82R1390 ALL-F
 
  By: Thompson H.B. No. 590
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to amended sales tax reports and the reallocation of sales
  tax revenue.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter I, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is amended
  by adding Section 151.4065 to read as follows:
         Sec. 151.4065.  AMENDED REPORT. (a) A taxpayer may amend a
  tax report filed under this chapter for a previous reporting period
  within the statute of limitations.
         (b)  The amended report must be filed on the form prescribed
  by the comptroller and must:
               (1)  include an explanation for the amendment; and
               (2)  be signed by the taxpayer or the person authorized
  by the taxpayer to amend the return.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter F, Chapter 321, Tax Code, is amended
  by adding Section 321.510 to read as follows:
         Sec. 321.510.  REALLOCATION OF MUNICIPAL OR LOCAL
  GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TAX REVENUE. (a) In this section, "local
  governmental entity" includes any governmental entity created by
  the legislature that has a limited purpose or function, that has a
  defined or restricted geographic territory, and that is authorized
  by law to impose a local sales and use tax the imposition,
  computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of which
  is governed by this chapter.
         (b)  This section applies only if:
               (1)  the comptroller intends to reallocate local tax
  revenue from a municipality or local governmental entity to another
  municipality or local governmental entity; and
               (2)  the amount the comptroller intends to reallocate
  as the result of a single instance is at least equal to the lesser
  of:
                     (A)  $200,000; or
                     (B)  an amount equal to 10 percent of the revenue
  received by the municipality or local governmental entity under
  this chapter during the calendar year preceding the calendar year
  in which the reallocation will be made.
         (c)  This section does not apply to a refund.
         (d)  The comptroller shall establish administrative
  procedures for the examination of amended tax reports filed by
  taxpayers under Section 151.4065 that result in a reallocation
  amount described by Subsection (b).
         (e)  If, subject to the criteria provided by this section,
  the comptroller concludes after an examination of taxpayer records
  that tax revenue collected by the comptroller has been sent
  incorrectly to a municipality or local governmental entity under
  Section 321.502, the comptroller shall send to that municipality or
  local governmental entity written notice that the comptroller
  intends to reallocate the revenue to another municipality or local
  governmental entity.
         (f)  The notice must include the following information
  concerning the pending reallocation, regardless of whether the
  information is confidential under state law, including Sections
  111.006 and 151.027:
               (1)  the identity of the taxpayer;
               (2)  the reporting periods involved in the pending
  reallocation;
               (3)  the amount of the pending reallocation; and
               (4)  a summary of the reason for the pending
  reallocation.
         (g)  The provision of confidential information to a
  municipality or local governmental entity under this section does
  not affect the confidential nature of the information. A
  municipality or local governmental entity shall use the information
  only in a manner that maintains the confidential nature of the
  information and may not disclose or release the information to the
  public.
         (h)  A municipality or local governmental entity that
  receives a notice under this section may request a review of the
  pending reallocation by submitting to the comptroller a written
  request for an independent audit review on the issue of whether the
  original allocation of the revenue was incorrect. The municipality
  or local governmental entity must submit the request not later than
  the 30th day after the date the municipality or local governmental
  entity receives the notice under this section.
         (i)  Not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 90th day
  after the date the comptroller receives a request for an
  independent audit review under Subsection (h), the comptroller
  shall conduct an independent audit review on whether the original
  allocation of the revenue was incorrect.
         (j)  The comptroller shall notify each affected taxpayer and
  affected municipality or local governmental entity of the
  independent audit review. The affected taxpayer and affected
  municipality or local governmental entity may participate in the
  review.
         (k)  After the conclusion of the review, the comptroller
  shall notify each affected municipality and local governmental
  entity in writing whether the reallocation will occur.
         SECTION 3.  Section 322.108(a), Tax Code, is amended to read
  as follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the following
  apply to the taxes imposed by this chapter in the same manner as
  applicable to a municipality under Chapter 321:
               (1)  Section 321.002(a)(3);
               (2)  Section 321.003;
               (3)  Section 321.203;
               (4)  Section 321.205(d);
               (5)  Section 321.208;
               (6)  Section 321.209;
               (7)  Section 321.303;
               (8)  Section 321.304; [and]
               (9)  Section 321.305; and
               (10)  Section 321.510.
         SECTION 4.  Subchapter F, Chapter 323, Tax Code, is amended
  by adding Section 323.510 to read as follows:
         Sec. 323.510.  REALLOCATION OF COUNTY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL
  ENTITY TAX REVENUE. (a) In this section, "local governmental
  entity" includes any governmental entity created by the legislature
  that has a limited purpose or function, that has a defined or
  restricted geographic territory, and that is authorized by law to
  impose a local sales and use tax the imposition, computation,
  administration, enforcement, and collection of which is governed by
  this chapter.
         (b)  This section applies only if:
               (1)  the comptroller intends to reallocate local tax
  revenue from a county or local governmental entity to another
  county or local governmental entity; and
               (2)  the amount the comptroller intends to reallocate
  as the result of a single instance is at least equal to the lesser
  of:
                     (A)  $200,000; or
                     (B)  an amount equal to 10 percent of the revenue
  received by the county or local governmental entity under this
  chapter during the calendar year preceding the calendar year in
  which the reallocation will be made.
         (c)  This section does not apply to a refund.
         (d)  The comptroller shall establish administrative
  procedures for the examination of amended tax reports filed by
  taxpayers under Section 151.4065 that result in a reallocation
  amount described by Subsection (b).
         (e)  If, subject to the criteria provided by this section,
  the comptroller concludes after an examination of taxpayer records
  that tax revenue collected by the comptroller has been sent
  incorrectly to a county or local governmental entity under Section
  323.502, the comptroller shall send to that county or local
  governmental entity written notice that the comptroller intends to
  reallocate the revenue to another county or local governmental
  entity.
         (f)  The notice must include the following information
  concerning the pending reallocation, regardless of whether the
  information is confidential under state law, including Sections
  111.006 and 151.027:
               (1)  the identity of the taxpayer;
               (2)  the reporting periods involved in the pending
  reallocation;
               (3)  the amount of the pending reallocation; and
               (4)  a summary of the reason for the pending
  reallocation.
         (g)  The provision of confidential information to a county or
  local governmental entity under this section does not affect the
  confidential nature of the information. A county or local
  governmental entity shall use the information only in a manner that
  maintains the confidential nature of the information and may not
  disclose or release the information to the public.
         (h)  A county or local governmental entity that receives a
  notice under this section may request a review of the pending
  reallocation by submitting to the comptroller a written request for
  an independent audit review on the issue of whether the original
  allocation of the revenue was incorrect. The county or local
  governmental entity must submit the request not later than the 30th
  day after the date the county or local governmental entity receives
  the notice under this section.
         (i)  Not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 90th day
  after the date the comptroller receives a request for an
  independent audit review under Subsection (h), the comptroller
  shall conduct an independent audit review on whether the original
  allocation of the revenue was incorrect.
         (j)  The comptroller shall notify each affected taxpayer and
  affected county or local governmental entity of the independent
  audit review. The affected taxpayer and affected county or local
  governmental entity may participate in the review.
         (k)  After the conclusion of the review, the comptroller
  shall notify each affected county and local governmental entity in
  writing whether the reallocation will occur.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2012.