96-1364 Business Tax Advisory Committee Report to the 83rd Texas ...
96-1364 Business Tax Advisory Committee Report to the 83rd Texas ...
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<strong>Report</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>83rd</strong> <strong>Texas</strong> LegislatureThe <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Tax</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Committee</strong>Table of ContentsIntroduction and Statu<strong>to</strong>ry Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1SECTION 1: Comparison of Pre-Margin <strong>Tax</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Franchise <strong>Tax</strong> on Margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3SECTION 2: Economic and Interstate Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7SECTION 3: Observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Revenue Underperformance: Challenges of Using a <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Tax</strong> as a Revenue Source . . . . . . . . . 12Cost of Goods Sold (COGS): Use and Results of Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13O<strong>the</strong>r Fac<strong>to</strong>rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Auditing <strong>the</strong> Margin Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Looking Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17January 2013 Susan Combs <strong>Texas</strong> Comptroller of Public Accountsi