207 - Limitation of time.

§  207.  Limitation of time.  The provisions of the civil practice law  and rules relative to the limitation of time of enforcing a civil remedy  shall not apply to any proceeding or action  taken  to  levy,  appraise,  assess,  determine  or  enforce  the  collection  of  any tax or penalty  prescribed by this article, and  this  section  shall  be  construed  as  having  been  in  effect as of the date of the original enactment of the  corporation tax law, provided, however, that as to real  estate  in  the  hands  of persons who are owners thereof who would be purchasers in good  faith but for such tax or penalty and as to the lien on real  estate  of  mortgages held by persons who would be holders thereof in good faith but  for  such tax or penalty, all such taxes and penalties shall cease to be  a lien on such real estate as against such purchasers or  holders  after  the  expiration  of  ten  years  from the date such taxes became due and  payable.  The limitations herein provided for shall  not  apply  to  any  transfer  from  a  corporation to a person or corporation with intent to  avoid payment of any taxes, or where with like intent  the  transfer  is  made  to  a  grantee  corporation, or any subsequent grantee corporation  controlled by such grantor or which has any community of  interest  with  it,  either  through stock ownership or otherwise.  Nothing herein shall  affect any action or proceeding now  actually  pending  to  enforce  the  collection of such tax or penalty from such real estate.