| 1 | 1 | | 89R50 SRA-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Metcalf H.B. No. 1508 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the repeal of the franchise tax. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 171, Tax Code, is repealed. |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 2. A taxable entity that is subject to the franchise |
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| 13 | 13 | | tax imposed under Chapter 171, Tax Code, on December 31, 2025, is |
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| 14 | 14 | | not required to file a franchise tax report or pay a tax on the |
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| 15 | 15 | | taxable entity's taxable margin for the period ending on that date. |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 3. Chapter 171, Tax Code, as that chapter existed |
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| 17 | 17 | | immediately before its repeal by this Act, and Subtitle B, Title 2, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Tax Code, continue to apply to audits, deficiencies, |
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| 19 | 19 | | redeterminations, and refunds of any tax due or collected under |
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| 20 | 20 | | Chapter 171 until barred by limitations. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 4. The repeal of Chapter 171, Tax Code, does not |
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| 22 | 22 | | affect: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (1) the status of a taxable entity that has had its |
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| 24 | 24 | | corporate privileges, certificate of authority, certificate of |
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| 25 | 25 | | organization, certificate of limited partnership, corporate |
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| 26 | 26 | | charter, or registration revoked, suit filed against it, or a |
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| 27 | 27 | | receiver appointed under Subchapter F, G, or H of that chapter; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) the ability of the comptroller of public accounts, |
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| 29 | 29 | | secretary of state, or attorney general to take action against a |
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| 30 | 30 | | taxable entity under Subchapter F, G, or H of that chapter for |
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| 31 | 31 | | actions that took place before the repeal; or |
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| 32 | 32 | | (3) the right of a taxable entity to contest a |
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| 33 | 33 | | forfeiture, revocation, lawsuit, or appointment of a receiver under |
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| 34 | 34 | | Subchapter F, G, or H of that chapter. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026. |
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