§11-6I-5 Determination; notice of denial of application for deferment. - West Virginia Statutes

§11-6I-5. Determination; notice of denial of application for deferment.
(a) The assessor shall, as soon as practicable after an application for deferment is filed, review that application and either approve or deny it. The assessor shall approve or disapprove an application for deferment within thirty days of receipt. Any application not approved or denied within thirty days is deemed approved. If the application is denied, the assessor shall promptly, but not later than January 1, serve the owner with written notice explaining why the application was denied and furnish a form for filing with the county commission, should the owner desire to take an appeal. The notice required or authorized by this section shall be served on the owner or his or her authorized representative either by personal service or by certified mail.

(b) In the event that the assessor has information sufficient to form a reasonable belief that an owner, after having been originally granted a deferment, is no longer eligible for the deferment, he or she shall, within thirty days after forming this reasonable belief, revoke the deferment and serve the owner with written notice explaining the reasons for the revocation and furnish a form for filing with the county commission should the owner desire to take an appeal.

(c) The assessor shall deny any application made by or for an owner who is required to pay the federal alternative minimum income tax in the current tax year. The application may contain an affirmation, prescribed by the Tax Commissioner, whereby the applicant shall indicate whether the applicant is required to pay the federal alternative minimum income tax in the current tax year. Failure to truthfully indicate whether the applicant is required to pay the federal alternative minimum income tax in the current tax year shall be subject to the applicable penalties of articles nine and ten of this chapter.