67-4-2111 - Apportionment of net worth.
67-4-2111. Apportionment of net worth.
(a) Except as may otherwise be provided in this part, the net worth of a taxpayer doing business both in and outside Tennessee shall be apportioned to this state by multiplying such values by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the property factor plus the payroll factor plus twice the receipts factor and the denominator of such fraction shall be four (4).
(b) (1) The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the average value of the taxpayer's real and tangible personal property, excluding exempt inventory as defined in § 67-4-2108(a)(6), owned or rented and used in this state during the tax period, and the denominator of which is the average value of all the taxpayer's real and tangible personal property, excluding exempt inventory, owned or rented and used during the tax period.
(2) (A) For a taxpayer electing to compute its net worth on a consolidated basis, the property factor is a fraction computed as follows:
(i) The numerator of which is the average value of the taxpayer's real and tangible personal property, excluding exempt inventory as defined in § 67-4-2108(a)(6)(B), owned or rented and used in this state during the tax period; and
(ii) The denominator of which is the average value of the group's real and tangible personal property, excluding exempt inventory, owned or rented and used during the tax period.
(B) Exempt inventory shall be determined on a per member basis. Property owned by the taxpayer is valued at its original cost. Property rented by the taxpayer is valued at eight (8) times the net annual rental rate. The property factor shall be determined based on a pro forma consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles wherein transactions and holdings between members of the group and holdings in non-domestic persons have been eliminated.
(3) If a member of an affiliated group apportions its income in accordance with § 67-4-2013(a), then for purposes of computing its net worth on a consolidated basis, the member shall compute the numerator of its property factor as follows:
(A) The numerator shall include the average value of the taxpayer's real and tangible personal property, excluding exempt inventory as defined in § 67-4-2108(a)(6)(B), owned or rented and used in this state during the tax period;
(B) In determining the average value of mobile property to be included in the numerator, the value of such property shall be multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the total in-state miles of similarly classified mobile property and the denominator of which is the total everywhere miles of similarly classified mobile property; and
(C) For purpose of computing the fraction in subdivision (b)(3)(B), in-state miles and everywhere miles shall be calculated in accordance with the appropriate provisions of § 67-4-2013(a). For purposes of determining whether mobile property is similarly classified, the classification groupings enumerated in § 67-4-2013(a)(1)-(6) shall be used.
(4) For purposes of this section, property includes a taxpayer's ownership share of the real or tangible property owned or rented by any general partnership, or entity treated as a general partnership for federal income tax purposes, in which such taxpayer has an ownership interest. A return being filed by a limited liability company that has a general partnership as its single member shall include in its property factor only the real and tangible property owned or used by the limited liability company. Property also includes a taxpayer's ownership share of the real or tangible property owned or rented by any limited partnership, subchapter S corporation, limited liability company or other entity treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, in which the taxpayer has an ownership interest, directly or indirectly through one (1) or more such entities, and that is not doing business in Tennessee and, therefore, is not subject to Tennessee franchise tax. The cost value or rental value of such property shall be determined from the books and records of the entity in which the taxpayer has an interest and such property shall be valued in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c).
(c) (1) Property owned by the taxpayer is valued at its original cost. Property rented by the taxpayer is valued at eight (8) times the net annual rental rate. Net annual rental rate is the annual rental rate paid by the taxpayer, less any annual rental rate received by the taxpayer from sub-rentals. A lessee's payments to a lessor, or on such lessor's behalf, as a part of rent, or in lieu of rent, shall be included as rent in the property factor of the apportionment formula provided by this section. Except with respect to tangible personal property, for purposes of this subsection (c), payments, such as interest, taxes, insurance, repairs or other items, shall be treated as rent paid by the lessee, if they would have been paid by the lessor if the lease contract or other agreement had not specifically provided that they be paid by the lessee.
(2) For purposes of this section, the value of owned or leased mobile or movable property located both in and outside Tennessee during a tax period shall be determined on the basis of the total percentage of time such property is in the state during the tax period; provided, that the value of an automobile or truck assigned to a traveling employee shall be considered in Tennessee, if the employee's compensation is assigned to Tennessee for purposes of the taxpayer's apportionment formula payroll factor, or if such vehicle is licensed in Tennessee.
(d) The average value of property shall be determined by averaging the values at the beginning and end of the tax period, but the commissioner may require the averaging of monthly values during the tax period, if reasonably required to reflect properly the average value of the taxpayer's property.
(e) (1) The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the total amount paid in this state during the tax period by the taxpayer for compensation, and the denominator of which is the total compensation paid everywhere during the tax period.
(2) (A) For a taxpayer electing to compute its net worth on a consolidated basis, the payroll factor is a fraction computed as follows:
(i) The numerator of which is the total amount paid in this state during the tax period by the taxpayer for compensation; and
(ii) The denominator of which is the total compensation of the group paid everywhere during the tax period.
(B) The payroll factor shall be determined at the close of business on the last day of the tax year as shown by a pro forma consolidated income statement prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles wherein transactions and holdings between members of the group and holdings in non-domestic persons have been eliminated.
(3) If a member of an affiliated group apportions its income in accordance with § 67-4-2013(a), then for purposes of computing its net worth on a consolidated basis, the member shall compute the numerator of its payroll factor as follows:
(A) The numerator shall include the total amount paid in this state during the tax period by the taxpayer for compensation;
(B) In determining the portion of compensation to be included in the numerator for personnel performing interstate services, the total compensation for such personnel shall be multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the total in-state miles traveled by personnel operating similarly classified mobile property and the denominator of which is the total everywhere miles traveled by personnel operating similarly classified mobile property; and
(C) For purposes of computing the fraction in subdivision (e)(3)(B), in-state miles and everywhere miles shall be calculated in accordance with the appropriate provisions of § 67-4-2013(a). For purposes of determining whether mobile property is similarly classified, the classification groupings enumerated in § 67-4-2013(a)(1)-(6) shall be used.
(4) For purposes of this part, compensation has the same meaning as set forth in the Excise Tax Law of 1999, compiled in part 20 of this chapter.
(5) For purposes of this section, compensation includes a taxpayer's ownership share of the compensation of any general partnership, or entity treated as a general partnership for federal income tax purposes, in which such taxpayer has an ownership interest. A return being filed by a limited liability company that has a general partnership as its single member shall include in its payroll factor only the compensation attributed to the limited liability company. Compensation also includes a taxpayer's ownership share of the real or tangible property owned or rented by any limited partnership, subchapter S corporation, limited liability company or other entity treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, in which the taxpayer has an ownership interest, directly or indirectly through one (1) or more such entities, and that is not doing business in Tennessee and thus is not subject to Tennessee franchise tax.
(f) Compensation is paid in this state, if:
(1) The individual's service is performed entirely in the state;
(2) The individual's service is performed both in and outside the state, but the service performed outside the state is incidental to the individual's service in the state; or
(3) Some of the service is performed in the state; and:
(A) The base of operations, or, if there is no base of operations, the place from which the service is directed or controlled is in the state; or
(B) The base of operations or the place from which the service is directed or controlled is not in any state in which some part of the service is performed, but the individual's residence is in this state.
(g) (1) The receipts factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the total receipts of the taxpayer in this state during the tax period, and the denominator of which is the total receipts of the taxpayer everywhere during the tax period.
(2) For a taxpayer electing to compute its net worth on a consolidated basis, the receipts factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the taxpayer's total receipts in this state during the tax period, and the denominator of which is the group's total receipts during the tax period. The receipts factor shall be determined for the group at the close of business on the last day of the tax year as shown by a pro forma consolidated income statement prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles wherein transactions and holdings between members of the group and holdings in non-domestic persons have been eliminated.
(3) If a member of an affiliated group apportions its income in accordance with § 67-4-2013(a), then for purposes of computing its net worth on a consolidated basis, the member shall compute the numerator of the receipts factor in accordance with the appropriate provisions of § 67-4-2013(a).
(4) For purposes of this section, gross receipts includes a taxpayer's ownership share of the gross receipts of any general partnership or entity treated as a general partnership for federal income tax purposes in which such taxpayer has an ownership interest. A return being filed by a limited liability company that has a general partnership as its single member shall include in its receipts factor only the gross receipts attributed to the limited liability company. Gross receipts also includes a taxpayer's ownership share of gross receipts of any limited partnership, subchapter S corporation, limited liability company, or other entity treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, in which the taxpayer has an ownership interest, directly or indirectly, through one (1) or more such entities, and that is not doing business in Tennessee and thus is not subject to Tennessee franchise tax.
(h) Receipts from sales of tangible personal property are in this state, if the:
(1) Property is delivered or shipped to a purchaser, other than the United States government, in this state regardless of the F.O.B. point or other conditions of the sale; or
(2) Property is shipped from an office, store, warehouse, factory or other place of storage in this state and the purchaser is the United States government.
(i) Sales, other than sales of tangible personal property, are in this state, if the:
(1) Earnings-producing activity is performed in this state; or
(2) Earnings-producing activity is performed both in and outside this state and a greater proportion of the earnings-producing activity is performed in this state than in any other state based on costs of performance.
(j) Notwithstanding any provision of law other than § 67-4-2112 to the contrary, any person doing business in Tennessee, who licenses the use of patents, trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, or know-how, or other intellectual property to another person in Tennessee, and who is paid royalties or other income based on the sale of products or other activity in Tennessee by the licensee, shall source such income to Tennessee for purposes of its apportionment formula sales factor.
[Acts 1999, ch. 406, § 4; 2000, ch. 982, §§ 35-37, 52; 2004, ch. 932, §§ 7-9; 2006, ch. 1019, § 20.]