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| 1 | 1 | 84R2398 ADM-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Button H.B. No. 358 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the inclusion of the costs of accepting credit and debit | |
| 8 | 8 | cards in the cost of goods sold for purposes of computing the | |
| 9 | 9 | franchise tax. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Section 171.1012, Tax Code, is amended by adding | |
| 12 | 12 | Subsection (p) to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (p) Notwithstanding Subsection (e)(2) or any other | |
| 14 | 14 | provision of this section, the cost of goods sold includes the costs | |
| 15 | 15 | attributable to the acceptance of credit cards and debit cards as a | |
| 16 | 16 | means of payment. | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a report originally due | |
| 18 | 18 | on or after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016. |