Local Sales Tax Rule 3.334 Hearing At the request of a number of cities, the Comptroller held a public hearing yesterday for testimony on the proposed rewrite of administrative rule 3.334 concerning local sales taxes as published in the January 3 Texas Register. The proposed rule would change the method for sourcing local sales taxes on sales…

The Comptroller’s Office published proposed revisions to Rule 3.334, Local Sales and Use Tax, in the January 3 rd edition of the Texas Register. The proposed changes implement recently passed legislation, but also modify the sourcing of the local sales tax. These changes could result in a substantial reassignment of sales tax across local jurisdictions. The agency…

We are devastated by the passing of TTARA staffer Susie Buda this past weekend. Susie suffered a sudden hemorrhagic stroke last week which surgery was unable to repair. Susie was an incredible joy and talent, and the world is less today without her. She developed into one of the best staffers in the Senate, and…

The Comptroller has published a proposed revision of Rule 3.334 concerning local sales and use taxes in the January 3 edition of the Texas Register. We had previously reported and commented on an informal draft of the rule which that agency shared with us; however, publication in the Register starts a 30-day clock after which the agency…

Thank you for a great 2019! As we near December 31, it allows an opportunity to look back on an incredibly successful year for our members and all Texas taxpayers. In 2019, lawmakers passed landmark legislation that gives taxpayers more say over future increases in all local property taxes—school, city, county, and special districts alike—ultimately…