(A) Upon every person engaging or continuing within the city in the business of banking or financial business, the tax shall be equal to 1% of the gross income received from interest, premiums, discounts, dividends, service fees or charges, commissions, fines, rents from real or tangible personal property, royalties, charges for bookkeeping or data processing, receipts from check sales, charges or fees, and receipts from the sale of tangible personal property. Provided, however, that gross income shall not include:
(1) Interest received on the obligations of the United States, its agencies and instrumentalities;
(2) Interest received on the obligations of this or any other state, territory or possession of the United States, or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing or of the District of Columbia;
(3) Interest received on investments or loans primarily secured by first mortgages or deeds of trust on residential property occupied by nontransients; provided, further, that all interest derived on activities exempt under § 791.11 (A) through (C) above shall be reported, as to amounts, on the return of a person taxable under the provisions of this section.
(B) Gross income of a banking or financial business from whatever source derived, shall be taxable under this section only and persons taxed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be taxed by any other sections of this article.
(Ord. 1276, passed 6-29-00)