7-67-114 - Exemption from taxation Annual report of leased property. - Tennessee Statutes

7-67-114. Exemption from taxation Annual report of leased property.

(a)  The authority is hereby declared to be performing a public function in behalf of the municipality with respect to which it is organized and to be a public instrumentality of such municipality. Accordingly, the authority and all properties at any time owned by it and the income from the properties and all bonds issued by the authority and the income from the bonds, shall be exempt from all taxation in the state. Also, for purposes of the Tennessee Securities Act of 1980, compiled in title 48, chapter 2, part 1, bonds issued by the authority shall be deemed to be securities issued by a public instrumentality or a political subdivision of the state.

(b)  On or before October 1 each year, any authority lessee or sublessee shall file with the state board of equalization a report listing leased properties and details of the lease and payment in lieu of tax (PILOT) agreements in the format provided in § 7-53-305. A copy of the report shall be filed with the assessor of property on or before October 15. The assessor may audit or review the report and conduct comparative analysis to ensure that all agreements and reports are filed. Failure to timely complete and file the report at the board shall subject the lessee or sublessee to a late filing fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) payable to the board. In addition, failure to file the report with the board or assessor within thirty (30) days after written demand for the report shall subject the lessee or sublessee to an additional payment in lieu of tax in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500).

[Acts 1993, ch. 378, § 14; 2008, ch. 1013, § 5.]