H. B. 4639


(By Mr. Speaker, (Mr. Kiss), (By Request))
[Introduced February 20, 2006; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]




A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-24-12a, relating to providing a tax credit for company land donated to the state.

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 §11-24-12a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 24. CORPORATION NET INCOME TAX.

§11-24-12a. Credit for real property donation to state.

(a) A credit, equal to the certified appraised fair market value of any real property donated by the taxpayer to and accepted by the state,
is allowed against either the primary tax liability imposed by this article or against the payment of workers' compensation premium taxes imposed pursuant to section five, article two, chapter twenty-three of the code.
(b) The tax division is to conduct and certify the appraisal of real property donated to the state pursuant to this section. The State Tax Commissioner shall provide by appropriate rule, subject to legislative approval, for the reporting, filing and application of credits.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for a tax credit
against the appraised fair market value of any real property donated by a company to, and accepted by, the state.

§11-24-12aType information is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.