Certification of eligibility for tax exemption; term of exemption; nontransferability of exemption; performance requirements of approved business enterprise.

Miss. Code Ann. § 57-113-25
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Upon approval of the application, the MDA shall issue a certification designating the business enterprise as eligible for the tax exemptions authorized by this article. This certification shall document the date by which all commitments must be met. Upon the issuance of the certification, the business enterprise shall be exempt from state taxes for a period of ten (10) years subject to the performance requirements set out in the agreement required by subsection (3)(c) of this section. The following conditions, along with any other conditions the MDA shall promulgate from time to time by rule or regulation, shall apply to such exemptions: Any exemption provided under this article is nontransferable and cannot be applied, used or assigned to any other person or business or tax account without prior approval by the MDA; No approved business enterprise may claim or use the exemption granted under this article unless that enterprise is in full compliance with all state and local tax laws, and related ordinances and resolutions; and The business enterprise must enter into an agreement with the MDA which sets out, at a minimum, the performance requirements of the approved business enterprise during the term of the exemption and provisions for the recapture of all or a portion of the taxes exempted if the performance requirements of the business enterprise are not met. Upon certifying a business enterprise as eligible for the exemptions under this article, the MDA shall forward the certification along with any other necessary information to the Department of Revenue so that the exemptions can be implemented. The Department of Revenue shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, for the implementation of the state tax exemptions granted under this article.

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