Tex. Tax Code § 151.3415
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 151.3415, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 151.3415. ITEMS SOLD TO OR USED TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, EXPAND, IMPROVE, EQUIP, OR RENOVATE MEDIA PRODUCTION FACILITIES AT MEDIA PRODUCTION LOCATIONS; REPORT.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "qualified person" and "qualified media production location" have the meanings assigned by Section 485A.002, Government Code.
(b) The sale, lease, or rental of a taxable item to a qualified person is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter for a maximum of two years if the item is used:
(1) for the construction, maintenance, expansion, improvement, or renovation of a media production facility at a qualified media production location;
(2) to equip a media production facility at a qualified media production location; or
(3) for the renovation of a building or facility at a qualified media production location that is to be used exclusively as a media production facility.
(c) A qualified person shall submit an annual report to the comptroller regarding the sale, lease, or rental of taxable items for which a tax exemption is granted to the qualified person under this section. The report must be in the form and manner prescribed by the comptroller.
(d) The comptroller shall share information from reports submitted under Subsection (c), on request, with the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office within the office of the governor.
(b) The sale, lease, or rental of a taxable item to a qualified person is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter for a maximum of two years if the item is used:
(1) for the construction, maintenance, expansion, improvement, or renovation of a media production facility at a qualified media production location;
(2) to equip a media production facility at a qualified media production location; or
(3) for the renovation of a building or facility at a qualified media production location that is to be used exclusively as a media production facility.
(c) A qualified person shall submit an annual report to the comptroller regarding the sale, lease, or rental of taxable items for which a tax exemption is granted to the qualified person under this section. The report must be in the form and manner prescribed by the comptroller.
(d) The comptroller shall share information from reports submitted under Subsection (c), on request, with the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office within the office of the governor.
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