Speaker Straus Releases Texas House Interim Charges for 83rd Legislature Today, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus released interim charges for the 83rd legislature. Straus outlined a number of issues of particular interest to TTARA, including ways to: improve the process for resolving contested cases involving state taxes and fees and to examine the need for…

In this issue: TTARA’s Gone Social School Finance Trial More R&D Exemption Guidance Chapter 313 Guidelines Updated 2014 Golf Tournament 2014 Annual Meeting TTARA’s Gone Social! The inevitable has come to pass! We’ve finally been caught up in the “social media” tsunami that is now making it almost effortless to reach out and touch someone,…

Reminder: Two TTARA Tax Meetings On February 4th We want to remind you about two TTARA meetings coming up on February 4th. These will be in Austin and will not be available for dial-in. If you have an interest in the topics, but are not able to attend, let us know and we will brief…

Same Song, New Verse: COST Finds Texas Tax Appeal System Lacking, Again COST (Council on State Taxation) has just released the latest version of its Scorecard on Tax Appeals & Procedural Requirements, a report that evaluates the relevant laws and regulations of each state based on an assessment of how they measure up against criteria…

Comptroller Releases Official Revenue Estimate: Good News for Franchise Tax Payers Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today released her official revenue estimate incorporating the appropriations and changes in law made by the 83rd Legislature, and reflecting a more recent assessment of the state’s fiscal health. The Comptroller now projects the state will end the current 2014-15…