Texas Tax Code 152.045 – Collection of Tax On Gross Rental Receipts
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(a) Except as inconsistent with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter, an owner of a motor vehicle subject to the tax on gross rental receipts shall report and pay the tax to the comptroller in the same manner as the Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax is reported and paid by retailers under Chapter 151 of this code.
(b) The owner shall add the tax to the rental charge, and when added, the tax is:
(1) a part of the rental charge;
(2) a debt owed to the motor vehicle owner by the person renting the vehicle; and
(3) recoverable at law in the same manner as the rental charge.
Terms Used In Texas Tax Code 152.045
- Comptroller: means the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. See Texas Tax Code 1.04
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The comptroller may proceed against a person renting a motor vehicle for any unpaid gross rental receipts tax.
(d) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the owner of a motor vehicle subject to the tax on gross rental receipts who is required to file a report as provided by this chapter and who fails to timely file the report shall pay a penalty of $50. The penalty provided by this subsection is assessed without regard to whether the taxpayer subsequently files the report or whether any taxes were due from the taxpayer for the reporting period under the required report.