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receipts are made in the metropolitan commuter transportation district
and fifty percent of such receipts if either the pickup or delivery
associated with such receipts is made in the metropolitan commuter
transportation district, [and] (iv) in the case of a taxpayer which is a
registered securities or commodities broker or dealer, the receipts
specified in subparagraph nine of paragraph (a) of subdivision three of
section two hundred ten of this article shall be deemed to arise from
services performed within the metropolitan commuter transportation
district to the extent set forth in such subparagraph nine (except that
references in such subparagraph nine to the state shall be deemed, for
purposes of the application of this clause, to be references to the
metropolitan commuter transportation district), AND (V) RECEIPTS FROM
SERVICES PROVIDED BY AN ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO
ARISE FROM SERVICES PERFORMED WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN COMMUTER TRANSPOR-
TATION DISTRICT TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH SIX-A OF PARA-
GRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAP-
TER (EXCEPT THAT REFERENCES IN SUCH SUBPARAGRAPH SIX-A TO THE STATE
SHALL BE DEEMED, FOR PURPOSES OF APPLICATION TO THIS CLAUSE, TO BE
REFERENCES TO THE METROPOLITAN COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT),
S 2. Clause B of subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of
section 210 of the tax law, as separately amended by section 1 of part K
and section 13 of part Y of chapter 63 of the laws of 2000, is amended
to read as follows:
(B) services performed within the state, provided, however, that (i)
in the case of a taxpayer engaged in the business of publishing newspa-
pers or periodicals, receipts arising from sales of advertising
contained in such newspapers and periodicals shall be deemed to arise
from services performed within the state to the extent that such newspa-
pers and periodicals are delivered to points within the state, (ii)
receipts from an investment company arising from the sale of management,
administration or distribution services to such investment company shall
be deemed to arise from services performed within the state to the
extent set forth in subparagraph six of this paragraph, (iii) in the
case of taxpayers principally engaged in the activity of air freight
forwarding acting as principal and like indirect air carriage receipts
arising from such activity shall arise from services performed within
the state as follows: one hundred percent of such receipts if both the
pickup and delivery associated with such receipts are made in this state
and fifty percent of such receipts if either the pickup or delivery
associated with such receipts is made in this state [and], (iv) in the
case of a taxpayer which is a registered securities or commodities
broker or dealer, the receipts specified in subparagraph nine of this
paragraph shall be deemed to arise from services performed within the
state to the extent set forth in such subparagraph nine, [and (iv)] (V)
in the case of receipts arising from the transportation or transmission
of gas through pipes, the portion of such receipts which constitute
receipts from services performed within the state shall be the product
of (I) the total of such receipts and (II) a fraction, the numerator of
which is the taxpayer's transportation units within the state and the
denominator of which is the taxpayer's transportation units within and
without the state[. A] PROVIDED THAT FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION A
transportation unit is the transportation of one cubic foot of gas over
a distance of one mile, AND (VI) RECEIPTS FROM SERVICES PROVIDED BY AN
ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO ARISE FROM SERVICES
PERFORMED WITHIN THIS STATE TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH
SIX-A OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
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S 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 210 of the tax law is
amended by adding a new subparagraph 6-a to read as follows:
(6-A) RULES FOR RECEIPTS FROM SERVICES PROVIDED BY ASSET MANAGEMENT
CORPORATIONS. (A) FOR PURPOSES OF SUBCLAUSE (VI) OF CLAUSE (B) OF
SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE PORTION OF RECEIPTS RECEIVED BY
AN ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION ARISING FROM THE PROVISION OF ASSET
MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO AN INDIVIDUAL, A REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANY AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 851 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR AN INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTOR HOLDING INVESTMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS AS DETERMINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (B) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE DEEMED TO ARISE
FROM SERVICES PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE, SUCH PORTION REFERRED TO HERE-
IN AS THE NEW YORK PORTION.
(B) THE ENTIRE NET INCOME OF AN ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION SHALL BE
APPORTIONED TO THIS STATE ON THE BASIS OF THE RATIO OF GROSS RECEIPTS
FROM ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES FROM SOURCES WITHIN THIS STATE FOR THE
INCOME YEAR EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF ALL SUCH GROSS RECEIPTS FROM
ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE STATE FOR THE
INCOME YEAR. THE SOURCE OF GROSS RECEIPTS FROM ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES
SHALL BE DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS:
(A) IN THE CASE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY TO AN INDIVIDUAL, GROSS RECEIPTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
SERVICES SHALL BE SOURCED TO THE STATE OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S DOMICILE.
(B) IN THE CASE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR HOLDING INVESTMENTS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF OTHERS, SUCH AS A PENSION PLAN, RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR POOL OF
INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING A FUND (OTHER THAN AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (15 U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.)), OR TO
AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR ORGANIZED AS A PARTNERSHIP, S CORPORATION, A
DISREGARDED ENTITY UNDER SECTION 7701 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OR
ANY OTHER SIMILAR ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER FOREIGN LAW, GROSS RECEIPTS
WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE SOURCED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOW-
ING RULES IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
(I) IF INFORMATION REGARDING THE DOMICILE OF BENEFICIARIES, OWNERS OR
MEMBERS IS AVAILABLE TO THE ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION PROVIDING ASSET
MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO A PENSION PLAN, RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR POOL OF
INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING A FUND, (OTHER THAN AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (15 U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.)), OR TO
AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR ORGANIZED AS A PARTNERSHIP, S CORPORATION, A
DISREGARDED ENTITY UNDER SECTION 7701 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER FOREIGN LAW THROUGH
THE EXERCISE OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE IN ASCERTAINING SUCH INFORMATION,
GROSS RECEIPTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE SOURCED TO THE
DOMICILE OF SUCH BENEFICIARIES, OWNERS OR MEMBERS;
(II) IF INFORMATION REGARDING THE DOMICILE OF BENEFICIARIES, OWNERS OR
MEMBERS IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION PROVIDING
ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO A PENSION PLAN, RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR POOL
OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING A FUND (OTHER THAN AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (15 U.S.C. S80A-1 ET SEQ.)), OR TO AN
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR ORGANIZED AS A PARTNERSHIP, S CORPORATION, A
DISREGARDED ENTITY UNDER SECTION 7701 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER FOREIGN LAW THROUGH
THE EXERCISE OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE IN ASCERTAINING SUCH INFORMATION,
ANY REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE METHOD BASED ON INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE
TO THE ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION MAY BE USED TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE
OF GROSS RECEIPTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SERVICES. BASED ON FACTS AND
CIRCUMSTANCES IN SPECIFIC CASES, REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE METHODS USED TO
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DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF GROSS RECEIPTS FROM ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES
MAY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE LATEST POPULATION CENSUS DATA AVAILABLE FROM
THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, THE DOMICILE OF THE SPONSOR OF A
PENSION PLAN OR RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR AN ACCOUNT OR POOL OF INVESTMENTS
(OTHER THAN AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF
1940 (15 U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.)), OR THE DOMICILE OF AN INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTOR ORGANIZED AS A PARTNERSHIP, S CORPORATION, A DISREGARDED ENTITY
UNDER SECTION 7701 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, OR ANY OTHER
SIMILAR ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER FOREIGN LAW; OR
(III) IF (I) THE DOMICILE OF BENEFICIARIES, OWNERS OR MEMBERS IS NOT
REASONABLY ASCERTAINABLE UNDER ITEM (I) OF SUBCLAUSE (B); OR (II) NO
REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE SOURCING METHOD EXISTS UNDER ITEM (II) OF
SUBCLAUSE (B), GROSS RECEIPTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE
SOURCED TO THE DOMICILE OF THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR OR THE DOMICILE OF
THE SPONSOR OF A PENSION PLAN OR RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR AN ACCOUNT OR
POOL OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING A FUND, OTHER THAN AN INVESTMENT COMPANY
UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (15 U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.), TO
WHICH ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.
(C) IN THE CASE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY TO AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF
1940 (15 U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.), GROSS RECEIPTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
SERVICES SHALL BE SOURCED TO THE DOMICILE OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SUCH
INVESTMENT COMPANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE: THE
PORTION OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SERVICES THAT ARE
SOURCED TO THIS STATE SHALL BE DETERMINED BY MULTIPLYING THE TOTAL OF
SUCH GROSS RECEIPTS BY A FRACTION, THE NUMERATOR OF WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
OF THE SUM OF THE BEGINNING OF YEAR AND THE END OF YEAR BALANCE OF
SHARES OWNED BY THE INVESTMENT COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS DOMICILED IN THIS
STATE FOR THE INVESTMENT COMPANY'S TAXABLE YEAR FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX
PURPOSES AND THE DENOMINATOR OF WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE SUM OF THE
BEGINNING OF YEAR AND THE END OF YEAR BALANCE OF SHARES OWNED BY ALL
INVESTMENT COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS. A SEPARATE COMPUTATION SHALL BE MADE
WITH RESPECT TO GROSS RECEIPTS FOR ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO EACH INVESTMENT COMPANY.
(D) IN THE CASE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY TO A PERSON OTHER THAN THOSE PERSONS DESCRIBED IN SUBCLAUSES
(A) THROUGH (C) OF THIS CLAUSE, TO THE DOMICILE OF SUCH PERSON.
(C) (A) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "ADMINISTRATION SERVICES,"
IN EACH CASE WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS, MEANS THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT
PROVISION OF (I) CLERICAL, (II) ACCOUNTING, (III) BOOKKEEPING, (IV) DATA
PROCESSING, (V) INTERNAL AUDITING, (VI) LEGAL AND TAX SERVICES, (VII)
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, OPERATIONS AND RELATED SERVICES, (VIII) RISK
ANALYTICS, (IX) TRADE PROCESSING, CLEARING AND EXECUTION SERVICES, (X)
TRANSFER AGENCY, AND (XI) CUSTODIAL SERVICES.
(B) "ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION" MEANS A CORPORATION THAT (I) IS
PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES;
(II) MAKES AN ELECTION FOR EACH TAXABLE YEAR TO BE TREATED AS AN ASSET
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION BY FILING THE APPROPRIATE FORM OF RETURN
PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO MAKE SUCH ELECTION; AND (III) IS NOT
OTHERWISE A REGISTERED SECURITIES OR COMMODITIES BROKER OR DEALER UNDER
CLAUSE (A) OF SUBPARAGRAPH NINE OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
(C) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "GROSS RECEIPTS" SHALL MEAN
GROSS RECEIPTS REPORTED BY THE CORPORATION FOR ITS TAXABLE YEAR FOR
PURPOSES OF THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX.
(D) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES" IN
EACH CASE WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS, INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO,
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DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY (I) RENDERING INVESTMENT ADVICE, INCLUDING
INVESTMENT ANALYSIS, (II) MAKING DETERMINATIONS AS TO WHEN SALES AND
PURCHASES ARE TO BE MADE, (III) SELLING OR PURCHASING OF INVESTMENTS,
(IV) RENDERING ADMINISTRATION SERVICES, (V) RENDERING DISTRIBUTION
SERVICES, OR (VI) MANAGING INVESTMENTS PURSUANT TO CONTRACTS FOR SUB-AD-
VISORY SERVICES.
(E) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "DISTRIBUTION SERVICES" IN EACH
CASE WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS, INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY (I) ADVERTISING, (II) SERVICING INVESTOR ACCOUNTS
(INCLUDING REDEMPTIONS), (III) MARKETING SHARES OR SELLING SHARES OF
CORPORATIONS OR BUSINESS TRUSTS REGISTERED AS INVESTMENT COMPANIES UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (15 U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.), OR (IV)
MARKETING ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES (INCLUDING SELLING INTERESTS IN A
POOL OF INVESTMENTS, SUCH AS A FUND).
(F) "DOMICILE", IN THE CASE OF AN INDIVIDUAL, SHALL HAVE THE MEANING
ASCRIBED TO IT UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER; AN ESTATE OR
TRUST IS DOMICILED IN THE STATE IF IT IS A RESIDENT ESTATE OR TRUST AS
DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH THREE OF SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED FIVE
OF THIS CHAPTER; A BUSINESS ENTITY IS DOMICILED IN THE STATE IF THE
LOCATION OF THE ACTUAL SEAT OF MANAGEMENT OR CONTROL IS IN THE STATE. IT
SHALL BE PRESUMED THAT THE DOMICILE OF A SHAREHOLDER, WITH RESPECT TO
ANY MONTH, IS HIS, HER OR ITS MAILING ADDRESS ON THE RECORDS OF THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY AS OF THE LAST DAY OF SUCH MONTH; OR IN THE CASE OF A
CORPORATION OR A PARTNERSHIP, S CORPORATION, A DISREGARDED ENTITY UNDER
SECTION 7701 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR
ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER FOREIGN LAW, ITS COMMERCIAL DOMICILE; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, DOMICILE SHALL BE PRESUMED TO BE THE MAILING ADDRESS OF THE
BENEFICIARY OF A PENSION PLAN, OR THE OWNER OF AN ACCOUNT OR INTEREST IN
A POOL OF INVESTMENTS BASED ON THE RECORDS OF THE SPONSOR OF SUCH
PENSION PLAN, ACCOUNT OR POOL OF INVESTMENTS OR THE SHAREHOLDER'S MAIL-
ING ADDRESS ON THE RECORDS OF AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (15 U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.) IF REASONABLY ASCERTAIN-
ABLE.
(G) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "SPONSOR" MEANS THE PERSON THAT
HAS CONTRACTED DIRECTLY WITH THE BENEFICIARIES OF A PENSION PLAN OR
RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR THE OWNER OF ANY ACCOUNT OR INTEREST IN A POOL OF
INVESTMENTS TO ADMINISTER AND MANAGE THE PENSION PLAN OR RETIREMENT
ACCOUNT, OTHER ACCOUNT OR POOL OF INVESTMENTS.
S 4. Subparagraphs (H) and (I) of paragraph 2 of subsection a of
section 1454 of the tax law, subparagraph (H) as relettered by section 2
of part AA of chapter 63 of the laws of 2000, are relettered subpara-
graphs (I) and (J), and a new subparagraph (H) is added to read as
follows:
(H) THE ENTIRE NET INCOME OF AN ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION SHALL BE
APPORTIONED TO THIS STATE ON THE BASIS OF THE RATIO OF GROSS RECEIPTS
FROM ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES FROM SOURCES WITHIN THIS STATE FOR THE
INCOME YEAR EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF ALL SUCH GROSS RECEIPTS FROM
ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE STATE FOR THE
INCOME YEAR. THE SOURCE OF GROSS RECEIPTS FROM ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES
SHALL BE DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS:
(I) IN THE CASE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY TO AN INDIVIDUAL, GROSS RECEIPTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
SERVICES SHALL BE SOURCED TO THE STATE OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S DOMICILE.
(II) IN THE CASE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR HOLDING INVESTMENTS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF OTHERS, SUCH AS A PENSION PLAN, RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR POOL OF
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INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING A FUND (OTHER THAN AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (15 U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.)), OR TO
AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR ORGANIZED AS A PARTNERSHIP, S CORPORATION, A
DISREGARDED ENTITY UNDER SECTION 7701 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR
ANY OTHER SIMILAR ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER FOREIGN LAW, GROSS RECEIPTS
WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE SOURCED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOW-
ING RULES IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
(I) IF INFORMATION REGARDING THE DOMICILE OF BENEFICIARIES, OWNERS OR
MEMBERS IS AVAILABLE TO THE ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION PROVIDING ASSET
MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO A PENSION PLAN, RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR POOL OF
INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING A FUND (OTHER THAN AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (15 U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.)), OR TO
AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR ORGANIZED AS A PARTNERSHIP, S CORPORATION, A
DISREGARDED ENTITY UNDER SECTION 7701 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986, AS AMENDED, AND THE REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR
ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER FOREIGN LAW THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF REASONABLE
DILIGENCE IN ASCERTAINING SUCH INFORMATION, GROSS RECEIPTS WITH RESPECT
TO SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE SOURCED TO THE DOMICILE OF SUCH BENEFICIARIES,
OWNERS OR MEMBERS;
(II) IF INFORMATION REGARDING THE DOMICILE OF BENEFICIARIES, OWNERS OR
MEMBERS IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION PROVIDING
ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO A PENSION PLAN, RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR POOL
OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING A FUND (OTHER THAN AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (15 U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.)), OR TO
AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR ORGANIZED AS A PARTNERSHIP, S CORPORATION, A
DISREGARDED ENTITY UNDER SECTION 7701 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR
ANY OTHER SIMILAR ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER FOREIGN LAW THROUGH THE EXER-
CISE OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE IN ASCERTAINING SUCH INFORMATION, ANY
REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE METHOD BASED ON INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE TO
THE ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION MAY BE USED TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF
GROSS RECEIPTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SERVICES. BASED ON FACTS AND CIRCUM-
STANCES IN SPECIFIC CASES, REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE METHODS USED TO DETER-
MINE THE SOURCE OF GROSS RECEIPTS FROM ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES MAY
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE LATEST POPULATION CENSUS DATA AVAILABLE FROM THE
UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, THE DOMICILE OF THE SPONSOR OF A PENSION
PLAN OR RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR AN ACCOUNT OR POOL OF INVESTMENTS (OTHER
THAN AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (15
U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.)), OR THE DOMICILE OF AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
ORGANIZED AS A PARTNERSHIP, S CORPORATION, OR DISREGARDED ENTITY UNDER
SECTION 7701 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR ENTITY
ORGANIZED UNDER FOREIGN LAW; OR
(III) IF (A) THE DOMICILE OF BENEFICIARIES, OWNERS OR MEMBERS IS NOT
ASCERTAINED UNDER SUBCLAUSE (I) OF CLAUSE (II) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH OR,
(B) NO REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE SOURCING METHOD EXISTS UNDER SUBCLAUSE
(II) OF CLAUSE (II) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, GROSS RECEIPTS WITH RESPECT TO
SUCH SERVICES SHALL BE SOURCED TO THE DOMICILE OF THE INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTOR OR THE DOMICILE OF THE SPONSOR OF A PENSION PLAN OR RETIREMENT
ACCOUNT OR AN ACCOUNT OR POOL OF INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING A FUND (OTHER
THAN AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (15
U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.)), TO WHICH ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE
PROVIDED.
(III) IN THE CASE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY TO AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF
1940 (15 U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.), GROSS RECEIPTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
SERVICES SHALL BE SOURCED TO THE DOMICILE OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SUCH
INVESTMENT COMPANY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE: THE
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PORTION OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SERVICES THAT ARE
SOURCED TO THIS STATE SHALL BE DETERMINED BY MULTIPLYING THE TOTAL OF
SUCH GROSS RECEIPTS BY A FRACTION, THE NUMERATOR OF WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
OF THE SUM OF THE BEGINNING OF YEAR AND THE END OF YEAR BALANCE OF
SHARES OWNED BY THE INVESTMENT COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS DOMICILED IN THIS
STATE FOR THE INVESTMENT COMPANY'S TAXABLE YEAR FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX
PURPOSES AND THE DENOMINATOR OF WHICH IS THE AVERAGE OF THE SUM OF THE
BEGINNING OF YEAR AND THE END OF YEAR BALANCE OF SHARES OWNED BY ALL
INVESTMENT COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS. A SEPARATE COMPUTATION SHALL BE MADE
WITH RESPECT TO GROSS RECEIPTS FOR ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO EACH INVESTMENT COMPANY.
(IV) IN THE CASE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY TO A PERSON OTHER THAN THOSE PERSONS DESCRIBED IN CLAUSES (I)
THROUGH (III) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, TO THE DOMICILE OF SUCH PERSON.
(V)(I) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "ADMINISTRATION SERVICES",
IN EACH CASE WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS, MEANS THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT
PROVISION OF (A) CLERICAL, (B) ACCOUNTING, (C) BOOKKEEPING, (D) DATA
PROCESSING, (E) INTERNAL AUDITING, (F) LEGAL AND TAX SERVICES, (G) REGU-
LATORY COMPLIANCE, OPERATIONS AND RELATED SERVICES, (H) RISK ANALYTICS,
(I) TRADE PROCESSING, CLEARING AND EXECUTION SERVICES, (J) TRANSFER
AGENCY, AND (K) CUSTODIAL SERVICES.
(II) "ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION" MEANS A CORPORATION THAT (A) IS
PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES; (B)
MAKES AN ELECTION FOR EACH TAXABLE YEAR TO BE TREATED AS AN ASSET
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION BY FILING THE APPROPRIATE FORM OF RETURN
PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO MAKE SUCH ELECTION; AND (C) IS NOT
OTHERWISE A REGISTERED SECURITIES OR COMMODITIES BROKER OR DEALER PURSU-
ANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
(III) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "GROSS RECEIPTS" SHALL MEAN
GROSS RECEIPTS REPORTED BY THE CORPORATION FOR ITS TAXABLE YEAR FOR
PURPOSES OF THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX.
(IV) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES",
IN EACH CASE WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS, INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED
TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY (A) RENDERING INVESTMENT ADVICE, INCLUDING
INVESTMENT ANALYSIS, (B) MAKING DETERMINATIONS AS TO WHEN SALES AND
PURCHASES ARE TO BE MADE, (C) SELLING OR PURCHASING OF INVESTMENTS, (D)
RENDERING ADMINISTRATION SERVICES, (E) RENDERING DISTRIBUTION SERVICES,
OR (F) MANAGING INVESTMENTS PURSUANT TO CONTRACTS FOR SUB-ADVISORY
SERVICES.
(V) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "DISTRIBUTION SERVICES", IN
EACH CASE WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENTS, INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, (A) ADVERTISING, (B) SERVICING INVESTOR ACCOUNTS
(INCLUDING REDEMPTIONS), (C) MARKETING SHARES OR SELLING SHARES OF
CORPORATIONS OR BUSINESS TRUSTS REGISTERED AS INVESTMENT COMPANIES UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 (15 U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.), OR (D)
MARKETING ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES (INCLUDING SELLING INTERESTS IN A
POOL OF INVESTMENTS, SUCH AS A FUND).
(VI) "DOMICILE", IN THE CASE OF AN INDIVIDUAL, SHALL HAVE THE MEANING
ASCRIBED TO IT UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER; AN ESTATE OR
TRUST IS DOMICILED IN THE STATE IF IT IS A RESIDENT ESTATE OR TRUST AS
DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH THREE OF SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED FIVE
OF THIS CHAPTER; A BUSINESS ENTITY IS DOMICILED IN THE STATE IF THE
LOCATION OF THE ACTUAL SEAT OF MANAGEMENT OR CONTROL IS IN THE STATE. IT
SHALL BE PRESUMED THAT THE DOMICILE OF A SHAREHOLDER, WITH RESPECT TO
ANY MONTH, IS HIS, HER OR ITS MAILING ADDRESS ON THE RECORDS OF THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY AS OF THE LAST DAY OF SUCH MONTH; OR IN THE CASE OF A
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CORPORATION OR A PARTNERSHIP, S CORPORATION, A DISREGARDED ENTITY UNDER
SECTION 7701 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR ENTITY
ORGANIZED UNDER FOREIGN LAW, ITS COMMERCIAL DOMICILE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
DOMICILE SHALL BE PRESUMED TO BE THE MAILING ADDRESS OF THE BENEFICIARY
OF A PENSION PLAN, OR THE OWNER OF AN ACCOUNT OR INTEREST IN A POOL OF
INVESTMENTS BASED ON THE RECORDS OF THE SPONSOR OF SUCH PENSION PLAN,
ACCOUNT OR POOL OF INVESTMENTS OR THE SHAREHOLDER'S MAILING ADDRESS ON
THE RECORDS OF AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF
1940 (15 U.S.C. S 80A-1 ET SEQ.).
(VII) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "SPONSOR" MEANS THE PERSON
THAT HAS CONTRACTED DIRECTLY WITH THE BENEFICIARIES OF A PENSION PLAN OR
RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR THE OWNER OF ANY ACCOUNT OR INTEREST IN A POOL OF
INVESTMENTS TO ADMINISTER AND MANAGE THE PENSION PLAN OR RETIREMENT
ACCOUNT, OTHER ACCOUNT OR POOL OF INVESTMENTS.
S 5. Paragraph 1-a of subsection b of section 1454 of the tax law, as
amended by section 1 of part A of chapter 63 of the laws of 2005, is
amended to read as follows:
[1-a.] (1-A) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph one of this
subsection, each banking corporation described in paragraph nine of
subsection (a) of section fourteen hundred fifty-two of this article,
EXCEPT FOR A BANKING CORPORATION THAT SUBSTANTIALLY PROVIDES ASSET
MANAGEMENT SERVICES AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (H) OF
PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, subject to the tax
imposed by this article that substantially provides management, adminis-
trative or distribution services to an investment company, as such terms
are defined in subparagraph (G) of paragraph two of subsection (a) of
this section, shall determine the portion of its entire net income
derived from business carried on within the state by multiplying such
income by an income allocation percentage obtained as follows:
S 6. Paragraph 3 of subsection c of section 1454 of the tax law, as
added by chapter 161 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
(3) For taxable years beginning on or after January first, two thou-
sand six, each banking corporation described in paragraph nine of
subsection (a) of section fourteen hundred fifty-two of this article,
EXCEPT FOR A BANKING CORPORATION THAT IS AN ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (H) OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION (A) OF
THIS SECTION, subject to the tax imposed by this article that substan-
tially provides management, administrative or distribution services to
an investment company, as such terms are defined in subparagraph (G) of
paragraph two of subsection (a) of this section, AND, FOR TAXABLE YEARS
BEGINNING ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE AND THEREAFTER, EACH ASSET
MANAGEMENT CORPORATION AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (H) OF PARAGRAPH TWO
OF SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, shall determine the portion of its
alternative entire net income derived from business carried on within
the state by multiplying such income by the percentage ascertained for
the taxable year under paragraph one-a of subsection (b) of this
section, except that in computing such percentage (A) for taxable years
beginning before January first, two thousand eight, no consideration
shall be given to the phrase "eighty percent of" in paragraph one of
subsection (a) of this section, (B) for taxable years beginning before
January first, two thousand eight, when an election has been made pursu-
ant to paragraph two of subsection (b) of this section (relating to an
international banking facility) the taxpayer shall make the modifica-
tions described in such paragraph, and (C) for taxable years beginning
on or after January first, two thousand eight, when an election has been
made pursuant to paragraph two of subsection (b) of this section (relat-
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ing to an international banking facility) the taxpayer shall make the
modifications described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) of such para-
graph.
S 7. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 2009.