SECTION 6.601. Waiver of Taxes

(a) A foreign or alien captive insurance company redomesticating from another jurisdiction may request that the commissioner postpone or waive the imposition of any tax or fee under the Insurance Code for a period not to exceed two tax reporting years from the date of redomestication.

(b) The request must be in writing and submitted to the department with the application.

(c) The request must state and provide support of the benefit that licensing the captive insurance company will have for Texas, including, as applicable, employment of Texas residents, the development of real estate in Texas, economic activity in Texas, and additional taxes that will be paid in Texas.

(d) The commissioner may in writing grant or deny the waiver request in whole or in part at the commissioner's sole discretion, including granting a waiver for all or part of the two-year period and all or part of one or more of the following taxes or fees:

(1) the maintenance tax;

(2) the premium tax; or

(3) licensing fees.

Source Note: The provisions of this §6.601 adopted to be effective April 27, 2014, 39 TexReg 3232