Latest Texas Sales Tax News

Texas Franchise Tax: Treatment of commercial printing activities   The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has clarified its policy on the Texas franchise tax treatment of commercial printing activities. Printers own and produce goods when they custom manufacture and sell tangible personal property to their customers. Cost of goods sold…

Texas Sales Taxes: Personal liability of corporate officers and convenience store manager   The Texas Court of Appeals has ruled that a manager of a convenience store was personally liable for the store's delinquent sales and use taxes, and engaged in a fraudulent scheme to evade payment of the taxes.…

Texas Sales Tax Insolvency Settlement Attorney – for contested sales tax cases   The comptroller may settle a claim for a tax, penalty, or interest; only if the taxpayer proved by a 51% chance that: (1) Collection of the total amount due would make the taxpayer insolvent and the taxpayer…

Used Car Financing and Texas Sales Tax Audits If you are a used car dealer that deals with buyer financing, then, you need to make sure that you are charging the correct sales tax when it comes to buyer trades. Facing a sales tax audit in Texas? Contact our attorney…

Sales Tax Audit: Texas General Contractor Back Charges   If you are a General Contractor in Texas, then you should be familiar with the term "back charges." If you do not account for back charges properly in your records, then, the new problem that you will face is double taxation.…

Texas Online Sales Tax Attorney   A pair of bills unanimously advanced by the Texas Senate on Friday would allow the state to collect sales tax on items sold by vendors who do not have a physical presence in Texas. A 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case South…

Texas Sales Tax Audit for Mixed Beverages   If you are a business owner in Texas, chances are that you are on our website because you either have a sales tax audit pending, or you want to prepare yourself for an audit. Here is our latest Texas Comptroller’s sales tax…