Tex. Tax Code § 162.215

This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 162.215, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.

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§ 162.215. RETURNS AND PAYMENTS.

Official statutory text

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), each person who is liable for the tax imposed by this subchapter, a terminal operator, and a licensed distributor shall file a return on or before the 25th day of the month following the end of each calendar month.

(b) A motor fuel transporter, interstate trucker, and dyed diesel fuel bonded user shall file a return on or before the 25th day of the month following the end of the calendar quarter.

(c) The return required by this section shall be accompanied by a payment for the amount of tax reported due.

(d) An aviation fuel dealer is not required to file a return.

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