Tex. Tax Code § 151.3186
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 151.3186, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 151.3186. PROPERTY USED IN CABLE TELEVISION, INTERNET ACCESS, OR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "provider" means a provider of cable television service, Internet access service, or telecommunications services.
(b) A provider is entitled to a refund of the tax imposed by this chapter on the sale, lease, or rental or storage, use, or other consumption of tangible personal property if:
(1) the property is sold, leased, or rented to or stored, used, or consumed by a provider or a subsidiary of a provider; and
(2) the property is directly used or consumed by the provider or subsidiary described by Subdivision (1) in or during:
(A) the distribution of cable television service;
(B) the provision of Internet access service; or
(C) the transmission, conveyance, routing, or reception of telecommunications services.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), property directly used or consumed in or during the provision, creation, or production of a data processing service or information service is not eligible for a refund under this section.
(d) The amount of the refund to which a provider or subsidiary, as described by Subsection (b)(1), is entitled under this section for a calendar year is equal to:
(1) the amount of the tax paid by the provider or subsidiary during the calendar year on property eligible for a refund under this section, if the total amount of tax paid by all providers and subsidiaries described by Subsection (b)(1) that are eligible for a refund under this section is not more than $50 million for the calendar year; or
(2) a pro rata share of $50 million, if the total amount of tax paid by all providers and subsidiaries described by Subsection (b)(1) that are eligible for a refund under this section is more than $50 million for the calendar year.
(e) The refund provided by this section does not apply to the taxes imposed under Subtitle C, Title 3.
(b) A provider is entitled to a refund of the tax imposed by this chapter on the sale, lease, or rental or storage, use, or other consumption of tangible personal property if:
(1) the property is sold, leased, or rented to or stored, used, or consumed by a provider or a subsidiary of a provider; and
(2) the property is directly used or consumed by the provider or subsidiary described by Subdivision (1) in or during:
(A) the distribution of cable television service;
(B) the provision of Internet access service; or
(C) the transmission, conveyance, routing, or reception of telecommunications services.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), property directly used or consumed in or during the provision, creation, or production of a data processing service or information service is not eligible for a refund under this section.
(d) The amount of the refund to which a provider or subsidiary, as described by Subsection (b)(1), is entitled under this section for a calendar year is equal to:
(1) the amount of the tax paid by the provider or subsidiary during the calendar year on property eligible for a refund under this section, if the total amount of tax paid by all providers and subsidiaries described by Subsection (b)(1) that are eligible for a refund under this section is not more than $50 million for the calendar year; or
(2) a pro rata share of $50 million, if the total amount of tax paid by all providers and subsidiaries described by Subsection (b)(1) that are eligible for a refund under this section is more than $50 million for the calendar year.
(e) The refund provided by this section does not apply to the taxes imposed under Subtitle C, Title 3.
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