422.34A  Exempt activities of foreign corporations.

A foreign corporation shall not be considered doing business in this state or deriving income from sources within this state for the purposes of this division by reason of carrying on in this state one or more of the following activities:

1.  Holding meetings of the board of directors or shareholders or holiday parties or employee appreciation dinners.

2.  Maintaining bank accounts.

3.  Borrowing money, with or without security.

4.  Utilizing Iowa courts for litigation.

5.  Owning and controlling a subsidiary corporation which is incorporated in or which is transacting business within this state where the holding or parent company has no physical presence in the state as that presence relates to the ownership or control of the subsidiary.

6.  Recruiting personnel where hiring occurs outside the state.

7.  Training employees or educating employees, or using facilities in Iowa for this purpose.

Section History: Recent form

  96 Acts, ch 1123, §1, 2; 97 Acts, ch 46, §1, 2

Footnotes

  Subsection 7 applies retroactively to January 1, 1997, for tax years beginning on or after that date; 97 Acts, ch 46, §2


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