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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the taxable entities from which no franchise tax |
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payments are due for a period. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 171.002(d), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(d) A taxable entity is not required to pay any tax and is |
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not considered to owe any tax for a period if: |
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(1) the amount of tax computed for the taxable entity |
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is less than $1,000; [or] |
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(2) the amount of the taxable entity's total revenue |
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from its entire business is less than or equal to $1 million or the |
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amount determined under Section 171.006 per 12-month period on |
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which margin is based; or |
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(3) the taxable entity reports a loss on its federal |
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income tax return for the period on which margin is based. |
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SECTION 2. Section 171.1015(d), Tax Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Section 171.002(d) does not apply to an upper tier |
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entity if, before the attribution of any total revenue by a lower |
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tier entity to an upper tier entity under this section, the lower |
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tier entity does not meet the criteria of Section 171.002(d)(1), |
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[or] (d)(2), or (d)(3). |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies only to a report originally due |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016. |