Ohio Code § 5709.72

Ohio Code § 5709.72. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 5709.72.

All tangible and intangible personal property shall be exempt from taxation if the

following conditions exist in the year for which exemption is sought: (A) The owner is a nonprofit corporation that is exempt from federal income taxes under

the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 , as amended, and the owner's primary purposes are conducting research and development

in library technology and providing computerized or automated services to public,

charitable, or educational libraries; (B) The property is used in any of the following: (1) Furnishing services to libraries and to similar information resource agencies or

institutions whose activities directly benefit libraries, provided at least eighty

per cent of the owner's revenues from furnishing those services are paid by libraries,

agencies, and institutions that are public, charitable, or educational; (2) Conducting research and development in technology specifically for use in libraries,

the majority of which are public, charitable, or educational; (3) Providing products, internal support, or auxiliary services related to activities

described in divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5709.72
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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