West Virginia Code § 11-13X-13

Effective date, elimination of film tax credits, preservation of film tax
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credits earned prior to the sunset date; cessation of the West Virginia Film Office.
(a) The credit allowed by this article shall be allowed upon eligible expenditures occurring
after December 31, 2007 and before January 16, 2018, and shall be allowed upon eligible
expenditures occurring on and after the date specified in subsection (d) of this section and
before the termination date specified therein. e
(b) Film tax credits to which a taxpayer has gained lawful entitlement, after December 31,
2007, and before January 16, 2018 may continue to be applied against tax liabilities, subject
to the conditions, limitations, and constraints applicable to such ucredit under this article,
until exhausted or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this article and this
code. Film tax credits to which a taxpayer has gained lawfult entitlement prior to the
effective date of this subsection may be transferred in accordance with §11-13X-8 of this
code, subject to the conditions, limitations, and constraints applicable to such credit under
this article, until exhausted or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this
article and this code.
(c) Effective July 1, 2018, all operations of the West Virginia Film Office shall cease. To the
extent necessary to settle, finalize, and conclude business relating to outstanding film tax
credits issued prior to the effective dgate of the bill, the Division of Tourism is hereby
authorized to administer such duties for that limited purpose.
(d) The amendments to this article enacted in the year 2022 shall apply to all taxable years
beginning on or after July 1, 2022: Provided, That, unless sooner terminated by law, the film
investment tax credit will terminate on December 31, 2027. No entitlement to any tax credit
authorized by this article may result from, and no credit is available to any person for,
expenditures incurred subsequent to December 31, 2027. Film tax credits to which a
taxpayer has gained lawful entitlement on or after July 1, 2022, and on or before December
31, 2027, may continue to be applied against tax liabilities, subject to the conditions,
limiWtations, and constraints applicable to such credit under this article, until exhausted or
otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this article and this code. Film tax
credits to which a taxpayer has gained lawful entitlement on or after July 1, 2022, and on or
before December 31, 2027, may be transferred in accordance with §11-13X-8 of this code,
subject to the conditions, limitations, and constraints applicable to such credit under this
article, until exhausted or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this article
and this code.

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