84R11696 TJB-D By: Schwertner, et al. S.B. No. 8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 171.002(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: (d) A taxable entity is not required to pay any tax and is not considered to owe any tax for a period if: (1) the amount of tax computed for the taxable entity is less than $1,000; or (2) the amount of the taxable entity's total revenue from its entire business is less than or equal to $4 [$1] million or the amount determined under Section 171.006 per 12-month period on which margin is based. SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a report originally due on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2016.