Tex. Tax Code § 182.086

This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 182.086, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.

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§ 182.086. PERMIT REQUIRED; FORM OF PERMIT.

Official statutory text

(a) Each person taxed under this chapter must have a permit to transact business.

(b) The comptroller shall issue the permit in a form prescribed by the attorney general.

(c) A permit shows:

(1) the name of the person to whom it is issued;

(2) the business to be transacted; and

(3) that the holder has complied with this chapter.

(d) The permit must be publicly displayed at the principal office of the person to whom it is issued.

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