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H0541...............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
INCOME TAX - Amends and adds to existing law relating to income taxes to
match taxable income with related expenses, to provide for deduction of
expenses incurred in earning income subject to Idaho income tax and to deny
deductions for expenses not related to Idaho taxable income.

01/28    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/29    Rpt prt - to Rev/Tax
02/10    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/11    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/17    3rd rdg - PASSED - 66-0-4
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
      Black(15), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane,
      Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
      Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9),
      Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander,
      Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer,
      Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman,
      Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Taylor,
      Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Black(23), Stone, Stubbs, Mr Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Kempton
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/18    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov
02/24    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/25    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
      Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Stennett, Sweeney,
      Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Sorensen
    Floor Sponsor - Thorne
    Title apvd - to House
03/11    To enrol
03/12    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/13    Pres signed
03/16    To Governor
03/17    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 42
         Effective: 01/01/98

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H0541


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 541

                            BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO INCOME TAXES; AMENDING SECTION 63-3021, IDAHO CODE, TO  PROVIDE  A
 3        CORRECT  CODE  REFERENCE;  AMENDING SECTION 63-3022, IDAHO CODE, TO DELETE
 4        PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST OFFSETS, TO ALLOW CERTAIN  DEDUCTIONS  FOR
 5        CORPORATIONS  IN  A  COMBINED  REPORT AND TO DELETE AN OBSOLETE PROVISION;
 6        AMENDING CHAPTER 30, TITLE 63, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A  NEW  SEC-
 7        TION  63-3022M,  IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR EXPENSES AND INTEREST RELATING
 8        TO TAX EXEMPT INCOME; AMENDING SECTION 63-3026A, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE  A
 9        CORRECT  CODE  REFERENCE AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AMENDING SEC-
10        TION 63-3027, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR EXPENSES AND INTEREST RELATING TO
11        NONBUSINESS INCOME, TO PROVIDE CORRECT CODE REFERENCES AND TO MAKE A TECH-
12        NICAL CORRECTION; DECLARING  AN  EMERGENCY  AND  PROVIDING  A  RETROACTIVE
13        EFFECTIVE DATE.

14    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

15        SECTION  1.  That  Section 63-3021, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
16    amended to read as follows:

17        63-3021. NET OPERATING LOSS. (a) The term "net operating loss"  means  the
18    amount by which Idaho taxable income, after making the modifications specified
19    in subsection (b) of this section, is less than zero.
20        (b)  Add the following amounts:
21        (1)  The amount of any net operating loss deduction included in Idaho tax-
22        able income.
23        (2)  In the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation:
24             (i)  Any  amount deducted due to losses in excess of gains from sales
25             or exchanges of capital assets; and
26             (ii) Any deduction for long-term capital gains provided by this chap-
27             ter.
28        (3)  Any deduction allowed under section 151 of the Internal Revenue  Code
29        (relating  to  personal  exemption)  or  any deduction in lieu of any such
30        deduction.
31        (4)  Any deduction for the standard or itemized deductions provided for in
32        section 63 of the  Internal  Revenue  Code,  or  section  63-3022(  l
33          k  ),  Idaho  Code,  except for any deduction allowable
34        under section 165(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to casualty
35        losses) pertaining to property physically located inside Idaho at the time
36        of the casualty.

37        SECTION 2.  That Section 63-3022, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
38    amended to read as follows:

39        63-3022.  ADJUSTMENTS  TO  TAXABLE  INCOME. The additions and subtractions
40    set forth in this section, and in sections  63-3022A  through  63-3022  L
41      M  , Idaho Code, are to be applied to the extent allowed in


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 1    computing Idaho taxable income:
 2        (a)   Add interest and dividends received or accrued during the  tax-
 3    able  year  from  foreign  securities and from securities issued by states and
 4    other political subdivisions, other than those issued by the state  of  Idaho,
 5    its  cities  and  political subdivisions, exempt from federal income tax under
 6    the Internal Revenue Code, less applicable amortization.
 7        (1)  In the case of a corporation whose income is taxable under this chap-
 8        ter, no deduction shall be allowed for interest on  indebtedness  incurred
 9        or  continued  to  purchase after January 1, 1983, or to carry obligations
10        acquired after January 1, 1983, the  interest of which  is  wholly  exempt
11        from  the  taxes  imposed  under  this  chapter. The amount of interest on
12        indebtedness thus incurred or continued shall be an amount which bears the
13        same ratio to the aggregate amount allowable (determined without regard to
14        this section) to the taxpayer as a deduction for interest for the  taxable
15        year as the taxpayer's average adjusted basis of the obligations mentioned
16        in  the  preceding  sentence  bears to such average adjusted basis for all
17        assets of the taxpayer, or, at the option of the taxpayer, an amount which
18        bears the same ratio to the aggregate amount allowable (determined without
19        regard to this section) to the taxpayer as a deduction  for  interest  for
20        the  taxable  year  as the taxpayer's interest income from the obligations
21        mentioned in the preceding sentence bears to the taxpayer's  total  income
22        for the taxable year.
23        (2)  In  the  case of a corporation whose Idaho taxable income is computed
24        pursuant to section 63-3027, Idaho Code, the interest expense   deductible
25        shall  be  an  amount  equal  to  interest  and dividend income subject to
26        apportionment, plus the amount, if any, by which the balance  of  interest
27        expense exceeds interest and dividend income not subject to apportionment.
28        Interest  expense not included in the preceding sentence shall be directly
29        offset against interest and dividend income not subject to  apportionment.
30        This  provision  shall  not  apply to dividend income excluded pursuant to
31        section 63-3027C(c) and (e), Idaho Code.
32        (b)   Add any state taxes, measured by net income, paid  or  accrued
33    during  the  taxable  year  adjusted for state tax refunds used in arriving at
34    taxable income.
35        ( c  b )  Add the net operating loss deduction  used
36    in arriving at taxable income.
37        (  d   c )  (1) A net operating loss for any taxable
38        year commencing on and after January 1, 1990, shall  be  a  net  operating
39        loss  carryback  not  to  exceed  a  total of one hundred thousand dollars
40        ($100,000) to the three (3) immediately preceding taxable years. Any  por-
41        tion  of  the net operating loss not subtracted in the three (3) preceding
42        years may be subtracted in the next fifteen (15) years succeeding the tax-
43        able year in which the loss arises in order until exhausted.  The  sum  of
44        the  deductions may not exceed the amount of the net operating loss deduc-
45        tion incurred. At the election of the taxpayer, the three (3) year  carry-
46        back  may be foregone and the loss subtracted from income received in tax-
47        able years arising in the next fifteen (15) years succeeding  the  taxable
48        year in which the loss arises in order until exhausted. The election shall
49        be  made as under section 172(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. An elec-
50        tion under this subsection must be in the manner prescribed in  the  rules
51        of  the  state tax commission and once made is irrevocable for the year in
52        which it is made. The term "income" as used in this  subsection  (  d
53          c ) means Idaho taxable income as defined in this chap-
54        ter as modified by section 63-3021(b)(2), (3) and (4), Idaho Code.
55        (2)  Net operating losses incurred by a corporation during a year in which


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 1        such corporation did not transact business  in  Idaho    or  was  not
 2        included  in a group of corporations combined under subsection (t) of sec-
 3        tion 63-3027, Idaho Code,  may  not  be  subtracted.  Net  operating
 4        losses incurred by a person, other than a corporation, in business activi-
 5        ties not taxable by Idaho may not be subtracted.
 6        (  e    d  )  In  the case of a corporation, add the
 7    amount deducted under the provisions of sections 243(a) and (c), 244, 245  and
 8    246A  of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to dividends received by corpora-
 9    tions) as limited by section 246(b)(1) of said code.
10        ( f  e )  In the case of a corporation, subtract  an
11    amount determined  under section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code to be taxable
12    as dividends.
13        ( g  f )  Subtract the amount of any income received
14    or  accrued  during  the  taxable  year  which is exempt from taxation by this
15    state, under the provisions of any other law of this state or  a  law  of  the
16    United States, if not previously subtracted in arriving at taxable income.
17        (  h   g )  In the case of corporations and partner-
18    ships, add Idaho taxable income of  nonresident  officers,  directors,  share-
19    holders,  partners  or  members to the extent such income is attributed to the
20    corporation or partnership in section 63-3022L, Idaho Code.
21        ( i  h )  For the purpose of determining  the  Idaho
22    taxable  income  of  the beneficiary of a trust or of an estate, distributable
23    net income as defined for federal tax purposes  shall  be  corrected  for  the
24    other  adjustments  required  by this section. In the event that a nonresident
25    beneficiary of a trust or estate fails to file  an  Idaho  income  tax  return
26    reporting  all  or  any  part  of distributable net income taxable in Idaho or
27    fails to pay any tax due thereon, the trust or estate making  the  payment  or
28    distribution shall be taxable upon the amount  of such distribution or payment
29    at the rates established by section 63-3024, Idaho Code.
30        (  j    i  )  In the case of an individual who is on
31    active duty as a full-time officer, enlistee or draftee, with the armed forces
32    of the United States, which full-time duty is or will be continuous and  unin-
33    terrupted  for  one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days or more, deduct com-
34    pensation paid by the armed forces of the United States for services performed
35    outside this state. The deduction is allowed only to the extent such income is
36    included in taxable income, and provided that appropriate adjustments shall be
37    made in determining the deductions and exemptions allowed pursuant to  section
38    63-3026A(4), Idaho Code.
39        ( k  j )  In the case of a corporation, add any cap-
40    ital  loss deducted which loss was incurred during any year in which such cor-
41    poration did not transact business in Idaho  unless the  corporation  was
42    included  in a group of corporations combined under subsection  (t) of section
43    63-3027, Idaho Code . In the case of persons, other  than  corporations,
44    add  any  capital  loss deducted which was incurred in business activities not
45    taxable by Idaho at the time such loss was incurred. In computing  the  income
46    taxable to an S corporation or partnership under this section, deduction shall
47    not  be  allowed for a carryover or carryback of a net operating loss provided
48    for in subsection ( d  c ) of this section or a  capital
49    loss provided for in section 1212 of the Internal Revenue Code.
50        (  l  k )  In the case of an individual, there shall
51    be allowed as a deduction from gross income either (1) or (2) at the option of
52    the taxpayer:
53        (1)  a.  The standard deduction as defined in section 63, Internal Revenue
54             Code, plus contributions made to the state of Idaho for credit to the
55             medical assistance account, if such contributions were not previously


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 1             subtracted in arriving at taxable income, plus
 2             b.  Itemized expenditures of  not  to  exceed  one  thousand  dollars
 3             ($1,000)  per  cared  for  member incurred in providing personal care
 4             services to or for an immediate member of the taxpayer's family; such
 5             services may be provided either in the taxpayer's home or the  family
 6             member's  home; personal care services shall be as defined in chapter
 7             56, title 39, Idaho Code, but the cared for member need not be medic-
 8             aid eligible for the purposes of this section only,  if  he  substan-
 9             tially  meets  all of the other requirements of chapter 56, title 39,
10             Idaho Code; in order for the deduction under  this  paragraph  to  be
11             allowed,  the  expenditures  claimed must not have been reimbursed by
12             medicare, medicaid or private insurance, and such  expenditures  must
13             not have been previously subtracted in arriving at taxable income.
14        (2)  a.  Itemized deductions as defined in section 63 of the Internal Rev-
15             enue  Code  except  state income taxes as specified in section 164 of
16             the Internal Revenue Code, plus
17             b.  Contributions made to the state of Idaho for credit to the  medi-
18             cal  assistance  account,  if  such contributions were not previously
19             subtracted in arriving at taxable income, plus
20             c.  Itemized expenditures of  not  to  exceed  one  thousand  dollars
21             ($1,000)  per  cared  for  member incurred in providing personal care
22             services to or for an immediate member of the taxpayer's family; such
23             services may be provided either in the taxpayer's home or the  family
24             member's  home; personal care services shall be as defined in chapter
25             56, title 39, Idaho Code, but the cared for member need not be medic-
26             aid eligible for the purposes of this section only,  if  he  substan-
27             tially  meets  all of the other requirements of chapter 56, title 39,
28             Idaho Code; in order for the deduction under this paragraph c. to  be
29             allowed,  the  expenditures  claimed must not have been reimbursed by
30             medicare, medicaid or private insurance, and such  expenditures  must
31             not have been previously subtracted in arriving at taxable income.
32        (  m   l )  Deduct any amounts added to gross income
33    under section 87 of the Internal Revenue Code for tax credits allowable to the
34    taxpayer under section 40 of the Internal Revenue Code.
35        ( n  m )  Add the taxable amount  of  any  lump  sum
36    distribution  deducted  from gross income pursuant to section 402(d)(3) of the
37    Internal Revenue Code. The taxable amount will  include  the  ordinary  income
38    portion and the amount eligible for the capital gain election.
39        (  o    n  )  Deduct  any  amounts included in gross
40    income under the provisions of section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code  relat-
41    ing to certain social security and railroad benefits.
42        ( p  o )  In the case of a self-employed individual,
43    deduct the actual cost of premiums paid to secure worker's compensation insur-
44    ance  for coverage in Idaho, if such cost has not been deducted in arriving at
45    taxable income.
46         (q)  Add the amount claimed as  a  credit  under  section  63-3029G,
47    Idaho Code, if previously deducted in arriving at taxable income. 

48        SECTION  3.  That  Chapter  30,  Title 63, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
49    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a  NEW SECTION  ,  to  be
50    known and designated as Section 63-3022M, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

51        63-3022M.  EXPENSES  AND  INTEREST RELATING TO TAX EXEMPT INCOME. For tax-
52    able years commencing on and after January 1, 1998:
53        (1)  Add interest and dividends received or  accrued  during  the  taxable


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 1    year  from  foreign  securities and from securities issued by states and other
 2    political subdivisions exempt from federal income tax under the Internal Reve-
 3    nue Code, less applicable amortization.
 4        (2)  Subtract interest and dividends received or accrued during  the  tax-
 5    able year from securities issued:
 6        (a)  By  the  federal  government  and its instrumentalities to the extent
 7        included in taxable income and not subject to taxation by this state, and
 8        (b)  By the state of Idaho, its cities and political subdivisions,  exempt
 9        from federal income tax under the Internal Revenue Code.
10        (3)  No  deduction  shall be allowed for interest on indebtedness incurred
11    or continued to purchase or to carry obligations the interest of which is  not
12    subject  to  the  taxes  imposed under this chapter. The amount of interest on
13    indebtedness thus incurred or continued shall be an  amount  which  bears  the
14    same  ratio  to  the  aggregate amount allowable (determined without regard to
15    this section) to the taxpayer as a deduction for interest for the taxable year
16    as the taxpayer's interest income from the obligations mentioned in  the  pre-
17    ceding sentence bears to the taxpayer's total income for the taxable year.
18        (4)  No  deduction  shall  be  allowed  for expenses (other than interest)
19    attributable to interest or dividend income which is not subject to the  taxes
20    imposed under this chapter.
21        (5)  A  deduction  shall be allowed for expenses disallowed under sections
22    265 and 291 of the Internal Revenue Code  to  the  extent  such  expenses  are
23    attributable  to interest and dividends received or accrued during the taxable
24    year from foreign securities and from securities issued by  states  and  other
25    political subdivisions exempt from federal income tax under the Internal Reve-
26    nue  Code  and  not  excluded under subsection (3) or (4) of this section. The
27    deduction under this subsection shall not exceed the amount  of  interest  and
28    dividend income added pursuant to subsection (1) of this section less interest
29    and dividend income from the state of Idaho, its cities and political subdivi-
30    sions, subtracted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

31        SECTION  4.  That Section 63-3026A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
32    amended to read as follows:

33        63-3026A.  COMPUTING IDAHO TAXABLE  INCOME  OF  PART-YEAR  OR  NONRESIDENT
34    INDIVIDUALS,  TRUSTS  AND ESTATES. (1) For nonresident individuals, trusts, or
35    estates the term "Idaho taxable income"  includes  only  those  components  of
36    Idaho  taxable  income  as  computed  for a resident which are derived from or
37    related to sources within Idaho. This is to be computed without the deductions
38    for either the standard deduction or itemized deductions  or  personal  exemp-
39    tions except as provided in subsection (4) of this section.
40        (2)  For part-year resident individuals, trusts or estates the term "Idaho
41    taxable  income"  includes  the total of: (a) Idaho taxable income as computed
42    for a resident for the portion of the tax period during which  a  taxpayer  is
43    domiciled  in or is residing in Idaho, plus (b) those components of Idaho tax-
44    able income which are derived from or related to sources within Idaho for that
45    portion of the tax period during which a taxpayer is not domiciled in  and  is
46    not  residing  in  Idaho.  This  is  to be computed without the deductions for
47    either the standard deduction or itemized deductions  or  personal  exemptions
48    except as provided in subsection (4) of this section.
49        (3)  For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) of this section:
50        (a)  Income shall be considered derived from or relating to sources within
51        Idaho when such income is attributable to or resulting from:
52             (i)   Any business, trade, profession or occupation conducted or car-
53             ried  on  in this state, including the distributive share of partner-


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 1             ship income and deductions, and the pro rata share of  S  corporation
 2             income and deductions;
 3             (ii)  The  ownership or disposition of any interest in real or tangi-
 4             ble personal property located in this state;
 5             (iii) The ownership or disposition of any interest in intangible per-
 6             sonal property only to the extent that such property is employed in a
 7             business, trade, profession or occupation conducted or carried on  in
 8             this  state.  Provided however, that interest income from an install-
 9             ment sale of real or  tangible  personal  property  shall  constitute
10             income    from sources within this state to the extent that the prop-
11             erty sold was located  within  this  state.  Provided  further,  that
12             interest income received by a partner or shareholder of a partnership
13             or S corporation from such partnership or S corporation shall consti-
14             tute  income  from  sources  within this state to the extent that the
15             partnership or S corporation  is  transacting  business  within  this
16             state;
17             (iv)  A resident estate or trust;
18             (v)   A  nonresident  estate  or  trust  to the extent the income and
19             deductions of the nonresident estate or trust were  derived  from  or
20             related to sources within this state;
21             (vi)  The  conduct  of pari-mutuel wagering, charitable gaming or any
22             other form of gambling taking place  within  this  state,  except  as
23             expressly limited in section 67-7439, Idaho Code.
24        (b)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of subsection (3)(a) of this section,
25        transactions and investments made, placed or directed  by  Idaho  resident
26        registered  broker-dealers  and investment advisers or institutions exempt
27        from registration under the Idaho securities act in securities listed with
28        or through the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or any
29        other stock exchange registered with  the  United  States  securities  and
30        exchange  commission  and  approved  by  the director of the department of
31        finance which generate dividends, interest, capital gains or similar prof-
32        its or returns for nonresidents not otherwise subject to Idaho income tax-
33        ation shall not result in the intangible property being deemed to  have  a
34        situs outside the domicile of the owner.
35        (c)  Compensation  paid  by  the  United  States for active service in the
36        armed forces of the United States, performed by an  individual  not  domi-
37        ciled  in  this state, shall not constitute income derived from or related
38        to sources within this state.
39        (d)  The income of nonresident or part-year resident  individuals,  trusts
40        or  estates  which  is  derived from or related to sources both within and
41        without this state shall be attributable to this state in the manner  pre-
42        scribed in the rules of the state tax commission.
43        (4)  In  computing  the Idaho taxable income of a part-year or nonresident
44    individual, trust or estate, the standard deduction or itemized deductions, as
45    defined in section 63-3022( 1    k  ),  Idaho  Code,  if
46    applicable,  and  the  exemptions,  as  defined  in section 151 of the  i
47     I  nternal    r    R  evenue    c
48      C  ode or any allowance in lieu of such deduction, shall be
49    allowed in the proportion that paragraph (a) of this subsection bears to para-
50    graph (b) of this subsection:
51        (a)  The Idaho taxable income of the taxpayer modified as follows:
52             (i)   No allowance shall be made for either the standard deduction or
53             itemized deductions;
54             (ii)  No deduction shall be  made  for  personal  exemptions  or  any
55             allowance in lieu of such deduction.


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 1        (b)  The  Idaho  taxable  income  as would be calculated for a resident of
 2        Idaho modified as follows:
 3             (i)   No allowance shall be made for either a standard  deduction  or
 4             itemized deductions;
 5             (ii)  No  deduction  shall  be  made  for  personal exemptions or any
 6             allowance in lieu of such deduction;
 7             (iii) Compensation for active military service in  the  armed  forces
 8             shall not be deducted;
 9             (iv)  Income  earned  within  the original exterior boundaries of any
10             federally created Indian reservation by an enrolled Indian in a  fed-
11             erally  recognized Indian tribe on a federally recognized Indian res-
12             ervation shall be added if not otherwise included.
13        (5)  An adjustment may be made to eliminate distortions in the  amount  of
14    net  income attributable to a taxpayer's activities within the state of Idaho.
15    Such  deductions  shall  be limited to circumstances involving itemized deduc-
16    tions as referred to in subsection (4) of this section and which reflect:
17        (a)  A failure to reflect the net income or deduction after reimbursements
18        have been received; or
19        (b)  A failure to reflect the net amount of mortgage  interest  income  or
20        expense from activities within Idaho.
21        (6)  For  the  purposes of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, deduc-
22    tions and adjustments allowed in computing the Idaho taxable income of nonres-
23    ident and part-year resident individuals, trusts and  estates  shall  be  pre-
24    scribed  in  the  rules of the state tax commission. Such rules shall be based
25    upon:
26        (a)  Whether or not the deduction or adjustment is related to the  produc-
27        tion of income reportable to Idaho;
28        (b)  Whether  or  not  the  deduction  or  adjustment is related to income
29        received, expenses paid, or events of tax consequence which occurred  dur-
30        ing  a  portion  of  a  taxable year that the taxpayer was domiciled in or
31        residing in Idaho; or
32        (c)  Any  other  appropriate  basis  for   making   the   adjustment.   An
33        "appropriate  basis" is one which the state tax commission finds is needed
34        to insure that the amount of Idaho taxable income is fairly and reasonably
35        related to a taxpayer's activities in this state.

36        SECTION 5.  That Section 63-3027, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
37    amended to read as follows:

38        63-3027.  COMPUTING IDAHO TAXABLE INCOME OF MULTISTATE OR UNITARY CORPORA-
39    TIONS.  The  Idaho  taxable  income  of  any multistate or unitary corporation
40    transacting business both within and without this state shall be  computed  in
41    accordance with the rules set forth in this section:
42        (a)  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
43        (1)  "Business income" means income arising from transactions and activity
44        in  the  regular  course  of the taxpayer's trade or business and includes
45        income from the acquisition, management, or disposition  of  tangible  and
46        intangible property when such acquisition, management, or disposition con-
47        stitute  integral  or  necessary parts of the taxpayer's trade or business
48        operations. Gains or losses and dividend and interest  income  from  stock
49        and securities of any foreign or domestic corporation shall be presumed to
50        be income from intangible property, the acquisition, management, or dispo-
51        sition  of  which  constitute  an integral part of the taxpayer's trade or
52        business; such presumption may only be overcome by  clear  and  convincing
53        evidence to the contrary.


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 1        (2)  "Commercial  domicile" means the principal place from which the trade
 2        or business of the taxpayer is directed or managed.
 3        (3)  "Compensation" means wages, salaries, commissions and any other  form
 4        of remuneration paid to employees for personal services.
 5        (4)  "Nonbusiness income" means all income other than business income.
 6        (5)  "Sales"  mean  s    all gross receipts of the taxpayer not
 7        allocated under subsections (d) through (h) of this section.
 8        (6)  "State" means any state of the United States, the District of  Colum-
 9        bia,  the  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the
10        United States, and any foreign country or political subdivision thereof.
11        (b)  Any taxpayer having income from business activity  which  is  taxable
12    both  within  and  without  this  state  shall allocate and apportion such net
13    income as provided in this section.
14        (c)  For purposes of allocation and apportionment  of  income  under  this
15    section, a taxpayer is taxable in another state if:
16        (1)  In that state he is subject to a net income tax, a franchise tax mea-
17        sured  by net income, a franchise tax for the privilege of doing business,
18        or a corporate stock tax; or
19        (2)  That state has jurisdiction to subject the taxpayer to a  net  income
20        tax regardless of whether, in fact, the state does or does not.
21        (d)  Rents  and royalties from real or tangible personal property, capital
22    gains interest, dividends, or patent or copyright  royalties,  to  the  extent
23    that  they  constitute  nonbusiness  income, shall be allocated as provided in
24    subsections (e) through (h)  of  this  section.    Allocable  nonbusiness
25    income  shall  be limited to the total nonbusiness income received which is in
26    excess of any related expenses which have been allowed as a  deduction  during
27    the  taxable year. In the case of allocable nonbusiness interest or dividends,
28    related expenses include interest on indebtedness  incurred  or  continued  to
29    purchase  or  carry  assets on which the interest or dividends are nonbusiness
30    income. 
31        (e) (1)  Net rents and royalties from real property located in this  state
32        are allocable to this state.
33        (2)  Net rents and royalties from tangible personal property are allocable
34        to this state:
35             (i)   if  and  to  the  extent  that the property is utilized in this
36             state, or
37             (ii)  in their entirety if the taxpayer's commercial domicile  is  in
38             this  state  and  the  taxpayer is not organized under the laws of or
39             taxable in the state in which the property is utilized.
40        (3)  The extent of utilization of tangible personal property in a state is
41        determined by multiplying the rents  and  royalties  by  a  fraction,  the
42        numerator of which is the number of days of physical location of the prop-
43        erty  in the state during the rental or royalty period in the taxable year
44        and the denominator of which is the number of days of physical location of
45        the property everywhere during all rental or royalty periods in  the  tax-
46        able  year.  If the physical location of the property during the rental or
47        royalty period is unknown or unascertainable  by  the  taxpayer,  tangible
48        personal  property  is  utilized  in  the  state in which the property was
49        located at the time the rental or royalty payer obtained possession.
50        (f) (1)  Capital gains and losses from sales of real property  located  in
51        this state are allocable to this state.
52        (2)  Capital gains and losses from sales of tangible personal property are
53        allocable to this state if:
54             (i)  the  property had a situs in this state at the time of the sale,
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 1             (ii) the taxpayer's commercial domicile is in this state and the tax-
 2             payer is not taxable in the state in which the property had a situs.
 3        (3)  Capital gains and losses from sales of intangible  personal  property
 4        are  allocable  to  this state if the taxpayer's commercial domicile is in
 5        this state, unless such gains and losses  constitute  business  income  as
 6        defined in this section.
 7        (g)  Interest  and dividends are allocable to this state if the taxpayer's
 8    commercial domicile is in this state unless such interest or dividends consti-
 9    tute business income as defined in this section.
10        (h) (1)  Patent and copyright royalties are allocable to this state:
11             (i)  if and to the extent that the patent or copyright is utilized by
12             the payer in this state, or
13             (ii) if and to the extent that the patent or copyright is utilized by
14             the payer in a state in which the taxpayer is  not  taxable  and  the
15             taxpayer's commercial domicile is in this state.
16        (2)  A  patent is utilized in a state to the extent that it is employed in
17        production, fabrication, manufacturing, or other processing in  the  state
18        or  to  the  extent that a patent product is produced in the state. If the
19        basis of receipts from patent royalties  does  not  permit  allocation  to
20        states  or  if the accounting procedures do not reflect states of utiliza-
21        tion, the patent is utilized in the state in which the taxpayer's  commer-
22        cial domicile is located.
23        (3)  A  copyright  is  utilized  in a state to the extent that printing or
24        other publication originates in the state. If the basis of  receipts  from
25        copyright  royalties  does  not  permit  allocation  to  states  or if the
26        accounting procedures do not reflect states of utilization, the  copyright
27        is  utilized  in  the state in which the taxpayer's commercial domicile is
28        located.
29        (i)  (1)  Notwithstanding the election allowed in  Article  III.1  of  the
30        multistate  tax  compact enacted as section 63-3701, Idaho Code, all busi-
31        ness income shall be apportioned to this state  under  subsection  (j)  of
32        this  section  by  multiplying  the income by a fraction, the numerator of
33        which is the property factor plus the payroll factor plus  two  (2)  times
34        the sales factor, and the denominator of which is four (4), except as pro-
35        vided in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
36        (2)  If  a corporation, or a parent corporation of a combined group filing
37        a combined report under sections 63-3027 and 63-3701, Idaho  Code,  is  an
38        electrical  corporation  as defined in section 61-119, Idaho Code, or is a
39        telephone corporation as defined in section 62-603, Idaho Code, all  busi-
40        ness  income of the corporation shall be apportioned to this state by mul-
41        tiplying the income by a fraction, the numerator of which is the  property
42        factor  plus the payroll factor plus the sales factor, and the denominator
43        of which is three (3).
44        (j)  (1) In the case of a corporation or group  of  corporations  combined
45        under  subsection (t) of this section, Idaho taxable income or loss of the
46        corporation or combined group shall be determined as follows:
47             (i)   from the income or loss of the corporation or combined group of
48             corporations,  subtract  any  nonbusiness   income,   and   add   any
49             nonbusiness loss, included in the total,
50             (ii)  multiply  the amounts determined under paragraph (1)(i) of this
51             subsection by the Idaho apportionment percentage defined  in  subsec-
52             tion  (i) of this section, taking into account, where applicable, the
53             property, payroll and sales of all  corporations,  wherever  incorpo-
54             rated,  which are included in the combined group. The resulting prod-
55             uct shall be the amount of business income  or  loss  apportioned  to


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 1             Idaho.
 2        (2)  To the amount determined as apportioned business income or loss under
 3        paragraph  (1)(ii)  of  this  subsection, add nonbusiness income allocable
 4        entirely to Idaho  under  the  provisions  of  this  section  or  subtract
 5        nonbusiness  loss  allocable  entirely  to  Idaho  under this section. The
 6        resulting sum is the Idaho taxable income or loss of the corporation.
 7        (3)  In the case of a corporation not subject to subsection  (t)  of  this
 8        section,  the  income or loss referred to in paragraph (1)(i) of this sub-
 9        section, shall be the taxable  income  of  the  corporation  after  making
10        appropriate  adjustments  under  the  provisions of section 63-3022, Idaho
11        Code.
12        (k)  The property factor is a fraction, the  numerator  of  which  is  the
13    average   value of the taxpayer's real and tangible personal property owned or
14    rented and used in this state during the tax period  and  the  denominator  of
15    which  is  the  average value of all the taxpayer's real and tangible personal
16    property owned or rented and used during the tax period.
17        (l)  Property owned by the taxpayer is valued at its original cost.  Prop-
18    erty rented by the taxpayer is valued at eight (8) times the net annual rental
19    rate.  Net  annual  rental rate is the annual rental rate paid by the taxpayer
20    less any annual rental rate received by the taxpayer from subrentals.
21        (m)  The average value of property shall be determined  by  averaging  the
22    values  at  the beginning and ending of the tax period, but the state tax com-
23    mission may require the averaging of monthly values during the tax  period  if
24    reasonably  required  to  reflect properly the average value of the taxpayer's
25    property.
26        (n)  The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the total
27    amount paid in this state during the tax period by the taxpayer for  compensa-
28    tion,  and  the denominator of which is the total compensation paid everywhere
29    during the tax period.
30        (o)  Compensation is paid in this state if:
31        (1)  The individual's service is performed entirely within the state; or
32        (2)  The individual's service is performed both  within  and  without  the
33        state,  but  the  service performed without the state is incidental to the
34        individual's service within the state; or
35        (3)  Some of the service is performed in the state and
36             (i)  the base of operations or, if there is no  base  of  operations,
37             the  place from which the service is directed or controlled is in the
38             state, or
39             (ii) the base of operations or the place from which  the  service  is
40             directed  or controlled is not in any state in which some part of the
41             service is performed, but  the  individual's  residence  is  in  this
42             state.
43        (p)  The  sales  factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the total
44    sales of the taxpayer in this state during the tax period, and the denominator
45    of which is the total sales of the taxpayer everywhere during the tax period.
46        (q)  Sales of tangible personal property are in this state if:
47        (1)  The property is delivered or shipped to a purchaser, other  than  the
48        United States government, within this state regardless of the f.o.b. point
49        or other conditions of the sale, or
50        (2)  The property is shipped from an office, store, warehouse, factory, or
51        other place of storage in this state and
52             (i)  the purchaser is the United States government or
53             (ii) the taxpayer is not taxable in the state of the purchaser.
54        (r)  Sales, other than sales of tangible property, are in this state, if:
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 1        (2)  The  income-producing  activity is performed both in and outside this
 2        state and a greater proportion of the income-producing  activity  is  per-
 3        formed  in  this  state than in any other state, based on costs of perfor-
 4        mance.
 5        (s)  If the allocation and apportionment provisions of this section do not
 6    fairly represent the extent of the taxpayer's business activity in this state,
 7    the taxpayer may petition for or the state  tax  commission  may  require,  in
 8    respect to all or any part of the taxpayer's business activity, if reasonable:
 9        (1)  Separate  accounting,  provided  that  only  that  portion of general
10        expenses clearly identifiable with  Idaho  business  operations  shall  be
11        allowed as a deduction;
12        (2)  The exclusion of any one (1) or more of the factors;
13        (3)  The inclusion of one (1) or more additional factors which will fairly
14        represent the taxpayer's business activity in this state; or
15        (4)  The employment of any other method to effectuate an equitable alloca-
16        tion and apportionment of the taxpayer's income.
17        (t)  For  purposes of this section and sections 63-3027B through 63-3027E,
18    Idaho Code, the income of two (2) or more corporations, wherever incorporated,
19    the voting stock of which is more than fifty percent (50%) owned  directly  or
20    indirectly  by  a common owner or owners, when necessary to accurately reflect
21    income, shall be allocated or apportioned as if the group of corporations were
22    a single corporation, in which event:
23        (1)  The Idaho taxable income of any corporation subject  to  taxation  in
24        this  state shall be determined by use of a combined report which includes
25        the income, determined under subparagraph (2) of this subsection,  of  all
26        corporations which are members of a unitary business, allocated and appor-
27        tioned  using  apportionment  factors for all corporations included in the
28        combined report and methods set out in this section. The use of a combined
29        report does not disregard the separate corporate identities of the members
30        of the unitary group. Each corporation which is  transacting  business  in
31        this  state is responsible for its apportioned share of the combined busi-
32        ness income plus its nonbusiness income or loss allocated to Idaho,  minus
33        its net operating loss carryover or carryback.
34        (2)  The income of a corporation to be included in a combined report shall
35        be determined as follows:
36             (i)   for a corporation incorporated in the United States or included
37             in  a  consolidated federal corporation income tax return, the income
38             to be included in the combined report shall be the taxable income for
39             the corporation after making appropriate adjustments under the provi-
40             sions of section 63-3022, Idaho Code;
41             (ii)  for a corporation incorporated outside the United  States,  but
42             not  included  in subsection (t)(2)(i) of this section, the income to
43             be included in the combined report shall be  the  net  income  before
44             income taxes of such corporation stated on the profit and loss state-
45             ments  of such corporation which are included within the consolidated
46             profit and loss statement prepared for the group of related  corpora-
47             tions  of  which the corporation is a member, which statement is pre-
48             pared for filing with the United States securities and exchange  com-
49             mission.  If  the  group of related companies is not required to file
50             such profit and loss statement with the United States securities  and
51             exchange  commission,  the  profit  and  loss  statement prepared for
52             reporting to shareholders and subject to  review  by  an  independent
53             auditor  may be used to obtain net income before income taxes. In the
54             alternative, and subject to reasonable substantiation and  consistent
55             application  by  the  group  of related companies, adjustments may be


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 1             made to the profit and loss statements of  the  corporation  incorpo-
 2             rated outside the United States, if necessary, to conform such state-
 3             ments to tax accounting standards as required by the Internal Revenue
 4             Code  as  if  such corporation were incorporated in the United States
 5             and required to file a federal income tax return, subject  to  appro-
 6             priate  adjustments  under  the  provisions of section 63-3022, Idaho
 7             Code; and
 8             (iii) if the income computation for a group under paragraphs (i)  and
 9             (ii)  of  this subsection results in a loss, such loss shall be taken
10             into account in other years, subject to the provisions of subsections
11             ( c  b ) and ( d  c )  of
12             section 63-3022, Idaho Code.
13        (u)  If  compensation is paid in the form of a reasonable cash fee for the
14    performance of management services directly for the United  States  government
15    at  the  Idaho  national  engineering laboratory, separate accounting for that
16    part of the business activity without regard to other activity of the taxpayer
17    in the state of Idaho or elsewhere shall be required; provided that only  that
18    portion  of  general  expenses clearly identifiable with Idaho business opera-
19    tions of that activity shall be allowed as a deduction.

20        SECTION 6.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
21    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
22    passage and approval, and retroactively to January 1, 1998.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


    





                            STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
                                  RS07390
    
    This bill provides more specific rules for matching taxable income with related expenses.
    It allows deductions for expenses incurred in earning income subject to Idaho income tax
    
    and denies deductions for expenses not related to Idaho taxable income.
    
    In section 63-3022 subsection (a) is repealed. New provisions are added in new section 
    63-3022M. Subsections (c) (2) and (h) are amended to state that the net operating and 
    capital losses incurred by corporations included in a combined report are deductible even 
    if the corporation incurring the loss is not doing business in Idaho.
    
    A new section 63-3022M is added to provide:
    
 1. An addition to federal taxable income of income received from foreign securities and 
    state and local securities.
    
 2. An Idaho deduction for income from Idaho state and local securities exempt from 
    federal tax and US securities Idaho can not tax.
    
 3. A disallowance of deductions for interest expense related to non-taxable interest 
    income or other expenses related to earning non-taxable interest.
    
 4. A deduction for expenses (including interest) related to earning interest and dividends 
    exempt from federal tax but that are subject to Idaho tax.
    
    Section 63-3027(d) is amended to require an offset against non-business income of 
    expenses (including interest) included in earning the income.
    
    Sections 63-3021 and 63-3026A are amended only to correct cross-references to 
    subsections renumbered in the bill.
    
                               FISCAL IMPACT
    
    Additional $50,000 to the General Fund.
    
    CONTACT
    Name: Dan John/Ted Spangler
    Agency: State Tax Commission
    Phone: 334-7530
    Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact
    
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