The lack of a personal income tax makes Texas an attractive place to live and do business for many reasons. It saves the average family of three close to $4,000 a year. Owners of Small businesses can reinvest their individual tax savings and help their businesses grow. For larger businesses, Texas is an attractive headquarters…

In this issue Effort to Advance School Property Tax Incentives Shifts Reminder: 2023 TTARA Legislative Session Meeting Schedule & Webcast Dates Effort to Advance School Property Tax Incentives Shifts With the expiration of Chapter 313 of the Tax Code this past week, Texas no longer has the ability to offer any type of tax abatement…

With the authority of school districts to offer temporary incentives on certain new investments coming to an end later this month (Tax Code Chapter 313), the Comptroller has processed a record of approximately 300 applications in 2022. Unfortunately, roughly 100 other applicants have been or are being notified that the agency will be unable to…

2023 TTARA Legislative and Tax Policy Group Meetings 88th Texas Legislative Session Throughout the 88th Legislative Session which convenes on January 10, 2023, we will once again hold legislative and tax policy group meetings for TTARA members only (no registration fee required). During the legislative meetings, we will review and discuss the list of bills…

With the general election over, legislators have begun pre-filing bills for consideration by the 88th Legislature, which will convene on January 10, 2023. As of this email 1,149 bills have been filed. The TTARA team has begun tracking and analyzing bills relating to tax and fiscal policies and those summaries are being posted on our website…