5 Del. Admin. Code § 1103-4.0 - Final Franchise Tax

4.1 Filing. The December 31 call report, verified by oath, setting forth the net operating income of the banking organization and the final franchise tax report, setting forth the "taxable income" of the banking organization or trust company, shall be filed with the Office of the State Bank Commissioner on or before January 30 each year; provided, however, that a banking organization may file the December 31 call report and the final franchise tax report with the Office of the State Bank Commissioner on or before any later date allowed by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council guidelines for filing its Report of Condition and Income, except as otherwise required by 5 Del.C. § 904.

4.2 Penalty for late filing. A late filing penalty shall be assessed against the taxpayer in the amount of $25 for each day after the due date that the taxpayer fails to file the final franchise tax report required above in subsection 4.1, unless the State Bank Commissioner is satisfied that such failure was not willful.

4.3 Form. The final franchise tax report shall be in the form set out in Regulation No. 1105.

4.4 Calculation of final tax. The total final franchise tax shall be calculated as follows:

4.4.1 The net operating income before taxes, which includes the income of any corporation making an election as provided in Regulation No. 1101 ;

4.4.2 Adjusted for any income from an insurance division or subsidiary; (include a report of income showing the name and federal employer identification number of the division or subsidiary);

4.4.3 Less any deduction set forth in 5 Del.C. § 1101; (include a report of income showing the name and federal employer identification number of each subsidiary taken as a deduction);

4.4.4 Multiplied by .56 to arrive at "taxable income";

4.4.5 The appropriate rate of taxation set forth in 5 Del.C. § 1105 shall be applied to the taxable income to arrive at subtotal annual franchise tax;

4.4.6 The subtotal annual franchise tax shall be adjusted for tax credits applicable pursuant to 5 Del.C. § 1105, which are calculated in accordance with Regulation No. 1109 ;

4.4.7 The subtotal annual franchise tax shall be adjusted for Travelink tax credits calculated in accordance with Department of Transportation Travelink tax credit reporting requirements;

4.4.8 The subtotal annual franchise tax shall be adjusted for Historic Preservation Tax Credits calculated in accordance with 30 Del.C. §§ 1811 et seq. and the regulations thereunder. Claimed credits must be accompanied by a Certificate of Completion issued by the Delaware State Historic Preservation Office certifying that the credits have been properly earned, in accordance with 5 Del.C. § 1105 (g). If the credits have been transferred, sold or assigned to the taxpayer by another person, a Certificate of Transfer must also be attached, in accordance with 30 Del.C. § 1814 (c);

4.4.9 The subtotal annual franchise tax shall be adjusted for any other applicable tax credit(s) [attach supporting schedule identifying the tax credit(s)].

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5 Del. Admin. Code § 1103-4.0

20 DE Reg. 654 (2/1/2017) (Final)