Bill Text: IN SB0130 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Slot machine wagering tax.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations [SB0130 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2010-SB0130-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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SENATE BILL No. 130

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

Citations Affected: IC 4-35-2; IC 4-35-8-1.

Synopsis: Slot machine wagering tax. Provides that the slot machine wagering tax imposed on the racetrack casinos is calculated using taxable receipts. Defines taxable receipts as adjusted gross receipts minus amounts paid to support the horse racing industry, the county in which the casino is located, and the French Lick casino.

Effective: July 1, 2010.

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Leising

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    January 5, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations.

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Introduced

Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)

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SENATE BILL No. 130

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning gaming.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 4-35-2-10.5; (10)IN0130.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 4-35-2-10.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 10.5. "Taxable receipts" means:
        (1) the total of a licensee's adjusted gross receipts; minus
        (2) the total of the amount of money paid by the licensee under:
            (A) IC 4-35-7-12;
            (B) IC 4-35-8.5; and
            (C) IC 4-35-8.9.

SOURCE: IC 4-35-8-1; (10)IN0130.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 4-35-8-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.233-2007, SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 1. (a) A graduated slot machine wagering tax is imposed as follows on the adjusted gross taxable receipts received from wagering on gambling games authorized by this article:
        (1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the first one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) of adjusted gross taxable receipts received during the period beginning July 1 of each year and ending June

30 of the following year.
        (2) Thirty percent (30%) of the adjusted gross taxable receipts in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) but not exceeding two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) received during the period beginning July 1 of each year and ending June 30 of the following year.
        (3) Thirty-five percent (35%) of the adjusted gross taxable receipts in excess of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) received during the period beginning July 1 of each year and ending June 30 of the following year.
    (b) A licensee shall remit the tax imposed by this section to the department before the close of the business day following the day the wagers are made. Except as provided in subsection (c), a licensee shall calculate the amount of taxable receipts received for a particular day by determining the product of:
        (1) the adjusted gross receipts received during the day; multiplied by
         (2) either of the following:
             (A) Eighty-one hundredths (0.81) during a state fiscal year ending before July 1, 2012.
            (B) Eighty-two hundredths (0.82) during a state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2012.
    (c) This subsection applies to taxes remitted after a licensee pays the maximum amount of county slot machine wagering fees required by IC 4-35-8.5-1 for a particular state fiscal year. For purposes of remitting taxes under this subsection, a licensee shall calculate the amount of taxable receipts received for a particular day by determining the product of:
         (1) the adjusted gross receipts received during the day; multiplied by
         (2) either of the following:
            (A) Eighty-four hundredths (0.84) during a state fiscal year ending before July 1, 2012.
            (B) Eighty-five hundredths (0.85) during a state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2012.
    (c) (d) The department may require payment under this section to be made by electronic funds transfer (as defined in IC 4-8.1-2-7(f)).
    (d) (e) If the department requires taxes to be remitted under this chapter through electronic funds transfer, the department may allow the licensee to file a monthly report to reconcile the amounts remitted to the department.
    (e) (f) The payment of the tax under this section must be on a form

prescribed by the department.

SOURCE: IC 4-33-2-17.5; (10)IN0130.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 4-33-2-17.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010].

SOURCE: ; (10)IN0130.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010] (a) IC 4-35-8-1, as amended by this act, applies to state fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2010.
     (b) This SECTION expires January 1, 2012.