Title 48, Chapter 7, Section 31
( 48-7-31)
(a) The tax imposed by this chapter shall apply to the entire net
income, as defined in this article, received by every foreign or
domestic corporation owning property or doing business within this
state. A corporation shall be deemed to be doing business within
this state if it engages within this state in any activities or
transactions for the purpose of financial profit or gain whether or
not: (1) The corporation qualifies to do business in this state; (2) The corporation maintains an office or place of doing business
within this state; or (3) Any such activity or transaction is connected with interstate
or foreign commerce. (b)(1) If the entire business income of the corporation is derived
from property owned or business done in this state, the tax shall
be imposed on the entire business income. (2) If the business income of the corporation is derived in part
from property owned or business done in this state and in part
from property owned or business done outside this state, the tax
shall be imposed only on that portion of the business income which
is reasonably attributable to the property owned and business done
within this state, such portion to be determined as provided in
subsections (c) and (d) of this Code section. (c)(1) Interest received on bonds held for investment and income
received from other intangible property held for investment are
not subject to apportionment. All expenses connected with such
investment income shall be applied against the investment income.
The net investment income from intangible property shall be
allocated to this state if the situs of the corporation is in this
state or if the intangible property was acquired as income from
property held in this state or as a result of business done in
this state. (2) Rentals received from real estate held purely for investment
purposes and not used in the operation of any business are not
subject to apportionment. All expenses connected with such
investment income shall be applied against the investment income.
The net investment income from tangible property located in this
state shall be allocated to this state. (3) Gains from the sale of tangible or intangible property not
held, owned, or used in connection with the trade or business of
the corporation nor held for sale in the regular course of
business shall be allocated to this state if the property sold is
real or tangible personal property situated in this state or
intangible property having an actual situs or a business situs
within this state. Otherwise, the gains shall not be allocated to
this state. (d) Net income of the classes described in subsection (c) of this
Code section having been separately allocated and deducted, the
remainder of the net business income shall be apportioned as
follows:
(1) Where the net business income of the corporation is derived
principally from the manufacture, production, or sale of tangible
personal property, the portion of the net income therefrom
attributable to property owned or business done within this state
shall be taken to be the portion arrived at by application of the
following formula: (A) Property factor. The property factor is a fraction, the
numerator of which is the average value of the taxpayer's real
and tangible personal property owned or rented and used in this
state during the tax period and the denominator of which is the
average value of all the taxpayer's real and tangible personal
property owned or rented and used during the tax period; (i) Property owned by the taxpayer is valued at its original
cost. Property rented by the taxpayer is valued at eight
times the net annual rental rate. Net annual rental rate is
the annual rental rate paid by the taxpayer less any annual
rental rate received by the taxpayer from subrentals; (ii) The average value of property shall be determined by
averaging the values at the beginning and end of the tax
period, except that the commissioner may require the averaging
of monthly values during the tax period if such averaging is
reasonably required to reflect properly the average value of
the taxpayer's property; (B) Payroll factor. The payroll factor is a fraction, the
numerator of which is the total amount paid in this state during
the tax period by the taxpayer for compensation and the
denominator of which is the total compensation paid everywhere
during the tax period. The term "compensation" means wages,
salaries, commissions, and any other form of remuneration paid
to employees for personal services. Payments made to an
independent contractor or any other person not properly
classified as an employee are excluded. Compensation is paid in
this state if: (i) The employee's service is performed entirely within this
state; (ii) The employee's service is performed both within and
outside this state and the service performed outside this
state is incidental to the employee's service within this
state; or (iii) Some of the service is performed in this state and
either the base of operations or the place from which the
service is directed or controlled is in this state or the base
of operations or the place from which the service is directed
or controlled is not in any state in which some part of the
service is performed but the employee's residence is in this
state; (C) Gross receipts factor. The gross receipts factor is a
fraction, the numerator of which is the total gross receipts
from business done within this state during the tax period and
the denominator of which is the total gross receipts from
business done everywhere during the tax period. For the
purposes of this subparagraph, receipts shall be deemed to have
been derived from business done within this state only if the
receipts are received from products shipped to customers in this
state or products delivered within this state to customers. In
determining the gross receipts within this state, receipts from
sales negotiated or effected through offices of the taxpayer
outside this state and delivered from storage in this state to
customers outside this state shall be excluded; (D) Apportionment formula. The property factor, the payroll
factor, and the gross receipts factor shall be separately
determined and an apportionment fraction shall be calculated
using the following formula: (i) The property factor shall represent 25 percent of the
fraction; (ii) The payroll factor shall represent 25 percent of the
fraction; and (iii) The gross receipts factor shall represent 50 percent of
the fraction. The net income of the corporation shall be apportioned to this
state according to such fraction; (2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2.1) or (2.2) of
this subsection, where the net business income is derived
principally from business other than the manufacture, production,
or sale of tangible personal property, the net business income of
the corporation shall be arrived at by application of the
following three factor formula: (A) Property factor. The property factor is a fraction, the
numerator of which is the average value of the taxpayer's real
and tangible personal property owned or rented and used in this
state during the tax period and the denominator of which is the
average value of all the taxpayer's real and tangible personal
property owned or rented and used during the tax period; (i) Property owned by the taxpayer is valued at its original
cost. Property rented by the taxpayer is valued at eight times
the net annual rental rate. Net annual rental rate is the
annual rental rate paid by the taxpayer less any annual rental
rate received by the taxpayer from subrentals; (ii) The average value of property shall be determined by
averaging the values at the beginning and end of the tax
period, except that the commissioner may require the averaging
of monthly values during the tax period if such averaging is
reasonably required to reflect properly the average value of
the taxpayer's property; (B) Payroll factor. The payroll factor is a fraction, the
numerator of which is the total amount paid in this state during
the tax period by the taxpayer for compensation and the
denominator of which is the total compensation paid everywhere
during the tax period. The term "compensation" means wages,
salaries, commissions, and any other form of remuneration paid
to employees for personal services. Payments made to an
independent contractor or any other person not properly
classified as an employee are excluded. Compensation is paid in
this state if: (i) The employee's service is performed entirely within this
state; (ii) The employee's service is performed both within and
outside this state and the service performed outside this
state is incidental to the employee's service within this
state; or (iii) Some of the service is performed in this state and
either the base of operations or the place from which the
service is directed or controlled is in this state or the base
of operations or the place from which the service is directed
or controlled is not in any state in which some part of the
service is performed but the employee's residence is in this
state; (C) Gross receipts factor. The gross receipts factor is a
fraction, the numerator of which is the total gross receipts
from business done within this state during the tax period and
the denominator of which is the total gross receipts from
business done everywhere during the tax period. Gross receipts
are in this state if the receipts are derived from customers
within this state or if the receipts are otherwise attributable
to this state's marketplace; (D) The property factor, payroll factor, and the gross receipts
factor shall be separately determined and an apportionment
fraction shall be calculated using the following formula: (i) The property factor shall represent 25 percent of the
fraction; (ii) The payroll factor shall represent 25 percent of the
fraction; and (iii) The gross receipts factor shall represent 50 percent of
the fraction. The net income of the corporation shall be apportioned to this
state according to such fraction; (E) If the allocation and apportionment provisions provided for
in this paragraph do not fairly represent the extent of the
taxpayer's business activity in this state, the taxpayer may
petition the commissioner for, or the commissioner may by
regulation require, with respect to all or any part of the
taxpayer's business activity, if reasonable: (i) Separate accounting; (ii) The exclusion of any one or more of the factors; (iii) The inclusion of one or more additional factors that
will fairly represent the taxpayer's business activity within
this state; or (iv) The employment of any other method to effectuate an
equitable allocation and apportionment of the taxpayer's
income. The denial of a petition under this paragraph shall be appealable pursuant to either Code Section 48-2-59 or 50-13-12; (2.1)(A) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, all
terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meaning as such
terms are defined in 49 U.S.C. Section 1301 and the United
States Department of Transportation's Uniform System of Accounts
and Reports for Large Certificated Air Carriers, 14 C.F.R. Part
241, as now or hereafter amended. (B) Where the net business income of the corporation is derived
principally from transporting passengers or cargo in revenue
flight, the portion of the net income therefrom attributable to
property owned or business done within this state shall be taken
to be the portion arrived at by application of the following
three factor formula: (i) Revenue air miles factor. The revenue air miles factor is
a fraction, the numerator of which shall be equal to the
total, for each flight stage which originates or terminates in
this state, of revenue passenger miles by aircraft type flown
in this state and revenue cargo ton miles by aircraft type
flown in this state and the denominator of which shall be
equal to the total, for all flight stages flown everywhere, of
total revenue passenger miles by aircraft type and total
revenue cargo ton miles by aircraft type; (ii) Tons handled factor. The tons handled factor is a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be equal to the total
of revenue passenger tons by aircraft type handled in this
state and revenue cargo tons by aircraft type handled in this
state and the denominator of which shall be equal to the total
of revenue passenger tons by aircraft type flown everywhere
and revenue cargo tons by aircraft type flown everywhere. For
purposes of this division, the term "handled" means the
product of 60 percent multiplied by the revenue passenger tons
flown on each flight stage which originates in this state or
60 percent multiplied by the revenue cargo tons flown on each
flight stage which originates in this state; (iii) Originating revenue factor. The originating revenue
factor is a fraction, the numerator of which shall be equal to
the total of passenger and cargo revenue by aircraft type
which is attributable to this state and the denominator of
which shall be the total of passenger and cargo revenue by
aircraft type everywhere. For purposes of this division,
passenger or cargo revenue which is attributable to this state
shall be equal to the product of passenger or cargo revenue
everywhere by aircraft type multiplied by the ratio of revenue
passenger miles or revenue cargo ton miles in this state to
total revenue passenger miles everywhere or total revenue
cargo ton miles everywhere for each aircraft type as
separately determined in division (i) of this subparagraph. If
records of total passenger revenue everywhere by aircraft type
or total cargo revenue everywhere by aircraft type are not
maintained, then for purposes of this division, total
passenger revenue everywhere for all aircraft types or total
cargo revenue everywhere for all aircraft types shall be
allocated to each aircraft type based on the ratio of total
revenue passenger miles everywhere for that aircraft type to
all aircraft types or total revenue cargo ton miles everywhere
for that aircraft type to all aircraft types; (iv) The revenue air miles factor, the tons handled factor,
and the originating revenue factor shall be separately
determined and an apportionment fraction shall be calculated
using the following formula: (I) The revenue air miles factor shall represent 25 percent
of the fraction; (II) The tons handled factor shall represent 25 percent of
the fraction; and (III) The originating revenue factor shall represent 50
percent of the fraction. The net income of the corporation shall be apportioned to this
state according to such average fraction; (2.2)(A) As used in this paragraph, the term: (i) "Credit card data processing and related services" shall
include, but not be limited to, the provision of
infrastructure services for bank credit card and private label
card issuers, such as new account application processing,
international and domestic clearing, statement preparation,
point-of-sale authorization processing, card embossing, and
other related processing services for managing cardholder
accounts. (ii) "Customer" means the banks and institutions to whom
credit card data processing and related services are provided. (iii) "Gross receipts factor" means a fraction, the numerator
of which is the total gross receipts from the taxpayer's
customers during the tax period, if the principal office of
the customer's credit card operation is in this state or if
the principal office of the taxpayer's customer is in this
state, and the denominator of which is the total gross
receipts from all of the taxpayer's customers during the tax
period. (B) Where more than 60 percent of the total gross receipts of a
corporation are derived from the provision of credit card data
processing and related services to banks and other institutions,
the portion of the net income attributable to business done in
this state shall be determined by multiplying the corporation's
net income by the gross receipts factor in division (iii) of
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "sale" shall
include, but not be limited to, an exchange, and the term
"manufacture" shall include, but not be limited to, the extraction
and recovery of natural resources and all processes of fabricating
and curing.
(e) The net income of a domestic or foreign corporation which is a
subsidiary of another corporation or which is closely affiliated
with another corporation by stock ownership shall be determined by
eliminating all payments to the parent corporation or affiliated
corporation in excess of fair value and by including fair
compensation to the domestic business corporation for its
commodities sold to or services performed for the parent corporation
or affiliated corporation. For the purposes of determining net
income as provided in this subsection, the commissioner may
equitably determine the net income by reasonable rules of
apportionment of the combined income of the subsidiary, its parent,
and affiliates, or any combination of the subsidiary, its parent,
and any one or more of its affiliates. |