Imposition of tax by ordinance; exceptions; dates effective
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the city-county
council of a county that contains a consolidated first class city may
adopt an ordinance to impose an excise tax, known as the county
admissions tax, for the privilege of attending, before January 1, 2041,
any event and, after December 31, 2040, any professional sporting
event:
(1) held in a facility financed in whole or in part by:
(A) bonds or notes issued under IC 18-4-17 (before its repeal
on September 1, 1981), IC 36-10-9, or IC 36-10-9.1; or
(B) a lease or other agreement under IC 5-1-17; and
(2) to which tickets are offered for sale to the public by:
(A) the box office of the facility; or
(B) an authorized agent of the facility.
(b) The excise tax imposed under subsection (a) does not apply to
the following:
(1) An event sponsored by an educational institution or an
association representing an educational institution.
(2) An event sponsored by a religious organization.
(3) An event sponsored by an organization that is considered a
charitable organization by the Internal Revenue Service for
federal tax purposes.
(4) An event sponsored by a political organization.
(c) If a city-county council adopts an ordinance under subsection
(a), it shall immediately send a certified copy of the ordinance to the
commissioner of the department of state revenue.
(d) If a city-county council adopts an ordinance under subsection
(a) or section 2 of this chapter prior to June 1, the county admissions
tax applies to admission charges collected after June 30 of the year
in which the ordinance is adopted. If the city-county council adopts
an ordinance under subsection (a) or section 2 of this chapter on or
after June 1, the county admissions tax applies to admission charges
collected after the last day of the month in which the ordinance is
adopted.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.99, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1990,
SEC.28; P.L.256-1997(ss), SEC.3; P.L.46-1998, SEC.6;
P.L.214-2005, SEC.32.
Last modified: May 28, 2006