| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to the applicability of the sales and use tax to certain |
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| 8 | 6 | | insurance services. |
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| 9 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 151.0039, Tax Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 9 | | amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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| 12 | 10 | | follows: |
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| 13 | 11 | | (b) "Insurance service" does not include: |
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| 14 | 12 | | (1) insurance coverage for which a premium is paid or |
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| 15 | 13 | | commissions paid to insurance agents for the sale of insurance or |
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| 16 | 14 | | annuities; [or] |
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| 17 | 15 | | (2) a service performed on behalf of an insured by a |
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| 18 | 16 | | person licensed under Chapter 4102, Insurance Code; |
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| 19 | 17 | | (3) a service performed by a certified public |
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| 20 | 18 | | accountancy firm, if less than one percent of the firm's total |
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| 21 | 19 | | revenue in the prior calendar year is from services in this state |
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| 22 | 20 | | that would otherwise constitute insurance service under Subsection |
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| 23 | 21 | | (a); or |
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| 24 | 22 | | (4) a service performed on behalf of a certified |
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| 25 | 23 | | public accountancy firm by an owner of the firm or a member of the |
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| 26 | 24 | | firm's affiliated group, if less than one percent of the owner's or |
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| 27 | 25 | | member's total revenue in the prior calendar year is from services |
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| 28 | 26 | | in this state that would otherwise constitute insurance service |
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| 29 | 27 | | under Subsection (a). |
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| 30 | 28 | | (c) In this section: |
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| 31 | 29 | | (1) "Affiliated group" has the meaning assigned by |
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| 32 | 30 | | Section 171.0001. |
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| 33 | 31 | | (2) "Certified public accountancy firm" has the |
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| 34 | 32 | | meaning assigned by Section 901.002, Occupations Code. |
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| 35 | 33 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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| 36 | 34 | | affect tax liability accruing before the effective date of this |
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| 37 | 35 | | Act. That liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been |
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| 38 | 36 | | enacted, and the former law is continued in effect for the |
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| 39 | 37 | | collection of taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of |
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| 40 | 38 | | the liability for those taxes. |
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| 41 | 39 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018. |
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| 40 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 41 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 42 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1083 passed the Senate on |
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| 43 | + | April 12, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 44 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 46 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1083 passed the House on |
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| 47 | + | May 9, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, one present |
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| 48 | + | not voting. |
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| 49 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 51 | + | Approved: |
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| 52 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | + | Date |
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| 54 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | + | Governor |
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