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IMPORTANT NOTICE
ALL BUSINESSES MUST PROVIDE SUPPORTING SCHEDULES AND/OR DOCUMENTATION USED TO
ARRIVE AT THE FIGURES IN SECTIONS A & B. EXPLAIN FULLY ANY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GROSS VOLUME AND TAXABLE VOLUME.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING A
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ERCANTILE AND/OR BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX
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ICENSE AND TAX RETURN
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ENERAL INFORMATION
Be sure to submit all information requested by Berkheimer Tax Innovations. Be sure to include signature and date where applicable. Failure
to do so will constitute filing an incomplete return.
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eturn the Form, any tax due, and required documentation. Make checks payable to HAB-BPT. NO CASH PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Your cancelled check is your receipt of payment.
TAX RETURN INFORMATION
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ection A Computation of Gross Volume of Business. Complete only where applicable.
Line (a) Enter total gross volume of business for period indicated.
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ine (b) This line is to be completed if your business opened during the present tax year and an estimated gross volume is required by the
appropriate Ordinance and/or Resolution. Enter appropriate gross volume of business.
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ine (c) This line is to be completed if your business opened during the tax year and you are required to file an initial estimated gross volume
for the first year. This section applies to those districts where Ordinances and/or Resolutions require a Final Return to be filed yearly, with the
exception of the first year.
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ine (d) This line is to be completed if business is temporary, itinerant, or seasonal. Enter actual gross volume of business.
Section B Filing the Final Tax
In this section, your gross volume of business should be calculated according to the figure indicated in Section A. Again, this final tax amount
should be calculated on the actual business transacted for the period of time specified in Section A. Be sure to complete lines 1, 2, 3 and/or
4 as they apply to your type of business and tax levied at the rates indicated. Continue to complete lines 5 through 10 as they apply to your
respective tax situation.
Section C Filing the Estimated Tax
This section is to be completed if any estimated tax return is required. If no rates are shown in Section C, no estimate is due. To complete this
section, your estimated gross volume of business should be calculated. Be sure to complete Lines 11, 12, 13 and/or 14 as they apply to your
type of business and tax levied at the rate indicated. Continue to complete lines 15 through 19 as they apply to your respective tax obligations.
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ECTION A: COMPUTATION OF GROSS VOLUME OF BUSINESS (fill in one only)
$ ____________________
$ ____________________
$ ____________________
$ ____________________
NATURE OF BUSINESS ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
OWNER __________________________________________________________ TITLE __________________________________________________
SIGNATURE ______________________________________________________ DATE _________________________
NAME & ADDRESS OF LEASING AGENT, IF RENTING ___________________________________________________________________________________
If in business from , use total gross volume of business for period.
If business commenced after , indicate starting date (________________) and multiply your first
full months gross volume of business (_____________________) x 12.
If business commenced after , indicate starting date (________________) and multiply your first
full months gross volume of business (_______________________) by the number of months remaining
in year (_________________) include fractional months from starting date to .
If temporary, itinerant or seasonal, report actual income ($ _____________________) within seven days
of completion of business.
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