Petition for Writ of Mandamus - Filed - Supreme Court of Texas

TAX CODE CHAPTER 171. FRANCHISE TAX
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engaging in an act for which a license is required by
Chapter 1101, Occupations Code; or
(B) compensation paid to a sales representative by a
principal in an amount that is based on the amount or level of certain
orders for or sales of the principal's product and that the principal
is required to report on Internal Revenue Service Form 1099-MISC.
(2) "Principal" means a person who:
(A) manufactures, produces, imports, distributes, or
acts as an independent agent for the distribution of a product for
sale;
(B) uses a sales representative to solicit orders for
the product; and
(C) compensates the sales representative wholly or
partly by sales commission.
(m) A taxable entity shall exclude from its total revenue, to
the extent included under Subsection (c)(1)(A), (c)(2)(A), or (c)(3),
dividends and interest received from federal obligations.
(m-1) A taxable entity that is a management company shall
exclude from its total revenue reimbursements of specified costs
incurred in its conduct of the active trade or business of a managed
entity, including "wages and cash compensation" as determined under
Sections 171.1013(a) and (b).
(n) Except as provided by Subsection (o), a taxable entity that
is a health care provider shall exclude from its total revenue:
(1) to the extent included under Subsection (c)(1)(A), (c)
(2)(A), or (c)(3), the total amount of payments the health care
provider received:
(A) under the Medicaid program, Medicare program,
Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act (Chapter 61, Health and Safety
Code), and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP);
(B) for professional services provided in relation to
a workers' compensation claim under Title 5, Labor Code; and
(C) for professional services provided to a
beneficiary rendered under the TRICARE military health system; and
(2) the actual cost to the health care provider for any
uncompensated care provided, but only if the provider maintains
records of the uncompensated care for auditing purposes and, if the
provider later receives payment for all or part of that care, the