Citations Affected: IC 6-3; noncode.
Synopsis: Apportionment of broadcaster income. Provides that, for
purposes of the statute specifying the amount of income attributable to
Indiana for income tax purposes, sales of a broadcaster that arise from
or relate to the broadcast or other distribution of film or radio
programming by any means are in Indiana if the commercial domicile
of the broadcaster's customer is in Indiana.
Effective: January 1, 2014.
January 14, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 18, 2013, reported _ Do Pass.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
taxation.
are allocable to this state.
(2) Net rents and royalties from tangible personal property are
allocated to this state:
(i) if and to the extent that the property is utilized in this state; or
(ii) in their entirety if the taxpayer's commercial domicile is in this
state and the taxpayer is not organized under the laws of or
taxable in the state in which the property is utilized.
(3) The extent of utilization of tangible personal property in a state
is determined by multiplying the rents and royalties by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days of physical location of the
property in the state during the rental or royalty period in the taxable
year, and the denominator of which is the number of days of physical
location of the property everywhere during all rental or royalty periods
in the taxable year. If the physical location of the property during the
rental or royalty period is unknown or unascertainable by the taxpayer,
tangible personal property is utilized in the state in which the property
was located at the time the rental or royalty payer obtained possession.
(i)(1) Capital gains and losses from sales of real property located in
this state are allocable to this state.
(2) Capital gains and losses from sales of tangible personal property
are allocable to this state if:
(i) the property had a situs in this state at the time of the sale; or
(ii) the taxpayer's commercial domicile is in this state and the
taxpayer is not taxable in the state in which the property had a
situs.
(3) Capital gains and losses from sales of intangible personal
property are allocable to this state if the taxpayer's commercial
domicile is in this state.
(j) Interest and dividends are allocable to this state if the taxpayer's
commercial domicile is in this state.
(k)(1) Patent and copyright royalties are allocable to this state:
(i) if and to the extent that the patent or copyright is utilized by
the taxpayer in this state; or
(ii) if and to the extent that the patent or copyright is utilized by
the taxpayer in a state in which the taxpayer is not taxable and the
taxpayer's commercial domicile is in this state.
(2) A patent is utilized in a state to the extent that it is employed
in production, fabrication, manufacturing, or other processing in
the state or to the extent that a patented product is produced in the
state. If the basis of receipts from patent royalties does not permit
allocation to states or if the accounting procedures do not reflect
states of utilization, the patent is utilized in the state in which the
taxpayer's commercial domicile is located.
(3) A copyright is utilized in a state to the extent that printing or
other publication originates in the state. If the basis of receipts
from copyright royalties does not permit allocation to states or if
the accounting procedures do not reflect states of utilization, the
copyright is utilized in the state in which the taxpayer's
commercial domicile is located.
(l) If the allocation and apportionment provisions of this article do
not fairly represent the taxpayer's income derived from sources within
the state of Indiana, the taxpayer may petition for or the department
may require, in respect to all or any part of the taxpayer's business
activity, if reasonable:
(1) separate accounting;
(2) for a taxable year beginning before January 1, 2011, the
exclusion of any one (1) or more of the factors, except the sales
factor;
(3) the inclusion of one (1) or more additional factors which will
fairly represent the taxpayer's income derived from sources within
the state of Indiana; or
(4) the employment of any other method to effectuate an equitable
allocation and apportionment of the taxpayer's income.
(m) In the case of two (2) or more organizations, trades, or
businesses owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the same
interests, the department shall distribute, apportion, or allocate the
income derived from sources within the state of Indiana between and
among those organizations, trades, or businesses in order to fairly
reflect and report the income derived from sources within the state of
Indiana by various taxpayers.
(n) For purposes of allocation and apportionment of income under
this article, a taxpayer is taxable in another state if:
(1) in that state the taxpayer is subject to a net income tax, a
franchise tax measured by net income, a franchise tax for the
privilege of doing business, or a corporate stock tax; or
(2) that state has jurisdiction to subject the taxpayer to a net
income tax regardless of whether, in fact, the state does or does
not.
(o) Notwithstanding subsections (l) and (m), the department may
not, under any circumstances, require that income, deductions, and
credits attributable to a taxpayer and another entity be reported in a
combined income tax return for any taxable year, if the other entity is:
(1) a foreign corporation; or
(2) a corporation that is classified as a foreign operating
corporation for the taxable year by section 2.4 of this chapter.
(p) Notwithstanding subsections (l) and (m), the department may not
require that income, deductions, and credits attributable to a taxpayer
and another entity not described in subsection (o)(1) or (o)(2) be
reported in a combined income tax return for any taxable year, unless
the department is unable to fairly reflect the taxpayer's adjusted gross
income for the taxable year through use of other powers granted to the
department by subsections (l) and (m).
(q) Notwithstanding subsections (o) and (p), one (1) or more
taxpayers may petition the department under subsection (l) for
permission to file a combined income tax return for a taxable year. The
petition to file a combined income tax return must be completed and
filed with the department not more than thirty (30) days after the end
of the taxpayer's taxable year. A taxpayer filing a combined income tax
return must petition the department within thirty (30) days after the end
of the taxpayer's taxable year to discontinue filing a combined income
tax return.
(r) This subsection applies to a corporation that is a life insurance
company (as defined in Section 816(a) of the Internal Revenue Code)
or an insurance company that is subject to tax under Section 831 of the
Internal Revenue Code. The corporation's adjusted gross income that
is derived from sources within Indiana is determined by multiplying the
corporation's adjusted gross income by a fraction:
(1) the numerator of which is the direct premiums and annuity
considerations received during the taxable year for insurance
upon property or risks in the state; and
(2) the denominator of which is the direct premiums and annuity
considerations received during the taxable year for insurance
upon property or risks everywhere.
The term "direct premiums and annuity considerations" means the
gross premiums received from direct business as reported in the
corporation's annual statement filed with the department of insurance.
(s) Sales of a broadcaster that arise from or relate to the
broadcast or other distribution of film programming or radio
programming by any means are in this state if the commercial
domicile of the broadcaster's customer is in this state. Sales to
which this subsection applies include income from advertising and
licensing income from distributing film programming or radio
programming. For purposes of this subsection, the following
definitions apply:
(1) "Broadcaster" means a taxpayer that is a television or
radio station licensed by the Federal Communications
Commission, a television or radio broadcast network, a cable
program network, or a television distribution company. The
term "broadcaster" does not include a cable service provider
or a direct broadcast satellite system.
(2) "Commercial domicile" has the meaning set forth in
IC 6-3-1-22.
(3) "Customer" means a person, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, or other entity, such as an
advertiser or licensee, that has a direct connection or
contractual relationship with the broadcaster under which
revenue is derived by the broadcaster.
(4) "Film programming" means one (1) or more
performances, events, or productions (or segments of
performances, events, or productions) intended to be
distributed for visual and auditory perception, including but
not limited to news, entertainment, sporting events, plays,
stories, or other literary, commercial, educational, or artistic
works.
(5) "Radio programming" means one (1) or more
performances, events, or productions (or segments of
performances, events, or productions) intended to be
distributed for auditory perception, including but not limited
to news, entertainment, sporting events, plays, stories, or
other literary, commercial, educational, or artistic works.