(a) If the sales price involves a fraction of a dollar, the sales tax to be added to the sales price shall be computed by multiplying the percentage rate of the sales tax times the amount of the sale. A fraction of one cent that is less than one-half of one cent is not collected and a fraction of one cent that is equal to one-half of one cent or more is collected as one cent of tax.
(b) The comptroller may publish schedules and brackets of amounts of taxes based on the formula provided by Subsection (a) of this section for use in the collection of the taxes imposed by this chapter.

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Terms Used In Texas Tax Code 151.053

  • Comptroller: means the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. See Texas Tax Code 1.04