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The Texas Comptroller's office serves the state by collecting more than 60 separate taxes, fees and assessments, including local sales taxes collected on behalf of more than 1,400 cities, counties and other local governments around the state.
News and Announcements
Tax Responsibilities for Animal Rescue Groups v. Animal Shelters
Animal rescue groups and nonprofit animal shelters have different sales tax responsibilities. An animal rescue group is generally required to collect sales tax on any sales and animal adoption fees, while the Texas Tax Code specifically exempts nonprofit animal shelters from collecting sales tax on their animal adoption fees. As a friendly reminder, all animal rescue groups must apply for a sales and use tax permit and collect sales tax. Learn more.
Declared Disaster Areas
Visit Disasters and Texas Taxes to see Governor Abbott’s disaster declarations for September and October, 2019, as well as previous declarations and tax extension request procedures for affected taxpayers.
Out of State Sellers: Register Now!
Remote sellers are required to begin sales and use tax collections on Oct. 1, 2019. You should:
- Read about the tax responsibilities for remote sellers.
- Register for a Texas sales and use tax permit. (This is easy to do online with Webfile.)
- Verify your sales and use tax permit status.
Once registered, you will receive sales and use tax report forms and other important information.
Tax Policy News
The October 2019 issue of Tax Policy News is now available. You can also read previous issues of our online newsletter on this website.