Triton Tries To Keep Tax-Exempt Status
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
BOURBON - Nearly 35 years after three small schools joined to form the Triton School Corp., the school must prove it is a legal nonprofit educational facility.
The state of Indiana Department of Commerce has declined to renew a tax exempt ID number for the school because of some missing paperwork.
Superintendent Rex Roth told the school board Tuesday something is missing in the legal organization of the school. Whether it was never filed or the state lost the papers is unknown. Triton attorney Roy Burbrink will explain the situation and the steps necessary to correct it at the Sept. 17 meeting.
While he isn't sure exactly what they are looking for, Roth said they need to verify the corporation is a school. He said Triton and nearly every other Indiana school underwent reorganization in the early 1960s. He said he was told a local attorney handled the legal paperwork. That lawyer and the original board are deceased. School personnel have searched without luck for by-laws and articles of incorporation. Without the number, vendors will be obligated to collect sales tax from the school.
The Sept. 17 meeting will begin at 7:45 p.m. because of the elementary school open house. [[In-content Ad]]
BOURBON - Nearly 35 years after three small schools joined to form the Triton School Corp., the school must prove it is a legal nonprofit educational facility.
The state of Indiana Department of Commerce has declined to renew a tax exempt ID number for the school because of some missing paperwork.
Superintendent Rex Roth told the school board Tuesday something is missing in the legal organization of the school. Whether it was never filed or the state lost the papers is unknown. Triton attorney Roy Burbrink will explain the situation and the steps necessary to correct it at the Sept. 17 meeting.
While he isn't sure exactly what they are looking for, Roth said they need to verify the corporation is a school. He said Triton and nearly every other Indiana school underwent reorganization in the early 1960s. He said he was told a local attorney handled the legal paperwork. That lawyer and the original board are deceased. School personnel have searched without luck for by-laws and articles of incorporation. Without the number, vendors will be obligated to collect sales tax from the school.
The Sept. 17 meeting will begin at 7:45 p.m. because of the elementary school open house. [[In-content Ad]]