Declaration of estimated tax report

# (A)

Each taxpayer that does not in January of any year prior to 2014 file the report and make the payment required by section 5733.02 of the Revised Code shall make and file a declaration of estimated tax report for the tax year.

The declaration of estimated tax report shall be filed with the tax commissioner on or before the last day of January in such form as prescribed by the tax commissioner, and shall reflect an estimate of the total amount due under this chapter for the tax year.

# (B)

A taxpayer required to file a declaration of estimated tax report shall make remittance of such estimated tax to the tax commissioner as follows:

# (1)

The entire estimated tax at the time of filing the declaration of estimated tax report, if such estimated tax is not in excess of the minimum tax as provided in section 5733.06 of the Revised Code;

# (2)

If the estimated tax is in excess of the minimum tax:

(a) One-third of the estimated tax at the time of filing the declaration of estimated tax report;

(b) Two-thirds of the estimated tax on or before the last day of March of the tax year, if the report required by section 5733.02 of the Revised Code is filed on or before the last day of March of the tax year.

# (3)

If the estimated tax is in excess of the minimum tax, and an extension of time for filing the report required by section 5733.02 of the Revised Code has been granted pursuant to section 5733.13 of the Revised Code:

(a) One-third of the estimated tax at the time of filing the declaration of estimated tax report;

(b) One-third of the estimated tax on or before the last day of March of the tax year;

(c) One-third of the estimated tax on or before the last day of May of the tax year.

Remittance of the estimated tax shall be made payable to the treasurer of state and shall be made in the form prescribed by the tax commissioner, including electronic funds transfer if required by section 5733.022 of the Revised Code.

The tax commissioner shall immediately forward to the treasurer of state all amounts received under this section, and the treasurer of state shall credit all payments of such estimated tax as provided in section 5733.12 of the Revised Code.

# (C)

# (1)

(a) For any period of delinquency ending prior to the first day of June of the tax year, the penalty under division (A)(2) of section 5733.28 of the Revised Code may be imposed only on the delinquent portion of the estimated tax required to be paid under divisions (B)(2)(a) and (b) and (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section.

(b) If the taxpayer was not subject to tax for the immediately preceding tax year, "estimated tax" for purposes of division (C)(1) of this section is ninety per cent of the qualifying net tax for the tax year. If the taxpayer was subject to the tax for the immediately preceding tax year, "estimated tax" for purposes of division (C)(1) of this section is the lesser of one hundred per cent of the qualifying net tax for the immediately preceding tax year or ninety per cent of the qualifying net tax for the tax year.

# (2)

(a) For any period of delinquency commencing the first day of June of the tax year and concluding on the extended due date pursuant to section 5733.13 of the Revised Code, the penalty under division (A)(2) of section 5733.28 of the Revised Code may be imposed only on the delinquent portion of the estimated tax required to be paid under division (B)(3)(c) of this section.

(b) For purposes of division (C)(2) of this section, "estimated tax" is ninety per cent of the qualifying net tax for the tax year.

# (3)

If the taxpayer did not file a report under section 5733.02 of the Revised Code for the tax year or failed to prepare and file the report in good faith for the tax year, "qualifying net tax" as used in division (C) of this section for that tax year means the amount described in division (C)(3)(a) of this section. Otherwise, "qualifying net tax" as used in division (C) of this section for that tax year means the lesser of the amount described in division (C)(3)(a) or (b) of this section:

(a) The tax imposed by sections 5733.06, 5733.065, and 5733.066 of the Revised Code for that tax year reduced by the credits listed in section 5733.98 of the Revised Code. If the credits exceed the total tax, the qualifying net tax is the minimum tax.

(b) The lesser of the tax shown on the report, prepared and filed in good faith, reduced by the credits shown on that report, or the tax shown on an amended report, prepared and filed in good faith, reduced by the credits shown on that amended report. If the credits shown exceed the total tax shown, the qualifying net tax is the minimum tax.