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
§ 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
§ 33-8-4.2. 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
§ 33-8-8.1. County and Municipal Corporation Taxes on Life Insurance Companies
§ 33-8-8.2. County and Municipal Corporation Taxes on Other Than Life Insurance Companies
§ 33-8-8.4. 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
§ 33-8-11. 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