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TAX CODE CHAPTER 171. FRANCHISE TAX
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6/25/2012
Amended by:
Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 6, eff. January 1,
2008.
Sec. 171.158. PAYMENT BY FOREIGN TAXABLE ENTITY BEFORE
WITHDRAWAL FROM STATE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a
foreign taxable entity holding a registration or certificate of
authority to do business in this state may withdraw from doing
business in this state by filing a certificate of withdrawal with the
secretary of state. The secretary of state shall file the certificate
of withdrawal as provided by law.
(b) The foreign taxable entity may not withdraw from doing
business in this state unless it has paid, before filing the
certificate of withdrawal, any tax or penalty imposed by this chapter
on the taxable entity.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1701, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
Amended by:
Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 6, eff. January 1,
2008.
SUBCHAPTER E. REPORTS AND RECORDS
Sec. 171.201. INITIAL REPORT. (a) Except as provided by
Section 171.2022, a taxable entity on which the franchise tax is
imposed shall file an initial report with the comptroller containing:
(1) financial information of the taxable entity necessary
to compute the tax under this chapter;
(2) the name and address of:
(A) each officer, director, and manager of the
taxable entity;
(B) for a limited partnership, each general partner;
(C) for a general partnership or limited liability
partnership, each managing partner or, if there is not a managing
partner, each partner; or
(D) for a trust, each trustee;
(3) the name and address of the agent of the taxable
entity designated under Section 171.354; and
(4) other information required by the comptroller.