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141.010   Definitions for chapter. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: 
(1)  "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Revenue; 
(2)  "Department" means the Department of Revenue; 
(3)  "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code in effect on December 31,  2006,  exclusive  of  any  amendments  made  subsequent  to  that  date,  other  than 
amendments  that  extend  provisions  in  effect  on  December  31,  2006,  that  would 
otherwise  terminate,  and  as  modified  by  KRS  141.0101,  except  that  for  property 
placed  in  service  after  September  10,  2001,  only  the  depreciation  and  expense 
deductions  allowed  under  Sections  168  and  179  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code  in 
effect  on  December  31,  2001,  exclusive  of  any  amendments  made  subsequent  to 
that date, shall be allowed, and including the provisions of the Military Family Tax 
Relief  Act  of  2003,  Pub.  L.  No.  108-121,  effective  on  the  dates  specified  in  that 
Act; (4)  "Dependent"  means  those  persons  defined  as  dependents  in  the  Internal  Revenue Code; (5)  "Fiduciary"  means  "fiduciary"  as  defined  in  Section  7701(a)(6)  of  the  Internal Revenue Code; (6)  "Fiscal year" means "fiscal year" as defined in Section 7701(a)(24) of the Internal Revenue Code; (7)  "Individual" means a natural person; 
(8)  "Modified gross income" means the greater of: (a)  Adjusted gross income as defined in Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any subsequent amendments in effect on December 31 of 
the taxable year, and adjusted as follows: 
1. Include  interest  income  derived  from  obligations  of  sister  states  and 
political subdivisions thereof; and 2. Include  lump-sum  pension  distributions  taxed  under  the  special 
transition rules of Pub. L. No. 104-188, sec. 1401(c)(2); or (b)  Adjusted  gross  income  as  defined  in  subsection  (10)  of  this  section  and adjusted  to  include  lump-sum  pension  distributions  taxed  under  the  special 
transition rules of Pub. L. No. 104-188, sec. 1401(c)(2); (9)  "Gross  income,"  in  the  case  of  taxpayers  other  than  corporations,  means  "gross income" as defined in Section 61 of the Internal Revenue Code; (10)  "Adjusted  gross  income,"  in  the  case  of  taxpayers  other  than  corporations,  means gross  income  as  defined  in  subsection  (9)  of  this  section  minus  the  deductions 
allowed individuals by Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code and as modified by 
KRS 141.0101 and adjusted as follows, except  that deductions shall be limited to 
amounts allocable to income subject to taxation under the provisions of this chapter, 
and except that nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit the same item to 
be deducted more than once: (a)  Exclude  income  that  is  exempt  from  state  taxation  by  the  Kentucky Constitution and the Constitution and statutory laws of the United States and 
Kentucky; (b)  Exclude  income  from  supplemental  annuities  provided  by  the  Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 as amended and which are subject to federal income 
tax by Public Law 89-699; (c)  Include interest income derived from obligations of sister states and political subdivisions thereof; (d)  Exclude  employee  pension  contributions  picked  up  as  provided  for  in  KRS 6.505,  16.545,  21.360,  61.560,  65.155,  67A.320,  67A.510,  78.610,  and 
161.540  upon  a  ruling  by  the Internal  Revenue Service or the federal  courts 
that these contributions shall not be included as gross income until such time 
as the contributions are distributed or made available to the employee; (e)  Exclude  Social  Security  and  railroad  retirement  benefits  subject  to  federal income tax; (f)  Include, for taxable years ending before January 1, 1991, all overpayments of federal income tax refunded or credited for taxable years; (g)  Deduct,  for taxable years ending before January 1, 1991, federal income tax paid for taxable years ending before January 1, 1990; (h)  Exclude any money received because of a settlement or judgment in a lawsuit brought against a manufacturer or distributor of "Agent Orange" for damages 
resulting  from  exposure  to  Agent  Orange  by  a  member  or  veteran  of  the 
Armed  Forces  of  the  United  States  or  any  dependent  of  such  person  who 
served in Vietnam; (i)  1. For  taxable  years  ending  prior  to  December  31,  2005,  exclude  the 
applicable  amount  of  total  distributions  from  pension  plans,  annuity 
contracts,  profit-sharing  plans,  retirement  plans,  or  employee  savings 
plans.  The "applicable amount" shall be: 
a. Twenty-five  percent  (25%),  but  not  more  than  six  thousand  two 
hundred  fifty  dollars  ($6,250),  for  taxable  years  beginning  after 
December 31, 1994, and before January 1, 1996; b. Fifty  percent  (50%),  but  not  more  than  twelve  thousand  five 
hundred  dollars  ($12,500),  for  taxable  years  beginning  after 
December 31, 1995, and before January 1, 1997; c. Seventy-five percent  (75%), but not more than eighteen thousand 
seven hundred fifty dollars ($18,750), for taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 1996, and before January 1, 1998; and d. One  hundred  percent  (100%),  but  not  more  than  thirty-five 
thousand  dollars  ($35,000),  for  taxable  years  beginning  after 
December 31, 1997. 2. For  taxable  years  beginning  after  December  31,  2005,  exclude  up  to 
forty-one  thousand  one  hundred  ten  dollars  ($41,110)  of  total 
distributions from pension plans, annuity contracts, profit-sharing plans, 
retirement plans, or employee savings plans. 3. As used in this paragraph: 
a. "Distributions"  includes  but  is  not  limited  to  any  lump-sum 
distribution from pension or profit-sharing plans qualifying for the 
income  tax  averaging  provisions  of  Section  402  of  the  Internal 
Revenue  Code;  any  distribution  from  an  individual  retirement 
account  as  defined  in  Section  408  of  the Internal  Revenue Code; 
and any disability pension distribution; b. "Annuity  contract"  has  the  same  meaning  as  set  forth  in  Section 
1035 of the Internal Revenue Code; and c. "Pension plans, profit-sharing plans, retirement plans, or employee 
savings plans" means any trust or other entity created or organized 
under a written retirement plan and forming part of a stock bonus, 
pension, or profit-sharing plan of a public or private employer for 
the  exclusive  benefit  of  employees  or  their  beneficiaries  and 
includes  plans  qualified  or  unqualified  under  Section  401  of  the 
Internal  Revenue  Code  and  individual  retirement  accounts  as 
defined in Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code; (j)  1. a. Exclude the portion of the distributive share of a shareholder's net 
income from an S corporation subject to the franchise tax imposed 
under  KRS  136.505  or  the  capital  stock  tax  imposed  under  KRS 
136.300; and b. Exclude the portion of the distributive share of a shareholder's net 
income from  an S corporation related to a qualified subchapter S 
subsidiary  subject  to  the  franchise  tax  imposed  under  KRS 
136.505 or the capital stock tax imposed under KRS 136.300. 2. The  shareholder's  basis  of  stock  held  in  a  S  corporation  where  the  S 
corporation  or  its  qualified  subchapter  S  subsidiary  is  subject  to  the 
franchise  tax  imposed  under  KRS  136.505  or  the  capital  stock  tax 
imposed under KRS 136.300 shall be the same as the basis for federal 
income tax purposes; (k)  Exclude  for  taxable  years  beginning  after  December  31,  1998,  to  the  extent not  already  excluded  from  gross  income,  any  amounts  paid  for  health 
insurance, or the value of any voucher or similar instrument used to provide 
health insurance, which constitutes medical care coverage for the taxpayer, the 
taxpayer's spouse, and dependents during the taxable year. Any amounts paid 
by  the  taxpayer  for  health  insurance  that  are  excluded  pursuant  to  this 
paragraph shall not be allowed as a deduction in computing the taxpayer's net 
income under subsection (11) of this section; (l)  Exclude  income  received  for  services  performed  as  a  precinct  worker  for election training or for working at election booths in state, county, and local 
primary, regular, or special elections; (m)  Exclude any amount paid during the taxable year for insurance for long-term care as defined in KRS 304.14-600; (n)  Exclude  any  capital  gains  income  attributable  to  property  taken  by  eminent domain; (o)  Exclude  any  amount  received  by  a  producer  of  tobacco  or  a  tobacco  quota owner from the multistate settlement with the tobacco industry, known as the 
Master Settlement Agreement, signed on November 22, 1998; (p)  Exclude any amount received from the secondary settlement fund, referred to as  "Phase  II,"  established  by  tobacco  companies  to  compensate  tobacco 
farmers  and  quota  owners  for  anticipated  financial  losses  caused  by  the 
national tobacco settlement; (q)  Exclude  any  amount  received  from  funds  of  the  Commodity  Credit Corporation  for  the  Tobacco  Loss  Assistance  Program  as  a  result  of  a 
reduction in the quantity of tobacco quota allotted; (r)  Exclude any amount received as a result of a tobacco quota buydown program that all quota owners and growers are eligible to participate in; (s)  Exclude  state  Phase  II  payments  received  by  a  producer  of  tobacco  or  a tobacco quota owner; (t)  Exclude all income from all sources for active duty and reserve members and officers of the Armed Forces of the United States or National Guard who are 
killed in the line of duty, for the year during which the death occurred and the 
year prior to the year during which the death occurred. For the purposes of this 
paragraph,  "all  income  from  all  sources"  shall  include  all  federal  and  state 
death benefits payable to the estate or any beneficiaries; and (u)  For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2010, exclude all military pay  received  by  active  duty  members  of  the  Armed  Forces  of  the  United 
States,  members  of  reserve  components  of  the  Armed  Forces  of  the  United 
States, and members of the National Guard, including compensation for state 
active duty as described in KRS 38.205; (11)  "Net  income,"  in  the  case  of  taxpayers  other  than  corporations,  means  adjusted gross income as defined in subsection (10) of this section, minus: 
(a)  The  standard  deduction  allowed  by  KRS  141.081,  or,  at  the  option  of  the taxpayer, the deduction allowed by KRS 141.0202; (b)  Any  amount  paid  for  vouchers  or  similar  instruments  that  provide  health insurance coverage to employees or their families; (c)  For  taxable  years  beginning  on  or  after  January  1,  2010,  the  amount  of domestic  production  activities  deduction  calculated  at  six  percent  (6%)  as 
allowed in  Section 199(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code for taxable years 
beginning before 2010; and (d)  1. All  the  deductions  allowed  individuals  by  Chapter  1  of  the  Internal 
Revenue Code as modified by KRS 141.0101 except: 
a. Any deduction allowed by the Internal Revenue Code for state or 
foreign taxes measured by gross or net income, including state and 
local general sales taxes allowed in lieu of state and local income 
taxes  under  the  provisions  of  Section  164(b)(5)  of  the  Internal 
Revenue Code; b. Any deduction allowed by the Internal Revenue Code for amounts 
allowable under KRS 140.090(1)(h) in calculating the value of the 
distributive shares of the estate of a decedent, unless there is filed 
with  the  income  return  a  statement  that  such  deduction  has  not 
been claimed under KRS 140.090(1)(h); c. The deduction for personal exemptions allowed under Section 151 
of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code  and  any  other  deductions  in  lieu 
thereof; d. For  taxable  years  beginning  on  or  after  January  1,  2010,  the 
domestic  production  activities  deduction  allowed  under  Section 
199 of the Internal Revenue Code; e. Any  deduction  for  amounts  paid  to  any  club,  organization,  or 
establishment  which  has  been  determined  by  the  courts  or  an 
agency  established  by  the  General  Assembly  and  charged  with 
enforcing the civil rights laws of the Commonwealth, not to afford 
full  and  equal  membership  and  full  and  equal  enjoyment  of  its 
goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations  to  any  person  because  of  race,  color,  religion, 
national origin, or sex, except nothing shall be construed to deny a 
deduction  for  amounts  paid  to  any  religious  or  denominational 
club,  group,  or  establishment  or  any  organization  operated  solely 
for charitable or educational purposes which restricts membership 
to  persons  of  the  same  religion  or  denomination  in  order  to 
promote  the  religious  principles  for  which  it  is  established  and 
maintained; and f. Any deduction directly or indirectly allocable to income which is 
either  exempt  from  taxation  or  otherwise  not  taxed  under  this 
chapter; and 2. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit the same item to be 
deducted more than once; (12)  "Gross  income,"  in  the  case  of  corporations,  means  "gross  income"  as  defined  in Section  61  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code  and  as  modified  by  KRS  141.0101  and 
adjusted as follows: 
(a)  Exclude  income  that  is  exempt  from  state  taxation  by  the  Kentucky Constitution and the Constitution and statutory laws of the United States; (b)  Exclude all dividend income received after December 31, 1969; (c)  Include interest income derived from obligations of sister states and political subdivisions thereof; (d)  Exclude fifty percent (50%) of gross income derived from any disposal of coal covered  by  Section  631(c)  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code  if  the  corporation 
does  not  claim  any  deduction  for  percentage  depletion,  or  for  expenditures 
attributable to the making and administering of the contract under which such 
disposition  occurs  or  to  the  preservation  of  the  economic  interests  retained 
under such contract; (e)  Include in the gross income of lessors income tax payments made by lessees to lessors, under the provisions of Section 110 of the Internal Revenue Code, 
and exclude such payments from the gross income of lessees; (f)  Include the amount calculated under KRS 141.205; 
(g)  Ignore  the  provisions  of  Section  281  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code  in computing gross income; (h)  Exclude  income  from  "safe  harbor  leases"  (Section  168(f)(8)  of  the  Internal Revenue Code); (i)  Exclude  any  amount  received  by  a  producer  of  tobacco  or  a  tobacco  quota owner from the multistate settlement with the tobacco industry, known as the 
Master Settlement Agreement, signed on November 22, 1998; (j)  Exclude any amount received from the secondary settlement fund, referred to as  "Phase  II,"  established  by  tobacco  companies  to  compensate  tobacco 
farmers  and  quota  owners  for  anticipated  financial  losses  caused  by  the 
national tobacco settlement; (k)  Exclude  any  amount  received  from  funds  of  the  Commodity  Credit Corporation  for  the  Tobacco  Loss  Assistance  Program  as  a  result  of  a 
reduction in the quantity of tobacco quota allotted; (l)  Exclude any amount received as a result of a tobacco quota buydown program that all quota owners and growers are eligible to participate in; (m)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, and before January 1, 2007,  exclude  the  distributive  share  income  or  loss  received  from  a 
corporation  defined  in  subsection  (24)(b)  of  this  section  whose  income  has 
been subject to the tax imposed by KRS 141.040. The exclusion provided in 
this paragraph shall also apply to a taxable year that begins prior to January 1, 
2005,  if  the  tax  imposed  by  KRS  141.040  is  paid  on  the  distributive  share 
income  by  a  corporation  defined  in  subparagraphs  2.  to  8.  of  subsection 
(24)(b) of this section with a return filed for a period of less than twelve (12) 
months  that  begins  on  or  after  January  1,  2005,  and  ends  on  or  before 
December 31, 2005. This paragraph shall not be used to delay payment of the 
tax imposed by KRS 141.040; and (n)  Exclude  state  Phase  II  payments  received  by  a  producer  of  tobacco  or  a tobacco quota owner; (13)  "Net  income,"  in  the  case  of  corporations,  means  "gross  income"  as  defined  in subsection (12) of this section minus: (a)  The deduction allowed by KRS 141.0202; 
(b)  Any  amount  paid  for  vouchers  or  similar  instruments  that  provide  health insurance coverage to employees or their families; (c)  For  taxable  years  beginning  on  or  after  January  1,  2010,  the  amount  of domestic  production  activities  deduction  calculated  at  six  percent  (6%)  as 
allowed in  Section 199(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code for taxable years 
beginning before 2010; and (d)  All  the  deductions  from  gross  income  allowed corporations by Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code and as modified by KRS 141.0101, except: 
1. Any deduction for a state tax which is computed, in whole or in part, by 
reference  to  gross  or  net  income  and  which  is  paid  or  accrued  to  any 
state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, or to any 
foreign country or political subdivision thereof; 2. The  deductions  contained  in  Sections  243,  244,  245,  and  247  of  the 
Internal Revenue Code; 3. The  provisions  of  Section  281  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code  shall  be 
ignored in computing net income; 4. Any deduction directly or indirectly allocable to income which is either 
exempt from taxation or otherwise not taxed under the provisions of this 
chapter,  and  nothing  in  this  chapter  shall  be  construed  to  permit  the 
same item to be deducted more than once; 5. Exclude  expenses  related  to  "safe  harbor  leases"  (Section  168(f)(8)  of 
the Internal Revenue Code); 6. Any  deduction  for  amounts  paid  to  any  club,  organization,  or 
establishment  which  has  been  determined  by  the  courts  or  an  agency 
established  by  the  General  Assembly  and  charged  with  enforcing  the 
civil  rights  laws  of  the  Commonwealth,  not  to  afford  full  and  equal 
membership  and  full  and  equal  enjoyment  of  its  goods,  services, 
facilities,  privileges,  advantages,  or  accommodations  to  any  person 
because  of  race,  color,  religion,  national  origin,  or  sex,  except  nothing 
shall be construed to deny a deduction for amounts paid to any religious 
or  denominational  club,  group,  or  establishment  or  any  organization 
operated  solely  for  charitable  or  educational  purposes  which  restricts 
membership to persons of the same religion or denomination in order to 
promote  the  religious  principles  for  which  it  is  established  and 
maintained; 7. Any deduction prohibited by KRS 141.205; 8. Any dividends-paid deduction of any captive real estate investment trust; 
and 9. For  taxable  years  beginning  on  or  after  January  1,  2010,  the  domestic 
production  activities  deduction  allowed  under  Section  199  of  the 
Internal Revenue Code; (14)  (a)  "Taxable net income," in the case of corporations that are taxable in this state, means "net income" as defined in subsection (13) of this section; (b)  "Taxable net income," in the case of corporations that are taxable in this state and taxable in another state, means "net income" as defined in subsection (13) 
of  this  section  and  as  allocated  and  apportioned  under  KRS  141.120.  A 
corporation is taxable in another state if, in any state other than Kentucky, the 
corporation is required to file a return for or pay a net income tax, franchise 
tax measured by net income, franchise tax for the privilege of doing business, 
or corporate stock tax; (c)  "Taxable net income," in the case of homeowners' associations as defined in Section  528(c)  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code,  means  "taxable  income"  as 
defined in Section 528(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. Notwithstanding the 
provisions  of  subsection  (3)  of  this  section,  the  Internal  Revenue  Code 
sections referred to in this paragraph shall be those code sections in effect for 
the applicable tax year; and (d)  "Taxable net income," in the case of a corporation that meets the requirements established under Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code to be a real estate 
investment  trust,  means  "real  estate  investment  trust  taxable  income"  as 
defined  in  Section  857(b)(2)  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code,  except  that  a 
captive  real  estate  investment  trust  shall  not  be  allowed  any  deduction  for 
dividends paid; (15)  "Person" means "person" as defined in Section 7701(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code; (16)  "Taxable year" means the calendar year or fiscal year ending during such calendar year, upon the basis of which net income is computed, and in the case of a return 
made  for  a  fractional  part  of  a  year  under  the  provisions  of  this  chapter  or  under 
regulations  prescribed  by  the  commissioner,  "taxable  year"  means  the  period  for 
which the return is made; (17)  "Resident" means an individual domiciled within this state or an individual who is not domiciled in this state, but maintains a place of abode in this state and spends in 
the aggregate more than one hundred eighty-three (183) days of the taxable year in 
this state; (18)  "Nonresident" means any individual not a resident of this state; 
(19)  "Employer"  means  "employer"  as  defined  in  Section  3401(d)  of  the  Internal Revenue Code; (20)  "Employee"  means  "employee"  as  defined  in  Section  3401(c)  of  the  Internal Revenue Code; (21)  "Number  of  withholding  exemptions  claimed"  means  the  number  of  withholding exemptions  claimed  in  a  withholding  exemption  certificate  in  effect  under  KRS 
141.325,  except  that  if  no  such  certificate  is  in  effect,  the  number  of withholding 
exemptions claimed shall be considered to be zero; (22)  "Wages"  means  "wages"  as  defined  in  Section  3401(a)  of  the  Internal  Revenue Code  and  includes  other  income  subject  to  withholding  as  provided  in  Section 
3401(f) and Section 3402(k), (o), (p), (q), and (s) of the Internal Revenue Code; (23)  "Payroll  period"  means  "payroll  period"  as  defined  in  Section  3401(b)  of  the Internal Revenue Code; (24)  (a)  For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2005, and after December 31, 2006, "corporation" means "corporation" as defined in Section 7701(a)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code; and (b)  For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, and before January 1, 2007, "corporations" means: 
1. "Corporations" as defined in Section 7701(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code; 2. S  corporations  as  defined  in  Section  1361(a)  of  the  Internal  Revenue 
Code; 3. A foreign limited liability company as defined in KRS 275.015; 4. A limited liability company as defined in KRS 275.015; 5. A professional limited liability company as defined in KRS 275.015; 6. A foreign limited partnership as defined in KRS 362.2-102(9); 7. A limited partnership as defined in KRS 362.2-102(14); 8. A limited liability partnership as defined in KRS 362.155(7) or in 362.1-
101(7) or (8); 9. A real  estate investment  trust  as defined in  Section 856 of the Internal 
Revenue Code; 10.  A  regulated  investment  company  as  defined  in  Section  851  of  the Internal Revenue Code; 11.  A real estate mortgage investment conduit as defined in Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code; 12.  A  financial  asset  securitization  investment  trust  as  defined  in  Section 860L of the Internal Revenue Code; and 13.  Other  similar  entities  created  with  limited  liability  for  their  partners, members, or shareholders.  For  purposes  of  this  paragraph,  "corporation"  shall  not  include  any  publicly 
traded partnership as defined by Section 7704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code 
that is treated as a partnership for federal tax purposes under Section 7704(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code or its publicly traded partnership affiliates. As 
used  in  this  paragraph,  "publicly  traded  partnership  affiliates"  shall  include 
any limited liability company or limited partnership for which at least eighty 
percent  (80%)  of  the  limited  liability  company  member  interests  or  limited 
partner  interests  are  owned  directly  or  indirectly  by  the  publicly  traded 
partnership; (25)  "Doing business in this state" includes but is not limited to: (a)  Being organized under the laws of this state; 
(b)  Having a commercial domicile in this state; 
(c)  Owning or leasing property in this state; 
(d)  Having one (1) or more individuals performing services in this state; 
(e)  Maintaining an interest in a pass-through entity doing business in this state; 
(f)  Deriving  income  from  or  attributable  to  sources  within  this  state,  including deriving income directly or indirectly from a trust doing business in this state, 
or  deriving  income  directly  or  indirectly  from  a  single-member  limited 
liability company that is doing business in this state and is disregarded as an 
entity separate from its single member for federal income tax purposes; or (g)  Directing  activities  at  Kentucky  customers  for  the  purpose  of  selling  them goods or services.  Nothing  in  this  subsection  shall  be  interpreted  in  a  manner  that  goes  beyond  the 
limitations imposed and protections provided by the United States Constitution or 
Pub. L. No. 86-272; (26)  "Pass-through  entity"  means  any  partnership,  S  corporation,  limited  liability company,  limited  liability  partnership,  limited  partnership,  or  similar  entity 
recognized  by  the  laws  of  this  state  that  is  not  taxed  for  federal  purposes  at  the 
entity level, but instead passes to each partner, member, shareholder, or owner their 
proportionate  share  of  income,  deductions,  gains,  losses,  credits,  and  any  other 
similar attributes; (27)  "S corporation" means "S corporation" as defined in Section 1361(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; (28)  "Limited  liability  pass-through  entity"  means  any  pass-through  entity  that  affords any of its partners, members, shareholders, or owners, through function of the laws 
of  this  state  or  laws  recognized  by  this  state,  protection  from  general  liability  for 
actions of the entity; and (29)  "Captive real estate investment trust" means a real estate investment trust as defined in Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code that meets the following requirements: 
(a)  1. The shares or other ownership interests of the real estate investment trust 
are not regularly traded on an established securities market; or 2. The  real  estate  investment  trust  does  not  have  enough  shareholders  or 
owners  to  be  required  to  register  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange 
Commission; and (b)  1. The maximum amount of stock or other ownership interest that is owned 
or constructively owned by a corporation equals or exceeds: 
a. Twenty-five  percent  (25%),  if  the  corporation  does  not  occupy 
property  owned,  constructively  owned,  or  controlled  by  the  real 
estate investment trust; or b. Ten  percent  (10%),  if  the  corporation  occupies  property  owned, 
constructively  owned,  or  controlled  by  the  real  estate  investment 
trust.  The  total  ownership  interest  of  a  corporation  shall  be  determined  by 
aggregating  all  interests  owned  or  constructively  owned  by  a 
corporation; 2. For the purposes of this paragraph: 
a. "Corporation"  means  a  corporation  taxable  under  KRS  141.040, 
and includes an affiliated group as defined in KRS 141.200, that is 
required to file a consolidated return pursuant to the provisions of 
KRS 141.200; and b. "Owned or constructively owned" means owning shares or having 
an ownership interest in the real estate investment trust, or owning 
an  interest  in  an  entity  that  owns  shares  or  has  an  ownership 
interest in the real estate investment trust. Constructive ownership 
shall  be  determined  by  looking  across  multiple  layers  of  a 
multilayer pass-through structure; and (c)  The real estate investment trust is not owned by another real estate investment trust. Effective:  June 4, 2010 
History:  Amended 2010 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 3, effective June 4, 2010. -- Repealed and reenacted 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 42, effective July 15, 2010. -- 
Amended 2009 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 105, effective June 26, 2009. -- 
Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 2, effective June 26, 2007; and ch. 137, sec. 42, 
effective  June  26,  2007.  --  Amended  2006  (1st  Extra  Sess.)  Ky.  Acts  ch. 2,  sec. 1, 
effective June 28, 2006. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 149, sec. 202, effective July 
12, 2006; ch. 251, sec. 13, effective July 12, 2006; and ch. 252, Pt. XXVIII, sec. 16, 
effective April 25, 2006. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 471, effective June 
20, 2005; ch. 168, sec. 3, effective March 18, 2005; and ch. 173, Part XVIII, sec. 1, 
effective March 20, 2005. -- Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 135, sec. 1, effective July 
13,  2004.  --  Amended  2002  Ky.  Acts  ch. 206,  sec. 1,  effective  July  15,  2002;  and 
ch. 367,  sec. 1,  effective  July  15,  2002.  --  Amended  2001  Ky.  Acts  ch. 67,  sec. 1, 
effective March 15, 2001. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 337, sec. 1, effective July 
14, 2000; and ch. 533, sec. 1, effective  April 26, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts 
ch. 1,  sec. 1,  effective  February  6,  1998;  ch. 365,  sec. 1,  effective  July  15,  1998; 
ch. 402,  sec. 3,  effective  April  7,  1998;  ch. 496,  sec. 63,  effective  April  10,  1998; 
ch. 509, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1998; ch. 550, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998; and 
ch. 586,  sec. 8,  effective  July  15,  1998.  --  Amended  1996  Ky.  Acts  ch. 69,  sec. 1, 
effective  July  15,  1996.  --  Amended  1995  (2d  Extra.  Sess.)  Ky.  Acts  ch. 1,  sec. 1, 
effective April 28, 1995. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 45, sec. 1, effective July 15, 
1994. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 163, sec. 8, effective July 13, 1990; ch. 242, sec. 2, effective July 
13,  1990;  ch. 303,  sec. 1,  effective  July  1,  1990;  and  ch. 476,  Pt. VII  D,  sec. 630, 
effective  April  11,  1990.  --  Amended  1988  Ky.  Acts  ch. 174,  sec. 1,  effective  July 
15,  1988.  --  Amended  1986  Ky.  Acts  ch. 459,  sec. 3,  effective  July  15,  1986.  -- 
Amended  1985  (1st  Extra.  Sess.)  Ky.  Acts  ch. 6,  Pt.  V,  sec. 14,  effective  July  29, 
1985. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 378, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1984. -- Amended 
1982  Ky.  Acts  ch. 105,  sec. 1,  effective  March  24,  1982;  and  ch. 166,  sec. 15, 
effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 176, sec. 1, effective July 15, 
1980.  --  Amended  1978  Ky.  Acts  ch. 233,  sec. 10,  effective  June  17,  1978.  -- 
Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 7. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 163, sec. 2. -
- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 62, Pt. III, sec. 1. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 216, sec. 3. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 40, Part II, sec. 1. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts 
ch. 176, Part I, sec. 1. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 124, sec. 1. -- Amended 1960 
Ky.  Acts  ch. 5,  Art. III,  sec. 1.  --  Amended  1956  (4th Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 4, 
sec. 1. -- Amended 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 1. -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 194, 
secs. 1 and 2. -- Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts 
ch. 208,  sec. 1,  effective  October  1,  1942,  from  Ky.  Stat.  secs. 4281b-1,  4281b-2, 
4281b-5. Legislative  Research  Commission  Note  (6/26/2007).  2007  Ky.  Acts  ch. 52,  sec. 3, provides that the amendments to KRS 141.010 in 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 2, "shall 
apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2007." Legislative  Research  Commission  Note  (6/28/2006).  2006  (1st  Extra  Sess.)  Ky.  Acts ch. 2, sec. 73, provides that "unless a provision of this Act specifically applies to an 
earlier tax year, the provisions of this Act shall apply to taxable years beginning on or 
after January 1, 2007." Legislative  Research  Commission  Note  (6/28/2006).  Under  the  authority  of  KRS 7.136,  a  manifest  clerical  or  typographical  error  has  been  corrected.  In  the  first 
sentence  of  2006  (1st  Extra.  Sess.)  Ky.  Acts  ch 2,  sec. 11,  the  citation  to  KRS 
141.010(24)(b) to (h) has been changed to KRS 141.010(24)(b)2. to 8. to conform to 
other amendments citing this statute elsewhere in the Act. Legislative  Research  Commission  Note  (4/25/2006).  2006  Ky.  Acts  ch. 252, Pt. XXVIII,  sec. 18  provides  that  "The  amendment  in  Section  16  of  this  Part  is 
applicable for tax years beginning after December 31, 2001." Legislative  Research  Commission  Note  (3/20/2005).  2005  Ky.  Acts  ch. 173,  Part XVIII,  sec. 2,  provides  that  changes  made  to  subsection  (11)(a)  of  this  section  are 
effective for taxable years beginning after December 1, 2004. Legislative  Research  Commission  Note  (7/13/2004).  The  amendments  made  to subsections (10)(r) and (12)(l) of this statute in 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 135, sec. 1, "shall 
apply for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003." 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 135, 
sec. 4. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2002).  The change of dates in subsection (3)  of  this  statute  from  December  31,  1999,  to  December  31,  2001,  applies  to 
"taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001." 2002 Ky. Acts. ch. 367, sec. 4. Legislative  Research  Commission  Note  (7/15/2002).  The  amendments  made  to subsections  (10)(k),  (11),  and  (13)  of  this  statute  in  2002  Ky.  Acts  ch. 206,  sec. 1, 
"shall  apply  for  taxable  years  beginning  after  December  31,  2001."  2002  Ky.  Acts 
ch. 206, sec. 2. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2000).  The change of dates in subsection (3) of this statute from December 1, 1997, to December 31, 1999, applies to "taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 1999." 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 337, sec. 4. Legislative  Research  Commission  Note  (4/26/2000).  The  exclusions  set  forth  in subsection  (10)(p)  and  (q)  and  subsection  (12)(i)  to  (k)  of  this  statute  took  effect 
April 26, 2000, and "retroactively apply to tax years beginning after December 31, 
1998. 2000 Ky. Acts. ch. 533, secs. 4 and 5. Legislative Research Commission Note (4/28/95).  The exclusion set forth in subsection (10)(i) of this statute applies "to income received after December 31, 1994," pursuant 
to 1995 (2d Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 11.