Section 22:844 - Tax for insurer commencing business after first of January; tax for insurer withdrawingA. Any insurer commencing business after the first of January of any year shall pay the minimum tax as provided in the preceding Sections of this Part for the privilege of doing business until its annual statement for that year is filed. In the event it collected premiums taxable under the provisions of this Part during the preceding calendar year, the tax shall be based upon such premiums, but shall never be less than the minimum.B. On or before March first of the following year, the tax for the preceding year shall be computed as provided in this Part, except that upon the filing of the annual statement for the year in which it commenced business a new insurer shall be permitted to take credit for the minimum tax paid by it under Subsection A of this Section if the tax is in excess of the minimum. In no event, however, shall the tax be less than the minimum.C. In the event of withdrawal of a foreign or alien insurer, as provided in R.S. 22:341, at year end, the tax for the preceding year shall be due and payable within sixty days. In the event of withdrawal of a foreign or alien insurer at other than year end, the tax based on premiums collected for that portion of the year in which it transacted business up to the date of withdrawal shall be due and payable within sixty days, but in no event shall the tax for the withdrawing insurer be less than the minimum tax as provided in this Part.Acts 1958, No. 125. Acts 1966, No. 173, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 16, §1, eff. Jan. 19, 1983; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1067 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1.Acts 1958, No. 125. Acts 1966, No. 173, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 16, §1, eff. 1/19/1983; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1067 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. 1/1/2009; Acts 2009, No. 503, §1.Former R.S. 22:844 redesignated as R.S. 22:584 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.