Senate Bill No. 44
(By Senators Kessler and Yost)
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[Introduced January 13, 2010; referred to the Committee on Health
and Human Resources; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new article, designated §11-13AA-1, §11-13AA-
2, §11-13AA-3, §11-13AA-4, §11-13AA-5, §11-13AA-6, §11-13AA-7,
§11-13AA-8 and §11-13AA-9, all relating to establishing a tax
credit for medical providers who provide services at no charge
to free health clinics in the state; setting the amount of tax
credit; and authorizing the Tax Commissioner to promulgate
rules.
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 article, designated §11-13AA-1, §11-13AA-2,
§11-13AA-3, §11-13AA-4, §11-13AA-5, §11-13AA-6, §11-13AA-7, §11-
13AA-8 and §11-13AA-9, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 13AA. TAX CREDIT FOR FREE MEDICAL SERVICES.
§11-13AA-1. Legislative finding and purpose.
The Legislature finds that physicians practicing in this state
who provide their services at no charge in free health clinics are
in the public interest and promote the general welfare of the
people of this state.
§11-13AA-2. Definitions.
(a)
General. -- When used in this article, or in the
administration of this article, terms defined in subsection (b) of
this section have the meanings ascribed to them by this section,
unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context in
which the term is used.
(b)
Terms defined. --
(1) "Eligible taxpayer" means any person subject to tax under
section sixteen, article twenty-seven of this chapter or a
physician who is a partner, member, shareholder or employee of an
eligible taxpayer.
(2) "Person" means and includes any natural person,
corporation, limited liability company, trust or partnership.
§11-13AA-3. Eligibility for tax credits; creation of the credit.
Every eligible taxpayer is allowed a credit against the tax
payable under section sixteen, article twenty-seven of this
chapter. The amount of this credit is determined and applied as
provided in this article.
§11-13AA-4. Amount of credit allowed.
The amount of annual credit allowable under this article to an eligible taxpayer is ten percent of the adjusted annual income:
Provided, That the credit allowed for an eligible taxpayer employed
by the state, its agencies or subdivisions or an eligible taxpayer
organization pursuant to coverage provided under article twelve,
chapter twenty-nine of this code is five percent.
§11-13AA-5. Excess credit forfeited.
If after application of the credit against tax under this
article, any credit remains for the taxable year, the amount
remaining and not used is forfeited. Unused credit may not be
carried back to any prior taxable year and shall not carry forward
to any subsequent taxable year.
§11-13AA-6. Application of credit; schedules; estimated taxes.
(a) The credit allowed under this article is applied against
the tax payable under section sixteen, article twenty-seven of this
chapter.
(b) To assert this credit against tax, the eligible taxpayer
shall prepare and file with its annual tax return filed under
article twenty-seven of this chapter, and for information purposes,
a schedule showing the amount of time spent in providing free
medical services for the taxable year, the amount of credit allowed
under this article, the taxes against which the credit is being
applied and other information that the Tax Commissioner may
require. This annual schedule shall set forth the information and
be in the form prescribed by the Tax Commissioner.
(c) An eligible taxpayer may consider the amount of credit
allowed under this article when determining the eligible taxpayer's
liability under article twenty-seven of this chapter for periodic
payments of estimated tax for the taxable year, in accordance with
the procedures and requirements prescribed by the Tax Commissioner.
The annual total tax liability and total tax credit allowed under
this article are subject to adjustment and reconciliation pursuant
to the filing of the annual schedule required by subsection (b) of
this section.
§11-13AA-7. Legislative rules.
The Tax Commissioner shall propose for promulgation pursuant
to the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this
code any rules that may be necessary to execute the purposes of
this article.
§11-13AA-8. Construction of article; burden of proof.
The provisions of this article shall be reasonably construed.
The burden of proof is on the person claiming the credit allowed by
this article to establish by clear and convincing evidence that the
person is entitled to the amount of credit asserted for the taxable
year.
§11-13AA-9. Effective date.
This article is effective for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2010:
Provided, That the assertion of the credit by
an eligible taxpayer is not allowed prior to July 1, 2011.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to establish a tax credit
for medical providers who provide services at no charge to free
health clinics in the state. The bill sets the amount of tax
credit and authorizes the Tax Commissioner to promulgate rules.
§11-13AA-1, §11-13AA-2, §11-13AA-3, §11-13AA-4, §11-13AA-5,
§11-13AA-6, §11-13AA-7, §11-13AA-8 and §11-13AA-9 are new;
therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.