The Texas Comptroller's office serves the state by collecting, processing, administering, or overseeing 100 separate taxes, fees, assessments, and program applications, including local sales taxes collected on behalf of more than 1,700 Texas cities, counties, and other local governments.

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Sales Tax Business Location Notice

Sales Tax Filers Business Location Validation

Sales tax filers, please validate the business location address shown on your permit to ensure local tax is being accurately reported. Collecting and paying the correct local tax rate is your responsibility. Inaccurate local tax collection could cost you money. If your business location address is not correct, please let us know by completing the Move or Add a Business Location form.

Franchise Tax Notices – October 2024

Form 05-212, Texas Notice of Forfeiture of Right to Transact Business

If you receive this notice, you failed to meet franchise tax filing and/or payment requirements. As a direct result of the forfeiture of the right to transact business, the entity's officers, directors, partners, members or owners will be liable for certain debts of the entity (including taxes, penalties and interest) incurred after the due date of the report and/or payment. Also, the entity will generally be denied the right to sue or defend in a court of this state in accordance with the law. Learn how to resolve this issue and ensure your franchise tax account is current. If your entity's annualized total revenue for the 2024 report year is at or below the no tax due threshold of $2,470,000, you are not required to file a return, but you still must file either a Public Information Report or an Ownership Information Report. See Changes to No Tax Due Reporting for 2024.

Tax Policy News

The July 2024 issue of Tax Policy News is now available. You can also read previous issues of our online newsletter on this website.