Indiana Code 5-22-14-3. Rules; businesses that are not small businesses
(b) The rules adopted by a governmental body must establish criteria for determining qualifications as a small business. In establishing criteria, the rules may use any standards established for determination of small business status that are used by an agency of the federal government. A governmental body may also receive assistance from the Indiana economic development corporation to establish criteria or to implement the rules.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-22-14-3
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- small business: means a business that:
Indiana Code 5-22-14-1
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(d) The rules adopted by a governmental body must include the following criteria:
(1) A wholesale business is not a small business if its annual sales for its most recently completed fiscal year exceed four million dollars ($4,000,000).
(2) A construction business is not a small business if its average annual receipts for the preceding three (3) fiscal years exceed four million dollars ($4,000,000).
(3) A retail business or business selling services is not a small business if its annual sales and receipts exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
(4) A manufacturing business, defined as a business that processes raw materials or parts into finished goods, is not a small business if it employs more than one hundred (100) persons or its annual sales for its most recently completed fiscal year exceed four million dollars ($4,000,000).
(5) A business in any of the following sectors is not a small business if it employs more than one hundred (100) persons or if its annual sales exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000):
(A) Information technology.
(B) Life sciences.
(C) Transportation.
(D) Logistics.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.4-2005, SEC.31; P.L.160-2006, SEC.10; P.L.50-2022, SEC.1.