Sec. 6. (a) Property which is owned by a domestic corporation of this state is exempt from property taxation if:

(1) the corporation owns a water system or waterworks;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-1.1-10-6

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) the corporation is, pursuant to a contract, supplying its entire output of water at wholesale rates to a city or town of this state; and

(3) the city or town which receives the water owns at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the corporation’s capital stock.

     (b) For purposes of this section, stock is preferred stock and not capital stock if:

(1) fixed dividends are payable to the stock owner at a rate not to exceed six percent (6%) per year; and

(2) the stock owner has no further right to participate in the profits of the corporation.

[Pre-1975 Property Tax Recodification Citation: 6-1-15-1.]

Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.47, SEC.1.