Nebraska Corporation Income Tax Booklet - Forms and Instructions

Corporation Income Tax Booklet - Forms and Instructions 
Form 1120N Booklet
2025

Nebraska

Corporation
Income Tax Booklet
Included in this Booklet are:

Form 1120N;
Schedules A, I, II, III, and IV;
Forms 7004N and PTC; and
Use Tax information.
Electronic filing and payment options are available.

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2025 Nebraska Corporation Income Tax Return
Instructions

What’s New
Corporate Tax Rate Change (LB 754, 2023). For the 2025 taxable year, the corporate tax rate
for Nebraska taxable income is reduced to 5.20%.
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act (LB 182, 2025). The definition of taxpayer was updated to
classify nonprofit corporations as taxpayers eligible for the credit.
If an owner of a qualified project is a pass-through entity, the credit shall be allocated to some or
all the partners, members, or shareholders of the owner of the qualified project. Any pass-through
entity that receives an allocation of the credit, either from the owner of the qualified project or
from another pass-through entity, may further allocate the tax credit among some or all of the
partners, members, or shareholders, or transfer, sell, or assign all or a portion of the tax credit
to a taxpayer. A pass-through entity may allocate the tax credit in any manner agreed to by its
partners, members, or shareholders. A partner, member, or shareholder of a pass-through entity
may transfer, sell, or assign all or part of his or her ownership interest, including his or her interest
in the tax credits authorized. A taxpayer may transfer, sell, or assign all or a portion of the tax
credit to another taxpayer.
Bullion - Gain or Loss on the Sale or Exchange of Bullion (LB 1317, 2024). Individuals,
corporations, and fiduciaries must add to federal adjusted gross income or federal taxable
income any net capital loss from the sale or exchange of gold or silver bullion to the extent
included in federal adjusted gross income or federal taxable income. Individuals, corporations,
and fiduciaries must subtract from federal adjusted gross income or federal taxable income
any net capital gain from the sale or exchange of gold or silver bullion to the extent included
in federal adjusted gross income or federal taxable income. The adjustments do not apply to
a taxable distribution of a gain or loss on the sale of bullion from a retirement plan account.
Cast and Crew Nebraska Act (Act) (LB 937, 2023 and LB 650, 2024). Beginning with tax year
2025, a production company may be eligible to receive refundable income tax credits equal to
20% of the qualifying expenditures incurred by the production company directly attributable
to a qualified production activity. The tax credit may be increased by an additional 15% if
certain qualifications are met. Qualified production activity means a full-length film, madefor-television movie, television series of at least five episodes, or streaming television series.
The total amount of tax credits allowed for each State fiscal year is $500,000. The maximum
allowable tax credit claimed under the Act in any single taxable year for any qualified production
activity that is a full-length film, made-for-television movie, television series of at least five
episodes, or streaming television series shall not exceed $500,000.
A production company must file an application for qualification with the Nebraska Department
of Economic Development (DED) prior to the start of principal production photography
to determine eligibility of the production activity. Applications are considered in the order
they are received. If DED approves the application, it notifies the production company and
issues a screen credit that can be used to meet the requirement for the tax credit.
To receive tax credits, the production company must submit an application for the tax credit
to DED after completing the qualified production activity. Applications are considered in the
order they are received. If DED determines the application is complete and the production
company qualifies for the tax credits, it will approve the application, notify the production
company of the approval, and conduct an audit of each qualified production activity. Once
the audit has been completed, DED will determine the value of the tax credit and issue a
tax credit certification.
A production company claims the tax credit by attaching the tax credit certification to its
tax return for the taxable year in which the certificate was issued, or in the three taxable
years immediately following the taxable year in which it was issued. The tax credits can
be transferred to any Nebraska taxpayer at any time during the taxable year in which the
certificate was issued, or in the three taxable years immediately following the year of issuance.
The transferee must pay the transferor at least 85% of the value of the transferred credits in
order to acquire the credits.
For more information, visit Cast and Crew Nebraska Act (CCNA) - Nebraska Department
of Economic Development.
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Child Care Tax Credit Act (LB 182, 2025). The definition of taxpayer under the Child Care
Tax Credit Act (Act) was expanded to include insurance companies subject to premium
and retaliatory taxes imposed by Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 44-150, 77-908, or 81-523 and financial
institutions subject to the franchise tax imposed by Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 77-3801 to 77-3807.
The nonrefundable tax credit for contributors allowed under the Act can be used to offset
any premium and retaliatory taxes or any franchise tax due under the above-noted statutes.
Community Development Assistance Act (CDAA) (LB 650, 2025). Beginning January 1, 2026,
the Community Development Assistance Act (CDAA) is reestablished and replaces the
Creating High Impact Economic Futures (CHIEF) Act. Under the CDAA, business firms
and individuals that contribute to a community betterment organization’s program which is
certified for tax credit status by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED)
during a tax year are eligible for the nonrefundable credit. Applications are approved by DED.
The credit for each approved business firm or individual is limited to 40% of the contribution.
Any unused credits may be carried forward to the next five tax years after the credit was first
allowed. The total amount of approved credits is limited to $350,000 each State fiscal year.
Creating High Impact Economic Futures (CHIEF) Act (LB 650, 2025). The tax credits
established under the CHIEF Act will not be allowed for calendar year 2026 or any year
thereafter, except that tax credits allowed for calendar year 2025 that are unused may be
carried forward for five years.
Food Bank, Food Pantry, Food Rescue Donation Tax Credit (LB 937, 2023; LB 208, 2025; and
LB 650, 2025). For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1,
2026, any grocery store retailer or restaurant that donates food or any agricultural producer
that makes a qualifying agricultural food donation to a food bank, food pantry, or food rescue
during the taxable year may be eligible for a nonrefundable tax credit. The nonrefundable
credit equals the lesser of:
u	 50% of the value of the food donations or qualifying agricultural food donations made
during the taxable year; or
u	$2,500.
If the donation was deducted as a charitable contribution on the taxpayer’s federal return and
not included in federal adjusted gross income or federal taxable income, the donation must
be added back in the determination of Nebraska adjusted gross income or Nebraska taxable
income before the certified credit amount can be claimed. The total amount of approved tax
credits is limited to $500,000 for State fiscal year 2025-2026. Credit requests received on the
day the annual limit is exceeded will be prorated and no additional credit requests will be
approved for such fiscal year.
Foreign Adversarial Company (LB 644, 2025). A foreign adversarial company is ineligible
to receive any benefits under an incentive program of the State of Nebraska. Including but
not limited to:
u Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act;
u Imagine Nebraska Act;
u Nebraska Advantage;
u Microenterprise Tax Credit Act;
u Nebraska Advantage Research and Development Act;
u Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act;
u Nebraska Job Creation and Mainstreet Revitalization Act;
u New Markers Job Growth Investment Act;
u Urban Development Act; and
u any other incentive programs created by the Nebraska Legislature or through an
executive action for the purpose of recruitment or retention of businesses in Nebraska.
Credits distributed from a foreign adversarial company are also ineligible for tax credit benefits.
Foreign adversarial company means a company that:
u	 Is organized under the laws of a foreign adversary;
u	 Has its principal place of business within a foreign adversary;
u	 Is owned in whole or in part, operated, or controlled by the government of a foreign
adversary; or
u	 Is a subsidiary or parent of any company that meets any of the above criteria.
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Foreign adversaries as defined under 15 C.F.R. 791.4, as such regulation existed on April 1,
2025 are:
u	 The People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region (China);
u	 Republic of Cuba (Cuba);
u	 Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran);
u	 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea);
u	 Russian Federation (Russia); and
u	 Venezuelan politician Nicolás Maduro (Maduro Regime).
See DOR’s website for information.
Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Support Act (LB 937, 2024).
Beginning with tax year 2025, employers may be eligible for any of three nonrefundable
credits. The three nonrefundable employer credits are:
1.	 Employers of one or more direct support professionals may apply for a nonrefundable
income tax credit that equals $500 for each direct support professional who:
u	 Is employed by the employer for at least six months during the taxable year; and
u	 Worked at least 500 hours for the employer during the taxable year.
2.	 Employers of one or more individuals receiving services pursuant to a Medicaid home
and community-based services waiver may apply for a nonrefundable income tax credit
that equals $1,000 for each qualified employee who:
u	 Is employed by the employer for at least six months during the taxable year; and
u	 Worked at least 200 hours for the employer during the taxable year.
3.	 Employers that provide any of the following services to one or more individuals pursuant
to a Medicaid home and community-based services waiver during the taxable year may
apply for a nonrefundable income tax credit equal to $1,000 for each eligible individual
who received such services from the employer during the taxable year:
u	 Prevocational;
u	 Supported employment – individual;
u	 Small group vocational support; or
u	 Supported employment – follow along.
Employers must first apply to the DOR to receive approval of the credit prior to claiming
it on their income tax return. The total amount of credits that may be approved for all tax
credits under this act (including the employee credit) is limited to statutory limit established
for each State fiscal year.
If an employer receiving the credit is a partnership, a limited liability company, an S corporation,
or an estate or trust, the tax credit may be distributed in the same manner and proportion
as the partner, member, shareholder, or beneficiary reports the partnership, limited liability
company, subchapter S corporation, estate, or trust income.
Nebraska Biodiesel Tax Credit Act (LB 208, 2025 and LB 650, 2025). The Nebraska Department
of Revenue (DOR) may approve up to $1 million in tax credits in State fiscal year 2024-25
and each fiscal year thereafter. Credit requests received on the day the annual limit is exceeded
will be prorated and no additional credit requests will be approved for such fiscal year.
Nebraska Pregnancy Help Act (LB 937, 2024). Beginning with tax year 2025, individuals and
entities that make cash contributions to eligible charitable organizations (approved PHOs)
during the taxable year may qualify for a nonrefundable tax credit.
Taxpayers must notify the approved PHO of their intent to make a contribution and the
amount to be claimed as a tax credit. The approved PHO notifies DOR of the intended
contribution. If tax credits are available, DOR will notify the approved PHO of the approved
credit amount. Provided the contribution is timely made, the approved PHO should issue a
receipt for the contribution made by the taxpayer to take the nonrefundable tax credit. The
nonrefundable tax credit equals the lesser of:
u	The total amount of the contributions made to any approved PHO during the tax year
and approved by DOR; or
u	50% of the income tax liability of the taxpayer for such year.
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Any unused credit may be carried forward five years. The credit cannot be carried back. A
taxpayer may only claim a credit on the portion of the contribution not claimed as a charitable
contribution on their federal return.
Married filing separate taxpayers may each claim one-half of the credit.
When the contribution is made by a partnership, limited liability company, or a subchapter S
corporation, the credit must be attributed to each partner, member, or shareholder in the same
proportion used to report the partnership’s, limited liability company’s, or S corporation’s
income or loss.
Any credit not used by an estate or trust may be attributed to each beneficiary in the same
proportion used to report the beneficiary’s income from the estate or trust.
Nebraska Shortline Rail Modernization Act (LB 937, 2024 and LB 650, 2025). Beginning with
tax year 2025, the Nebraska Shortline Rail Modernization Act provides a nonrefundable tax
credit against income tax, franchise tax imposed by Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 77-3801 to 77-3807,
and premiums taxes imposed by Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 77-907 to 77-918 for qualified maintenance
expenditures incurred by a Class III railroad. The credit is 50% of the qualified shortline
railroad maintenance expenditures incurred during the tax year by the Class III railroad.
Qualified shortline railroad maintenance expenditures do not include expenditures used to
generate a federal tax credit or expenditures funded by a federal grant. The amount of the
credit cannot exceed an amount equal to $1,500 multiplied by the number of miles of railroad
track owned or leased in the state by the applicant at the end of the taxable year. The total
amount of tax credits allowed is limited to $500,000 in each State fiscal year.
To receive the tax credit, the Class III railroad must submit an application to the DOR after
incurring the relevant qualified shortline railroad maintenance expenditures. The application
must be submitted no later than May 1 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar
year in which the expenditures were incurred. DOR will issue a tax credit certificate to the
Class III railroad with an approved application. The Class III railroad will claim the credit
by attaching the certification to the tax return. Any unused credit is carried forward and
can be applied against the tax liability for the next five taxable years immediately following
the taxable year in which the credit was first allowed. The tax credits are transferable to
another taxpayer by written agreement. No new applications for tax credits can be filed after
December 31, 2033.
Relocation Incentive Act (LB 1023, 2024 and LB 650, 2025). Beginning with tax year 2025, a
refundable credit is available to employers who pay relocation expenses for a qualified employee.
A qualified employee is an individual who moves to Nebraska for the purpose of accepting
a position of employment and receives an annual salary within the statutory annual wage
income range for the applicable tax year. The credit is equal to the lesser of:
u	50% of the relocation expenses paid during the tax year; or
u	$5,000 for each qualified employee.
Employers must first apply to the DOR to receive approval of the credit prior to claiming
it on their income tax return. DOR may approve credits until the total amount of credits
approved for the year reaches $1 million.
The refundable credit may be used to offset income taxes, franchise taxes imposed under Neb.
Rev. Stat. §§ 77-3801 to 77-3807, and premium taxes, including retaliatory taxes, under Neb.
Rev. Stat. §§ 44-150, 77-908, or 81-523.
The credit may be recaptured from the employer if the qualified employee moves out of
Nebraska within two years after the employer claimed the credit. The recaptured amount is
an underpayment of tax and is due and payable on the tax return due immediately following
the qualified employee’s loss of residency.

Important Information for All Filers
Purpose. The instructions in this booklet provide guidance in completing the most common
Nebraska corporation income tax forms and schedules. This booklet is intended to be useful to
the greatest number of taxpayers. Nothing in these instructions supersedes, alters, or otherwise
changes any provisions of the Nebraska tax code, regulations, rulings, or court decisions.
We encourage the preparer of any Corporation Income Tax Return, Form 1120N, to review
applicable Nebraska law regarding any issue that may have a material effect on this return.
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Nebraska law and other useful information may be found at revenue.nebraska.gov.
Income Subject to Nebraska Taxation. Nebraska income tax applies to the portion of the
corporate taxpayer’s taxable income derived from or attributable to sources within Nebraska.
A corporate taxpayer that is subject to tax in another state must apportion its income, unless
approval has been granted by the Tax Commissioner for an alternative method prior to
filing the return.
If a corporate taxpayer engaged in business in Nebraska is not subject to tax in another state,
its entire taxable income must be reported to Nebraska.
Combined Return. When a group of corporations conducts a unitary business, a single combined
return must be filed reporting the income of the entire group. A unitary group engaged in
business within and without Nebraska will determine its Nebraska income using a single
factor, sales only, apportionment formula. See the Nebraska Schedule I — Apportionment
for Multistate Business instructions for additional information.
Enter All Amounts as Whole Dollars. Do not include cents on the return or schedules. Do not
change the pre-printed zeros in the cents column of the Form 1120N or schedules. Round any
amount from 50 cents to 99 cents to the next higher dollar. Round any amount less than 50 cents
to the next lower dollar.
Penalties and Interest. Either or both may be imposed under the following conditions:
	 u	Failing to file a return and pay the tax due on or before the due date;
	 u	Failing to pay the tax due on or before the due date;
											u	Failing to file an amended Nebraska income tax return when required;
	 u	Preparing or filing a fraudulent income tax return; or
	 u	Understating income on an income tax return.
Filing a false or fraudulent Nebraska return is subject to penalty, even if the amounts reported
are taken from your federal return. Unpaid tax is subject to interest at the statutory rate of
8% from the original due date to the date the tax is paid. See the DOR Interest Rate Assessed
on State Taxes Revenue Ruling for applicable interest rates.
Reporting Changes or Corrections. If information on a Nebraska corporation income tax
return previously filed is incorrect, an Amended Nebraska Corporation Income Tax Return,
Form 1120XN, must be filed. When filing an amended return, remember:
									u	Changes made by the IRS or another state must be reported to DOR within 60 days; and
									u	You must attach a copy of the related federal or other state amended return and all
related schedules or other documentation to explain the changes shown on the amended
Nebraska return.
Any corporation filing an amended return with the IRS, resulting in a credit or refund, must
report the change or correction within 60 days after receiving proof that the IRS accepted the
changes made on the federal  return. The Nebraska amended return must include documentation
showing that the IRS accepted the changes made on the federal return.
Corporate taxpayers are required to provide DOR with a copy of every executed Federal
Form 872, Consent to Extend the Time to Assess Tax; Form 872-A, Special Consent to Extend
the Time to Assess Tax; or any other federal form used to extend the time to assess income
taxes. If copies of these federal forms are not provided to DOR within 30 days after they are
executed, DOR may issue a notice of deficiency determination within one year after discovery
of the extension by DOR, and may limit the time period for which interest is paid on a refund.
Nebraska Extension of Time. An extension to file may only be obtained by:
	 u	Attaching a copy of a timely-filed Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File
Certain Business Income Tax, Information, and Other Returns, Federal Form 7004,
to the Nebraska return when filed;
	 u	Attaching a schedule to the Nebraska return listing the federal confirmation number
and providing an explanation that the electronic request for automatic federal extension
was not denied; or
	 u	Filing a Nebraska Application for Extension of Time to File Corporation, Fiduciary,
or Partnership Return, Form 7004N, on or before the due date of the return, when you
need to make a tentative Nebraska payment or when a federal extension is not being
requested. When a federal extension of time has been granted, and additional time is
necessary to file the Nebraska return, the Nebraska Form 7004N must be filed on or
before the date the federal extension expires. Remember to attach proof of the federal
extension to the Form 7004N.
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Failure to attach the applicable extension document may result in a late filing penalty. An
extension of time only extends the date to file the return. It does not extend the due date
to pay the tax. Any tax not paid by the original due date is subject to interest. By timely
requesting an extension of time to file your federal return using the Federal Form 7004, you
are granted an automatic Nebraska extension for the same number of months granted by the
IRS. When a federal extension of time has been granted and additional time is necessary to
file the Nebraska return, the Nebraska Form 7004N must be filed on or before the date the
federal extension expires. An extension of time cannot exceed a total of seven months after
the original due date of the return.
Accounting Methods. The accounting method used for federal income tax purposes must be
used for Nebraska income tax purposes. A taxpayer may not change the accounting method
used to report income in prior years, unless the change is approved by the IRS. A copy of this
approval must accompany the first return that shows the change in the method of accounting.
Federal Return. A copy of the federal return and supporting schedules, as filed with the IRS,
must be attached to this return. This includes, at a minimum, a copy of the first five pages,
Schedule  D, Form 4797, and other supporting schedules of the Federal Form 1120. If a
consolidated federal return is filed, a copy of the consolidating schedules or workpapers for
income and expenses, cost of goods sold, and balance sheets, as well as the Affiliations Schedule,
Form 851, must also be attached. Provide copies of schedules and other information that
support the numbers reported on the Nebraska return. Other voluminous information that
is part of the federal return filed, but that is not directly related to the Nebraska reporting,
may be kept by the taxpayer, but must be made available upon request. A pro forma federal
return is not acceptable. The Nebraska return is based upon the actual federal return as filed
or prepared for filing.
Estimated Income Tax Payments. Estimated income tax payments must be made by every
corporation subject to taxation under the IRC, with income derived from Nebraska, if the
Nebraska income tax liability can reasonably be expected to exceed allowable credits by $400
or more. For additional information, see the 2025 Nebraska Corporation Estimated Income
Tax Payment Voucher Booklet.
Underpayment of Estimated Income Tax Penalty. A corporation may owe a penalty if the
amount of tax due, after allowable credits, is $400 or more.
If the amount of tax due is $400 or more, the corporation must complete an Underpayment
of Estimated Tax for Corporations, S corporations, or Partnerships, Form 2220N, to calculate
any applicable penalty.
A corporation may reduce or eliminate the penalty by using the annualized income or adjusted
seasonal installment method. To use one or both of these methods to calculate one or more
required installments, recalculate (and attach) the Federal Form 2220, Schedule A, “Adjusted
Seasonal Installment Method and Annualized Income Installment Method” using Nebraska
income and other Nebraska amounts. Enter the corresponding amount from the recalculated
Federal Schedule A on the appropriate lines of the Form 2220N.
Adjustment of Overpayment of Estimated Income Tax. A corporation that overpaid estimated
income tax must use the Corporation Application for Adjustment of Overpayment of Estimated
Income Tax, Form 4466N, to apply for refund of the overpayment when the overpayment is:
	 u	At least 10% more than the expected tax liability calculated on the Form 4466N; and
	 u	At least $500.
Form 4466N must be filed by the 15th day of the third month after the end of the tax year
and before the corporation files its corporation income tax return. A Form 4466N filed after
this date will not be considered. An extension of time to file the corporation income tax return
will not extend the time for filing Form 4466N.

Use Tax 	 					A corporation may be subject to use tax. A corporation owes use tax when the proper sales
tax has not been paid on purchases delivered into Nebraska. This often occurs when purchases
are made from out-of-state, mail order, or Internet sellers. Use tax is also due when items
purchased for resale are withdrawn from inventory for business or personal use.
Example 1.
The corporation purchased a computer from a seller in South Dakota over the Internet
for $1,570 plus $30 shipping and handling charges. Both charges are taxable. The
computer is shipped to the corporation in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and no tax is charged
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or collected by the seller. The state tax is $88 ($1,600 X 5.5%) and the local tax is $24
($1,600 X 1.5%). The total use tax owed is $112 ($88 + $24 = $112).
Example 2.
A repair shop in Scottsbluff, Nebraska provides motor vehicle repair service. The repair
shop also owns a tow truck used for towing customers’ motor vehicles needing repair.
The shop purchases oil and oil filters tax exempt for resale using the Nebraska Resale
or Exempt Sale Certificate, Form 13. When oil and oil filters are removed from sales
tax exempt inventory and used to change the oil in the business-owned tow truck, state
and local use tax is due on the cost of the oil and oil filters.
For additional information, see the Nebraska Use Tax Information Guide.

Purpose of Form 		 The Nebraska Corporation Income Tax Return, Form 1120N, is used to report income,
gains, losses, deductions, and credits, and to calculate the income tax liability of the
corporate taxpayer.

Who Must File?
The Nebraska Corporation Income Tax Return, Form 1120N, must be filed by every
corporation engaged in business in Nebraska, or having sources of income from Nebraska
and subject to federal corporation income tax. This includes:
									u	
Cooperative organizations. Cooperative organizations must file Form 1120N. Exempt farm
cooperatives must attach their U.S. Income Tax Return for Cooperative Associations,
Form 1120-C. Cooperatives may exclude patronage dividends, dividends on capital
stock, and nonpatronage income allocated to patrons that are allowable deductions
or exclusions for federal income tax purposes.
									u	Exempt organizations. All exempt organizations required to file a federal return and
pay tax at the federal corporation income tax rates on unrelated business income are
required to file the Form 1120N.
Corporations that must file a different Nebraska return:
											u	S corporations. Corporations that have elected to file under Subchapter S, as defined
by IRC § 1361, file a Nebraska S Corporation Income Tax Return, Form 1120-SN.
											u	Financial institutions. Institutions that are chartered or qualified to do business in
Nebraska, or maintain a permanent place of business in Nebraska and actively solicit
deposits from residents of Nebraska must file a Nebraska Financial Institution Tax
Return, Form 1120NF.

When and Where to File
This return must be filed on or before the date the related federal income tax return is due.
Use the Federal/State e-file program to e-file both federal and state tax returns. Or mail
the Form 1120N to:
											Nebraska Department of Revenue
											PO Box 94818
											Lincoln, NE 68509-4818

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Tax Period. A 2025 Form 1120N must be used to file for the calendar year 2025, or a fiscal
year beginning in 2025. Space is provided at the top of the return to enter the beginning and
ending dates for short-period or fiscal-year filers. The taxable year for Nebraska must be the
same as the taxable year used for the federal income tax return.
If a corporation changes its federal taxable year, it must also change its Nebraska taxable
year. A copy of the approval from the IRS to change accounting periods must accompany
the first return that shows the change.
Business Classification Code. Enter the six-digit code that best describes the corporation’s
principal business activity in Nebraska. Carefully review the business classification codes
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Principal Business Activity in Nebraska. Enter the principal business activity of the corporation
from the Business Classification Code listing.
Federal ID Number. Enter the Federal ID number assigned to the corporation by the IRS.
Nebraska ID Number. Enter the Nebraska ID number assigned to the corporation by DOR.
Corporations that do not have a Nebraska state ID for corporate income tax should e-file
using their Nebraska income tax withholding or sales tax number. The prefix (for example, 24-)
is not part of the state ID number and should not be included in the number. Corporations
that do not have an existing Nebraska state ID, should apply using DOR’s Online Nebraska
Tax Application.
DUNS Number. Enter the DUNS number issued by Duns & Bradstreet if the corporation
has a DUNS number.
Foreign Adversarial Company. A foreign adversarial company is ineligible to receive incentive
benefits. Credits distributed from a foreign adversarial company are ineligible for tax credit
benefits. Failing to answer will result in denial or delay in processing the credits claimed. If
you answer yes, see Foreign Adversarial Company Notice for additional information regarding
the benefits and credits impacted.
Final Return. Check the “Final Return” box if the corporation will not file a Nebraska
corporate return after the 2025 tax year. This may occur when the corporation ceases to
exist due to dissolution or merger, or when the corporation will be included in a new unitary
group of corporations filed under a different Nebraska ID number.
Name Change. If the corporation changed its name since its last filing, check the “name
change” box. If the corporation changed its Federal ID number, it must file a Nebraska Tax
Application, Form 20 to obtain an new Nebraska ID number.
Corporation Filing Status. All taxpayers must complete this portion of the return and answer
all questions applicable to the corporation’s status.
Question A. Check “Yes” if any of the following conditions apply:
	 u	The corporation was included in a federal consolidated return;
	 u	The corporation owns 50% or more of another corporation; or
	 u	The corporation is owned at least 50% by another corporation.
	 If none of the above conditions apply, check “No” and skip questions B, C, and D.
Question B. Check “Yes” if this return includes the income, deductions, or credits of all
corporations with common ownership.
Check “No” if one or more of the corporations with common ownership are not included
in this return.
Question C. Check “Yes” if a return filed in any other state included the income, deductions,
or credits of more than one corporation.
Check “No” if the returns filed in all other states included only your corporation.
Question D. Under Nebraska law, a unitary group generally encompasses all corporations
included in the federal consolidated income tax return. Therefore, only under extremely
unusual circumstances may a corporation compute its Nebraska liability using the “separate
report by a member of a controlled group of corporations” method. Documentation
supporting the separate company filing should be attached to the Nebraska return when
filed. This documentation must show that the corporation is not part of a single economic
unit as defined in section 058.08 of Corporate Income Tax Regulation 24-058, Definitions.

Line 1 							Federal Gross Sales or Receipts, Less Returns and Allowances. Enter the amount of federal
gross sales or receipts reported on Federal Form 1120, less returns and allowances. If the
corporate taxpayer is filing a combined Form 1120N, enter the amount of combined gross
receipts or sales less returns and allowances from Nebraska Schedule IV.

Line 2 							Federal Taxable Income (FTI). Enter the federal taxable income. A unitary group must enter
the amount from line 30, Nebraska Schedule IV.

Line 3 							Adjustments Increasing FTI. Enter the amount from line 10, Nebraska Schedule A.
The federal deduction for state income tax is not an adjustment increasing federal
taxable income.
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State and local government bond interest and dividend income should be included on line 3.
See the instructions for line 1, Nebraska Schedule A.

Line 4 							Adjustments Decreasing FTI. Enter the amount from line 21, Nebraska Schedule A.
Line 5								Adjusted FTI. Enter line 2 plus line 3 minus line 4.
Line 6								Nebraska Taxable Income Before Nebraska Carryovers. If all of the income earned by the
corporation is derived from Nebraska sources, enter the amount from line 5 on line 6.

Corporate taxpayers that derive income from sources within and without Nebraska and are
taxable in another state, must enter the amount from line 3, Nebraska Schedule I, Form 1120N.

Line 7								Nebraska Capital Loss Carryover. Enter the allowable Nebraska capital loss carryover. For a

multistate taxpayer, a Nebraska capital loss consists of the loss on property that was used by
the unitary business that did business in Nebraska, multiplied by the Nebraska apportionment
factor for the year of the loss. If the corporate taxpayer reported a capital loss on corporate stock
or other assets, the income from which was not previously treated as income apportionable to
Nebraska, the loss cannot be treated as a Nebraska loss. Capital loss carryovers may only be
deducted to the extent of capital gains in the year of the deduction. Attach a detailed schedule
that shows the computation of the capital loss carryover along with copies of the applicable
Federal Schedule D to substantiate the Federal capital (loss)/gain. A Nebraska capital loss may
only be carried forward, and only for a maximum period of five tax years.

Line 8 							Nebraska Taxable Income After Nebraska Capital Loss Carryover. Enter line 6 minus line 7.
Line 9								Nebraska Net Operating Loss Carryover. Enter the allowable Nebraska net operating loss
(NOL) carryover. The amount allowable is based on the loss previously reported to Nebraska,
and is not based on a percentage of the federal carryover. Any net operating loss can only be
carried forward. An NOL incurred in tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2014, may
be carried forward for a maximum period of 20 tax years. Nebraska imposes limitations on
the use of an NOL carryforward after certain reorganizations and mergers, when an NOL
incurred in years after 2017 is carried forward to a year after 2020, and when a corporation
with a Nebraska NOL carryforward becomes a member of a unitary group. For additional
information, see Corporate Income Tax Regulation 24-060, Net Operating Losses and Capital
Losses. If any of the limitations apply to the NOL carryforward reported on this return,
attach a schedule showing the computation of the allowable carryforward.
Attach a Nebraska Corporation Net Operating Loss Worksheet showing the calculation of
the amount of Nebraska net operating loss carryover. If the Nebraska NOL carryforward
was increased due to reclassifying part or all of the charitable contribution carryforward,
details of the reclassification and the NOL modification must be provided.

Line 10							 Net Nebraska Taxable Income. Enter line 8 minus line 9.
Line 11							Nebraska Tax. Multiple the Net Nebraska Taxable Income from line 10 by the 2025 corporate
tax rate of 5.20% and enter on line 11.

										The tax rate is the rate in effect on the first day of the corporation’s taxable year. Corporations

filing on a fiscal-year basis or filing a short-period return will compute the tax liability for
the entire taxable period by using the tax rate in effect on the first day of the taxable period.
A corporation using a 52-53 week fiscal year beginning during the last week in December
must use the rate in effect on the following January 1st.
Insurance Companies. Check the box to indicate you are an insurance company. The tax rate
used by an insurance company is the lesser of the rate listed above, or the corporation income
tax rate imposed by the state or country where the insurance company is domiciled, provided:
	 u	The insurance company can show the Tax Commissioner that it is domiciled in a state
other than Nebraska, or out of the country; and
	 u	The state or country of domicile imposes on Nebraska domiciled insurance
companies a retaliatory tax against Nebraska’s corporation income tax under
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77‑2734.02.

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Line 12 							 Premium Tax Credit. Enter the total amount of premium taxes paid (not accrued) by the
corporate taxpayer in this taxable year. These taxes include:

	 u	Premium taxes paid to the Nebraska Department of Insurance (NDOI) under
Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 77-908 and 81-523; and
	 u	Assessments paid to the NDOI for the Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool that are
allowed as an offset against any related premium and related retaliatory tax liability
under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-4233.
Premium taxes do not include amounts shown on the NDOI annual tax return as fees or the
Workers’ Compensation Court cash fund tax.
	 Example 3.
An insurance company made the following 2025 estimated premium tax payments and
payments with its 2024 and 2025 NDOI returns.

	 Tax	

	 Year	

Payment	
Type	

Payment	
Date	

Payment	
Amount	

	2024	

Payment with return	

March 1, 2025	

$3,000	

	Less: Fees included on the 2024 return	

2025 Premium
Tax Credit

100	

$ 2,900

	2025	

Estimated	

April 15, 2025	

4,000	

4,000

	2025	

Estimated	

June 15, 2025	

4,000	

4,000

	2025	

Estimated	

Sept. 15, 2025	

4,000	

4,000

	2025	

Payment with return	

March 1, 2026	

4,000	

0

	Total				

$14,900

In this example, the insurance company will enter $14,900 on line 12 as a credit for premium
taxes paid.

A corporation claiming this credit must attach a copy of the NDOI annual tax return related
to any payment claimed as a credit for premium taxes paid. A schedule listing the date and
amount of payment and the payee must also be attached.
Amounts paid by an electric cooperative organized under the Joint Public Power Authority
Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-1401, as in lieu of intangible tax, may also be included on this line.

Line 13 							Employer’s credit for expenses incurred for TANF (ADC) recipients. Enter the total credit
from line 2, Form TANF.

Line 14							School Readiness Tax Credit for providers. Enter the approved credit amount and certificate
number from Form SR-3604. Beginning with the 2025 tax year, Form SR-3604 will be submitted
and approved through the DOR’s Electronic Document & Submission Hub (eDASH). For more
information about this credit, go to School Readiness Tax Credit Act.

Line 15							Community Development Assistance Act Credit. The Nebraska Community Development

Assistance Act credit is allowable for contributions to approved projects of community
betterment organizations recognized by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development
(DED). Attach the 2025 Nebraska Community Development Assistance Act Credit
Computation, Form CDN, to the Form 1120N. Corporations do not need to attach a copy of
the Form 1099NTC. DOR will receive the Form 1099NTC information directly from DED.
For more details regarding this credit, contact:
	
	
	
	

Nebraska Department of Economic Development
245 Fallbrook Blvd, Suite 002
Lincoln, Nebraska 68521
https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/programs/community/cdaa/

Line 16 							Form 3800N Nonrefundable Credit. Enter the total nonrefundable tax credits reported on
the Nebraska Incentives Credit Computation, Form 3800N. Attach a copy of Form 3800N
and any supporting schedules.

Line 17 							Nebraska Employer Tax Credit for Employing Convicted Felons. Enter the certified credit
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amount and the certificate number from the Nebraska Employer Tax Credit Application for
Employing Convicted Felons, Form ETC-A.

Line 18 							Opportunity Scholarships Act Credit for contributors. Enter the lesser of the amount of

carryforward credit not used on the 2024 Form 1120N, not to exceed 50% of the income tax
liability (line 11, Form 1120N), or $100,000. A corporation may only claim a credit on the
portion of the contribution that was not deducted as a charitable contribution on its federal
return. Any unused credit may be carried forward for the next five years after the credit was
first granted. Taxpayers must use the carryover credit in the earliest taxable year possible.

Line 19 							Child Care Tax Credit for contributors. Enter the child care tax credit and certificate number

from Form CCTC-A. A corporation may only claim a credit on the portion of the contribution
that was not deducted as a charitable contribution on its federal return. The taxpayer may carry
forward the excess credit for up to five taxable years after the taxable year in which the credit
first was allowed. Taxpayers must use the carryover credit in the earliest taxable year possible.

Line 20 							Creating High Impact Economic Futures (CHIEF) credit. For more details regarding this
credit, contact:
	
	
	
	

Nebraska Department of Economic Development
245 Fallbrook Blvd, Suite 002
Lincoln, Nebraska 68521
https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/programs/incentives/chief/

Line 21 							Pregnancy Help Act Credit for contributors. Enter the lesser of the amount of contributions

made to an approved Pregnancy Help Organization and verified by DOR or 50% of the income
tax liability (line 11, Form 1120N). Any unused credit may be carried forward for the next five
years after the credit was first allowed. The tax credit cannot be carried back. A taxpayer may only
claim a credit on the portion of the contribution that was not claimed as a charitable contribution
on their federal return.

Line 22							Total Nonrefundable Credits. Enter the total of lines 12 through 21.
Line 23 							Nebraska Tax After Nonrefundable Credits. Subtract line 22 from line 11. If line 21 is more

than line 11, enter zero. Any excess will not be allowed as an overpayment on line 35; nor
may it be used as a carryback or carryover to other taxable years unless there is excess credit
on a nonrefundable credit that allows amounts to be carried foward.

Line 24							Form 3800N Refundable Credit. Enter the total refundable tax credits reported on Form
3800N. Attach a copy of Form 3800N and any supporting schedules.

Line 25 							Tax Deposited With Form 7004N. Enter the amount of the tentative tax payment entered on
line 11 of the Form 7004N.

Line 26							2025 Estimated Income Tax Payments. Enter the total 2025 estimated income tax payments,
less any Form  4466N adjustment. Combined filers must complete and attach Nebraska
Schedule III.

Line 27 							Beginning Farmer Credit. Enter the amount of Beginning Farmer credit from the Statement of

Nebraska Tax Credit, Form 1099BFC. The Beginning Farmer credit is available to owners of
agricultural assets, when the agricultural assets are rented to qualifying beginning farmers or
livestock producers. Any claimant eligible for the credit will receive a copy of the Statement
of Nebraska Tax Credit, Form 1099BFC, from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
Corporations do not need to attach a copy of the Form 1099BFC. DOR will receive the
Form 1099BFC information directly from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
For more details regarding this credit, contact:
	 Nebraska Department of Agriculture
	 PO Box 94947
	 Lincoln, NE 68509-4947
	402-471-4876
	 nextgen.nebraska.gov

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Line 28 	 						Nebraska Income Tax Withheld. Enter the amount of Nebraska withholding from

Form 1099‑MISC or Form 1099-NEC. Construction contractors are required to withhold
5% of any payment or payments exceeding $600 made to construction subcontractors that are
not registered on the Nebraska Department of Labor’s Contractor Registration Database. If
an amount was withheld from your corporation under this provision, a credit for the amount
withheld is claimed on line 27.

Line 29							Credit for Community College Property Taxes. Enter the amount from line 1, Form PTC and
attach Form PTC.

Line 30							 PTET Credit. Enter the name, Nebraska ID Number, and amount of pass-through entity tax

(PTET) credit received from a partnership in which you hold an ownership interest. Attach
a schedule if you received the credit from more than one partnership. Also attach a copy of
the Nebraska Schedules K-1N supporting the credit claimed.

Line 31							Total Refundable Credits and Payments. Enter the total of lines 24 through 30.
Line 32							 Tax Due. Enter the result of line 23 minus line 31. If the amount is less than zero, enter zero.
Line 33 							Penalty for Underpayment of Estimated Income Tax. Use the Underpayment of Estimated

Tax for Corporations, S corporations, and Partnerships, Form 2220N, to determine if the
corporation owes this penalty. A Form 2220N must be completed if the Nebraska tax less
allowable credits is greater than $400. If the corporation is required to complete Form 2220N,
enter the amount of penalty from line 20, Form 2220N.

Line 34		 					Amount Due. There is an amount due when line 31 is less than the total of lines 23 and 33.
										Mandates of Electronic Payment. Some entities are required to make their payments (tax,
penalty, and interest) electronically. For mandate purposes, all of the electronic payment
options identified below satisfy the mandate requirement. All entities are encouraged to make
their payments electronically.

Electronic Payment Options

Electronic Funds Withdrawal (EFW). With this payment option, you provide your
payment information within your electronically-filed return. Your payment will
automatically be withdrawn from your bank account on the date you specify.
Nebraska e-pay. Nebraska e-pay is DOR’s web-based electronic payment system. You
enter your payment and bank account information, and choose a date (up to a year
in advance) to have your account debited. You will receive an email confirmation for
each payment scheduled.
ACH Credit. You (or your bank) create an electronic file in the appropriate ACH file
format. It is submitted to the Federal Reserve and instructs your bank to “credit” the
state’s bank account.
Nebraska Tele-pay. Nebraska Tele-pay is DOR’s phone-based electronic payment
system. Call 800-232-0057, enter your payment and bank account information, and
choose a date (up to a year in advance) to have your account debited. You will receive
a confirmation number at the end of your call.
Credit Card. Secure credit card payments can be initiated through ACI Payments,
Inc. at acipayonline.com or via phone at 800-272-9829. Eligible credit cards include
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and VISA. A convenience fee is charged
to the card you use. This fee is paid to the credit card vendor, not the State, and will
appear on your credit card statement separately from the payment made to DOR. At
the end of your transaction, you will be given a confirmation number. Keep this number
for your records. [If you are making your credit card payment by phone, you will need
to provide the Nebraska Jurisdiction Code, which is 3700.]
Cancel a payment. To cancel a scheduled EFW payment, contact our Taxpayer
Assistance office at 800-742-7474 or 402-471-5729 before 4:00 pm Central Time at

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least two business days prior to your scheduled payment date. You may cancel a
payment scheduled through Nebraska e-pay by logging into the e-pay program from
our website and selecting “cancel payment.” To cancel a credit card payment, contact
ACI Payments, Inc.
Check or Money Order. If you are not using one of the electronic payment options described
above, include a check or money order payable to the “Nebraska Department of Revenue.”
Checks written to DOR may be presented for payment electronically.

Line 35							Overpayment. If line 31 is greater than the sum of lines 23 and 33, enter the result of line 31
minus the total of lines 23 and 33.

Line 36							Amount Credited to 2026 Estimated Income Tax. Enter the amount of overpayment shown
on line 35 that you want credited as a tax year 2026 estimated income tax payment for
the corporation.

Line 37							Overpayment to be Refunded. Enter the amount of overpayment shown on line 35 that you
want refunded. The overpayment to be refunded is calculated by subtracting line 36 from line
35. DOR recommends having any refund on line 37 directly deposited to the corporation’s
bank account. See line 38 instructions below.

Line 38							Direct Deposit. To deposit the refund directly into the corporation’s checking or savings

account, enter the routing number and account number found on the bottom of the checks
used with the account. The routing number is listed first and must be nine digits. The account
number is listed to the right of the routing number and can be up to 17 digits. Enter these
numbers in the boxes found on lines 38a and 38c, and complete line 38b, Type of Account.
The box on line 38d must be checked if the refund will go to a bank account outside the
United States. This is necessary to comply with banking rules regarding International ACH
Transactions (IATs). These refunds cannot be processed as direct deposits and instead will
be mailed.

Signature	 					Sign and Date the Tax Return. This return must be signed by a corporate officer. Include
a daytime phone number and email address in case DOR needs to contact you about
your account.

										Email. By entering an email address, the taxpayer acknowledges that DOR may contact
the taxpayer by email. The taxpayer accepts any risk to confidentiality associated with this
method of communication. DOR will send all confidential information by secure email or
the State of Nebraska’s file share system. If you do not wish to be contacted by email, write
“Opt Out” on the line labeled “email address.”
If a corporate officer authorizes another person to sign the return, there must be a Power of
Attorney, Form 33, on file with DOR or attached to the return.
The act of e-filing a return is your signature. By e-filing the return, taxpayers and their tax
preparers, if applicable, are declaring under penalties of perjury, that they have examined the
electronic return, and to the best of their knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete.
Paid Preparer’s Use Only. Any person who is paid for preparing a taxpayer’s return must sign
the return as preparer. Additionally, the preparer must enter their Preparer Tax Identification
Number (PTIN), their firm’s name, and Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN).

Nebraska Schedule A Instructions
Adjustments to FTI
										Purpose. The Nebraska Schedule A is used to adjust the corporate taxpayer’s FTI reported
on line 2 of the Form 1120N. The Nebraska Schedule A must be completed by all corporate
taxpayers making any adjustments on lines 3 or 4 of Form 1120N. Any adjustments that are
summarized on Nebraska Schedule A are carried forward to lines 3 and 4, Form 1120N.

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Adjustments Increasing FTI
Line 1							State and Local Government Interest and Dividend Income. Enter all state and local government

interest or dividends that are exempt from federal income tax and not issued by Nebraska
state and local government subdivisions.

Line 2 							Federal Net Operating Loss Deduction. Enter the federal net operating loss allowed as a

deduction on the federal return. See line 9, Form 1120N instructions for allowable Nebraska
net operating losses.

Line 3 							Federal Capital Loss Carryover. Enter the portion of the federal capital loss carryover

allowed as a deduction this year. See line 7, Form 1120N instructions for allowable Nebraska
capital losses.

Line 4 							Allocable, Nonapportionable Loss. Enter the amount of any claimed allocable, nonapportionable

loss. Allocable, nonapportionable loss is a loss that is not part of the unitary business, and has
not been claimed as a loss that is part of the unitary business that is subject to apportionment
by another state with substantially the same law as Nebraska.

										 Attach a detailed description of the claimed amount, together with evidence that the loss is
not part of the unitary business. Also, attach an affidavit from a corporate officer that the
corporate taxpayer has not claimed the same loss to be a part of a unitary business subject to
apportionment in another state with substantially the same law as Nebraska on apportionability
of losses. Note that Nebraska law is unique on apportionability of losses. Therefore, it may
be extremely difficult for a corporate taxpayer to meet the above requirements.

Line 5 							Related Expenses. Enter the amount of related expenses. Related expenses include all direct
and indirect expenses attributable to the activities producing the allocable, nonapportionable
loss entered on line 4.

Line 6 							Interest Expense Disallowance. Enter the interest expense calculated for the allocable,
nonapportionable loss.

										To calculate the interest expense:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 u	
Divide the taxpayer’s average investment in the activities producing the allocable,
nonapportionable loss by the taxpayer’s average total assets to obtain a ratio; and
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 u	Multiply this ratio by the total interest deduction allowed in the computation of federal
taxable income.

Line 7 							Total Allocable, Nonapportionable Loss. Enter the result of line 4 plus lines 5 and 6.
Line 8 							Nebraska and Local Income, Sales, and Use Taxes Deducted on Federal Form 1065 Under
Section 164 of the IRC. Enter the amount of taxes from line 15, Schedule K-1N, Form 1065N.

Line 9 							Other Increasing Adjustments. Enter any other adjustment increasing FTI not reported on lines 2

through 8. List the type of adjustment on line 9a, Schedule A, and the associated amount on line 
9b. Attach a detailed explanation of the basis for each adjustment and any necessary schedules.
Any net capital loss that is derived from the sale or exchange of gold or silver bullion should be
included on line 9 to the extent such loss is included in FTI.

Line 10 							Total Adjustments Increasing FTI. Enter the result of line 1 plus lines 2, 3, 7, 8, and 9 here
and on line 3, Form 1120N.

Adjustments Decreasing FTI
Line 11	 						Qualified U.S. Government Interest Deduction. Enter the amount of interest and dividend
income from U.S. government obligations exempt from state taxation.

The Taxability of Interest and Dividend Income From State, Local, and U.S. Government
Obligations Information Guide, lists U.S. interest and dividend income that can be included
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on line 11, Nebraska Schedule A. Interest income from repurchase agreements involving U.S.
government obligations is not deductible as U.S. government interest.
Gains or losses from the sale or other disposition of federal securities are taxable for state
income tax purposes and should not be included on line 11.

Line 12							Total Foreign Dividends. Enter the amount of total foreign dividends from line 7, Nebraska
Schedule II.

Line 13 							Special Foreign Tax Credit Adjustment. Enter the amount of adjustment from line 12, Nebraska
Schedule II.

Line 14							Allocable, Nonapportionable Income. Enter the amount of any claimed allocable,
nonapportionable income. Allocable, nonapportionable income is income that is not part of
the unitary business, and has not been claimed as income that is a part of the unitary business
that is subject to apportionment by another state with substantially the same law as Nebraska
on apportionability of income. Note that Nebraska law is unique on apportionability of
income. Therefore, it may be extremely difficult for a corporate taxpayer to meet the above
requirements.
Note: Entries must be made on lines 15 and 16, or the entire amount of allocable, nonapportionable
income claimed may be disallowed.
Attach a detailed description of the claimed amount, together with evidence that the income
is not part of a unitary business. Also, attach an affidavit from a corporate officer that the
corporate taxpayer has not claimed the same income to be a part of a unitary business subject
to apportionment in another state with substantially the same law as Nebraska.

Line 15							Related Expenses. Enter the amount of related expenses. Related expenses include all direct
and indirect expenses attributable to the activities producing the allocable, nonapportionable
income amount entered on line 14.

Line 16							Interest Expense Disallowance. Enter the interest expense calculated for the allocable,

nonapportionable income.
To calculate the interest expense:
											u	Divide the taxpayer's average investment in the activities producing the allocable,
nonapportionable income by the taxpayer's average total assets to obtain a ratio; and
											u	Multiply this ratio by the total interest deduction allowed in the computation of federal
taxable income.

Line 17							 Net Allocable, Nonapportionable Income. Enter the result of line 14 minus lines 15 and 16.
Line 18							Nebraska College Savings Program. Nebraska allows a subtraction from a participant’s federal
taxable income for the amount of annual contributions made to an account established under the
Nebraska Educational Savings Plan Trust (NEST 529). The maximum annual exempt contribution
per return is $10,000. Contributions to other states’ 529 college savings plans cannot be deducted
on line 18.

Interest and earnings from the Nebraska College Savings Program may be deducted to the
extent that the income is included in federal taxable income. This adjustment must be taken
on line 20, Other Decreasing Adjustments.

Line 19							Contributions made to the Medical Debt Relief Fund. Enter the amount of contributions made
to the Medical Debt Relief Fund. Do not include any portion of the contribution that was
deducted on the federal return.

Line 20							Other Decreasing Adjustments. Enter any other applicable adjustment not reported on

lines 11 through 19. List the type of adjustment on line 20a, Schedule A, and the associated
amount on line 20b. Attach a detailed explanation of the basis for each adjustment and any
necessary schedules.

										 Any net capital gain that is derived from the sale or exchange of gold or silver bullion should
be included on line 20 to the extent such gain is included in federal taxable income.
Note: This line should only be used to adjust for the sale or exchange of bullion as noted above
or for other valid adjustments that have not been claimed elsewhere on Nebraska Schedule A.
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The following examples are items that are not allowable adjustments decreasing federal
taxable income:
											u	Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI). See DOR’s General  Information
Letters 24-20-1, Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income and Foreign-Derived
Intangible Income for information regarding Nebraska’s treatment of GILTI inclusions;
											u	
The wage expense disallowed by the work opportunity tax credit;
											u	Federal income taxes or other federal taxes paid;
											u	The depreciation disallowed by the investment credit or other federally-required
basis reduction;
											u	Income earned in another state. Instead, Nebraska Schedule I, Apportionment for
Multistate Business, must be completed; and
											u	Income from a partnership. For additional information, see Business Entity Regulation
24‑315, Sales Factor; Business Entities As Owners in a Partnership or Joint Venture.

Line 21							Total Adjustments Decreasing FTI. Enter total adjustments here and on line 4, Form 1120N.

Nebraska Schedule I Instructions
Apportionment for Multistate Business
Purpose. The Nebraska Schedule I is used to determine the amount of Nebraska source
income (Form 1120N, line 6, Nebraska taxable income before Nebraska carryovers) received
by a corporation that derives income from within and without Nebraska.
Nebraska source income is determined by apportioning the corporate income using a single,
sales only factor. Apportionment refers to the division of income between states by the use
of a formula containing one or more apportionment factors.
Sales Factor. The sales factor is a fraction. The numerator is the total sales of the corporate
taxpayer in Nebraska during the taxable year. The denominator is the total sales of the corporate
taxpayer everywhere during the taxable year. Total sales include gross sales of real and tangible
personal property, less returns and allowances, and all other items of gross receipts, except
income for the discharge of indebtedness, amounts received from hedging transactions involving
intangible assets, and net gains from marketable securities held for investment. The sales factor
on this schedule is rounded to six decimal places. It is entered as a percentage.
When a corporate taxpayer consists of two or more corporations engaged in a unitary
business, a part of which is conducted in Nebraska, the income of the corporate taxpayer
apportioned to Nebraska is determined by applying the ratio of the corporate taxpayer’s
sales in Nebraska to the sales of the entire unitary group. The corporate taxpayer’s sales
in Nebraska should include only those sales made by members of the unitary group with
nexus in this state. Each corporate taxpayer must file one income tax return for the entire
group. The return will include all corporations in the unitary business. Any corporation that
is required, or has received permission, to use an alternative apportionment formula, may
only be included in a return with other corporations using the same apportionment formula.
For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, a corporation may no longer use the
costs of performance method of apportioning sales other than sales of tangible personal
property except for a corporation operating as a communications company. For additional
information, see the Nebraska Apportionment Factor - Sales or Gross Receipts section.
A corporation using an alternative method of apportionment must attach a copy of the
Tax Commissioner’s prior written approval of the alternative method. The alternative
apportionment factor computation must be included. Enter the factor on line 2, Nebraska
Schedule I.
NOTE: Approval of an alternative method of apportionment is rare.
Intercompany sales between unitary corporations using the combined income approach are
excluded from the sales factor.
If the corporate taxpayer is a partner in a partnership or joint venture, see Business Entity
Regulation 24-315, Sales Factor; Business Entities As Owners in a Partnership or Joint Venture.
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A corporate taxpayer that operates a trucking business and has income from both within
and without this state, must compute its sales factor in accordance with Business Income
Tax Regulation 24‑343, Special Apportionment Rules; All Tax Years; Trucking Companies.
The m