(a) Each investment company, as defined in §§ 56-4-301 and 56-4-303, shall pay annually to the commissioner of revenue the tax provided under this part, which tax shall be measured as to each investment company engaged in business wholly within this state, by the entire gross profits or income of the investment company during the year for which the tax is payable; and as to each investment company engaged in business or operating partly within and partly without the state, the tax shall be measured by the portion of the gross profits or income of the investment company allocated to the state, as provided in § 56-4-306.
Gross profits or income: as used in this part , means gross income from all sources, except as provided in subsection (b), including income on tax exempt securities, loans, dividends and interest on stocks, bonds or other investments, plus net rentals on real estate, less the net amount of tax paid by the investment company on its tangible assets wherever located. See Tennessee Code 56-4-305
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The tax as to each investment company engaged in business or operating wholly within the state shall be an amount equivalent to two percent (2%) of the aggregate or total of the gross profits or income of the investment company, and as to each investment company engaged in business or operating partly within and partly without the state, the tax shall be an amount equivalent to two percent (2%) of the portion of the aggregate or total of the gross profits or income of the investment company allocated to this state, as provided in § 56-4-306.
