New Connecticut Pass-Through Entity Tax
Connecticut enacted a new pass-through entity (PET) income tax that is taxed at the top personal income tax rate and is offset by a credit at the personal or corporate income tax rate.
This new tax requires pass-through entities to pay at the entity level. This is Connecticut’s way of providing relief from the $10,000 federal limit that is imposed on state and local tax deductions.
The PET tax is imposed on partnerships, S corporations, and LLCs. There are several ways to calculate the PET, and those are as follows:
- Separately and non-separately computed items under the IRC
- Derived from or connected to Connecticut sources as determined by the sourcing rules that are currently applied to the Connecticut income tax
- Adjusted by applicable Connecticut state modifications
- Multiplied by 6.99%
If the calculation results in a loss, the entity may carry forward until it is utilized fully.
Credits and Overpayments
All those, whether individuals or corporate members, of affected business entities are entitled to have an offsetting credit against their respective taxes. The credit is 93.01% of the member’s direct and indirect pro rata share of the tax paid. Any portion of the credit that exceeds the tax liability is then treated as an overpayment.
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