2020 IA 1065 Partnership Return of Income Who Must File property, the amount of income apportioned to Every partnership deriving income/loss from real, Iowa is to be based on that portion which the tangible, or intangible property owned within Iowa gross sales made within the state bears to the or from a business carried on within Iowa must file. total gross sales of the partnership. The sale of The Iowa partnership form must also be used by tangible personal property occurs in Iowa if the syndicates, pools, joint ventures, limited liability property is shipped or delivered to a point within companies, and other similar entities required to Iowa, regardless of the Freight on Board (FOB) report activities on a federal partnership return. point or other conditions of the sale. If the Note: Only partnerships with activity (income/loss) partnership’s distribution includes income from Iowa sources or which are domiciled in Iowa derived from business other than the are required to file. A non-Iowa partnership should manufacture or sale of tangible personal not file only because one or more of its partners property, it is to be apportioned to Iowa in the are Iowa residents or because the partnership is ratio to which the Iowa gross receipts bear to the registered with the Iowa Secretary of State. total gross receipts of the partnership. The partnership will provide each partner a copy of Distribution of Partnership Income the IA Schedule K-1, which will show how the A partnership is not a taxable entity in Iowa, but Iowa portion of the partnership income is the members of a partnership are taxed on their apportioned to each partner. individual shares whether actually distributed to them or not. This pass-through income is Tax Preference Items reportable on the partner’s individual, trust, or If the partnership had tax preference or corporate tax return. alternative minimum tax (AMT) adjustment items, they will be allocated to the partners in the same Individual Partners: If the tax year of a partner ratio as net income from the partnership is is different from that of the partnership, the allocated. The partners may be subject to the distributable share is to be included in the Iowa AMT on the items of tax preference or individual return for the year in which the tax adjustments allocated to them. year of the partnership ends. When filing Iowa individual income tax returns, all partners must Iowa Resident Out-of-State Tax Credit report all partnership income that is reportable on 2020 Iowa Acts, House File 2641, Division XVII, the partner’s federal return on the IA 1040. modified the Iowa Out-of-State Tax Credit for tax Modifications may be reported on the “Other years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, to adjustments” or “Other income” lines of the IA allow Iowa residents to claim the credit for certain 1040. In addition, nonresident partners must entity-level income taxes paid by a pass-through report all Iowa-source income and adjustments on entity (partnership, S corporation, fiduciary) to IA 126, Iowa Nonresident and Part-Year Resident another state, local jurisdiction, or foreign country Credit. Individual income tax filing requirements on income also subject to tax in Iowa, but only if are available in the IA 1040 instruction booklet. the partner receives a supplemental schedule These instructions are available on the from the partnership reporting certain Department website (tax.iowa.gov). information. If the partnership paid entity-level income tax (including composite return income Composite Filing tax) to another state, local jurisdiction, or foreign A partnership may file an Iowa composite country on the distributive share of the partner’s individual income tax return and pay any tax due income also subject to tax in Iowa, provide a on behalf of the nonresident partners who have supplemental schedule to the partner with the IA no other Iowa income and meet minimum income Schedule K-1 that identifies the jurisdiction and requirements. See IA 1040C for further the partner’s pro-rata share of the income, tax information. liability, and tax paid in that jurisdiction. A partner Apportionment of Iowa-Source Income will not be permitted to claim an Out-of-State Tax If a partnership’s income is from the Credit on the IA 130 for that income tax unless manufacture or sale of tangible personal the partner receives that supplemental schedule 41-017a (10/13/2020) |
from the partnership and submits a copy with the Fuel Tax Credit IA 1040. If the partnership does not have a fuel tax refund If the partnership is itself an owner of another permit or has canceled its refund permit within pass-through entity that paid entity-level income the first 30 days of the year, a Fuel Tax Credit tax to another state, local jurisdiction, or foreign may be claimed by each partner on his or her country on income also subject to tax in Iowa, and individual income tax return (or by a C the partnership receives a schedule from that corporation if it is a partner). If a Fuel Tax Credit pass-through entity identifying the jurisdiction and is claimed, complete the IA 4136 and include it the partnership’s pro-rata share of the income, with the IA 1065. Each partner’s share is income tax liability, and income tax paid in that recorded in Part III of the partner’s IA Schedule jurisdiction, the partnership may in turn report that K-1. income tax to its partners on a supplemental Other Tax Credits schedule with the partner’s IA Schedule K-1. The Partners may qualify for various tax credits supplemental schedule must identify the passed through to them by the partnership. The jurisdiction and pass-through entity that paid the partnership must complete the appropriate income tax, and the partner’s pro-rata share of form(s), where applicable, to compute these that income, income tax liability, and income tax credits (for example: IA 128, IA 137) and include paid. The partnership may not report this tax to its them with the IA 1065. The partnership is not partners as described above if the partnership required to complete an IA 148 Tax Credits does not receive the appropriate schedule from Schedule. Each partner’s share of Iowa tax the other pass-through entity. The partnership credits must be recorded in Part III of the should keep the schedule it received from the partner’s IA Schedule K-1 including certificate other pass-through entity because the numbers. Partners must complete the IA 148 to Department may request it of the resident partner claim credits, reporting the partnership in Part IV in order to prove the credit claimed on the IA 130. as the pass-through entity. The resident partner is responsible for providing documentation of the out-of-state tax paid by a Time and Place for Filing pass-through entity at the Department’s request. The Iowa partnership return must be filed on or before the last day of the fourth month following Example: Partnership X earns $2,000 of income the close of the partnership’s tax year. For in State A, which imposes an entity-level income calendar year filers, the due date is April 30, tax directly on the partnership. Partnership X 2021. There is an automatic 6-month extension pays $100 of income tax to State A. Partnership of time to file after April 30, 2021. No extension X is owned 50% by Partnership Y, and provides request form is required. Mail returns to Income a schedule to Partnership Y indicating that Y’s Tax Return Processing, Iowa Department of pro-rata share of the income taxed by State A is Revenue, Hoover State Office Building, Des $1,000, and Y’s pro-rata share of the income tax Moines, Iowa 50306-9187. Partners with pass- imposed by and paid to State A is $50. through income need to review individual, Partnership Y is owned 50% by individual Z, a Limited Liability Company (LLC), trust, or resident of Iowa. Partnership Y provides a corporate income tax due dates and filing schedule to individual Z indicating that Z’s pro- requirements. These instructions are available rata share of Partnership X’s income taxed by on the Department website (tax.iowa.gov). State A is $500, and Z’s pro-rata share of Partnership X’s income tax imposed by and paid Amended Return to State A is $25. Individual Z may use the income If an amended federal return or a federal and tax amounts reported on that schedule in administrative adjustment request was filed, completing Z’s IA 130 Iowa Out-of-State Tax the taxpayer must file an amended Iowa return Credit Schedule, provided that the $500 of and include the IA 102 Amended Return income identified on the schedule is also reported Schedule. Use the 1065 to file and check the on individual Z’s IA 1040 return and is taxed by “Amended Return” box. Iowa. 41-017b (10/13/2020) |
Federal Centralized Partnership Audit Iowa Pass-through Entity Audits Regime For tax year 2020 and forward, any audit of a Prior to tax year 2018, federal partnership audit pass-through entity (partnership, S corporation, adjustments and tax collection was generally fiduciary) by the Department will be conducted administered at the partner level. For tax years solely at the pass-through entity level through 2018 and forward, the IRS makes audit the entity’s state representative. If a pass- adjustments and generally collects taxes at the through entity is audited by the Department partnership level for partnerships subject to the resulting in adjustments to Iowa tax liability, the federal centralized partnership audit regime. If a pass-through entity and its owners must follow partnership under this regime is audited by the certain procedures and timelines for reporting IRS resulting in adjustments that affect Iowa tax the adjustments to Iowa and paying any resulting liability, the partnership and its direct and indirect Iowa tax. For more information, see the IA 102 partners must follow certain procedures and Amended Return Schedule, the IA 103 Pass- timelines for reporting the adjustments to Iowa through Election to Pay Return and Voucher, and paying the resulting Iowa tax, even if the and the instructions below for the IA 1065, line partnership or partners were not responsible for 10. See also Iowa Code §§ 422.25B and filing a federal amended return or paying 422.25C. These provisions may be applied to a additional federal tax. Similar procedures and tax year prior to 2020 if the Department, the timelines also apply to an affected partnership pass-through entity, and the pass-through entity and its direct and indirect partners for owners agree. amendments to returns requested on a For Additional Information centralized administrative adjustment request Contact Taxpayer Services at 515-281-3114 (AAR). For more information, see the IA 102 or 800-367-3388 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CT or Amended Return Schedule, the IA 103 Pass- email idr@iowa.gov. through Election to Pay Return and Voucher, and the instructions below for the IA 1065, line Federal Partnership Return 10. See also Iowa Code § 422.25A. A copy of the federal partnership 1065 return and all other supporting schedules must be included with this form. Do not include federal Schedule K-1. Completing the Return Calendar Year or Fiscal Year location. Non-Iowa partnerships without an If the partnership operates on a fiscal year basis, Iowa location should enter 00. A list of enter the beginning and ending dates here, county numbers can be found on the otherwise leave blank. The Iowa partnership Department website (tax.iowa.gov). return must be made on the same period basis • Enter the business code number provided by as the partnership accounts are required to be the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for the kept for federal tax purposes, even if partners specific industry group corresponding to the report their income on a different year basis. partnership’s primary business activity available at the IRS website (irs.gov). Part I: Partnership Name and Address • Enter the state partnership representative and • If the partnership has a Federal Employer phone number. This is the person the Identification Number (FEIN), it must be partnership is appointing as the state entered here. If the partnership has applied for partnership representative for purposes of but not yet received a number, enter “applied Iowa Code § 422.25B. This should be the for” and inform the Department of the number same as the partnership’s federal partnership once it is obtained. For information on representative unless the partnership is obtaining an FEIN, contact the IRS at 800- designating a different person for Iowa 829-4933. purposes. • Enter the county number of the main Iowa 41-017c (10/13/2020) |
• Enter a one or two word description of the using these loans. partnership’s principal activity. Line 1: Federal Taxable Income – Net together • Enter the total number of partners and include items of income or loss on the federal Schedule their corresponding IA Schedule K-1s. K and those deductions on federal Schedule K Include one for each person who was a that do not qualify as itemized deductions. Enter partner at any time during the tax year. the net figure on this line. Part II: Partnership Information Line 2: Interest – Enter the total amount of Check the type of return being filed: Partnership, interest and dividends from foreign securities, LLC, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) or other. from securities of state and other political subdivisions, and from regulated investment Answer the three questions about the companies exempt from federal income tax and partnership’s activities.If the answer is “No” to not exempt from Iowa income taxes. (Iowa Code all three questions, the partnership is not § 422.7(2), (17); Iowa Admin Code Rs. 701-40.3, required to file an IA 1065, unless its commercial 40.32, 40.52) domicile is in Iowa. If the answer is “Yes” to any question or if it’s commercial domicile is in Iowa, Line 3: Other Additions – Enter the total the partnership must file an IA 1065, including amount of other additions to partnership the IA Schedule K-1. If the commercial domicile income required under Iowa law. Include a is in Iowa and the answer is “No” to all three schedule describing the type and amount of questions, enter “zero” in column (b) of the IA each addition. If the partnership is also a Schedule K-1 for each nonresident partner. If the member of another partnership or the answer to any question is yes, a percentage beneficiary of an estate or trust, enter the greater than zero must be entered in column (b) partnership’s distributive share of Iowa additions of the IA Schedule K-1 for each nonresident furnished by the other partnership, estate, or partner. trust. Consult the following forms and worksheets: Part III: Modification of Partnership Income • Part III is used to document those modifications IA 4562A—Section 179 expensing and bonus or adjustments to federal 1065 Schedule K depreciation adjustments • income that are required by Iowa Code section IA 8824 Like-Kind Exchange Worksheet. For 422.7 and Chapter 40 of the Iowa Administrative tax years 2020 or later, this worksheet should Code to the extent applicable to partnerships, in only be used to compute related party order to show the total modified net income from transactions and federal installment sale the partnership. gains related to like-kind exchanges of personal property completed prior to tax year Conformity with the Internal Revenue Code 2020. (IRC)—For tax years beginning on or after • IA 101 Nonconformity Adjustments January 1, 2020, Iowa has adopted rolling • IA 163 Interest Expense Adjustment conformity, meaning the state will automatically conform to any changes made to the IRC, except Line 5: Federal Securities Interest – Enter the as specified by Iowa law. total interest received from federal securities such as U.S. Treasury bonds, notes, bills, and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)—PPP savings bonds included in taxable income for loans that are forgiven and properly excluded federal income tax purposes. Include any loss on from gross income for federal purposes will also the sale or exchange of a share from a regulated qualify for exclusion from income for Iowa tax investment company held for six months or less purposes. For tax years beginning on or after to the extent the loss was disallowed under January 1, 2020, Iowa fully conforms to the section 852(b)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue relevant tax provisions of the federal Code. (Iowa Code § 422.7(1), (17); Iowa Admin Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. Code Rs. 701-40.2, 40.32, 40.52) 116-260) including the provisions allowing Line 6: Other Reductions – Enter the total certain deductions for business expenses paid amount of other reductions to partnership income 41-017d (10/13/2020) |
required or allowed under Iowa law. Include a Line 8: Net Modifications – This line could schedule describing the type and amount of each result in either a positive or negative number. reduction. If the partnership is also a member of Line 10: Election to Pay after Audit – Under another partnership or the beneficiary of an certain circumstances, a partnership may elect to estate or trust, enter on this line the pay on its partners’ behalf the Iowa tax, penalty, partnership’s distributive share of Iowa and interest resulting from a federal centralized reductions furnished by the other partnership or partnership audit or an Iowa pass-through entity estate or trust. Examples of Iowa reductions audit. The election and the payment calculation include the following: are made on the IA 103 Pass-through Election to • Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Employer Pay Return and Voucher. If you are making an Social Security Credit for Tips, or Alcohol and election to pay on the IA 103 related to the audit Cellulosic Biofuel Credit, to the extent such adjustments reported on this return, report on credits increased federal partnership income. this line the total amount of tax, penalty, and (Iowa Code § 422.7(8), (9), (30); Iowa Admin interest you calculated and paid with your IA 103. Code Rs. 701-40.9, 40.49) When an election to pay on your partners’ behalf • Additional deduction for wages paid to new is made, do not issue amended IA 1065 employees who qualify as persons with Schedule K-1s to your partners, but instead disabilities or as ex-offenders. (Iowa Code § notify the partner of all of the following in a 422.7(12), (12A); Iowa Admin Code Rs. 701- separate letter or schedule: (1) identify the 40.21) partner’s distributive share of the audit • To the extent included in the partnership’s adjustments, (2) notify the partner that you have taxable income on line 1 of the IA 1065, the elected to pay the resulting Iowa tax, penalty, amount of any financial assistance grant and interest on their behalf, and (3) notify the provided to an eligible small business by the partner that the partner shall not claim any Iowa Economic Development Authority under deduction, credit, or refund for the amount paid the Iowa small business relief grant program by the partnership, and the partner may not created during calendar year 2020 to provide include the amount paid on the partner’s Iowa financial assistance to eligible small businesses return in any manner. economically impacted by the COVID-19 Part IV: Business Activity Ratio (BAR) pandemic. If the partnership is doing business wholly within • To the extent included in the partnership’s Iowa, skip lines 1 - 12 and enter 100.00 on line taxable income on line 1 of the IA 1065, the 13. If the partnership is doing business both amount of a federal, state, or local grant provided within and without Iowa, complete all applicable to a communications service provider during the lines. Dividends are net of special deductions. tax year, if the grant was used to install Business income means income which arises broadband service in targeted service areas at or from the partnership’s unitary trade or business, above the download and upload speeds. a part of which is conducted within Iowa. Also consult the following forms and worksheets: Business income must be apportioned to Iowa by • IA 4562A—Section 179 expensing and bonus means of the BAR. Investment income may at depreciation adjustments the taxpayer’s election be included in the • IA 8824 Like-Kind Exchange Worksheet. For computation of the BAR. The taxpayer will have tax years 2020 or later, this worksheet should elected whether to include investment income in only be used to compute related party trans- the computation of the BAR for that year and all actions and federal installment sale gains subsequent years. Consequently, that year and related to like-kind exchanges of personal for subsequent years total investment income property completed prior to tax year 2020. which is determined to be business income will • IA 101 Nonconformity Adjustments be Included in the numerator as follows (see • IA 163 Interest Expense Adjustment Iowa Admin Code Rs. 701-54.2(3) for • IA 163A Interest Expense Carryover clarification): Adjustment • Accounts receivable interest is to be included 41-017e (10/13/2020) |
in the numerator to the extent allocable to Iowa. • Other investment income including interest, • All investment income that is business net dividends, capital and ordinary gains, and income, including capital gains or losses, royalties from intangibles must be included in must be included in the computation of the the numerator if the commercial domicile is in BAR if the investment income is derived from Iowa. intangible property that has become an Signature integral part of some business activity The return must be signed and dated by a occurring regularly in or outside of Iowa. partner or member. The return will not be • Capital and ordinary gains or losses, or rent considered valid unless this requirement is and royalties from real property must be met. Also include the signer’s title and included in the numerator for property located daytime phone number. in Iowa. Instructions for IA 1065 Schedule K-1 IA Schedule K-1 shows each partner’s share of Schedule K-1 in the year of such disposition. modifications, all-source income, Iowa Attach a schedule explaining the changes to both apportioned income, and Iowa tax credits. the partner’s copy of the K-1, and to the Complete information for each partner in an partnership’s own Iowa return. acceptable format must be provided. IA 1065 and Part I: General Information IA Schedule K-1 are provided on our website. Individual partners: When completing the Partnership/Limited Liability Company (LLC) individual IA 1040, report the amounts shown on information the federal Schedule K-1. These amounts should Enter name and Federal Employer Identification match the IA Schedule K-1, column (a) items. In Number (FEIN) of partnership on each IA addition, individual nonresident partners must use Schedule K-1. the apportioned totals from column (c) when Partner Information completing the Iowa IA 126, Iowa Nonresident and • Enter name, Social Security Number (SSN) or Part-year Resident Credit. FEIN, and address of partner. In the case of a Substantial built-in loss nonconformity for disregarded entity, enter the applicable transfer of partnership interest that occurred information of the beneficial owner. in tax year 2018. • Check either the resident partner or Iowa did not conform to IRC section 743(d)(1)(B) nonresident partner box, based on the for transfers of partnership interests occurring in partner’s current address. tax year 2018. This means that if a partner was • Check the amended box if the IA Schedule K- transferred a partnership interest in tax year 2018 1 is part of an amended 1065 return. If the which had a substantial built-in loss for federal partnership is amending for a federal purposes solely as a result of that provision (in centralized partnership audit change or an other words, not as a result of IRC section Iowa pass-through entity audit change and is 743(d)(1)(A) or an election under IRC section electing to pay with an IA 103, do not reissue 754) then no substantial built-in loss existed for the K-1. Instead, the partnership will need to that transfer for Iowa purposes, and the resulting send a letter to the partner as described on the adjustments to the transferee partner’s basis instructions above for the IA 1065, line 10. under IRC section 743(b) did not apply for Iowa Check the appropriate box for the partner’s purposes. This may result in differences in the entity type. amount of federal and Iowa income or loss in the • Enter partner’s percentage of ownership in the years in which the partnership disposes of partnership. property affected by this basis adjustment. If this • Enter the partnership’s Iowa receipts, as occurs, adjust for the items of income and loss to reported on page 1, Part IV, line 12, column A, the affected partner and include the net result as of the IA 1065 an adjustment on line16a of that partner’s IA 1065 41-017f (10/13/2020) |
• Enter the partnership’s total receipts, as Line 16(b): For nonresident partners only, enter reported on page 1, Part IV, line 12, column B, the Iowa BAR. of the IA 1065. If Business Activity Ratio (BAR) Line 16(c): For nonresident partners only, is 100%, enter the Gross Receipts from line 1a, multiply line 16(a) by the percentage on line page 1 of the federal 1065. 16(b) and enter here. Nonresident partners: If this • Corporate partners: Include your share of the entry is a positive amount, also enter it on line 14 partnership’s Iowa receipts and total receipts in of the IA 126. If this entry is a negative amount, the BAR on the IA 1120. enter it on line 24 of the IA 126. • Enter the partnership’s BAR from page 1, Part Part III: Partner’s Portion of IA IV, line 13, of the IA 1065. Credits/Withholding: If the partnership • Answer yes or no to the question of whether the submitted Iowa withholding for the partner, enter partnership is including additional attachments it in the current year amount column on the first with the K-1. line of the schedule. If none, enter zero. Part II: Partner’s Pro Rata Share Items: Note: If paying a nonresident an Iowa nonwage Column (a), lines 1 through 15(f): payment, Iowa income tax must be withheld at a Enter the same amounts as shown on the rate of 5% of the payment amount. The federal Schedule K-1. partnership must register with the Iowa Resident shareholders complete column (a) Department of Revenue for withholding tax using only. the Iowa Business Tax Registration form. Nonresidents who prefer to make an Iowa Column (b), lines 1 through 15(f): estimated payment instead must file an Iowa For nonresident partners only, enter the Nonresident Request for Release from partnership’s single factor Iowa BAR. The BAR Withholding form and submit the form with their in column (b) must be applied equally to each line first estimated payment prior to April 30, 2021. If item in column (a); no method of separate a partnership is filing an IA 1040C return on accounting is allowed. Please contact the behalf of its nonresident partners no withholding Department for more information on the BAR for or estimated payments are required. investment partnerships. For all other credits, enter the tax credit name in Column (c), lines 1 through 15(f): the first column. For awarded credits, enter the For nonresident partners only, multiply the certificate number in the second column. Enter amounts in column (a) by the percentage in the partner’s share of the current year amount in column (b) and enter the product in column (c) the third column. for each line item. This is the amount apportionable to Iowa. Nonresidents: These figures may be reportable on your IA 126 nonresident schedule. Line 12(a): Enter the same amount as shown on the federal Schedule K-1. Line 15(f): Include a schedule showing the name and amount for each item reported on line 15(f). Line 16(a): Enter the partner’s all-source modifications. This figure is equal to the partnership’s all-source modifications multiplied by the partner’s ownership percentage. Individual partners: If this figure is a positive amount, report it on line 14 of the IA 1040. If this figure is a negative amount, report it on line 24 of the IA 1040. 41-017g (10/13/2020) |