Delaware Division of Revenue Form Instructions
Form CIT-TAX — Delaware Corporate Income Tax Return
F O R M
Prepare
Reset
For Print
For Fiscal Year beginning
Name of Corporation
Street Address
City
Delaware Address (if different than above) City State of Incorporation Date of Incorporation Nature of Business FEDERAL TAXABLE INCOME (See instructions) 1.
TOTAL SUBTRACTIONS (Schedule 4A) 2.
- Subtract Line 2 from Line 1
TOTAL ADDITIONS (Schedule 4B)
- and ending
Taxpayer ID
State Zip Code
Small Corporation ESOP
Check Applicable Box(es):
State Zip Code
Initial Return Amended Return
If Out of Business, Enter Date
Change of Address Extension Attached Property and Farming Casualty Insurance 1.
2.
3.
4.
ENTIRE NET INCOME - Add Line 3 to Line 4 (Where Line 5 is derived entirely from sources within Delaware, enter amount on Line 11.) 
Text version of this table
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. RENTS AND ROYALTIES FROM TANGIBLE PROPERTY ROYALTIES FROM PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS GAINS OR (LOSSES) FROM SALE OF REAL PROPERTY GAINS OR (LOSSES) FROM SALE OF DEPRECIABLE TANGIBLE PROPERTY INTEREST INCOME (Schedule 1, Columns 4 and 5, Line 6) TOTAL - Add Line 1 through Line 5 LESS: APPLICABLE EXPENSES (Attach statement)
INCOME (OR LOSS) APPORTIONED TO DELAWARE - Multiply Line 7 by Line 8
- 9.
NON-APPORTIONABLE INCOME (OR LOSS) (Schedule 2, Column 1, Line 8) 10.
Text version of this table
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22a. 22b. 22c. TOTAL - Add Line 9 to Line 10 DELAWARE TAXABLE INCOME (Line 5 or Line 11, whichever is less) TAX LIABILITY - Multiply Line 12 by .087 APPROVED NON-REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS BALANCE DUE AFTER APPROVED NON-REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS - Subtract Line 14 from Line 13 (Enter 0 if Neg) DELAWARE TENTATIVE TAX PAID CREDIT CARRY-OVER FROM PRIOR YEAR OTHER PAYMENTS (Attach statement) APPROVED REFUNDABLE INCOME TAX CREDITS TOTAL PAYMENTS AND CREDITS - Add Line 16 through Line 19 BALANCE DUE AND PAY IN FULL (If Line 15 is greater than Line 20 Subtract Line 20 from Line 15) OVERPAYMENT (If Line 20 is greater than Line 15 Subtract Line 15 from Line 20) AMOUNT TO BE REFUNDED AMOUNT TO BE CREDITED TO 2026 TENTATIVE TAX Attach Completed Copy of Federal Form 1120
13.
12.
13.
# APPROVED NON-REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS
- 14.
# DELAWARE TENTATIVE TAX PAID
16.
# CREDIT CARRY-OVER FROM PRIOR YEAR
- .00
16.
17.
18.
# APPROVED REFUNDABLE INCOME TAX CREDITS
- 19.
- 20. .00
- .00
AMOUNT TO BE REFUNDED
22b.
22a.
22b.
AMOUNT TO BE CREDITED TO 2026 TENTATIVE TAX
22c.
Revision 20250528
22c.
Attach Completed Copy of Federal Form 1120
PLEASE SEE PAGE 3 FOR SIGNATURE LINES AND MAILING INSTRUCTIONS
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# NAME SCHEDULE TAXPAYER ID
Column 3
Column 2
# INTEREST INCOME
Column 1
Column 4
Column 5
Interest Received
Interest Received
Foreign Interest
Description of Interest
Interest Received
Other Interest Income from Affiliated Companies from U.S. Securities
- .00 .00
- .00 .00 .00 .00
- .00 .00
- .00 .00
5.
TOTAL .00 .00
6.
# SCHEDULE
2 NON-APPORTIONABLE INCOME ALLOCATED Column 1 from State Obligations .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 Column 2 Column 3 Within Delaware
- 1.
- 2.
- 3.
- 4.
- 5.
- 6.
- 7.
- 8.
# SCHEDULE
3A
GROSS RECEIPTS SUBJECT TO APPORTIONMENT
GROSS RECEIPTS FROM SALES OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY
- 1.
GROSS INCOME FROM OTHER SOURCES (Attach statement)
- 2.
TOTAL - Add Line 1 to Line 2
- 3.
# SCHEDULE
3B
DETERMINATION OF APPORTIONMENT PERCENTAGE
GROSS RECEIPTS AND GROSS INCOME FROM WITHIN DELAWARE 1.
1.
GROSS RECEIPTS AND GROSS INCOME FROM WITHIN AND WITHOUT DELAWARE 2.
2.
APPORTIONMENT PERCENTAGE (See instructions)
- 3.
SCHEDULE Within Delaware
3C
GROSS REAL AND TANGIBLE PROPERTY
Without Delaware Total .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 Within Delaware Within and Without Delaware .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 = Within and Without Delaware End of Year Beginning of Year REAL & TANGIBLE PROPERTY OWNED .00 1.
REAL & TANGIBLE PROPERTY RENTED (eight times annual rental paid) .00 2.
TOTAL - Add Line 1 to Line 2 .00
3.
LESS: VALUE AT ORIGINAL COST OF REAL AND
TANGIBLE PROPERTY, the income from which is
- separately allocated (See instructions) TOTAL - Subtract Line 4 from Line 3 .00 5.
AVERAGE VALUE (See instructions)
6.
# SCHEDULE
3D
WAGES, SALARIES, AND OTHER COMPENSATION PAID OR ACCRUED TO EMPLOYEES
WAGES, SALARIES, AND OTHER COMPENSATION OF ALL EMPLOYEES
- 1.
LESS: WAGES, SALARIES, AND OTHER COMPENSATION OF GENERAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
- 2.
TOTAL - Subtract Line 2 from Line 1
- 3.
Revision 20250528
Beginning of Year End of Year .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 Within Delaware Within and Without Delaware .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 DFCITTAX2025029999V1
F O R M
# NAME SCHEDULE
4A
# SUBTRACTIONS FOREIGN DIVIDENDS, INTEREST, AND ROYALTIES
# WAGE DEDUCTION - FEDERAL JOBS CREDIT
# TAXPAYER ID
- .00
2.
- .00
4.
5.
- .00
- .00
- .00
# SCHEDULE
4B
# ADDITIONS
- .00
- .00
# BE SURE TO SIGN YOUR RETURN BELOW AND KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and believe it is true, correct and complete. If prepared by a person other than taxpayer, the declaration is based on all information of which the preparer has any knowledge.
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# PAID PREPARER INFORMATION PAID PREPARER SIGNATURE SIGNATURE OF OFFICER DATE
TITLE OF OFFICER ADDRESS
CITY
PHONE NUMBER
DATE
STATE ZIP CODE
EIN, SSN or PTIN
EMAIL ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS
MAIL COMPLETED FORM WITH
REMITTANCE PAYABLE TO:
Delaware Division of Revenue
PO Box 2044
Wilmington, DE 19899-2044 PLEASE REMEMBER TO ATTACH APPROPRIATE SUPPORTING SCHEDULES WHEN FILING YOUR RETURN Revision 20250528 DFCITTAX2025039999V1
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