Georgia Code
Chapter 8 - Fees and Taxes
§ 33-8-12. Waiver of Penalties and Interest

The Commissioner is authorized to waive the collection of any amount due the state as a penalty under provisions of this title providing for fees, premium taxes, or other miscellaneous charges collected by the Commissioner, whenever or to the extent that he may determine that the default giving rise to the penalty was due to reasonable cause and not due to gross or willful neglect or disregard of the law, regulations, or instructions pertaining thereto. The Commissioner may waive the collection of any interest, in whole or in part, due the state on any unpaid taxes whenever or to the extent that he reasonably determines that the delay in payment of the taxes was attributable to the action or inaction of the department.
History. Code 1933, § 56-1314, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1281, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1284, § 4.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 33 - Insurance

Chapter 8 - Fees and Taxes

§ 33-8-1. Fees and Charges Generally

§ 33-8-2. Fees and Taxes Imposed Upon Representatives of Insurers of Other States

§ 33-8-3. License Fees of Insurance Companies Generally

§ 33-8-4. Amount and Method of Computing Tax on Insurance Premiums Generally; Exclusion of Annuity Considerations

§ 33-8-4.1. State Insurance Premiums Tax Credits for Insurance Companies Located in Certain Counties Designated as Less Developed Areas; Authority of Commissioner of Community Affairs and Commissioner

§ 33-8-4.2. Assignment, Carryover, and Liability Regarding Tax Credits

§ 33-8-5. Abatement or Reduction of Tax on Insurance Premiums

§ 33-8-6. Time of Payment of Tax on Insurance Premiums; Filing of Returns; Penalties

§ 33-8-7. Deduction From Taxes of Retaliatory Taxes Paid Other States

§ 33-8-8. Preemption of Taxation of Insurance Companies by State; Exceptions; Collection of License Fees by Municipal Corporations

§ 33-8-8.1. County and Municipal Corporation Taxes on Life Insurance Companies

§ 33-8-8.2. County and Municipal Corporation Taxes on Other Than Life Insurance Companies

§ 33-8-8.3. Funding of Services, or Reduction of Ad Valorem Taxes, in Unincorporated Areas of Counties; Powers and Duties of Governing Authority

§ 33-8-8.4. Inactive Municipalities

§ 33-8-8.5. Distribution of Reimbursement of Illegally Assessed Tax by Insurance Companies

§ 33-8-8.6. Nonprotested Premium Taxes

§ 33-8-9. Granting of Refunds and Credits by Commissioner

§ 33-8-10. Confidential Treatment of Tax Information; Information to Be Disclosed by Local Officials Engaged in Collection of Taxes; Violations

§ 33-8-11. Issuance of Execution Against Persons Delinquent in Payment of Fees or Taxes

§ 33-8-12. Waiver of Penalties and Interest

§ 33-8-13. Exemption of Certain Insurance Companies From Taxes