July 25, 2014 In this issue: Comptroller Reworking More Rules Research and Development Sales Tax Exemption: “Directly Used” Compressors, Divergent Use and the Manufacturing Exemption House Begins Review of Texas Economic Incentives Third Edition of “An Introduction to School Finance in Texas” is Now Available Mark Your Calendars for TTARA’s 2014 Annual Meeting on October…

July 10, 2014 In this issue: Eliminating the Franchise Tax with the Marketplace Fairness Act-Looking at the Numbers Messing with Texas, Charlotte Style House Select Committee on Economic Development Incentives Meets July 23rd Local Sales Tax Rule on Hold Mark Your Calendars for TTARA’s 2014 Annual Meeting on October 22nd and 23rd Eliminating the Franchise…

June 20, 2014 Texas Economic Development Incentives Under Scrutiny Again Reflecting the priority he assigns to economic development, House Speaker Joe Straus today announced the creation of the House Select Committee on Economic Development Incentives, to be chaired by Rep. Angie Chen Button of Richardson and vice-chaired by Eddie Rodriguez of Austin. Other members of…

June 17, 2014 In this issue: Property Tax: Focus on Appraisals May be Misplaced Surplus Ahead: State Revenues Continue to Roll Revisiting State Tax Appeals Meeting September 16th 2014 Annual Meeting October 22nd & 23rd Property Tax: Focus on Appraisals May be Misplaced Over the past few months, a number of Texas newspapers have written…

Attorney General Files Motion to Recuse Judge Dietz from School Finance Trial The Attorney General’s office yesterday filed a Motion to Recuse Travis County District Judge John K. Dietz from the ongoing school finance case on the basis that “the Judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned” as a result of ex parte communications with the…