PURPOSE: This rule explains the meaning of terms used in connection to the Amateur Sporting Contribution Tax Credit Program.

1. (1) As used in 4 CSR 85-8.011 through 4 CSR 85-8.021, the following words shall mean:

   1. (A) Administrative hold: Applications that would otherwise gain approval but for insufficient cap space are not approved but are held until such time as cap space becomes available or the program sunsets;
   2. (B) Applicant: Certified sponsor or local organizing committee;

   3. (C) Application: All of the following, submitted together to the department:

      1. 1. A DED Form SCTCP App., included

herein;

1. 2. Proof of payment showing that the

applicant received an eligible donation from the contributor; and

1. 3. Payment for the issuance fee to the

department, the issuance fee payment must be in the form of a check payable to the state of Missouri;

1. (D) Approved: An application that the department has determined has met all requirements necessary for the issuance of tax credits;
2. (E) Certified sponsor: A nonprofit organization which is an active member of the National Association of Sports Commissions;

3. (F) Contributor: Any one of the following:

   1. 1. A taxpayer, as that phrase is used in

section 67.3000.1(16), RSMo;

1. 2. A person, firm, partner in a firm,

corporation, or a shareholder in an S corporation doing business in the state of Missouri and subject to the state income tax imposed under Chapter 143, RSMo;

1. 3. A corporation subject to the annual

corporation franchise tax imposed under Chapter 147, RSMo;

1. 4. An insurance company paying an

annual tax on its gross premium receipts in this state;

1. 5. Any other financial institution paying

taxes to the state of Missouri or any political subdivision of this state under Chapter 148, RSMo; or

1. 6. An individual subject to the state

income tax imposed under Chapter 143, RSMo; any charitable organization which is exempt from federal income tax and whose Missouri unrelated business taxable income, if any, would be subject to the state income tax imposed under Chapter 143, RSMo;

1. (G) Cap space: An amount equal to ten

1. (10) million dollars less all tax credits issued under the program in a given fiscal year;

   1. (H) Department: The Missouri Department of Economic Development;
   2. (I) Denial: An application is denied when it is deemed by the department to be ineligible for tax credits;
   3. (J) Eligible donation: Donations received by a certified sponsor or local organizing committee, from a contributor that may include cash, publicly traded stocks and bonds, and real estate that is valued with an independent third party appraisal submitted to the department along with the application. Eligible donations must be used solely to provide funding to attract sporting events to the state and cannot be conditional. There can be no right on the part of the contributor to request return of an eligible donation under any circumstances;
   4. (K) Fiscal year: The state fiscal year, running from July through June;
   5. (L) Issuance fee: An amount payable to the state of Missouri that is equal to one-half (1/2) of the value of the eligible donation;

   6. (M) Local organizing committee: A nonprofit corporation or its successor in interest that—

      1. 1. Has been authorized by one (1) or

more certified sponsors, endorsing municipalities, or endorsing counties, acting individually or collectively, to pursue an application and bid on its or the applicant’s behalf to a site selection organization for selection as the host of one (1) or more sporting events; or

1. 2. With the authorization of one (1) or

more certified sponsors, endorsing municipalities, or endorsing counties, acting individually or collectively, executes an agreement with a site selection organization regarding a bid to host one (1) or more sporting events;

1. (N) Program: The Sporting Contribution Tax Credit Program found in section 67.3005, RSMo;
2. (O) Program sunset: The date on which the program is to end pursuant to the Missouri Sunset Act found in section 23.253, RSMo;
3. (P) Proof of payment: A bank statement, canceled check, or other documentation of the eligible donation showing the transfer of property from the contributor to the applicant;
4. (Q) Reactivation: Taking an application off of administrative hold status;
5. (R) Request for reactivation: Formally asking that an application be taken off of the administrative hold status;
6. (S) State: The state of Missouri;
7. (T) Tax credits: A credit or credits issued by 4 CSR 85-8

the department against the tax otherwise due under Chapters 143 or 148, RSMo, excluding withholding tax imposed under sections 143.191 to 143.265, RSMo, tax credits issued under this program may be assigned, transferred, sold, or otherwise conveyed, and the new owner of the tax credit shall have the same rights in the credit as the taxpayer; and

1. (U) Taxpayer: Any one of the following:

   1. 1. A person, firm, partner in a firm, cor-

poration, or a shareholder in an S corporation doing business in the state of Missouri and subject to the state income tax imposed under Chapter 143, RSMo;

1. 2. A corporation subject to the annual

corporation franchise tax imposed under Chapter 147, RSMo;

1. 3. An insurance company paying an annu-

al tax on its gross premium receipts in this state;

1. 4. Any other financial institution paying

taxes to the state of Missouri or any political subdivision of this state under Chapter 148, RSMo; or

1. 5. An individual subject to the state

income tax imposed under Chapter 143, RSMo; any charitable organization which is exempt from federal income tax and whose Missouri unrelated business taxable income, if any, would be subject to the state income tax imposed under Chapter 143, RSMo. AUTHORITY: section 67.3005, RSMo Supp. 2013.* Emergency rule filed April 1, 2014, effective April 11, 2014, expired July 30, 2014. Original rule filed Feb. 7, 2014, effective July 30, 2014. *Original authority: 67.3005, RSMo 2013.