Indiana Code 6-3-2-3.5. Exemption; fares for public transportation services
(b) All fares collected for public transportation services are exempt from the income taxes imposed by this article if the fares are received by a:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-3-2-3.5
- corporation: includes all corporations, associations, real estate investment trusts (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code), joint stock companies, whether organized for profit or not-for-profit, any receiver, trustee or conservator thereof, business trusts, Massachusetts trusts, any proprietorship or partnership taxable under Section 1361 of the Internal Revenue Code, and any publicly traded partnership that is treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes under Section 7704 of the Internal Revenue Code. See Indiana Code 6-3-1-10
- 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.
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) public transit department established by ordinance under IC 36; or
(3) lessee common carrier that provides public transportation services under IC 36.
(c) Fares collected for public transportation services by a private corporation are exempt from income taxes imposed by this article if during the tax year at least eighty percent (80%) of the corporation’s total regularly scheduled bus passenger vehicle route miles are within the corporation’s designated regional service area. A private corporation’s designated regional service area may not be greater than:
(1) the county that the private corporation designates as its principal place of business; and
(2) all counties contiguous to the county designated by the private corporation as its principal place of business.
A private corporation may choose a smaller area as its regional service area.
Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.58, SEC.3. As amended by P.L.19-1986, SEC.14; P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.76.