Enlarge image | 2020IT ‐ 141 WESTVIRGINIAFIDUCIARYINCOMETAX (forresidentandnon residentestatesandtrusts)‐ PAGE1 2020IT ‐ 141FIDUCIARYINCOMETAXINSTRUCTIONS |
Enlarge image | GENERALINFORMATION RESIDENTANDNONRESIDENTESTATEORTRUSTDEFINED– WestVirginiaisafederalconformitystate.WhenaFederal1041isfiled withtheIRS,thenanyresidentornon residentestateortrustwouldberequiredtofiletheIT‐ 141withtheWestVirginiaStateTax ‐ Department.ForincometaxpurposesasfiledontheIT 141,aresidentestateortrustmeans:(a)theestateofadecedentwhoat ‐ his/herdeathwasdomiciledinthisstate,(b)atrustcreatedbywillofadecedentwhoathis/herdeathwasdomiciledinthisstate,or (c)atrustcreatedbyorconsistingofpropertyofapersondomiciledinthisstate.Anon residentestateortrustisrequiredtofilethe ‐ IT‐ 141andreporttheincomethatisattributabletoWestVirginia.Theresidenceofthefiduciarydoesnotaffecttheclassificationof theestate,ortrustasaresidentornon resident.‐ ESTATESANDTRUSTSREQUIREDTOFILEARETURN Fiduciaryreturnsmustbefiledforthefollowingestatesandtrusts: ResidentestatesortrustsrequiredtofileaFederalIncomeTaxreturn,orhavinganyWestVirginiataxableincome; Non residentestatesortrustshavingitemsofincomeorgainderivedfromWestVirginiasources.‐ COMPOSITERETURN AnEstateorTrustmayelecttosatisfytheindividualincometaxreportingrequirementsofallormultiplenonresidentbeneficiariesby filingaNonresidentCompositereturn(IT 140NRC)whentheEstateorTrustistheonlysourceofWestVirginiaIncome.Thiselection‐ isprovided asaconveniencetothenonresidentbeneficiariesand eliminatestheneedtofile an individual IT 140Nonresident ‐ Tax return,however,nonresidentbeneficiariesarenotrequiredtojoinacompositegroup.Allrequiredtaxreportingshouldbepaidon theIT ‐ 141FiduciaryTaxreturn.Onlythe$50.00filingfeeistobepaidwiththeIT 140NRC.FormoreinformationabouttheNonresident ‐ Compositefilingoptionvisitourwebsiteattax.wv.gov. RESIDENTANDNONRESIDENTQUALIFIEDFUNERALTRUSTDEFINED AQFTisadomestictrustthatmeetsallofthefollowingrequirements.(1)Itaroseasaresultofacontractwithapersonengagedin thetradeorbusinessofprovidingfuneralorburialservicesorpropertytoprovidesuchservices;(2)thesolepurposeofthetrustisto hold,invest,andreinvestfundsinthetrustandtousethosefundssolelytopayforfuneralorburialservicesorpropertytoprovide such services for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the trust; (3) the only beneficiaries are individuals for whom such services or properties are to be provided at their death under the contracts described above; (4) the only contributions to the trust are contributionsbyorforsuchbeneficiaries’benefit;thetrusteemakesorpreviouslyhadmadetheelectiontotreatthetrustasaQFT; (5)thetrustwouldhavebeentreatedasownedbythepurchasersofthecontractsunderthegrantortrustprovisionsoftheCodeif theQFTelectionhadnotbeenmade. QUALIFIEDFUNERALTRUSTFILINGREQUIREMENTS FormIT ‐ 141markedasQFTisrequiredwhentheFederal1041 QFTisfiledaccordingto§685oftheInternalRevenueCodetopermit ‐ certaintruststoelectQualifiedFuneralTrustStatus(QFT). QUALIFIEDFUNERALTRUSTCOMPOSITE Atrusteemayfileasingle,compositeFormIT 141forallqualifiedfuneraltrustsofwhichheorsheisthetrusteebymarkingtheIT ‐ ‐ 141asaQualifiedFuneralTrustComposite.Generally,aqualifiedfuneraltrustincludedonacompositemusthaveacalendaryearas itstaxyear.However,youmayalsoincludeaqualifiedfuneraltrustthathadterminatedduringtheyearresultinginashorttaxyear, providedthatthequalifiedfuneraltrustwouldhavebeenacalendaryeartaxyearbeforeterminationandthecompositeisfiledno laterthantheduedatefortheshorttaxyear. You must maintain and make available to the State Tax Department upon request, a schedule for each qualified funeral trust (or separateinterestiftreatedasaseparatequalifiedfuneraltrust).Theinformationmustincludethenameoftheownerorbeneficiary and,ifthetrusthasmorethanonebeneficiary,theapportionedsharesforeachbeneficiary;thetypeandgrossamountofeachtype ofincomeearnedbythequalifiedfuneraltrustforthetaxyear;thetypeandamountofeachdeductionandcreditallocabletothe QFT;thetaxpaymentsforeachQFT;theterminationdateiftheQFTwasterminatedduringtheyear. COVER PHOTO: SUTTON, WV. PHOTOGRAPH BY KASEY BAILES PAGE2 2020IT ‐ 141FIDUCIARYINCOMETAXINSTRUCTIONS |
Enlarge image | WHENTOFILEANDPAY Allreturnsmustbefiledonorbeforethe15thdayofthefourthmonthfollowingthecloseofthetaxableyearor,iftheduedatefalls onaSaturday,Sunday,orlegalholiday,thenextbusinessday.ThetaxableyearoftheestateortrustforWestVirginiaincometax purposesisthesameastheoneusedforfederaltaxpurposes.Fortaxyear2020,theduedateforanannualEstateorTrustWest VirginiaFiduciaryIncomeTaxreturnisApril15,2021. WHERETOFILE WestVirginiaStateTaxDepartment TaxAccountAdministrationDivision POBox Charleston,WV 25324 1071‐ USEOFFEDERALFIGURES AllitemsofincomeanddeductiontobeusedforWestVirginiataxpurposesarethesameasforfederaltaxpurposesandthemeaning ofalltermsisthesame,butaresubjecttoverification,auditandrevision.Pleaseseetheinstructionsfornon residentestatesortrusts. ‐ NON RESIDENTBENEFICIARYWITHHOLDING‐ EstatesandTrustsarerequiredtowithholdWestVirginiaIncomeTaxfromeachnon residentbeneficiarythathasnotgiventothe ‐ EstateorTrustaWestVirginiaNon ResidentIncomeTaxAgreement,FormWVNRW‐ 4.Theamountofwithholdingtaxpayableissix ‐ and onehalf‐ percent(.065) of apass through‐ entity’seffectively connected taxable income, which may be lawfully taxed by West Virginia,andwhichisallocabletoanon residentbeneficiary.‐ Thenon residentbeneficiariesmayclaimtheamountoftaxwithheldasacreditagainsthisorherWestVirginiaPersonalIncomeTax‐ liabilitybysubmittingaWVNRW 2orScheduleK‐ 1withtheirWestVirginiaNon ‐ ResidentPersonalIncomeTaxReturn. ‐ PAYMENTOFTAXWITHHELD Theentireamountoftaxwithheldfromthenon residentbeneficiaryisrequiredtobepaidwiththeannualreturnFormIT ‐ 141onor ‐ beforethe15thdayofthefourthmonthfollowingthecloseofthetaxableyearoftheEstateorTrust.MakecheckpayabletotheWest VirginiaStateTaxDepartment.Anextensionoftimetofiledoesnotextendthedateforpaymentoftax. INFORMATIONSTATEMENTOFTAXWITHHELD EveryEstateorTrustrequiredtodeductandwithholdtaxonnon residentbeneficiariesmustprovideaninformationstatementto ‐ eachnon residentbeneficiary‐ on orbeforethedateit filesitsWestVirginiaFiduciaryTaxReturn.Theinformation statementshall showtheamountofWestVirginiaIncomesubjecttowithholdingandtheamountofWestVirginiaIncomeTaxwithheld.TheEstate or Trust may satisfy this requirement by indicating this information on Form WV NRW 2, Statement ‐ of West Virginia Income Tax WithheldforNon ResidentIndividualorOrganizationorinthesupplementalareaofthenon‐ residentbeneficiary’scopyofFederal ‐ ScheduleK ‐ 1orbyanattachmenttotheFederalScheduleK 1listingthesameinformation. ‐ CLAIMINGWITHHOLDINGONTHERETURN YouMUSTattachtherequiredinformationfromthestatementofWestVirginiaIncomeTaxissuedtoyou(WVNRW2orScheduleK ‐ ‐ 1).Totaltheseamountsandenteronline11oftheIT 141.SENDINYOURWVNRW ‐ 2ORSCHEDULEK ‐ 1WITHYOURRETURN.Ifyou ‐ claimanywithholdingonline11oftheIT 141andhavenotsubmittedthenecessaryforms(WVNRW ‐ 2,ScheduleK ‐ 1,or1099),your ‐ claimwillbedenied.QFTCompositereturnsshouldincludeallK 1(s)thatlistwithholding. ‐ WESTVIRGINIAINCOMETAXWITHHELD IfyourwithholdingisreportedonNRW2andthesourceofthetaxpaymentwasaPartnership,besurethattheindicatorlabeled ‐ “FromSP”ismarked.QFTCompositereturnsshouldreportallcombinedwithholdingonK 1. ‐ PAGE3 2020IT ‐ 141FIDUCIARYINCOMETAXINSTRUCTIONS |
Enlarge image | PAPERFILEDRETURNS EnterthetotalamountofWestVirginiataxwithheldasshownonyourWVNRW 2orScheduleK ‐ 1.Failuretosubmitthisdocument ‐ willresultinthedisallowanceofthecreditclaimed.LocalormunicipalfeescannotbeclaimedasWestVirginiaincometaxwithheld. Ifthewithholdingsourceisforanonresidentsaleofrealestatetransaction,aformWV/NRSRmustbecompletedandonfilewiththe StateTaxDepartmentpriortosubmittingataxreturn. Additionally,afederalScheduleDmustbesubmitted.Ifwithholdingsisrelated toformWV/NRSR,pleaseindicateintheboxprovidedonline11andattachScheduleDfromyourfederalreturn. WhenclaimedwithholdingisfromFormNRSRduetoanonresidentsaleofrealestate,pleasechecktheboxonline11andenclose federalScheduleDfromyourfederalreturn. FailuretotimelyfileFormNRSRasprescribedortoincludefederalScheduleDwiththe IT‐ 141willresultinthedenialofwithholdingclaimed. EXTENSIONOFTIMETOFILE Anyestate,trust,orQFTneedinganextensionoftimetofiletheWestVirginiaFiduciaryIncomeTaxReturn(FormIT141)and/orthat ‐ expectstooweincometaxand/ornon residentwithholdingtax(QFTnotrequiredtopaythenon‐ residentwithholdingtax)mustfile ‐ FormIT ‐ 141T,ExtensionofTimetoFile.FileFormIT 141EXTonorbeforetheduedateofyourreturn.Anyestateortrustgrantedan ‐ extensionoftimetofiletheirfederalreturnisgrantedthesameextensionoftimetofiletheirWestVirginiareturn.Anextensionof timetofiledoesnotextendthetimeforpayment.Toavoidinterestandadditionstotaxforlatepayment,useFormIT 141EXTto ‐ makeatentativepaymentpendingthefilingofyourannualreturn. RELATEDFORMS Youmayobtainrelatedforms,suchastheWVNRW2orIT ‐ ‐ 140NRC,onourwebsiteattax.wv.gov. PAGE4 2020IT ‐ 141FIDUCIARYINCOMETAXINSTRUCTIONS |
Enlarge image | INSTRUCTIONS A residentestate,trust,orQFT mustcompletepage1andScheduleSBandB(ifapplicable)ofFormIT141. ‐ A non‐ residentestate,trust,orQFT mustalsocompleteScheduleNR,PartsIandII. A simpletrust havingnotaxableincomemustcompletethefirstfourlinesofpage1,andSchedulesAandB,ifapplicable. IT Line5 WestVirginiatax: TheamountofWestVirginiaincometaxistobecalculatedfromtheWestVirginiaTaxRateSchedule.A nonresidentestate,trust,orQFTmustcompleteScheduleNRtodeterminetheamountofWestVirginiatax. Line6 CreditsfromTaxCreditRecapSchedule :Enterthetotalshownonline13ofthetaxcreditrecapscheduleonpage4ofthe IT‐ 141.Seetax.wv.govforacomprehensivelistingofavailabletaxcredits,instructionsandrequiredcreditschedules. Line7 Adjustedtaxdue: Line5minus6. Line8 Non Residentincomesubjecttotax:‐ TotalofScheduleSB,columnF. Line9 WVincometaxpaidfornon residentbeneficiaries‐ :TotalofScheduleSB,columnH. Line10 Combinedtaxdue: Totaloflines7and9. Line11 WVfiduciaryincometaxwithheld: EnterthetotalamountfromtheNRW 2’s,K‐ 1’s,and1099. ‐ Line12 Estimatedpayments/paymentwithextensionoftime: Entertotalamountofpaymentsfortheyear. Line13 Paidwithoriginalreturn(Amendedreturnonly): Entertheamount,ifany,paidonyouroriginaltaxreturn. Line14 Overpaymentpreviouslyrefundedorcredited(Amendedreturnonly): Entertheamountofanyoverpaymentpreviously refundedorcreditedfromyouroriginalreturn. Line15 Totalpayments: sumoflines11through13,minusline14. Line16 Balanceoftaxdue: line10minusline15. Line17 Overpayment: ifline15islargerthanline10,enterline15minusline10. Line18 Amounttobecreditedtonextyear’stax: Entertheamountofoverpaymentyouwantcarriedforwardtothenexttaxyear. Thiscreditwillbecountedasanestimatedtaxpayment. Line19 Amounttoberefunded: line17minusline19. SCHEDULESB:BENEFICIARYINFORMATIONANDNON RESIDENTTAXPAIDFORWITHHOLDING‐ Enterthename,address,city,state,andzipcodeofeachbeneficiarythattheEstate/Trusthadduringitstaxableyear.Ifadditional spaceisneeded,attachadditionalcopiesofScheduleSB. Col.A EnterthesocialsecuritynumberofthebeneficiarylistedonthesamenumberedlineinthetoppartofScheduleSB. Col.B IfthebeneficiaryisaresidentofWestVirginiacheckthiscolumn.DonotcompletecolumnsCthroughHforaWestVirginia residentbeneficiary. Col.C IfthebeneficiaryisanonresidentofWestVirginiaelectingtobepartofaCompositegroupforIndividualIncomereporting purposesandtheEstateorTrustwillsatisfythewithholdingrequirements,checkthiscolumn.Youmustcompletecolumns C,F,andH.TheEstateorTrustfilingacompositereturnisresponsibleformaintainingalist,whichmustsetforththename, address, taxpayer identification number, and percent of ownership or interest in the Pass Through Entity,‐ of those nonresidentindividualsincludedinthecompositereturn. ThelistshouldNOTbesubmittedwiththecompositereturnbut shouldbemadeavailabletotheWVStateTaxDepartmentuponrequest. PAGE5 2020IT ‐ 141FIDUCIARYINCOMETAXINSTRUCTIONS |
Enlarge image | Col.D IfthebeneficiaryisanonresidentofWestVirginiaandtheEstateorTrustwillsatisfythewithholdingrequirementsbutthe beneficiarywillbefilinganonresidentIT 140toreporttheincome,checkthiscolumn.YoumustcompletecolumnsD,F,and ‐ H.AWVNRW 2,tobefiledassupportingdocumentationforthenonresidentIT140,mustbeprovidedtoallnonresident‐ ‐ beneficiariesmakingthiselection. Col.E Check this column if you have received or previously had on file, a completed Form WV NRW 4 from this non‐ resident ‐ beneficiary.DonotcompletecolumnsFthroughHifyoucheckedcolumnE. Col.F EntertheamountofWestVirginiasourceincomeallocatedtothisnon residentbeneficiary. ‐ Col.H MultiplythedollaramountincolumnFbythetaxrateincolumnGandentertheresultincolumnH. Line6 TotalcolumnsFandH :IfyouhaveattachedadditionalcopiesofScheduleSB,enterthegrandtotalofthecolumnsfromall thecopiesofScheduleSBonthefirstScheduleSBandlabelthefiguresas“grandtotal”.Transfertheappropriatecolumn totalstothefrontofthereturn. SCHEDULEB:WESTVIRGINIAFIDUCIARYMODIFICATIONS The income of the estate, trust, or QFT for federal tax purposes may be subject to a fiduciary modification for West Virginia tax purposes.SomeofthesemodificationsincreaseandothersdecreaseincomeforWestVirginiataxpurposes.Thenetmodificationmay be a plus or a minus figure. In column I, enter the total amount of all additions and subtractions. On line 12, column I, enter the difference between the additions and subtractions. If this is a complex trust or estate, or a simple trust having taxable income, completecolumnIIbyenteringthatshareofthemodificationwhichisallocabletotheestate,trust,orQFT.ElectingSmallBusiness Trusts(ESBT) IncomefromanESBTnotshowninfederaltaxableincomeshouldbereportedonLine5,ElectingSmallBusinessTrust ‐ Additions. Losses from an ESBT not shown in federal taxable income should be reported on Line 10, Electing Small Business Trust Subtractions. SCHEDULENR ScheduleNRmustbecompletedforallnon residentestatesandtrusts,includingtheQualifiedFuneralTrust(QFT)havingitemsof‐ income,gainordeductionderivedfromWestVirginiasources.ScheduleNRisdesignedtoconformtothefederalfiduciaryorQFT return. Column I must be completed regardless of the source of income, gain or deduction. These figures are taken directly from Federal Form1041 or 1041 QFT.‐ In column II, enter theamount which is attributable to or connected with West Virginia sources. BecauseoftheconformityofallamountsincolumnIofScheduleNRtothefederalreturn,theinstructionsforthefederalreturnare equallyapplicablehere.TheinstructionsbelowrelateonlytocolumnII,tobeusedbynon residentestatesandtrusts,includingthe ‐ QFT,forallocationofincomeanddeductionstoWestVirginiaandfordeterminingtheWestVirginiaincomedistributiondeduction andWestVirginiataxableincome.Pleasenotethatinthecaseofatrust,thefederalincomeusedinthecalculationoftheincome percentage(Line24)mustbeincreasedbytheamountofanygain,reducedbyanydeductions,uponwhichtaxisimposedunder§ 644oftheInternalRevenueCode. INSTRUCTIONSFORCOLUMNII EnterthatamountwhichisattributabletoWestVirginiaonly Lines1and2Interestanddividends(IncludetheQFT) –InterestanddividendsshouldbeallocatedtoWestVirginiaonlytotheextent thatsuchincomeisfrompropertyemployedinabusiness,trade,professionoroccupationcarriedoninthisState. Line3 Businessincomeorloss –Entertheamountofgrossprofitorlossfromanytrade,businessorprofessioncarriedonwithin WestVirginia.IfseparateaccountingisnotmaintainedfortheWestVirginiabusiness,incomederivedfrombusinesscarried onbothwithinandoutsideoftheStatemustbeallocatedbyafairandequitablemethod;andsuchmethodofallocation mustbeexplainedbyaseparatestatementattachedtothereturn. Line4 Capitalgainorloss(IncludetheQFT)– Capitalgainorloss:Enterthenetamountofgainsorlossesfromcapitalassets.The netgainsorlossesallocabletoWestVirginiaarethosefromthesaleorexchangeofpropertyhavingasituswithintheState. Line5 Rents,royalties,partnerships,otherestatesandtrusts– Entertheamountofgrossrentsandroyaltiesreceivedfromreal ortangiblepersonalpropertyhavingasitusinWestVirginia.Also,entertheamountofincomefrompartnershipsandother fiduciaries.Thiswouldbetheproportionateshareofincomefromaresidentpartnership,estateortrust,orfromtheWest Virginiaportionofanon residentpartnership,estateortrust.‐ PAGE6 2020IT ‐ 141FIDUCIARYINCOMETAXINSTRUCTIONS |
Enlarge image | Line6 Farmincomeorloss Line7 Ordinarygainorloss– Entertheamountofgainorlossfromthesaleorexchangeofpropertyotherthancapitalassetsand alsofrominvoluntaryconversions(otherthancasualtyortheft). Line8 Otherincome– EnterthetotalamountofotherincomewhichisallocatedtoWestVirginiaandnotspecificallymentioned above. Line9 Totalincome– Addlines1through8. Line10 Interest– EnterthetotalamountofinterestexpenseallocatedtoWestVirginia.Interestisonlyallocatedtotheextentto whichitcanberelatedtoitemsofincomeallocatedtoWestVirginia. Line11 Taxes(IncludetheQFT)– EntertheamountoftaxesallocatedtoWestVirginia.Taxesareallocatedtotheextentsuchare connectedwiththeoperationofabusinessorpropertyhavingasituswithintheState. Line12 Fiduciary/Trusteefees(IncludetheQFT)– Enterthedeductiblefeespaidtothefiduciaryforadministeringtheestate,trust orQFTduringthetaxyearthatareconnectedtoWestVirginia.Note:Fiduciary/TrusteefeesdeductedonFederalForm706 cannotbedeductedonthisform. Line13 Charitablededuction– CharitablecontributionscanbeallocatedtotheextenttheyaremadetoWestVirginiacharitiesor aregiftstotheStateoranypoliticalsubdivisionoftheState. Line14 Attorney,accountant,andreturnpreparerfees(IncludetheQFT)– Enterthedeductiblefeespaidbytheestateortrust duringthetaxyearthatareconnectedwithWestVirginia. Line15 Other deductions (Estate or Trust filing a 1041) – Enter the total amount of all other expenses authorized by law and allocatedtoWestVirginia.TheseexpensesmustbeconnectedwithincomepreviouslyallocatedtoWestVirginia.Additional instructions for QFT filers: Other deductions not subject to the 2% Floor: Enter the total amount of all other expenses authorizedbylawandallocatedtoWestVirginia.Theseexpensesmustbeconnectedwithincomepreviouslyallocatedto WestVirginia.Allowablemiscellaneousdeductionssubjecttothe2%Floor:Entertheamountoftheallowablemiscellaneous deductionssubjecttothe2%Floor.ThesedeductionsmustbeconnectedwithincomepreviouslyallocatedtoWestVirginia. Line16 Total– oflines10through15. Line17 Adjustedtotalincomeorloss –line9minusLine16. Line18 Incomedistributiondeduction– InordertoestablishtheWestVirginiaallocationpercentage,dividetheamountonline17, columnIIbytheamountonline17,columnI.MultiplytheWestVirginiapercentagebyamountonline18,columnIand entertheproductincolumnII.ThisamountwillbeyourWestVirginiadistributiondeduction. Line19 Federal exemption – Enter the amount of the federal exemption from Form 1041, in both column I and column II (this amountneednotbeallocated). Line20 Totaldeductions –sumoflines18and19. Line21 TaxableincomeofFiduciary– line17minusLine20. PARTII ‐ CALCULATIONOFWESTVIRGINIATAX Line22 WVTaxableIncome:enteramountfrompage1,line4. Line23 TentativeTax– applyratescheduletoline22(seeratescheduleonpage8). Line24 Income Percentage – If Federal Taxable Income of Fiduciary (line 21, column I) is less than or equal to zero, the income percentage is set to 0.0000. Otherwise, WV Taxable Income of Fiduciary (line 21, column II) divided by Federal Taxable IncomeofFiduciary(line21,columnI)),nottoexceed100%. Line25 WestVirginiaTax– line23timesLine24.Enterresultonpage1,line5. PAGE7 2020IT ‐ 141FIDUCIARYINCOMETAXINSTRUCTIONS |
Enlarge image | WESTVIRGINIATAXRATESCHEDULEFOR RESIDENTANDNON RESIDENTESTATESANDTRUSTS‐ APPLYRATESCHEDULETOTHEWESTVIRGINIA TAXABLEINCOMEONLINE4 Less than $10,000 ……………………………………………….. 3 % of the taxable income At least – But less than – $10,000 $25,000 ………….………………… $300.00 plus 4 % of excess over $10,000 $25,000 $40,000 ……………………………. $900.00 plus 4.5 % of excess over $25,000 $40,000 $60,000 ……………………………. $1,575.00 plus 6 % of excess over $40,000 $60,000 ……………………………………… $2,775.00 plus 6.5 % of excess over $60,000 FORTAXINFORMATION: MAILTO: (304) 558-3333 West Virginia State Tax Department or Toll-Free Tax Account Administration Division 1-800-WVA-TAXS P.O. Box 1071 (1-800-982-8297) Charleston, WV 25324-1071 HEARINGIMPAIRED? INTERNETADDRESS TDD Service 1-800-282-9833 tax.wv.gov (1-800-2TAXTDD) PAGE8 2020IT ‐ 141FIDUCIARYINCOMETAXINSTRUCTIONS |