(A) No deductions from gross income shall be made except income earned outside of the municipality on which a license tax is paid by the business to some other municipality or county and fully reported to the municipality, taxes collected for a governmental entity, or income that cannot be included for computation of the tax pursuant to state or federal law. Properly apportioned income from business in interstate commerce shall be included in the calculation of gross income and is not exempted. The applicant shall have the burden to establish the right to exempt income by satisfactory records and proof.
(B) No person shall be exempt from the requirements of the chapter by reason of the lack of an established place of business within the municipality, unless exempted by state or federal law. The License Official shall determine the appropriate classification for each business in accordance with the latest issue of NAICS, as available. No person shall be exempt from this chapter by reason of the payment of any other tax, unless exempted by state law, and no person shall be relieved of liability for payment of any other tax or fee by reason of application of this chapter.
(C) Wholesalers are exempt from business license taxes unless they maintain warehouses or distribution establishments within the municipality. A wholesale transaction involves a sale to an individual who will resell the goods and includes delivery of the goods to the reseller. It does not include a sale of goods to a user or consumer.
(D) A charitable organization shall be exempt from the business license tax on its gross income unless it is deemed a business subject to a business license tax on all or part of its gross income as provided in this section. A charitable organization, or any affiliate of a charitable organization, that reports income from for-profit activities or unrelated business income for federal income tax purposes to the Internal Revenue Service shall be deemed a business subject to a business license tax on the part of its gross income from such for-profit activities or unrelated business income.
(E) (1) A charitable organization shall be deemed a business subject to a business license tax on its total gross income if:
(a) Any net proceeds of operation, after necessary expenses of operation, inure to the benefit of any individual or any entity that is not itself a charitable organization; or
(b) Any net proceeds of operation, after necessary expenses of operation, are used for a purpose other than a charitable purpose.
(2) Excess benefits or compensation in any form beyond fair market value to a sponsor, organizer, officer, director, trustee, or person with ultimate control of the charitable organization shall not be deemed a necessary expense of operation.
(F) For profit vendors at community sponsored events or festivals within the municipality may be exempt from regular business license taxes, provided, and as shall be approved by Council, that a per event or per festival fee is paid in lieu of a license tax prior to each such event or festival.
(Ord. 09-022, passed 9-22-09; Am. Ord. 2021-021, passed 10-26-21)