Tex. Tax Code § 351.005
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 351.005, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 351.005. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES OF TAX COLLECTION AND USE OF ELECTRONIC TAX ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM.
Official statutory text
(a) A municipality may permit a person who is required to collect and pay over to the municipality the tax authorized by this chapter to withhold not more than one percent of the amount of the tax collected and required to be reported as reimbursement to the person for the cost of collecting the tax.
(b) If a municipality uses revenue derived from the tax authorized by this chapter to create, maintain, operate, or administer an electronic tax administration system as authorized by Section 351.1012, the municipality shall permit a person who is required to collect and pay over to the municipality the tax authorized by this chapter to withhold not more than one percent of the amount of the tax collected and required to be reported as reimbursement to the person for the cost of collecting the tax.
(c) The municipality may provide that the reimbursement provided or required by this section be forfeited because of a failure to pay the tax or to file a report as required by the municipality.
(b) If a municipality uses revenue derived from the tax authorized by this chapter to create, maintain, operate, or administer an electronic tax administration system as authorized by Section 351.1012, the municipality shall permit a person who is required to collect and pay over to the municipality the tax authorized by this chapter to withhold not more than one percent of the amount of the tax collected and required to be reported as reimbursement to the person for the cost of collecting the tax.
(c) The municipality may provide that the reimbursement provided or required by this section be forfeited because of a failure to pay the tax or to file a report as required by the municipality.
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