Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), all property owned by an eligible entity, revenues of an eligible entity, and expenditures and transactions of an eligible entity:

(1) in connection with an eligible event; and

(2) resulting from holding an eligible event in Indiana or making preparatory advance visits to Indiana in connection with an eligible event;

are exempt from taxation in Indiana for all purposes.

     (b) Salaries and wages paid to employees of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and its affiliates that are ordinarily subject to taxation under:

(1) IC 6-3-1 through IC 6-3-7; and

(2) IC 6-3.6;

are subject to income taxation regardless of whether the salaries and wages are paid in connection with an eligible event, holding an eligible event in Indiana, or making a preparatory advance visit to Indiana in connection with an eligible event.

     (c) Salaries and wages paid to employees of the National Basketball Association and its affiliates that are ordinarily subject to taxation under:

        (1) IC 6-3-1 through IC 6-3-7; and

        (2) IC 6-3.6;

are subject to income taxation regardless of whether the salaries and wages are paid in connection with an eligible event, holding an eligible event in Indiana, or making a preparatory advance visit to Indiana in connection with an eligible event.

As added by P.L.211-2007, SEC.39; P.L.234-2007, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.131-2008, SEC.26; P.L.197-2016, SEC.73; P.L.239-2017, SEC.22.