Texas Tax Code 182.022 – Imposition and Rate of Tax
(a) A tax is imposed on each utility company that makes a sale to an ultimate consumer in an incorporated city or town having a population of more than 1,000, according to the last federal census next preceding the filing of the report.
(b) The tax rates are:
(1) .581 percent of the gross receipts from business done in an incorporated city or town having a population of more than 1,000 but less than 2,500, according to the last federal census next preceding the filing of the report;
(2) 1.07 percent of the gross receipts from business done in an incorporated city or town having a population of 2,500 or more but less than 10,000, according to the last federal census next preceding the filing of the report; and
(3) 1.997 percent of the gross receipts from business done in an incorporated city or town having a population of 10,000 or more, according to the last federal census next preceding the filing of the report.
Terms Used In Texas Tax Code 182.022
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a tax under this chapter may not be imposed on gross receipts from the sale of electricity generated by an advanced clean energy project, as defined by § 382.003, Health and Safety Code.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a tax under this chapter may not be imposed on the gross receipts from the sale of electricity to a public school district customer.