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New York State Department of Taxation and FinanceCorporation Tax MeF Acceptance Testing System for Tax Year 2025


Test 17—CTEF246

Blank or zero field values are not included. Fields requiring software calculations are not provided. Automated clearing house debit payment is required if test results in a balance due. Please use the two-digit codes provided to you to replace the 6th and 7th digits in each test employer identification number.

Test Scenario

Return type: CT-3
Liability period: 01-01-2025–09-30-2025
Employer Identification Number: 00219XX17
Legal name: CTEF246 (Followed by a space, then your software ID)
File number: Software calculated
Telephone number: 518-555-2626
Address: 246 WA Harriman Campus, Albany, NY 12227
State of incorporation: New York State
Date of incorporation: 06-01-2017
North American Industry Classification System business code number: 512199
Principal business activity: Motion Picture and Video Industry

Part 1

Section B

Line 1. Number of New York State employees: 180
Line 2. Wages paid to New York State employees: 6,500,000
Line 2. Number of business establishments in New York State: 3

Section C

Line 1. Federal return filed: 1120
Line 3. Required attachments: CT-3.3, CT-3.4 
Line 4. Number of tax credit forms filed with this return: 9
Line 7. Revoking a commonly owned group election: Yes

Part 2

Prepayments
Date paid Amount
Line 11 3-15-2025 250,000
Line 12 6-15-2025 250,000
Line 13 9-15-2025 250,000
Line 14 12-15-2025 250,000
Line 15 Payment with extension request 10,000
Line 16 Overpayment from prior year (Period ending 12-31-2024) 5,000

Line 24. Balance of overpayment to be refunded: 1,486

Part 3

Line 1. Federal Taxable Income before Net Operating Loss and special deductions: 90,000,000

Part 4

Calculation of tax on capital base
Line number Description

A

Beginning of year

B

End of year

Line 1 Total assets from federal return 650,000,000 700,000,000
Line 6 Total liabilities 50,000,000 55,000,000

Part 5—No content

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Part 6

Calculaton of business apportionment factor
Line number Description

A

New York State

B

Everywhere

Line 1

Sales of tangible personal property

5,000,000

35,000,000

Line 5

Royalties from patents, copyrights, trademarks, and similar intangible personal property

8,000,000

25,000,000

Line 6

Sales of rights for certain closed-circuit and cable TV transmitters

8,500,000

12,000,000

Line 7

Sale, licensing, rental, or granting access to digital products and services

5,500,000

25,000,000

Line 49

Receipts from advertising in newspapers or periodicals

4,500,000

5,000,000

Line 50

Receipts from advertising on other physical media

1,000,000

1,500,000

Line 51

Receipts from advertising on television or radio

3,000,000

4,000,000

Line 52

Receipts from advertising via internet

750,000

1,000,000

Line 53

Receipts from advertising or marketing services

150,000

200,000

Line 55

Receipts from other services/activities not specified

200,000

500,000

Part 7—Software calculated

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CT-3.3

Schedule B—Software calculated

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Schedule C

Line 2. Unused Prior Net Operating Loss Conversion subtraction carried forward from prior tax period: 75,000

Line 4. Prior Net Operating Loss Conversion subtraction used in the current tax period: 75,000CT-3.4

CT-3.4

Schedule A

Apportioned business income or loss

A

Tax period beginning and ending dates

B

Amount from Form CT-3 Part 3, line 17

C

When column B is not a loss, enter the ending dates of the tax period that generated an Net Operating Loss used to reduce the amount in column B

01-01-2025–09-30-2025

30,089,850

 N/A

01-01-2024–12-31-2024

26,732,175

12-31-2023

01-01-2023–12-31-2023

-120,000,000

 N/A

01-01-2022–12-31-2022

200,225,200

 N/A

01-01-2021–12-31-2021

125,155,120

 N/A

01-01-2020–12-31-2020

175,000,000

 N/A

01-01-2019–12-31-2019

100,025,000

 N/A

01-01-2018–12-31-2018

50,000,000

 N/A

CT-246 1st

Line A. Claiming this credit as a corporate partner: No
Line B. Certificate number: CESCPC12345678
Line C. Completion year: 2025

Part 1

Line 1. Amount of commercial production credit: 200,000
Line 4. Unused commercial production credit carried over from the previous tax year: 8,000

Part 2—Software calculated

No content

Part 3—Software calculated

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CT-246 2nd

Line A. Yes
Line B. CESCPC12345679
Line C. 2025

Part 3

Partnership information

Name of Partnership

Partnership’s Employer Identification Number

Credit amount allocated

Partnership 1

111222333

20,000

CT-246 3rd

Line A. Yes
Line B. CESCPC12345670
Line C. 2025

Part 3

Partnership information

Name of Partnership

Partnership’s Employer Identification Number

Credit amount allocated

Partnership 2

222333444

20,000

CT-248

Line A. Film production credit allocation year: 2023
Line C. Claiming credit as a corporate partner: No
Line D. Certificate number: CESFPC12345678

Part 1

Line A. Film production credit allocation year: 2023
Line C. Claiming credit as a corporate partner: No
Line D. Certificate number: CESFPC12345678

Part 2—Software calculated

No content

Part 3—No content

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CT-261

Line A. Claiming credit as a corporate partner: No
Line B. Certificate number: CESFPPC1234567
Line C. Completion year: 2025

Part 1

Line 1a. Amount of post-production credit: 300,000
Line 1b. Amount of line 1a available for the current tax year: 300,000
Line 1e. Post-production credit from prior tax years: 15,000
Line 4. Unused post-production credit carried over from the previous tax year: 5,000

Part 2—Software calculated

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Part 3—No content

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Part 4—No content

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CT-642

Line A. Credit allocation year: 2023
Line B. Certificate number: ESD22123456789
Line C. Claiming credit as a corporate partner: No

Schedule A

Line 1. Empire State musical and theatrical production tax credit: 250,000

Schedule B—Software calculated

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CT-654

Line A. Claiming credit as a corporation that earned the credit: Yes
Line B. Name and Employer Identification Number of business certified by Empire State Development to participate in the New York City musical and theatrical production credit program: CTEF246, 00219XX17
Line C. Completion date: 09-30-2025
Line D. Certificate number: ESDNMTP2212345

Schedule A

Line 1. New York City musical and theatrical production credit: 15,000

Schedule B—No content

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Schedule C—Software calculated

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CT-660

Line A. Claiming credit as a corporation that earned the credit: Yes
Line B. Name and Employer Identification Number of the entity: CTEF246, 00219XX17
Line C. Certificate number: ESDNYSD2300001
Line D. Allocation year: 2025

Schedule A

Line 1. Credit amount listed on certificate issued by Empire State Development: 125,000

Schedule B—Software calculated

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Schedule C—No content

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CT-667

Line A. Claiming credit as a corporation that earned the credit: Yes
Line C. Name of certified entity: CTEF246
Line D. Employer identification number: 00219XX17
Line E. Certificate number: ESIFPC25000001
Line F. Allocation year: 2025

Schedule A

Line 1. Independent film production credit from your certificate: 50,000

Schedule B—Software calculated

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