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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the franchise tax treatment of certain loans and grants |
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made under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic |
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Security Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 171, Tax Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 171.10131 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 171.10131. PROVISIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN MONEY |
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RECEIVED FOR COVID-19 RELIEF. (a) In this section, "qualifying |
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loan or grant proceeds" means the amount of money that: |
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(1) is received by a taxable entity in loans or grants |
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under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (15 |
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U.S.C. Section 9001 et seq.), as amended by the Paycheck Protection |
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Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Pub. L. No. 116-142) and the |
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260); and |
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(2) under Sections 276 and 278 of the Consolidated |
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Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-260), is not included in |
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the taxable entity's gross income for purposes of federal income |
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taxation. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a taxable entity: |
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(1) shall exclude from its total revenue, to the |
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extent included under Section 171.1011(c)(1)(A), (c)(2)(A), or |
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(c)(3), qualifying loan or grant proceeds; |
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(2) may include as a cost of goods sold under Section |
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171.1012 any expense paid using qualifying loan or grant proceeds |
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to the extent the expense is otherwise includable as a cost of goods |
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sold under that section; and |
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(3) may include as compensation under Section 171.1013 |
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any expense paid using qualifying loan or grant proceeds to the |
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extent the expense is otherwise includable as compensation under |
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that section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a report originally due |
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on or after January 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |