Any insurance company, other than a life insurance company, which receives reimbursement for the payment of an insurance premium tax levied by a county or municipality which was illegally assessed and collected shall distribute on a pro rata basis the proceeds of such reimbursement to its policyholders of record for the year the tax was levied. The distribution of the reimbursement shall be made as soon as practicable and in no event later than 90 days after such reimbursement is received by the insurance company.
History. Code 1981, § 33-8-8.5 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1294, § 2.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1984, p. 1294, § 4, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that § 2 of that Act, which enacted this Code section, would apply to taxes collected prior to January 1, 1984.
Law reviews.
For annual survey of state and local taxation, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 337 (1986).
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