Article 1. General Provisions

(A) As used in this section, "Ohio-qualified real estate investment trust" means a real estate investment trust that is traded on a public stock exchange and that was traded on a public stock exchange on January 1, 2012.

(B) For the purpose of computing the total Ohio equity capital under division (C) of section 5726.04 of the Revised Code for a financial institution the total equity capital of which includes investments in an Ohio-qualified real estate investment trust, the following amounts shall be subtracted for the tax year specified:

(1) For tax year 2014, eighty per cent of the institution's investment in an Ohio-qualified real estate investment trust as of January 1, 2012;

(2) For tax year 2015, sixty per cent of the institution's investment in an Ohio-qualified real estate investment trust as of January 1, 2012;

(3) For tax year 2016, forty per cent of the institution's investment in an Ohio-qualified real estate investment trust as of January 1, 2012;

(4) For tax year 2017, twenty per cent of the institution's investment in an Ohio-qualified real estate investment trust as of January 1, 2012.

For tax years after tax year 2017, no deduction is allowed for an investment in an Ohio-qualified real estate investment trust.

(C) For the purpose of computing the apportionment factor under section 5726.05 of the Revised Code for a financial institution the total equity capital of which includes investments in an Ohio-qualified real estate investment trust, the following amounts shall be subtracted from both the numerator and denominator of the apportionment factor fraction for the tax year specified:

(1) For tax year 2014, eighty per cent of the gross receipts from an Ohio-qualified real estate investment trust;

(2) For tax year 2015, sixty per cent of the gross receipts from an Ohio-qualified real estate investment trust;

(3) For tax year 2016, forty per cent of the gross receipts from an Ohio-qualified real estate investment trust;

(4) For tax year 2017, twenty per cent of the gross receipts from an Ohio-qualified real estate investment trust.

For tax years after tax year 2017, no deduction is allowed from the apportionment factor fraction for gross receipts from an Ohio-qualified real estate investment trust.

Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.186, HB 510, §1, eff. 3/27/2013.