HB 2470 Text

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 2470
(By Delegates Williams, Shaver, Perry, Hartman,
Romine, Michael and Sumner)

(Originating in the Committee on Finance)
[March 23, 2009]

A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-15-9l, relating to exempting sales of tangible personal property and services by any public or private school in this state of any one or more grade levels pre-kindergarten through grade twelve; limiting amount of sales subject to exemption; and authorizing designation by the tax commissioner of the exemption as a per se exemption for which exemption certificates are not required.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-15-9l, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 15. CONSUMERS SALES AND SERVICE TAX.

§11-15-9l. Exemption for sales of tangible personal property and services by a school.

(a) Exemption. On and after January 1, 2010, sales of tangible personal property and services by any public or private school which maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and has a regularly enrolled body of pupils or students in attendance at the place in this State where its educational activities are regularly conducted are exempt from the tax imposed by this article: Provided, That a school having annual sales of tangible personal property and taxable services greater than $200,000 is subject to this exemption only on the first $200,000 of sales in any calendar year. The Tax Commissioner may, by rule, specify that the exemption authorized in this section is a "per se" exemption for which exemption certificates are not required.
(b) Definitions. For purposes of this section, "school" means an institution in this state, organized as a unit, the principal purpose of which is to provide an educational program for any one or more of the grades pre-kindergarten for students who have attained the age of three years through grade twelve, inclusive, without regard to the number of grades or grade levels at the school. "School" does not include any college, university or trade school, institution of higher education or post secondary educational institution.

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