Transacting business within Indiana

Sec. 6. (a) A taxpayer is transacting business within Indiana if the taxpayer has activities which include any of the following:

(1) Maintains an office in Indiana by establishing a regular, continuous, and fixed place of business in this state.

(2)(A) Has an employee, representative, or independent contractor conducting business in Indiana evidenced by such persons regularly

acting on behalf of the taxpayer in furthering the business of a financial institution, as defined in section 3 of this rule;

(B) both the office from which such person's activities are directed or controlled is located in Indiana and the majority of such person's

services are conducted on behalf of the taxpayer in this state; or

(C) a contribution to the Indiana employment security fund is required under IC 22-4-2 with respect to compensation paid

to the employee.

(3) Owns or leases to customers real or tangible personal property if the property is physically situated in this state. Mobile tangible

personal property is deemed to be located in Indiana if:

(A) such property is operated entirely in Indiana or is only occasionally operated outside this state; or

(B) the principal base of operations from which the property is sent out is in Indiana or there is no principal base of operations and Indiana

is the commercial domicile of the lessee or other user of the property.

(4) Regularly solicits business from potential customers in Indiana.

(5) Regularly solicits and receives deposits from Indiana customers in Indiana. Deposits are attributed to this state if they are deposits

made by this state or residents, political subdivisions, or agencies and instrumentalities of this state regardless of whether the deposits are accepted

or maintained by the taxpayer at locations within Indiana.

(6) Regularly sells products or services of any kind or nature to Indiana customers in Indiana that receive the product or service in

Indiana.

(7) Regularly performs services outside Indiana that are consumed within Indiana.

(8) Regularly engages in transactions with Indiana customers that involve intangible property, including loans, but not property

described in section 7 of this rule and result in receipts flowing to the taxpayer from within Indiana.

(b) For purposes of this article, "regularly", when applied to any business activity, depends on the number of transactions, and with respect

to any transaction, its size and complexity and whether it involves one (1) act or a series of activities to be performed over a substantial time period,

and the extent to which any transaction or transactions involve the protection by the laws, government, or public institutions of the state of Indiana.

The following are examples:

(1) A corporation which operates a credit card or charge card business and executes a contract with cardholders enforceable in Indiana

which is evidenced by one (1) or more of the following: billed to cardholders in Indiana, providing interest on any amount due until paid, providing

a card which operates as a form of money for purchasing material and services in Indiana, or establishes contracts with the Indiana

vendors.

(2) A regulated financial corporation receiving deposits and making loans in Indiana, operated through mail, telephone, or automated

terminals in Indiana with computer generated or other record keeping and billing outside Indiana.

(3) A regulated financial corporation providing an Indiana based corporation with a line of credit with complex credit requirements

and supervision.

(4) A construction loan in Indiana requiring many draws and substantial inspection and certification over a period of time in

Indiana.