South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 44 - Insurance Company Premium And Annuity Tax
Section 10-44-3 - Farm mutual insurers and fraternal benefit societies exempt from tax.

10-44-3. Farm mutual insurers and fraternal benefit societies exempt from tax.
Farm mutual insurers organized and operating under chapter 58-35 and fraternal benefit societies organized, licensed, or operating under chapter 58-37A are hereby declared to constitute a distinct and separate classification of insurance companies and shall be exempt from the tax imposed by this chapter.

Source: SL 1951, ch 456, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §57.35A03; SL 2007, ch 55, §1.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 10 - Taxation

Chapter 44 - Insurance Company Premium And Annuity Tax

Section 10-44-1 - Definition of terms.

Section 10-44-1.1 - Rules of director of insurance.

Section 10-44-2 - Tax levied on premiums and consideration for annuities--Time of payment--Overpayment refund or credit--Rates.

Section 10-44-2.1 - Applicability of tax on premiums and consideration for annuities.

Section 10-44-2.2 - Premium tax on travel insurance--Tax allocation and reporting.

Section 10-44-3 - Farm mutual insurers and fraternal benefit societies exempt from tax.

Section 10-44-4 - Tax credit for principal office or regional home office.

Section 10-44-5 - Functions of regional home office and principal office--Rules.

Section 10-44-6 - Proof of maintenance of principal office or regional home office and payment of ad valorem taxes--Certificate allowing tax credit.

Section 10-44-7 - Payment required for certificate permitting continuance in business.

Section 10-44-8 - Exemption of taxpayer from other taxes.

Section 10-44-9 - Additional tax levied on fire insurance premiums.

Section 10-44-9.1 - Determining amount of fire insurance premium tax--Distribution.

Section 10-44-9.2 - Fire departments eligible for tax distribution certified annually by department.

Section 10-44-9.4 - Allocation to counties--Amount.

Section 10-44-9.5 - Allocation to fire departments serving county--Amount.

Section 10-44-9.6 - Payments to fire departments--Uses of money--Accumulation of funds--Reallocation if fire department ceases to exist--Unused balance to general fund.

Section 10-44-15 - Payment of fire insurance tax proceeds into firemen's pension fund.

Section 10-44-16 - Penalty on unpaid taxes and installments--Refunds.