Practitioners' Corner

A One-Stop Tax Resource Center

Search Tax Databases

Franchise Tax Account Status
Determine if an entity's right to transact business in Texas is intact.

Sales Taxpayer Search
Determine the status of a sales tax permit.

Tax Exempt Entity Search
Determine the status of an exemption from Texas franchise, sales and/or hotel tax.

Sales Tax Rate Locator
Determine the local sales tax rate in a Texas taxing jurisdiction.

Ag/Timber Exemption Number Registrants
Determine whether a person holds an agriculture/timber registration number to make certain purchases tax-free.

Cigarette/Tobacco Retailer Search
Search cigarette and tobacco retailers.

Qualified Research Registration Number Search
Determine whether a person holds a qualified research registration number to make certain purchases tax-free.

Direct Pay Permit Holders
Determine the status of a direct pay sales tax permit.

Maquiladora Enterprise Search
Determine the status of a maquiladora export permit.

Fuels License Search
Determine the status and type of fuels tax licenses held by a taxpayer.

Registered Qualifying Data Centers
Determine whether a qualified owner, occupant or operator claiming a sales tax exemption on items necessary and essential to the operation of a qualifying data center has a registration number issued by the Comptroller's office.

Motor Vehicle Taxpayer Status Search
Determine the status of motor vehicle rental permit holders; motor vehicle seller-financed permit holders; and registered motor vehicle related finance companies.

Primarily Charitable Organizations Eligible for Property Tax Relief
Find out if an organization has been issued a determination letter and is therefore eligible to apply for local property tax exemption.