(a) In the case of trades, businesses, professions, other activities, enterprises or undertakings conducted, operated, engaged in, prosecuted or carried on inside the Municipality, there is imposed an annual tax of one percent (1%) on the net profits earned or accruing on and after June 1, 1978.
(b) For the purpose of construing Section 183.03, resident incorporated and unincorporated business entities, shall ordinarily be construed to have reference to the business itself, as distinguished from the partners, proprietors or other participants in its profits.
(c) Proprietorships (Federal forms C, E. F and other income reported on page one) are taxed at the individual level whether or not the individual is a resident of the Municipality.
(d) Generally, a partnership, association or other pass-through entity shall be taxed as an entity.
(e) The tax imposed under Section 181.03 is levied upon the entire net profits of the resident trade, business, profession, other activity, enterprise or undertaking, earned, paid or accrued and regardless of the fact that any part of such business or professional activities may have been conducted at or through, a place or places of business located outside the City. The tax would not be imposed upon:
(1) Any charitable, educational, fraternal or other type of nonprofit association or organization enumerated in Ohio R.C. 718.01, which is exempt from payment of the tax imposed by this chapter.
(2) Any association or organization falling in the category listed in subsection (e)(1) hereof not exempt from the payment of real estate taxes is required to file declarations and final returns and remit the taxes levied under this chapter on all business activities of a type ordinarily conducted for profit by taxpayers operating for profit.
(3) Where such nonprofit association or organization conducts income- producing business both within and without the corporate limits, it shall calculate its profits allocable to the Municipality under the methods provided in Section 183.09.
(Ord. 2003-79. Passed 12-2-03.)