A. The pipeline classification is comprised of the business of operating pipelines for transporting oil or natural or artificial gas through pipes or conduits from one point to another point in this state. The pipeline classification does not include sales of natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas used to propel a motor vehicle.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 42-5067

  • Business: includes all activities or acts, personal or corporate, that are engaged in or caused to be engaged in with the object of gain, benefit or advantage, either directly or indirectly, but does not include either:

    (a) Casual activities or sales. See Arizona Laws 42-5001

  • Gross income: means the gross receipts of a taxpayer derived from trade, business, commerce or sales and the value proceeding or accruing from the sale of tangible personal property or service, or both, and without any deduction on account of losses. See Arizona Laws 42-5001
  • Gross proceeds of sales: means the value proceeding or accruing from the sale of tangible personal property without any deduction on account of the cost of property sold, expense of any kind or losses, but cash discounts allowed and taken on sales are not included as gross income. See Arizona Laws 42-5001
  • Qualifying health care organization: means an entity that is recognized as nonprofit under section 501(c) of the United States internal revenue code and that uses, saves or invests at least eighty percent of all monies that it receives from all sources each year only for health and medical related educational and charitable services, as documented by annual financial audits prepared by an independent certified public accountant, performed according to generally accepted auditing standards and filed annually with the department. See Arizona Laws 42-5001
  • Taxpayer: means any person who is liable for any tax imposed by this article. See Arizona Laws 42-5001

B. The tax base for the pipeline classification is the gross proceeds of sales or gross income derived from the business, but the taxpayer shall deduct from the tax base the gross proceeds of sales or gross income derived from pipeline services to:

1. Qualifying hospitals as defined in section 42-5001.

2. A qualifying health care organization as defined in section 42-5001 if the oil or gas is used by the organization solely to provide health and medical related educational and charitable services.

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