No profit shall accrue to any person as a result of the collection of the tax levied by this article notwithstanding the total amount of the taxes collected may be in excess of the amount for which the person would be liable by the application of the rate of tax levied by section three of this article to the vendor's gross proceeds from taxable sales and services. The total amount of all taxes collected by the vendor shall be returned and remitted to the Tax Commissioner as provided in this article or article fifteen-b of this chapter.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 11-15-5

  • Commissioner: means the State Tax Commissioner. See West Virginia Code 11-22-1
  • Gross proceeds: means the amount received in money, credits, property or other consideration from sales and services within this state, without deduction on account of the cost of property sold, amounts paid for interest or discounts or other expenses whatsoever. See West Virginia Code 11-15-2
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or any other legal entity, including this state or its political subdivisions or an agency of either, or the guardian, trustee, committee, executor or administrator of any person. See West Virginia Code 11-15-2
  • Tax: includes all taxes, additions to tax, interest and penalties levied under this article or article ten of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 11-15-2
  • Vendor: means any person engaged in this state in furnishing services taxed by this article or making sales of tangible personal property or custom software. See West Virginia Code 11-15-2