Connecticut General Statutes 12-242g – Overpayments
(a) If a company has paid as an installment of estimated tax an amount in excess of the amount determined to be the correct amount of such installment, such amount shall be credited against any unpaid installment or against the tax. If the amount already paid, whether or not on the basis of installments, exceeds the amount determined to be the correct amount of the tax, the company shall be paid by the State Treasurer, upon order of the Comptroller, the amount of such overpayment.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-242g
- company: means any person, partnership, association, company, limited liability company or corporation, except an incorporated municipality. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-1
- Income year: means the calendar year upon the basis of which net income is computed under this part, unless a fiscal year other than the calendar year has been established for federal income tax purposes, in which case it means the fiscal year so established or a period of less than twelve months ending as of the date on which liability under this chapter ceases to accrue by reason of dissolution, forfeiture, withdrawal, merger or consolidation. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-213
- Paid: means "paid or accrued" or "paid or incurred" construed according to the method of accounting upon the basis of which net income is computed under this part. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-213
- succeeding: when used by way of reference to any section or sections, mean the section or sections next preceding, next following or next succeeding, unless some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
(b) If a company has filed its tax return under this chapter for the income year on or before the due date of such return or, if an extension of time to file has been requested and granted, the extended due date of such return, any overpayment reported on such return, if the company has elected to credit such overpayment against the company’s estimated tax for the succeeding income year, shall be treated as if paid on the due date of the first required installment of estimated tax for such succeeding income year. Such reported overpayment shall be credited against otherwise unpaid required installments in the order in which such installments are required to be paid under § 12-242d.