Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 8806-B - Penalties(a) Failure to maintain operations.--A company which receives job creation tax credits and fails to substantially maintain existing operations and the operations related to the job creation tax credits in this Commonwealth for a period of five years from the date the company first submits a job creation tax credit certificate to the Department of Revenue shall be required to refund to the Commonwealth the total amount of credit or credits granted.(b) Failure to create jobs.--A company which receives job creation tax credits and fails to create the approved number of new jobs within three years of the start date will be required to refund to the Commonwealth the total amount of credit or credits granted.(c) Waiver.--The department may waive the penalties outlined in subsections (a) and (b) if it is determined that a company's operations were not maintained or the new jobs were not created because of circumstances beyond the company's control. Such circumstances include natural disasters, unforeseen industry trends or a loss of a major supplier or market.1971, March 4, P.L. 6, No. 2, § 1806-B, added 2001, June 22, P.L. 353, No. 23, § 22, effective 7/1/2001.