2018 Mississippi Code
Title 27 - Taxation and Finance
Chapter 7 - Income Tax and Withholding
Article 1 - Income Tax.
§ 27-7-22.9. Income tax credit for charges for using certain public port facilities; annual report regarding impact of § 27-7-22.7
The Mississippi Development Authority shall report annually to the Legislature regarding the impact of the credit granted in Section 27-7-22.7 on shipping and economic growth. Each report shall show the overall annual increase on shipping at each port for the most recent year for which data is available and for each of the previous five (5) years. Each report shall estimate the number of jobs created or retained at each port and in businesses related to port activity at each port since January 1, 1994, as compared to the number of similar jobs created during the ten (10) years preceding January 1, 1994. Each report shall state the net economic impact on the state as a result of the tax credit provided for in Section 27-7-22.7. The Mississippi Development Authority shall file a copy of the report with the Governor, the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Chairmen of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee of the Legislature on May 1 of each year. The Department of Revenue and all state, county and municipal ports shall cooperate with the Mississippi Development Authority in providing the information required in the annual reports.
