dividends-Received Deduction (DRD) A B 1a. Enter sum of Schedule H, lines 9-11b (taxable income before DRD) 1b. Enter amount from Schedule L, line 9 (DRD without limitation) 1c. Subtract line 1b from line 1a. If <0, STOP. Enter amount from Schedule L, line 9 on Schedule H, line 11c 2. Add back capital loss carryback amount included in Schedule J, line 9 3. Add lines 1a and 2. If < 0, STOP. Enter amount from Schedule L, line 9 on Schedule H, line 11c 4. Enter in worksheet columns A and B, the amount from Schedule L, line 8a, column C (attributable to dividends qualifying for 100% DRD) 5. Subtract line 4 from line 3, but not less than zero 6. Multiply line 5 by 65% 7. Enter amount from Schedule L, line 8b column C, plus the amount from Schedule L, line 8d column C, plus the amount from Schedule L, line 8f column C that is attributable to dividends from 20%-or-more owned corporations 8. Enter in worksheet columns A and B, the smaller of line 6 or line 7. If line 7 is greater than line 6, stop here. Your dividends-received deduction is not limited 9. Enter amount from Schedule L, line 8b column A, plus the amount from Schedule L, line 8d column A, plus the part of the dividends on Schedule L, line 8f column A from 20%-or- more-owned corporations which are eligible for a DRD 10. Subtract line 9 from line 5, but not less than zero 11. Multiply line 10 by 50% 12. Subtract Schedule L, line 8a column C from Schedule L line 9 13. Subtract line 7 from line 12 14. Enter in columns A and B, the smaller of line 11 or line 13 15. Dividends-received deduction after limitation. Add amounts in column B. Enter the result here and on Schedule H, line 11c 0405-6000i Rev 01/01/24 - page 15 |