DAY TEXAS TAX
State and Local Tax Consulting
SALES TAX ISSUES AND
SOLUTIONS FOR TEXAS
BUSINESSES
Nathan Day
June 23, 2015
DAY TEXAS TAX
Agenda
 Texas Sales and Use Tax Overview
 Sales Tax Exemptions and Exemption Certificates
 Taxability Issues
 Sales Tax Compliance
 Voluntary Disclosure and Audit Defense
 Multi-State Sale and Use Tax
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Sales and Use Tax - Texas
 Texas Sales and Use Tax Overview
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Imposition
off sales
tax
(Tex.
Tax
Code
§
I
iti
l
t
(T
T
C d Ann.
A
151.010, § 151.051, § 151.101 )
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Transaction tax
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Taxable sale or purchase
•
Tangible personal property
•
Enumerated taxable services
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Sales and Use Tax - Texas
 Texas Sales and Use Tax Overview

Responsibility
sales
tax
(§3.286)
R
ibilit for
f
l
t
(§3 286)
Collection of tax
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•
Permitted seller
Payment/liability of tax
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•
Purchaser
•
Seller
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Sales and Use Tax - Texas
 Texas Sales and Use Tax Overview
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Sales tax vs. use tax
Sales tax
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•
Goods are purchased in Texas
•
Example – purchase something from a store in Texas
Use tax
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•
Goods are purchased from outside Texas and used in Texas
•
Example – purchase something online from a California
retailer
Same taxability rules and tax rates
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 Sales Tax Exemptions and Exemption
Certificates
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Exemptions based on the item (e.g., Certain food
items; Water; Certain medical items; etc.)
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Exemption based on use (e.g., Manufacturing;
Resale; Agriculture; etc.)
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Exemption based on the type of purchaser (e.g.,
Nonprofit organizations; Government entities;
etc.)
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 Sales Tax Exemptions and Exemption
Certificates
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Exemption certificates (§3.285; §3.287)
Types of exemption certificates
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General exemption certificate
Resale certificate
Direct pay certificate
Agriculture certificate
Maquiladoras
Occasional sale
Other
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Sales and Use Tax - Texas
 Sales Tax Exemptions and Exemption
Certificates
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Exemption certificates (§3.285; §3.287)
Types of exemption certificates
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•
•
•
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•
•
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General exemption certificate
Resale certificate
Direct pay certificate
Agriculture certificate
Maquiladoras
Occasional sale
Other
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Sales and Use Tax - Texas
 Sales Tax Exemptions and Exemption
Certificates
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Exemption certificates (§3.285; §3.287)
(continued)
Acceptance of exemption certificates
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•
Required information
•
Validity period
•
http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/sales/tp_
db_search.html
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Retention
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Sales and Use Tax - Texas
 Taxability Issues
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Service providers (Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 151.0101)
Taxable services
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•
•
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•
•
•
Amusement services
Cable television services
Personal services
Motor vehicle parking and storage services
Repair, remodeling, maintenance, and restoration of
tangible personal property
Telecommunications services
Credit reporting services
Debt collection services
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 Taxability Issues
Taxable services (continued)
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•
•
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Insurance services
Data processing services
Information services
Real property services
Real property repair and remodeling
Security services;
Telephone answering services;
Internet access service
Utilities
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 Taxability Issues

Service
providers
(Tex. Tax
Code
§
S
i
id
(T
T
C d Ann.
A
151.0101)
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Nontaxable services
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Mixed transactions

Purchases
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 Taxability Issues
Contractors
and
(§3.291;
C t
t
d construction
t
ti
(§3 291 §3.356;
§3 356
§3.357)
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New construction vs. existing structure
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Nonresidential vs. residential
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Lump-sum vs. separated contracts
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Purchases
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 Taxability Issues
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Not-for-profit
(§3.322)
N t f
fit entities
titi
(§3
322)
Qualifications for a sales and use tax exemption
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•
Charitable
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Educational
•
Religious
•
Federal
•
Others
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 Taxability Issues
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Not-for-profit
(§3.322)
N t f
fit entities
titi
(§3
322) (continued)
(
ti
d)
Registration requirements

•
http://comptroller.texas.gov/taxinfo/prac_corner.
html
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Purchases by a not-for-profit entity
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Sales by a not-for-profit entity
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Joint ventures with for profit entities
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 Taxability Issues
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Manufacturing
(§3.300)
M
f t i
(§3 300)
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Who qualifies for the manufacturing exemption?
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What is exempt?

Key items that are not exempt
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How the exemption is obtained

Installations
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 Taxability Issues

Mergers,
acquisitions,
and
M
i iti
d corporate
t
reorganizations (§3.316; §3.7)
Occasional sale exemption
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•
Qualifications
Successor liability
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•
Seller requirements
•
Purchaser requirements
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 Sales Tax Compliance

State
tax
collections
(§3.286)
St t and
d local
l
l sales
l
t
ll ti
(§3 286)
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Cash basis vs. accrual basis
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Local tax rates
•
One place of business
•
Multiple places of businesses
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 Sales Tax Compliance

State
tax
filings
(§3.286)
St t and
d local
l
l sales
l
t
fili
(§3 286)
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Frequency

Reporting taxable purchases
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E-file vs. paper
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Must file even if no tax is due
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Late filing penalty even if no tax is due
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 Sales Tax Compliance
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Use
U
ttax accruals
l (§3.346)
(§3 346)
Nontaxed taxable purchases
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•
Common on purchases from out of state
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Remit when filing sales tax return if permitted
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Remit on Texas use tax return if not permitted
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Best practices
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 Sales and use tax compliance

Registration
and
R i t ti
d permit
it requirements
i
t
(§3.286)
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Sellers of taxable items
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Business restructuring

Change in ownership information
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 Sales Tax Compliance

Sales
and
S l
d use ttax research
h
Texas Comptroller’s Sales Tax Webpage:
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•
http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/sales/
Texas Comptroller’s State Tax Automated
Research System (STAR):
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•
http://cpastar2.cpa.state.tx.us/index.html
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 Voluntary Disclosure Agreements (“VDA”)

Advantageous
way tto remit
taxes
Ad
t
it pastt due
d
t

Anonymous process

Limited lookback period

Generally will waive penalty and interest

Qualifications
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 Sales and Use Tax Audits

Sales
S l
ttax audit
dit process

Best practices

Advanced preparations
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Sales and Use Tax – Multi-State
 Nexus – Collection and Filing Requirements

Sales/Use Tax Nexus – connection or
presence in a state sufficient to require
businesses to collect sales/use taxes.
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Activities likely creating nexus:

Property
p
y or employees
p y
p
physically
y
yp
present in
the state

Services performed in a state (i.e., installation,
repair, training, and many more)
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 Nexus – Collection and Filing Requirements
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Activities likely creating nexus (continued):
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Temporary visit by sales people, independent
contractors, and agents
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Inventory – including consignment and WIP
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Many others!!
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 Practice and Procedures

Sales and use tax filings

Tax rates to charge

Taxability determinations

Software providers
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
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TaxCloud.net
l d
CCH
Vertex
Others
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 Practice and Procedures

Drop
shipments
D
hi
t
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Drop shipment scenario
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Rules vary by state
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Exemption certificate requirements

Sales tax permit requirements in ship-to state
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 Voluntary disclosure agreements (“VDA”)

Advantageous way to remit past due taxes

Process

Individual states

MTC

Limited lookback p
period

Generally will waive penalty

Qualifications
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Questions?
i
Please contact me:
Nathan Day, CPA
[email protected]
Direct: 817-479-4287
Mobile: 469-951-2348
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