Tex. Tax Code § 171.204
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 171.204, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 171.204. INFORMATION REPORT.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), to determine eligibility for the exemption provided by Section 171.2022, or to determine the amount of the franchise tax or the correctness of a franchise tax report, the comptroller may require a taxable entity that may be subject to the tax imposed under this chapter to file an information report with the comptroller stating the amount of the taxable entity's margin, or any other information the comptroller may request that is necessary to make a determination under this subsection.
(b) The comptroller may not require a taxable entity that does not owe any tax because of the application of Section 171.002(d)(2) to file an information report with the comptroller.
(c) The comptroller may require any entity to file information as necessary to verify that the entity is not subject to the tax imposed under this chapter.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2024.
(b) The comptroller may not require a taxable entity that does not owe any tax because of the application of Section 171.002(d)(2) to file an information report with the comptroller.
(c) The comptroller may require any entity to file information as necessary to verify that the entity is not subject to the tax imposed under this chapter.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 2 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2024.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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