The 89th regular session of the Texas Legislature has voted to put some proposed constitutional amendments relating to state taxation on the ballot for the election on November 5, 2025. Let’s take a look....more
In Private Letter Ruling No. 20240130142914, STAR Accession No. 202407026L (July 26, 2024), the Texas Comptroller illustrated the type of analysis used to determine whether a contract for the improvement of realty is an...more
The Texas Supreme Court recently denied a petition for review of decision of the Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals’ decision in West Exchange, Inc. v. Hegar. This case illustrates the importance of complying with all...more
When the Texas Tax Code provides an exemption from sales and use tax, you’d think everything would be straightforward, right? Unfortunately, it’s sometimes not that simple, especially when it comes to construction contracts....more
Hi folks! Welcome back to the Texas Tax Roundup, September 2023 edition. We got some insurance services, data processing services, and amusement services (a pretty sales tax heavy last month). Let’s see what went down!...more
Howdy folks, and welcome back to the Texas Tax Roundup. This August was a barren wasteland of sun and heat, but the Comptroller still managed to wrangle up some interesting tax issues. Let’s see what they came up with!...more
Hiya, folks, and welcome back to another edition of Texas Tax Roundup. It seems like a lot of people might have been taking a vacation in July, getting a break from this heat, so not all that much to talk about—other than,...more
Welcome back to another hard-hitting edition of Texas Tax Roundup. Let’s see what the Texas tax world weathered the scorching month that was June 2023:
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L.L.C., Inc. and Fun...more
Summary: The Texas Legislature enacted four bills that 1) expand the list of cities that can build qualified projects (i.e., hotel and convention center projects subject to certain specifications) under Texas Tax Code Chapter...more
Hiya people! Welcome back to another installment of the Texas Tax Roundup. Last month was pretty lowkey (aside from the Legislature’s regular session wrapping up, about which more later). Let’s see what happened!...more
Howdy folks, and welcome back to another edition of the Texas Tax Roundup, where we gab about all things Texas tax and perhaps even some things Texas tax adjacent. As ole T.S. once put it, “April is the cruelest...more
One of the thorniest issues in Texas sales and use tax is the distinction between the rental of tangible personal property (which is subject to tax) and the provision of a service (which is only taxable if the service is...more
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34 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.591 (Margin: Apportionment)—The Comptroller adopted his amendments outlined in our previous post to implement the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in Sirius XM...more
4/11/2023
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Aloha y’all. Welcome back to the Texas Tax Roundup, where we gab about all things Texas tax. It was a relatively uneventful February in the Texas tax universe—no cases or all-that-interesting rules to speak of, and most of...more
Hiya, folks and welcome back to a whole new edition (in a whole new year) of the Texas Tax Roundup! January started the year off with a blast! Let’s see what happened! Sales and Use Tax Governmental Exemption...more
December was a bit of a slow month on the Texas tax front. Hopefully everyone was out of their respective offices and enjoying the holidays/resting up for the upcoming legislative session. Still, we got an interesting opinion...more
The failure of a taxable entity to file Texas franchise tax reports or pay franchise tax when due can have serious consequences, including loss of the ability of the entity to sue or defend itself in court and liability of...more
Hey everybody! Welcome back to another for another edition of Texas Tax Roundup! Hope y’all had a happy Thanksgiving! We got some franchise tax apportionment, some sales and use tax in the oil and gas industry, and some...more
Court Cases Sales and Use Tax Manufacturing Exemption Hegar v. Tex. Westmoreland Coal Co., Case 21-1007 (Tex. Sept. 30, 2022)—In this case, the Texas Supreme Court denied the Comptroller’s petition for review, leaving the...more
Howdy folks, and welcome back to another action-packed edition of the Texas Tax Roundup! Let’s see what shocking developments in the realm of Texas tax that the month of August had in store!...more
10/5/2022
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Information Technology Services and the Texas Sales and Use Tax - Under certain circumstances, information technology and associated services may be subject to Texas sales and use tax. The specifics depend on how the Texas...more
Howdy folks, and welcome back to another captivating installment of Texas Tax Roundup, where we gab about all things Texas taxes. Nothing court-side this month, just a bunch at the administrative level. Still, it’s...more
Hiya folks, and welcome back to another gripping installment of the Texas Tax Roundup. So, let’s ditch the small talk and get started! ...more
Software can be taxed differently under the Texas sales and use tax, depending on the rights granted to the purchaser and method of delivery. Or, at least, so says the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (or “Comptroller”...more
Hiya folks, and welcome to the inaugural installment of our new series giving you a quick recap of what’s happened in the world of Texas taxes in the month gone by. Let’s get started!...more