Latest Texas Sales Tax News

Is there sales tax on labor for residential rental property repairs in Texas Labor to repair, remodel, or restore residential real property is not taxable...there's a BUT coming up! Residential real property means family dwellings, including apartment complexes, nursing homes, condominiums, and retirement homes. It does not include hotels or…

Texas Contractor Sales Tax Flow Chart If you are a contractor in Texas and you are wondering whether or not you owe sales tax and at what point, then, this flow chart will solve your problems. Common questions: Is it the General Contractor or the Subcontractor that has to pay…

Sales Tax Audit Attorney for Landscaping Services in Texas   Although many States do not apply sales tax to Landscaping services, Texas does! This makes sense - since the weather allows for landscaping throughout the year, this is a thriving business that the Comptroller can surely take advantage of in…

Texas 1099 K Sales Tax Audit Attorney   What is a 1099 K sales tax audit? If you are undergoing a sales tax audit and you do not have adequate books and records, the auditor may just give up and take the 1099 K that was provided from your merchant…

Sales Tax Attorney in San Antonio, Texas A client of our law firm recently underwent a sales tax audit at their restaurant located in San Antonio, Texas. The major issues surrounding this audit are as follow: 1. Client reset their POS terminal one month prior to the audit initiation notice…

Deferred Sales Tax Audit for Car Dealers in Texas Deferred sales tax for Texas car dealers is a system where buy-here-pay-here dealers get to pay sales tax from the income stream received from buyers instead of fronting the entire sales tax amount at the time of transfer. It eliminates the…

Texas Sales Tax Audit for Vehicle Repossession and Title Transfers   What happens when a buy-here-pay-here car dealership does not transfer the title within the 60-day period and the vehicle gets repossessed for nonpayment? Motor vehicle sales tax is due on each retail sale of a vehicle even if the…

Sales Tax Rules for Designated Doctor Exams Ordered by the Texas Department of Insurance   Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts ruled that charges for designated doctor exams ordered by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC), are taxable insurance services. The DWC orders exams to evaluate an…