Connecticut General Statutes 12-263i – Tax on ambulatory surgical center gross receipts. Sunset
(a) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-263i
- Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
- 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.
- month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
(1) “Ambulatory surgical center” means an entity included within the definition of said term that is set forth in 42 C.F.R. § 416.2 and that is licensed by the Department of Public Health as an outpatient surgical facility, and any other ambulatory surgical center that is Medicare certified;
(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Revenue Services;
(3) “Department” means the Department of Revenue Services;
(4) “Medicaid” means the program operated by the Department of Social Services pursuant to § 17b-260 and authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended from time to time; and
(5) “Medicare” means the programs operated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in accordance with Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended from time to time, including, but not limited to, those programs established pursuant to Parts A, B and C of Title XVIII of said act, as amended from time to time.
(b) (1) For each calendar quarter commencing on or after October 1, 2015, but prior to July 1, 2022, there is hereby imposed a tax on each ambulatory surgical center in this state to be paid each calendar quarter. The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of six per cent of the gross receipts of each ambulatory surgical center, except that:
(A) Prior to July 1, 2019, such tax shall not be imposed on any amount of such gross receipts that constitutes either (i) the first million dollars of gross receipts of the ambulatory surgical center in the applicable fiscal year, or (ii) net revenue of a hospital that is subject to the tax imposed under § 12-263q; and
(B) On and after July 1, 2019, but prior to July 1, 2022, such tax shall not be imposed on any amount of such gross receipts that constitutes any of the following: (i) The first million dollars of gross receipts of the ambulatory surgical center in the applicable fiscal year, excluding Medicaid and Medicare payments, (ii) net revenue of a hospital that is subject to the tax imposed under § 12-263q, (iii) Medicaid payments received by the ambulatory surgical center, and (iv) Medicare payments received by the ambulatory surgical center.
(2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an ambulatory surgical center from seeking remuneration for the tax imposed by this section.
(3) Each ambulatory surgical center shall, on or before January 31, 2016, and thereafter on or before the last day of January, April, July and October of each year until and including July 31, 2022, render to the commissioner a return, on forms prescribed or furnished by the commissioner, reporting the name and location of such ambulatory surgical center, the entire amount of gross receipts generated by such ambulatory surgical center during the calendar quarter ending on the last day of the preceding month and such other information as the commissioner deems necessary for the proper administration of this section. The tax imposed under this section shall be due and payable on the due date of such return. Each ambulatory surgical center shall be required to file such return electronically with the department and to make payment of such tax by electronic funds transfer in the manner provided by chapter 228g, regardless of whether such ambulatory surgical center would have otherwise been required to file such return electronically or to make such tax payment by electronic funds transfer under the provisions of chapter 228g.
(c) Whenever the tax imposed under this section is not paid when due, a penalty of ten per cent of the amount due and unpaid or fifty dollars, whichever is greater, shall be imposed and interest at the rate of one per cent per month or fraction thereof shall accrue on such tax from the due date of such tax until the date of payment.
(d) The provisions of sections 12-548, 12-550 to 12-554, inclusive, and 12-555a shall apply to the provisions of this section in the same manner and with the same force and effect as if the language of said sections had been incorporated in full into this section and had expressly referred to the tax imposed under this section, except to the extent that any provision is inconsistent with a provision in this section.
(e) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2022, inclusive, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for each fiscal year the amount of tax imposed under the provisions of this section prior to the end of each fiscal year and which tax is received by the Commissioner of Revenue Services not later than five business days after the last day of July immediately following the end of each fiscal year.