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§11-12-26. Interpretation of Preceding Sections

None of the provisions of the preceding sections in this article shall affect any of the sections of this article dealing with the corporation land holding tax or the corporation license tax; and none of the sections of this article dealing with such taxes shall affect any of the sections of this article dealing with […]

§11-12-75. Tax on Corporations Holding More Than Ten Thousand Acres of Land

Every corporation, including railroad and other corporations, holding more than ten thousand acres of land in this state shall pay to the state a tax of 5¢ per acre for the privilege of acquiring and holding of land so acquired and held by it in addition to ten thousand acres. Such corporations shall, under the […]

§11-12-85. Investigation of Corporations' Delinquencies

The Tax Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, may appoint agents to investigate all violations of the provisions of this article concerning landholding taxes on corporations, and also for the purpose of collecting such taxes from all corporations which have not paid the same, whether due from domestic or foreign corporations. The compensation of […]

§11-12-86. Sparkler and Novelty Registration Fee

The Tax Commissioner shall establish a "Sparkler and Novelty Registration Fee" which shall be charged all businesses licensed to do business in the State of West Virginia desiring to sell sparklers and novelties authorized for sale in section twenty-three, article three, chapter twenty-nine of this code. This fee shall run concurrent with the business registration […]

§11-12-20. Registration of Transient Vendors

(a) Prior to conducting business or otherwise commencing operations within this state, a transient vendor shall obtain a business registration certificate from the Tax Commissioner and pay the tax imposed by this article. (b) Upon receipt of the application for business registration and the posting of the bond required by section twenty-one of this article, […]

§11-12-21. Bond of Transient Vendors

(a) With its application for a business registration certificate, a transient vendor shall post a bond with the Tax Commissioner in the amount of $500 as surety for compliance with the provisions of this article. After a period of demonstrated compliance with these provisions, the Tax Commissioner may reduce the amount of the bond required […]

§11-12-22. Notification to Department

Prior to entering this state to conduct business, a transient vendor shall notify the Tax Commissioner, in writing, of the location or locations where he intends to conduct business and the date or dates when he intends to conduct such business.

§11-12-24. Seizure of Property of Transient Vendor

(a) If a transient vendor conducting business within this state fails to exhibit a valid business registration certificate upon demand by an authorized employee of the Tax Commissioner, such employee or any peace officer of this state at the request of such employee shall have authority to seize, without warrant, the tangible personal property and […]

§11-12-25. Severability

If any provision of this article or the application thereof shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this article, but shall be confined in its operation to the provision thereon directly involved in the controversy in […]