The tax levied by this chapter shall not be levied on the following:
(a) Pay or allowance of active members of the Armed Forces of the United States or the income of religious, fraternal, charitable, scientific, literary or educational institutions to the extent that such income is derived from tax-exempt real estate, tax-exempt tangible or intangible property or tax-exempt activities and by enumeration in Ohio R.C. 718.01 or § 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, being U.S.C. Title 26;
(b) Poor relief, unemployment insurance benefits, Social Security, Medicare, old age pensions or similar payments, including disability benefits received from local, state or federal governments or charitable, religious or educational organizations;
(c) Proceeds of insurance paid by reason of the death of the insured, pensions, disability benefits, annuities or gratuities not in the nature of compensation for services rendered, from whatever source derived;
(d) Receipts from seasonal or casual entertainment, amusements, sport events and health and welfare activities when conducted by bona fide charitable, religious or educational organizations and associations;
(e) Alimony received;
(f) Personal earnings of a natural person under 18 years of age;
(g) Compensation for personal injuries or for damage to property by way of insurance or otherwise;
(h) Interest, dividends and other revenue and royalties from intangible property;
(i) Gains from involuntary conversion, cancellation of indebtedness, interest on federal obligations, items of income already taxed by the state which the city is specifically prohibited from taxing and income of a decedent's estate during the period of administration (except such income from the operation of a business);
(j) Salaries, wages, commissions and other compensation and net profits, the taxation of which is prohibited by the United States Constitution or any act of Congress limiting the power of the states or their political subdivisions to impose net income taxes on income derived from interstate commerce; and
(k) Salaries, wages, commissions and other compensation and net profits, the taxation of which is prohibited by the Constitution of the state or any act of the General Assembly limiting the power of the city to impose net income taxes.
(Ord. 96-O-63, passed 11-4-1996)