LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 11, 2023 TO: Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1689 by Murr (Relating to the use of county hotel occupancy tax revenue for an electronic tax administration system and the reimbursement of tax collection expenses.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.The bill would amend Chapter 352 of the Tax Code, relating to Reimbursement for Tax Collection Expenses, to authorize a county to spend not more than the lesser of $75,000 or one percent of the revenue from the county hotel occupancy tax during the year for the creation, maintenance, operation, and administration of an electronic tax administration system to administer the county hotel occupancy tax. The bill would authorize a county to contract with a third party for the creation, maintenance, operation, or administration of an electronic tax administration system.The bill would require the county to permit a person who is required to collect and pay the tax to withhold not more than one percent of the amount of the tax collected as reimbursement for the cost of collecting the tax if the county uses revenue from the county hotel occupancy tax for an electronic tax administration system to administer the hotel tax. Source Agencies: b > td > LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, KK, SD, BRI
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 11, 2023
TO: Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1689 by Murr (Relating to the use of county hotel occupancy tax revenue for an electronic tax administration system and the reimbursement of tax collection expenses.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1689 by Murr (Relating to the use of county hotel occupancy tax revenue for an electronic tax administration system and the reimbursement of tax collection expenses.), As Introduced
Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means
Honorable Morgan Meyer, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1689 by Murr (Relating to the use of county hotel occupancy tax revenue for an electronic tax administration system and the reimbursement of tax collection expenses.), As Introduced
HB1689 by Murr (Relating to the use of county hotel occupancy tax revenue for an electronic tax administration system and the reimbursement of tax collection expenses.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.The bill would amend Chapter 352 of the Tax Code, relating to Reimbursement for Tax Collection Expenses, to authorize a county to spend not more than the lesser of $75,000 or one percent of the revenue from the county hotel occupancy tax during the year for the creation, maintenance, operation, and administration of an electronic tax administration system to administer the county hotel occupancy tax. The bill would authorize a county to contract with a third party for the creation, maintenance, operation, or administration of an electronic tax administration system.The bill would require the county to permit a person who is required to collect and pay the tax to withhold not more than one percent of the amount of the tax collected as reimbursement for the cost of collecting the tax if the county uses revenue from the county hotel occupancy tax for an electronic tax administration system to administer the hotel tax.
The bill would amend Chapter 352 of the Tax Code, relating to Reimbursement for Tax Collection Expenses, to authorize a county to spend not more than the lesser of $75,000 or one percent of the revenue from the county hotel occupancy tax during the year for the creation, maintenance, operation, and administration of an electronic tax administration system to administer the county hotel occupancy tax. The bill would authorize a county to contract with a third party for the creation, maintenance, operation, or administration of an electronic tax administration system.
The bill would require the county to permit a person who is required to collect and pay the tax to withhold not more than one percent of the amount of the tax collected as reimbursement for the cost of collecting the tax if the county uses revenue from the county hotel occupancy tax for an electronic tax administration system to administer the hotel tax.
Source Agencies: b > td >
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, KK, SD, BRI
JMc, KK, SD, BRI