| 1 | 1 | | 84R13307 BEF-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Capriglione H.B. No. 2943 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the exclusion of certain payments from total revenue |
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| 8 | 8 | | for purposes of the franchise tax. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 171.1011, Tax Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (g-9) to read as |
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| 12 | 12 | | follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (g) A taxable entity shall exclude from its total revenue, |
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| 14 | 14 | | to the extent included under Subsection (c)(1)(A), (c)(2)(A), or |
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| 15 | 15 | | (c)(3), [only] the following flow-through funds that are mandated |
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| 16 | 16 | | by contract or subcontract to be distributed to other entities: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) sales commissions to nonemployees, including |
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| 18 | 18 | | split-fee real estate commissions; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) the tax basis as determined under the Internal |
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| 20 | 20 | | Revenue Code of securities underwritten[; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | [(3) subcontracting payments made under a contract or |
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| 22 | 22 | | subcontract entered into by the taxable entity to provide services, |
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| 23 | 23 | | labor, or materials in connection with the actual or proposed |
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| 24 | 24 | | design, construction, remodeling, remediation, or repair of |
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| 25 | 25 | | improvements on real property or the location of the boundaries of |
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| 26 | 26 | | real property]. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (g-9) A taxable entity shall exclude from its total revenue, |
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| 28 | 28 | | to the extent included under Subsection (c)(1)(A), (c)(2)(A), or |
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| 29 | 29 | | (c)(3), subcontracting payments made under a contract or |
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| 30 | 30 | | subcontract entered into by the taxable entity to provide services, |
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| 31 | 31 | | labor, or materials in connection with the actual or proposed |
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| 32 | 32 | | design, construction, remodeling, remediation, or repair of |
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| 33 | 33 | | improvements on real property or the location of the boundaries of |
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| 34 | 34 | | real property. A taxable entity is not required to segregate money |
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| 35 | 35 | | in order to qualify for the exclusion under this subsection. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a report originally due |
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| 37 | 37 | | on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016. |
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