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


Test 15—CTEF3M222

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Test Scenario

Return type: CT-3, CT3-M
Liability period: 01-01-2025–12-31-2025
Employer Identification Number: 00219XX15
Legal name: CTEF3M222 (Followed by a space, then your software ID
File number: Software calculated
Telephone number: 518-555-2626
Address: 3M WA Harriman Campus, Albany, NY 12227
State of incorporation: New York State
Date of incorporation: 01-01-2022
North American Industry Classification System business code number: 541910
Principal business activity: Marketing

Part 1

Section A

Line 6. Small business taxpayer eligible for 0% capital base tax rate: Yes
Line 6a. Total capital contributions: 150,000

Section B

Line 1. Number of New York State employees: 30
Line 2. Wages paid to New York State employees: 1,050,000
Line 3. Number of business establishments in New York State: 1
Line 4. Interest in, or have rented, real property in New York State: Yes

Section C

Line 1. Federal return filed: 1120
Line 3. Required attachments: CT-3.4, CT-227

Part 2

Line 1c. New York receipts: 7,500,000

Part 3

Line 1. Federal Taxable Income before Net Operating Loss and special deductions: 200,000

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 4,000,000 5,000,000
Line 2 Real property and marketable securities 750,000 750,000
Line 4 Real property and marketable securities at fair market value 750,000 750,000
Line 6 Total liabilities 1,750,000 2,000,000

Part 5—No content

No content

Part 6

Calculation of business apportionment factor

Line number

Description

A

NYS

B

Everywhere

Line 1 Sales of tangible personal property 0 7,500,000
Line 55 Receipts from other services/activities not specified 7,500,000 7,500,000

Part 7—No content

No content

CT-3.4

Line 5a. Net Operating Loss carryforward from prior year’s Form CT-3.4: 50,000

Schedule A

Apportioned bisiness income or loss

A

Tax period beginning and ending dates

B

Amount from For 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

01-01-2025–12-31-2025 100,000 12-31-2024
01-01-2024–12-31-2024 -50,000 N/A
01-01-2023–12-31-2023 250,000 12-31-2022
01-01-2022–12-31-2022 -5,000 N/A

CT-227

Line 1. Return a Gift to Wildlife: 100
Line 16. Retired and rescued standardbred race horse aftercare: 200
Line 17. Gift to Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Education, Research, and Prevention: 50

CT-222 (State)

Part 1

Line 3. 2023 corporation franchise, excise, or gross receipts tax after credits: 3,500

Part 2

Line 8. Not a large corporation and figure estimated tax based on the prior year’s tax: Yes

Part 3

Calculating the underpayment
Line number Description A B C D
Line 10 Installment due dates 03-15-2025 06-15-2025 09-15-2025 12-15-2025
Line 11 Required installments 875 770 770 770

Part 4

Calculation of the underpayment penalty
Line number Description A B C D
Line 20 Date of payment or 15th day of 4th month after theend of the tax year 04-15-2026 04-15-2026 04-15-2026 04-15-2026

CT-3-M

Schedule A

Average value of property
Line number Description A
Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District
B
New York State
Line 17 Real estate owned 750,000 750,000

Receipts from:
Line number Description A
Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District
B
New York State
Line 76  Receipts from other services/activities not specified  7,500,000 7,500,000     

Payroll
Line number Description A
Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District
 B
New York State
Line 80 Wages and other compensation of employees except general executive officers 1,050,000 1,050,000


CT-222—(Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

Part 1

Line 3. 2023 Metropolitan Transportation Authority surcharge: 1,029

Part 2

Line 8. Not a large corporation and figure estimated tax based on the prior year’s tax: Yes

Part 3

Calculating the underpayment
Line number Description A B C D
Line 10 Installment due dates 03-15-2025 06-15-2025 09-15-2025 12-15-2025
Line 11 Required installments 257 233 233 233

Part 4

Calculating the underpayment penalty
Line number Description A B C D
Line 20 Date of payment or 15th day of 4th month after the end of the tax year 04-15-2026 04-15-2026 04-15-2026 04-15-2026

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