Tex. Tax Code § 204.002
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 204.002, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 204.002. TAX CREDIT FOR NEW FIELD DISCOVERIES.
Official statutory text
(a) Persons who obtain a certification of a new field discovery from the commission as the result of a discovery well spudded during the period of January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1994, are eligible for a tax credit applicable against the taxes imposed by Chapters 201 and 202 upon the commission notifying the comptroller that 521 new fields have been discovered as the result of wells spudded during 1994.
(b) The amount of the tax credit shall be as follows:
(1) $10,000 for each discovery well spudded during 1994 if the number of discovery wells spudded that year is 521 or more, but less than 721;
(2) $25,000 for each discovery well spudded during 1994 if the number of discovery wells spudded that year is 721 or more.
(b) The amount of the tax credit shall be as follows:
(1) $10,000 for each discovery well spudded during 1994 if the number of discovery wells spudded that year is 521 or more, but less than 721;
(2) $25,000 for each discovery well spudded during 1994 if the number of discovery wells spudded that year is 721 or more.
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