West Virginia Code — Chapters 11 / 11A / 11B (Taxation)
W. Va. Code § 11-5-1
What personal property taxable
All personal property belonging to persons residing in this state, whether such property be in or out of the state, and all personal property in the state, though owned by persons residing out of the state, shall be entered in the personal property book, and be subject to equal and uniform taxation, except as classified in section four, article eight of this chapter, unless especially exempted by law; but personal property of all classes, except as hereinbefore provided, belonging to the residents of this state, which is actually and permanently located in another state, and by the laws of such other state is subject to taxation and is actually taxed in such other state, shall not be entered on the personal property book, or be taxed in this state. But the shares of capital stock owned by residents of this state in corporations actually located in other states, and whose property is taxed by the laws of such other state, shall not be required to be listed for taxation. Any person who at any time before the assessment year transfers by loan, deposit or gift, any notes, bonds, bills and accounts receivable, stocks and other intangible personal property, which are subject to taxation to anyone, who does not return a list of taxation as of the day on which the assessment year commences including such property, transfers, loans, deposits or gifts, if made with intention of evading taxation, shall be deemed and treated as illegal and fraudulent and the assessor shall assess such property for taxation to the party who makes such transfers, loans, deposits or gifts as aforesaid.
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 11-4-2 · Form of landbooks
- 11-4-3 · Definitions
- 11-4-4 · Making out land books; using copy of last landbook; correcting…
- 11-4-5 · Information to be obtained from landowners by assessor;…
- 11-4-6 · Transfers on books
- 11-4-7 · Entry of lands acquired from different sources
- 11-4-8 · Lists of transfers of title for assessors
- 11-4-9 · Assessment of different estates; undivided interests
- 11-4-10 · Land and buildings assessed separately; town lots; back…
- 11-4-11 · New buildings
- 11-4-12 · Assessment of decedent's lands
- 11-4-13 · Lands purchased at tax sale for state or by an individual
- 11-4-14 · Assessment of lands lying in more than one county
- 11-4-15 · Assessment upon conveyance of part of tract lying in more…
- 11-4-16 · Assessment upon conveyance of part of tract lying in more…
- 11-4-17 · Consolidation of contiguous tracts or mineral or timber…
- 11-4-18 · Division or consolidation of tracts for segregation
- 11-4-19 · Land taken for public road or railroad
- 11-4-20 · Ferries
- 11-4-21 · 11-4-21
- 11-5-1 · What personal property taxable
- 11-5-2 · Personal property books
- 11-5-3 · Definitions
- 11-5-4 · In what district personalty assessed
- 11-5-5 · Valuation of credits and investments
- 11-5-6 · Property or stock of corporations
- 11-5-7 · Household furniture
- 11-5-8 · Assessment of transients selling goods
- 11-5-9 · Ascertainment of property held under order of court
- 11-5-10 · Entry of omitted personalty taxes
- 11-5-10A · Release of taxes, interest and charges, on bank deposits and…
- 11-5-11 · Mobile homes used by the owner for residential purposes and…
- 11-5-12 · Mobile homes situate upon property owned by a person other…
- 11-5-13 · Exemption of inventory and warehouse goods
- 11-5-13A · Application of exemption to finished goods in warehouse
- 11-5-14 · Assessment of motor vehicles previously titled jointly by…
- 11-5-15 · Dealer collection of fees on heavy equipment rental inventory
- 11-6-1 · Returns of property to board of public works
- 11-6-2 · Same -- Railroads
- 11-6-3 · Same -- Toll bridges