In this issue: Harmonizing Administrative Policy Re the Manufacturing Exemption 2014 TTARA Events & Meetings Schedule Sponsorship Opportunities Harmonizing Administrative Policy Re the Manufacturing Exemption A handful of recent audits concerning the sales tax treatment of compressors used in the oil and gas industry have made apparent the Comptroller’s lack of a consistent, clearly articulated…

In this issue: TTARA Releases Newsletter On 2014-15 Texas State Budget TTARA Tax Update Luncheons Scheduled for Dallas & Houston TTARA today released the third and final installment in its set of newsletters on the actions of the 83rd Legislature. With the books closed on 2013 and the recent release of the Comptroller’s certification revenue…

In this issue: Sales Taxability of Natural Gas Field Compressors TTARA Tax Update Luncheons Scheduled for Dallas & Houston Sales Taxability of Natural Gas Field Compressors This past summer, one of our members shared with us an independent audit review concerning compressors used for the purpose of processing and transporting natural gas (a divergent use…

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,…