Tex. Insurance Code § 226.005
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 226.005, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 226.005. TAX PAYMENT; DUE DATE.
Official statutory text
(a) The tax imposed by this subchapter is due and payable not later than:
(1) March 1 after the end of the calendar year in which the insurance was effectuated, continued, or renewed; or
(2) another date prescribed by the comptroller.
(b) An insurer shall pay the tax imposed by this subchapter using a form prescribed by the comptroller.
(c) The tax imposed by this subchapter, if not paid when due, is a liability of the insurer, the insurer agent, and the insured.
(1) March 1 after the end of the calendar year in which the insurance was effectuated, continued, or renewed; or
(2) another date prescribed by the comptroller.
(b) An insurer shall pay the tax imposed by this subchapter using a form prescribed by the comptroller.
(c) The tax imposed by this subchapter, if not paid when due, is a liability of the insurer, the insurer agent, and the insured.
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