Tex. Tax Code § 111.2051
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 111.2051, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 111.2051. ASSESSMENT WHEN REFUND CLAIMED.
Official statutory text
(a) Notwithstanding the expiration of any period of limitation provided under this title, the comptroller may assess a tax imposed by this title if a taxpayer files a timely claim for refund with the comptroller.
(b) An assessment authorized by this section is limited to the tax payment period and type of tax for which the refund is sought and must be made before the later of:
(1) four years after the date the refund claim is filed with the comptroller; or
(2) the expiration of the applicable limitation period for making assessments as otherwise provided by this title.
(c) This section extends only the time in which the comptroller may assess the tax and does not extend or toll a period of limitation under this title for filing a timely claim for refund.
(b) An assessment authorized by this section is limited to the tax payment period and type of tax for which the refund is sought and must be made before the later of:
(1) four years after the date the refund claim is filed with the comptroller; or
(2) the expiration of the applicable limitation period for making assessments as otherwise provided by this title.
(c) This section extends only the time in which the comptroller may assess the tax and does not extend or toll a period of limitation under this title for filing a timely claim for refund.
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