As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, except as and if the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(a) "Administrator" means the individual appointed by a majority vote of the members of Council, and thereby empowered to administer and enforce the provisions of the Village Income Tax Ordinance.
(Ord. 90-348. Passed 2-1-90.)
(b) "Association" means any partnership, limited partnership, or any other form of unincorporated enterprise, owned by two or more persons.
(d) "Business" means any enterprise, activity, profession or undertaking of any nature conducted for profit or ordinarily conducted for profit, whether by an individual, partnership, association, corporation or any other entity, excluding however, all nonprofit corporations which are exempt from the payment of federal income tax.
(e) "Corporation" means a corporation or joint stock association organized under the laws of the United States, the State of Ohio, or any other state, territory or foreign country or dependency.
(f) "Employee" means one who works for wages, salary, commission or other type of compensation in the service of an employer.
(g) "Employer" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, government body, unit or agency, or other entity, whether or not organized for profit, who or that employs one or more persons on a salary, wage, commission or other basis of compensation.
(h) "Fiscal year" means an accounting period of twelve months or less ending on any day other than December 31.
(i) "Gross receipts" means the total income from any source whatever.
(j) "Net profits" means a net gain from the operation of a business, profession, enterprise or other activity after provision for all ordinary and necessary expenses either paid or accrued in accordance with the accounting system used by the taxpayer for federal income tax purposes, without deduction of taxes imposed by this chapter, federal, state and other taxes based on income; and in the case of an association, without deduction of salaries paid to partners and other owners.
(k) "Nonresident" means an individual domiciled outside of the Village.
(l) "Nonresident unincorporated business entity" means an unincorporated business entity not having an office or place of business within the Village.
(m) "Person" means every natural person, partnership, fiduciary, association or corporation. Whenever used in any clause prescribing and imposing a penalty, the term "person" as applied to any unincorporated entity, means the partners or members thereof, and as applied to corporations, the officers thereof.
(n) "Resident" means an individual domiciled in the Village.
(o) "Resident unincorporated business entity" means an unincorporated business entity having an office or place of business within the Village.
(p) "Taxable income" means wages, salaries, and other compensation paid by an employer or employers before any deduction and/or the net profits from the operation of a business, profession or other enterprise or activity adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(q) "Taxable year" is the calendar year, or the fiscal year ending during such calendar year, upon the basis of which the net profits are to be computed under this chapter, and, in the case of a return for a fractional part of a year, the period for which such return is made. Unless approved by the Administrator, the taxable year of an individual shall be a calendar year.
(r) "Taxpayer" is a person, whether an individual, co-partnership, association, or any corporation or other entity, required hereunder to file a return or pay a tax.
(s) The singular includes the plural, and the masculine includes the feminine and the neuter.
(t) "Village" means the Village of North Perry, Lake County, Ohio.
(Ord. 225. Passed 12-6-79.)