(i) subtracting line 4b from line 4a
(ii) adding the result to the amount on line 4a and
(iii) multiplying the total by 25%
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15th day of the 12th month of your tax year
15th day of the 9th month of your tax year; and in column D enter
6020 6100 or 6150 Schedule A line 9 less refundable credits
A corporation uses Form 6220 to determine whether it is subject
A penalty for underpayment of estimated tax is based on the tax
accordance with IRC Section 1561
Amended Returns
amount of the penalty
an Alaska return showing a tax liability for the previous tax year or
an underpayment on line 13 (column A B C or D) go to Part II
and credits from your previous year s tax return If you did not file
Annualized income installment method or adjusted seasonal
Any reduction in that first installment must be added to the second
base only its first required installment on 100% of the prior year s
basis it may be able to lower the amount of one or more required
by the 15th day of the 4th month of your tax year; in column B
Check the applicable box if the corporation uses the annualized
column B determine the amount to enter by:
Complete lines 1 through 14 in Part I The instructions for most
Complete Part I of Form 6220 to determine if there is an
corporation is one that it or its predecessor had $1 million or more
date for paying estimated tax it may be charged a penalty This
date Therefore the corporation may owe a penalty for an earlier
does not include a net operating loss or capital loss carryback
due dates
earliest installment unless the taxpayer instructs the Department
enter payments made after the 15th day of the 4th month through
Estimated Tax by Corporations
filed The penalty is computed separately for each installment due
Form 6000 6020 6100 or 6150
Generally a corporation is subject to the penalty if its tax liability
Generally a prior year s overpayment will be applied against the
How to Compute the Penalty Attach Form 6220 to the income tax
If line 4a is less than line 4b enter 25% of line 4a in columns A
If line 4b is less than line 4a in column A enter 25% of line 4b In
if that tax year was for less than 12 months do not complete this
If the corporation did not pay sufficient estimated tax by any due
In columns C and D enter 25% of line 4a
income installment method or the adjusted seasonal installment
income installment or adjusted seasonal installment may be less
installment due date even if it paid enough tax later to make up
installment method
installment method: If the corporation s income varied during the
installment so that the total of columns A D is equal to line 4a
installment the payment pertains If the corporation has made
installments by using the annualized income installment method
instruction below
instructions below to compute the amount to enter on line 6
Instructions for Alaska Underpayment of
is true even if the corporation is due a refund when its return is
Large corporation: A large corporation may not base its estimated
lesser of: 100% of its tax liability for this tax year or 100% of its tax
liability and it covered a full 12 months (A large corporation may
liability for the previous tax year if a return was filed showing a tax
liability of the original return The amendment of the return does
Line 1: Enter on line 1 the net income tax from Form 6000
Line 15: A payment of estimated tax is applied against
Line 17: Use Alaska interest rates See General Instructions for
Line 4b: Compute your previous year s tax in the same way that
Line 6: If you are not using the annualized income installment
Line 7: In column A enter the estimated tax payments deposited
line Instead enter the amount from line 4a on line 4c
method or adjusted seasonal installment method follow the
method or if the corporation is a large corporation A large
more due dates thereby reducing or eliminating the penalty for
more than one payment for a required installment compute the
net of all credits is $500 or more and it did not pay on time the
not change the penalty
of Alaska taxable income for any of the three tax years immediately
of these lines are on the form itself For other lines follow the
on Schedule A line 11 and line 12 Do not enter an amount less
or carryover Members of a controlled group as defined in IRS
or the adjusted seasonal installment method The annualized
otherwise
Part I: How To Compute The Underpayment
Part II: How To Compute The Penalty
payments made after the 15th day of the 6th month through the
payments made after the 15th day of the 9th month through the
penalty by using the annualized income or adjusted seasonal
penalty separately for each payment
preceding the tax year involved For this purpose taxable income
Purpose Of The Form
required installments use the worksheet for federal Form 2220
return (Form 6000 6020 6100 or 6150)
Section 1563 must divide the $1 million among themselves in
such installments are required to be paid regardless to which
tax liability ) A corporation may be able to reduce or eliminate the
tax payments on the previous year s tax except for the first quarter
than the required installment under the regular method for one or
than zero
the 15th day of the 6th month of your tax year; in column C enter
the amount on line 3 of this form was determined using the taxes
the underpayment
those due dates
through D
to the penalty for underpayment of estimated tax and if so the
To use one or both of these methods to compute one or more
underpayment for any of the four installment due dates If there is
underpayment of required installments in the order in which
using Alaska figures rates and computations If you use the
Who Must Pay The Underpayment Penalty
worksheet for any payment date you must use it for all payment
year because for example it operated its business on a seasonal