An eligible taxpayer that fails to maintain a qualified investment for the required period of time stated in section five of this article shall pay to the State Tax Commissioner a penalty equal to all of the tax credits asserted under this article by the eligible taxpayer with interest, calculated at the rate set forth in section seventeen-a, article ten of this chapter, from the date the tax credits were certified as allocated to the eligible taxpayer. The Tax Commissioner shall give notice to the eligible taxpayer of any penalties imposed under this section. The penalty shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as tax. The Tax Commissioner shall deposit any amounts received under this subsection in the General Revenue Fund.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 11-13U-6

  • Commissioner: means the State Tax Commissioner. See West Virginia Code 11-22-1
  • Eligible taxpayer: means a person that has received certification from the economic development authority that a portion of the annual available high growth business investment credit has been allocated to it, that is subject to the tax imposed by either article twenty-three, article twenty-four or article twenty-one of this chapter, and that has made a qualified investment in a qualified research and development credit company. See West Virginia Code 11-13U-3
  • Qualified investment: means an equity financing of a West Virginia qualified strategic research and development company. See West Virginia Code 11-13U-3
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10