Tennessee Code 67-4-305 – Credits for franchise and excise taxes
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-4-305
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- taxpayer: means every corporation, subchapter S corporation, limited liability company, professional limited liability company, registered limited liability partnership, professional registered limited liability partnership, limited partnership, cooperative, joint-stock association, business trust, regulated investment company, REIT, state-chartered or national bank, or state-chartered or federally chartered savings and loan association. See Tennessee Code 67-4-2004
Notwithstanding any other provisions of either part 4, 5 or 6 of this chapter, any person paying gross receipts privilege taxes under provisions of either part 4, 5 or 6 of this chapter, and who is entitled to credit against such taxes for franchise and excise taxes paid, shall be allowed such credit when final annual reports of both gross receipts taxes and franchise and excise taxes have been filed covering the corresponding tax base period; provided, that a taxpayer who has obtained an extension of time beyond August 1, within which to file the franchise and excise tax return for the taxpayer’s most recently completed fiscal year ended prior to July 1, shall be allowed credit for all payments of franchise and excise taxes made for such corresponding tax base period.