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7 Mar 2008, 6:00 am
As mentioned in a previous post on this site, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts adopted Rule 3.587 at the end of 2007 to interpret Texas Tax Code Section 171.1011, the provision that prescribes the “Total Revenue” component used in calculating a taxable entity’s margin under the revised franchise tax, or “Margin Tax. [read post]
6 Jun 2008, 2:00 pm
A January 10, 2007, post captioned “Practice & Procedure: Texas tax hearings have been moved to a separate state agency” described how Susan Combs, the then newly-elected Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, had transferred administrative tax hearings from the Comptroller’s office to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). [read post]
23 Apr 2008, 7:00 am
Last Thursday the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued a letter ruling that provides detailed guidance as to when taxable items can – and can’t – be sold to foreign officials and diplomats free of Texas sales tax. [read post]
4 Jun 2013, 2:26 pm
The Texas Comptroller made these changes in response to comments from the Section of Taxation of the State Bar of Texas. [read post]
5 Jun 2008, 2:00 pm
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts continues to update the agency’s “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) web page regarding the revised franchise tax, or “Margin Tax. [read post]
26 Sep 2007, 7:00 am
As mentioned in a previous post on this site, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts’ proposed rules to interpret the revised franchise tax, or “Margin Tax,” occupied nearly 36 single-spaced, small-typeface pages in the September 14, 2007 issue of the Texas Register. [read post]
3 Dec 2007, 6:00 am
However, the reminder goes on to state that the Comptroller’s office is still accepting forms even though the specified deadline has passed, and that the letter and the form are available online on the Comptroller’s web site. [read post]
7 Jul 2008, 1:00 pm
Section 151.318 of the Texas Tax Code provides an exemption for property used in manufacturing; however, whether or not that exemption applies in particular circumstances has sparked numerous disputes over the years between businesses and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. [read post]
22 May 2008, 7:00 am
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts continues to update the agency’s “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) web page regarding the revised franchise tax, or “Margin Tax. [read post]
24 May 2012, 1:28 pm
Texas and Amazon Reach Sales Tax Settlement Terms On April 27, 2012, online retail giant Amazon.com reached a settlement with the State of Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts after a heavy and lengthy state tax debate. [read post]
28 Jan 2008, 6:00 am
The Taxation Division of the Texas Attorney General’s office recently released the December 2007 Comptroller of Public Accounts Case List and Summary of Issues covering procedural and substantive developments in state court cases involving taxes administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. [read post]
2 Jul 2008, 1:00 pm
If an entity that qualifies as passive is registered with the Comptroller's office or the Texas Secretary of State's office, it will be required to file a no tax due information report for the period upon which the tax is based - Form 05-163. [read post]
26 Dec 2007, 6:00 am
This is welcome news to businesses and their tax advisors that have come to rely on STAR as an important source of Comptroller tax policy documents, including hearing decisions, necessary in researching questions of Texas state tax law and procedure. [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 5:00 am
As explained in the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts’ Publication 98-117 (“Buying an Existing Business”), the purchaser of a Texas business, or the inventory or the name and goodwill of a Texas business, is potentially liable as a successor for any past due state taxes or fees, plus any interest and penalties that are owed by the business, up to the full amount of the purchase price. [read post]
31 Dec 2007, 10:20 am
Today ends another year of commenting on Texas state and local tax law developments. [read post]
18 Mar 2013, 8:52 am
Last Friday, the Texas Comptroller posted to the Texas Register a proposed revision to her Rule 3.588, which explains how to calculate cost of goods sold for Texas franchise tax purposes. [read post]
23 Nov 2007, 6:00 am
As mentioned in a previous post on this site, between October 23rd and November 14th members of the staff of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts went on tour throughout the state to conduct free seminars on the revised franchise tax, the so-called “Margin Tax. [read post]
23 Sep 2010, 5:00 am
Audits of 2008 and 2009 reports filed under the revised franchise tax, the so-called “Margin Tax,” have been “in full swing” for awhile according to the July 2010 issue of the Tax Policy News, the electronic tax policy newsletter of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (it’s available on the agency’s web site, the Window on State Government). [read post]
28 Aug 2017, 1:20 pm
The Comptroller may grant tax deadline extensions to file state tax returns and pay certain taxes, such as the Texas sales and use tax, of up to 90 days. [read post]
7 Apr 2008, 7:00 am
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is holding what are likely to be the agency’s final two live seminars before the upcoming May 15th filing deadline for franchise tax reports based on the new “margin” calculation. [read post]
