| 1 | 1 | | 89R15442 SRA-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Luther H.B. No. 4180 |
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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 imposing a tax on certain money transmissions. |
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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. Subtitle E, Title 2, Tax Code, is amended by |
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| 12 | 12 | | adding Chapter 164 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | CHAPTER 164. TAX ON CERTAIN MONEY TRANSMISSIONS |
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| 14 | 14 | | SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 164.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter, "money |
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| 16 | 16 | | transmission" and "money transmission licensee" have the meanings |
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| 17 | 17 | | assigned by Section 152.003, Finance Code. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Sec. 164.0002. APPLICATION OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF CODE. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Except as provided by this chapter: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) the tax imposed by this chapter is administered, |
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| 21 | 21 | | imposed, collected, and enforced in the same manner as the tax under |
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| 22 | 22 | | Chapter 151 is administered, imposed, collected, and enforced; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) the provisions of Chapter 151 applicable to the |
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| 24 | 24 | | sales tax imposed under Subchapter C, Chapter 151, apply to the tax |
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| 25 | 25 | | imposed by this chapter. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SUBCHAPTER B. IMPOSITION, AMOUNT, AND COLLECTION OF TAX |
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| 27 | 27 | | Sec. 164.0021. TAX IMPOSED. (a) A tax is imposed on each |
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| 28 | 28 | | money transmission from this state to a foreign country that is |
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| 29 | 29 | | facilitated by a money transmission licensee. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (b) The amount of the tax shall be added by the money |
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| 31 | 31 | | transmission licensee to the price charged to the person initiating |
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| 32 | 32 | | the money transmission. |
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| 33 | 33 | | Sec. 164.0022. AMOUNT OF TAX. The amount of the tax is |
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| 34 | 34 | | equal to 25 percent of the amount of the money transmission. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Sec. 164.0023. COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF TAX. On or |
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| 36 | 36 | | before the 25th day of each month, each money transmission licensee |
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| 37 | 37 | | that initiated at least one money transmission subject to the tax |
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| 38 | 38 | | imposed by this chapter during the preceding month shall send to the |
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| 39 | 39 | | comptroller the amount of tax collected by the licensee during that |
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| 40 | 40 | | month. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Sec. 164.0024. REPORTS. On or before the 25th day of each |
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| 42 | 42 | | month, each money transmission licensee that initiated at least one |
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| 43 | 43 | | money transmission subject to the tax imposed by this chapter |
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| 44 | 44 | | during the preceding month shall file with the comptroller a report |
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| 45 | 45 | | stating: |
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| 46 | 46 | | (1) the total amount of money transmitted during the |
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| 47 | 47 | | preceding month that is subject to the tax imposed under this |
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| 48 | 48 | | chapter; and |
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| 49 | 49 | | (2) any other information the comptroller finds is |
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| 50 | 50 | | necessary to determine the amount of tax the money transmission |
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| 51 | 51 | | licensee is required to collect during the period covered by the |
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| 52 | 52 | | report. |
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| 53 | 53 | | Sec. 164.0025. RECORDS. Each money transmission licensee |
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| 54 | 54 | | required to collect the tax imposed by this chapter shall keep a |
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| 55 | 55 | | complete record of: |
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| 56 | 56 | | (1) the total amount of money transmitted by the |
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| 57 | 57 | | licensee that is subject to the tax imposed under this chapter; and |
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| 58 | 58 | | (2) any other information required by the comptroller |
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| 59 | 59 | | related to the tax imposed under this chapter. |
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| 60 | 60 | | SUBCHAPTER C. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS |
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| 61 | 61 | | Sec. 164.0051. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS. The comptroller |
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| 62 | 62 | | shall deposit the proceeds from the collection of the tax imposed |
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| 63 | 63 | | under this chapter to the credit of the general revenue fund. |
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| 64 | 64 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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