Completing City of Philadelphia Form Phil BIRT-EZ in ProSeries

Activating Form Phil BIRT-EZ depends on whether the business is conducted and/or located within Phildelphia.

• To activate Phil BIRT-EZ check the box at the top of Form Phil BIRT to indicate "Was the business operated 100% in Philadelphia?"
• To prepare Phil BIRT-EZ scroll down to the 'BIRT-EZ Tax Computation Schedules' on page 2 and enter net income in the section called "Net Pennsylvania Income/Loss" according to the method the income will be reported (Method I or Method II).
• Once the net income is entered verify the calculations on page 1 and 2 of BIRT-EZ.

Important! You must use the same reporting method elected (Method I or Method II) on the first Philadelphia BIRT that was filed.

Note:  Philadelphia Form BIRT and BIRT-EZ is not available in ProSeries prior to 2018.

Philadelphia BIRT-EZ information