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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE TAXES OF TEXAS
                                                                                                                                                                     S TAT E TA X C O L L E C T I O N S A N D P E R S O N A L I N C O M E
                  The data represented in this report is available in accessible data form (Excel).                                                                                                       F I S C A L 2 010 - 2 01 9

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Cumulative Growth Rates
        E very year, the state of Texas collects billions of dollars in state taxes and fees,                                          State tax collections saw slightly higher cumulative growth rates than Texas personal income from fiscal 2010 through
                federal receipts and other sources of revenue. These funds are used to pay                                             2014 then saw a decline in 2016 due to franchise tax cuts and a slowdown in the oil and gas industries. Tax collections
                                                                                                                                       saw a rebound in 2018 mostly due to increased remittances from taxpayers in the oil and gas industries, followed by
            for all of the responsibilities of the state government, including the education of                                        moderate growth in 2019 as taxable spending in these industries pleateaued.
            more than 5 million public school students and the provision of health insurance                                                                                                                                                                                    57.4%
                                                                                                                                       50                           Tax Collections (All Funds, Excluding Trust)                       Personal Income                          57%
                                 for more than 4 million low-income Texans.
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               This guide provides an overview of the major Texas state taxes. Read on to:                                             30
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              • learn how major taxes have contributed to state revenue during the past 10 years;
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     • see on one page the future revenue estimates, exemption value estimates and tax allocations; and                                 0
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                     • connect to other in-depth resources about state taxes and finances.                                                       2010           2011           2012           2013           2014              2015          2016        2017   2018        2019

                                                                                                                                             Sources: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

                                  State Tax Revenue By Source                                                                          Where Does Texas’ Tax Revenue Come From?
                                                     FISCAL 2019

                                              All Funds, Excluding Trusts
                                                                            % OF                                                             While Texas is a relatively low tax state, it does rely on revenue generated by more than 30 different taxes to
                TOTAL = $59,380,722,097                                     TAXES                        SALES AND USE TAXES                 fund the functions of state government. Nearly all of this revenue is generated by the following major taxes:
                                                                            57.3%                    $34,023,916,225
                                                                                 MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AND RENTAL TAXES                        • Texas imposes a 6.25 percent sales and use tax                            • Texas’ severance taxes are imposed on entities
                                                                            8.4%                        $5,010,592,018                         on sales, leases and rentals of goods, as well as                             that extract nonrenewable natural resources
                                                                                                             MOTOR FUEL TAXES
                                                                                                                                               taxable services such as telecommunications                                   such as oil or natural gas. Revenues from these
                                                                            6.3%                       $3,743,004,327
                                                                                                                                               and amusement services.                                                       taxes are highly variable and are levied at
                                                                                                                 FRANCHISE TAX
                                                                            7.1%                         $4,217,868,701                                                                                                      rates of 4.6 percent of market value for oil and
                                                                                                                                             • Motor vehicle sales within Texas are also taxed
                                                                                                           OIL PRODUCTION TAX                                                                                                condensate, and 7.5 percent of market value for
                                                                                                                                               at 6.25 percent of the sales price, minus any
                                                                            6.5%                         $3,886,823,879                                                                                                      natural gas.
                                                                                                                                               trade-in allowance. Motor vehicle rentals are
                                                                                              NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION TAX
                                                                            2.8%                         $1,685,680,675                        taxed at 6.25 or 10 percent of gross receipts,                             • The state’s insurance taxes include a number of
                                                                                                              INSURANCE TAXES                  depending on the length of the rental contract.                               premium taxes levied at rates ranging from 0.5
                                                                            4.4%                        $2,599,024,669                                                                                                       percent to 4.85 percent of gross premiums, and
                                                                                                                                             • Texas’ motor fuel tax rates can vary depending
                                                                                             CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO TAXES                                                                                                     various maintenance taxes.
                                                                            2.4%                         $1,410,390,955                        on the type of fuel; the two most common,
                                                                                               ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TAXES
                                                                                                                                               gasoline and diesel, are both taxed at 20 cents                            • Texas’ “sin” taxes are levied on tobacco and
                                                                            2.3%                         $1,369,402,271                        per gallon.                                                                   alcoholic beverage products, the largest of
                                                                                                        HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX                                                                                                  which are the cigarette tax – levied at $1.41
                                                                                                                                             • The state’s franchise tax is imposed on certain
                                                                            1.1%                             $636,110,128                                                                                                    per pack of 20 – and the mixed beverage
                                                                                                                                               kinds of businesses operating in Texas such as
                                                                                                                   UTILITY TAXES                                                                                             taxes, which are imposed on consumers at
                                                                            0.8%                            $471,361,566                       corporations, banks, LLCs and partnerships. Of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             8.25 percent of the sales price and on business
Overall, Texas’ tax revenue increased by 6.8 percent in fiscal                                                      OTHER TAXES                the millions of businesses across the state, only
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             permit holders at 6.7 percent of gross receipts.
2019 to $59.4 billion, with sales, franchise, oil and natural gas pro-      0.5%                            $326,546,683                       around 130,000 filers usually owe any tax.
duction taxes, posting significant gains over the previous year.            Source: A nnual Cash Report 2019, Texas Comptroller of
                                                                                      Public Accounts
                                                                            Note: P ercentages do not sum to 100.0 due to rounding.

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Where Does Texas’ Tax Revenue Go?                                                                                                                                                            Want More Details?

For accounting and budgeting purposes, state revenue               the SHF. Over the 2020-21 BIENNIUM, the Comptroller’s         The Comptroller’s office publishes many reports that assist state government planning and decision-making
is deposited or transferred into various funds, with               office estimates the SHF will receive $28.9 BILLION from      and account for state spending to the taxpayers of Texas. This guide highlights some of the current data from
most going into the General Revenue Fund (GR) to be                all sources.                                                  several of these reports, and provides links to find more in-depth or updated data. The full reports can be found
appropriated by the Legislature. However, some tax revenue                                                                       at comptroller.texas.gov/transparency/reports.
is deposited directly or transferred into special funds for        The PTRF is used, along with GR and other funds, to
                                                                                                                                                                                            KEY TO SOURCES, PAGES 6-17
specific purposes. Three of the state’s more prominent             finance the state’s K-12 public education system. The
special revenue funds are the State Highway Fund (SHF),            major revenue sources for this fund include the amount of
the Property Tax Relief Fund (PTRF) and the Economic               franchise tax collections generated by its restructuring in
Stabilization Fund (ESF).                                          fiscal 2006, and revenue generated from the $1.00 increase
                                                                   in the cigarette tax rate implemented in fiscal 2007. Over
                                                                                                                                                                                            SOURCES OF REVENUE
The SHF is used for the construction, maintenance and              the 2020-21 BIENNIUM, the Comptroller’s office estimates
policing of public roads. Historically, the primary revenues       the PTRF will receive $4.1 BILLION from all sources.
for this fund have been federal receipts, 75 percent
of motor fuel tax net collections, most motor vehicle              The ESF, also known as the Rainy Day Fund, receives
                                                                                                                                                 ANNUAL CASH REPORT
registration fees and — since fiscal 2015 — one-half of            one-half of 75 percent of oil production and natural gas
75 percent of oil production and natural gas production            production tax revenues in any fiscal year that exceed                                                                                                                       BIENNIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE/
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              CERTIFICATION REVENUE ESTIMATE
tax revenues that in any fiscal year exceed fiscal 1987            fiscal 1987 collections, and one-half of any unencumbered
collections. A constitutional amendment approved by                GR surplus remaining at the end of each biennium. By the
voters in 2015 allocated the first $2.5 billion of state sales     end of fiscal 2021, the total ending balance of the ESF
tax collections in excess of $28.0 billion in a fiscal year        is projected to reach $9.4 BILLION , assuming no new
to the SHF beginning with fiscal 2018. Starting in fiscal          appropriations are made from the fund during the 2020-21
2020, 35 percent of motor vehicle sales and rental taxes           BIENNIUM . This balance would represent 49.8 PERCENT of
collections in excess of $5.0 billion will be transferred into     the cap, as set by the Constitution.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      TAX EXEMPTIONS & TAX INCIDENCE
State Highway Fund (SHF)

                                             FISCAL 2018           FISCAL 2019          FISCAL 2020           FISCAL 2021
                                               ACTUAL                ACTUAL             ESTIMATED             ESTIMATED
Total State Revenue                         $6,259,256,738       $10,242,128,825      $9,027,948,000        $9,012,029,000
                                                                                                                                          Net State Revenue By Source
Total Federal Income                        $3,828,212,673        $3,967,417,806      $5,619,546,000        $5,246,579,000                                                                                                   Non-Tax Revenue
                                                                                                                                          F I S C A L 2 01 9 • A L L F U N D S , E X C L U D I N G T R U S T S
Total Revenue                              $10,087,469,412       $14,209,546,631     $14,647,494,000       $14,258,608,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                             CHANGE          The state’s major non-tax revenue sources are
                                                                                                                                                                                                              FROM
Property Tax Relief Fund (PTRF)                                                                                                  SOURCE                                               REVENUE              FISCAL 2018       federal income, fees and licenses, state health-
                                                                                                                                 Tax Collections                                 $59,380,722,097                  6.8%       related fees and rebates, state lottery proceeds,
                                                                                                                                 Federal Income                                  $41,904,474,352                  5.8%       land income and proceeds from the state’s
                                             FISCAL 2018           FISCAL 2019          FISCAL 2020           FISCAL 2021
                                                                                                                                 Licenses, Fees, Fines and Penalties              $6,542,086,693                  1.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             investments.
                                               ACTUAL                ACTUAL              ESTIMATED            ESTIMATED
Total Revenue                               $1,641,074,267        $2,099,387,384      $2,020,150,000         $2,111,169,000      State Health Service Fees
                                                                                                                                 and Rebates                                       $7,087,931,884                -6.7%       Taxes That Texas Does Not Levy
                                                                                                                                 Net Lottery Proceeds                              $2,510,143,199                12.6%       Texas does not collect a state property tax.
Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF)
                                                                                                                                 Land Income                                       $2,251,225,581                 9.2%       Property taxes are levied by local governmental
                                                                                                                                 Interest and Investment Income                   $2,504,408,847                 35.4%       entities, school districts and special purpose
                                             FISCAL 2018           FISCAL 2019          FISCAL 2020           FISCAL 2021
                                                                                                                                 Settlements of Claims                               $646,534,920                18.8%       districts (see p. 20).
                                               ACTUAL                ACTUAL              ESTIMATED            ESTIMATED
Ending Cash Balance                         $8,702,426,768        $6,834,118,067      $2,006,103,563        $2,402,911,229
                                                                                                                                 Escheated Estates                                   $693,354,839                 9.0%       Texans pay only federal and not state or local
                                                                                                                                 Sales of Goods and Services                         $278,865,166                -2.2%       income taxes. Federal dollars contributed
Ending Invested Balance                    $2,340,988,696        $3,255,348,755       $5,823,827,849        $6,950,000,248
                                                                                                                                 Other Revenue                                     $4,141,654,757                26.2%       almost one-third of total state net revenues
Total Ending Balance                      $11,043,415,464        $10,089,466,822       $7,829,931,412       $9,352,911,477
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             in fiscal 2019.
                                                                                                                                 Total Net Revenue                             $127,941,402,334                  6.5%
ESF Cap                                   $16,868,457,433        $16,868,457,433      $18,797,980,184      $18,797,980,184

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SALES AND USE TAXES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  HIGHLIGHTS:
        E N AC T E D I N 19 61                     COLLECTIONS
                                                   All Funds, Excluding Trusts (billions)
Sales and use taxes are the state’s single
largest source of tax revenue, raising             $40
about 57 cents of every state tax dollar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 $36.85     REVENUE
in fiscal 2019. The sales tax is levied on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           FISCAL 2019

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  $ 34.02B
transactions. In general, it is imposed on         $30
final sales, rentals and leases of tangible
personal property — physical goods or
                                                   $20
their classified equivalent — and on sales
of certain services, such as the repair of
tangible personal property, amusements             $10
and telephone services.
     A constitutional amendment, approved
in 2015, requires up to $2.5 billion to be          $0
                                                              2009               2010              2 011                 2 012          2 013            2 014           2 015             2 016            2 017        2 018           2 019           2 020        2 021
transferred to the State Highway Fund
                                                                                                                                        ACTUAL                                                                                                               ESTIMATED
from net sales tax revenue in excess of $28
billion, beginning in fiscal 2018.                                        R E V E N U E BY S O U R C E                                                                                             H I S T O R I C A L VO L AT I L I T Y
     The passage of House Bill 1525 by the
86th Legislature, requiring online mar-        TAX                                        FUND                                      FISCAL 2019
                                                                                                                                                                                           Year-over-year Change, All Funds, Excluding Trusts                                      STATE RATE

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   6.25%
ketplace providers to collect taxes on sales                                                                         1
                                                                                          General Revenue Fund                      $22,247,552,155                                      Compound Annual Growth Rate (Fiscal 2009-2019): 4.9%
made through their platforms, is projected
                                               Limited Sales and Use Tax                  GR Account - Emissions
to result in an estimated additional $550
                                                                                          Reduction Plan2                               $77,532,476               15.0
million in 2020-21 sales tax collections.                                                                                                                                                          12.6%
This revenue will be deposited outside of      Prepayments of Limited Sales                                                                                                                                                                                10.5%
                                               and Use Tax                                General Revenue Fund                      $11,563,813,014               10.0                    9.4%
the General Revenue Fund to the newly
                                                                                                                                                                                                             7.2%                                                   6.5%
created Tax Reduction and Excellence in                                                   General Revenue Fund                         $75,603,603                                                                    5.6% 5.6%                                                      LOCAL RATE
                                                                                                                                                                   5.0

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   UP TO 2%
Education Fund.                                Boat and Boat Motor Sales                  GR Account - Game, Fish,
                                               and Use Tax3                               and Water Safety                               $3,836,601                                                                                              2.3%
       Percentage of                           Motor Fuel Lubricants Sales Tax            State Highway Fund                           $43,200,008
                                                                                                                                                                   0.0

    Total Tax Collection                       Limited Sales and                                                                                                  -5.0                                                                   -2.3%
                F I S C A L 2 01 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  FEDERAL RATE
                                               Use Tax - State4                           General Revenue Fund                          $12,045,073
         All Funds, Excluding Trusts
           $34 BILLION
                                               Fireworks Tax5

                                               Interest on Retail Credit Sales
                                                                                          GR Account - Rural
                                                                                          Volunteer Fire
                                                                                          Department Insurance

                                                                                          General Revenue Fund
                                                                                                                                                $2,157

                                                                                                                                            $274,012
                                                                                                                                                                 -10.0

                                                                                                                                                                 FISCAL
                                                                                                                                                                            -6.6%

                                                                                                                                                                                 2 010    2 011     2 012     2 013   2 014      2 015   2 016   2 017      2 018   2 019
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     NONE
            SALES AND USE TAXES
                                               Discount for Sales Tax - State                                                                                                                       MAJOR EXEMPTIONS7
                                               Agencies and Higher Education              General Revenue Fund                               $57,127
                                                                                                                TOTAL 6          $34,023,916,225.05
                                                                                                                                                               Items taxed under other Texas tax laws, including insurance premiums, motor vehicles and                           WHO PAYS?7
                                                                                                                                                             motor fuels; items used in manufacturing products for sale, including materials that become part
                                                                                                                                                                      of the manufactured product; groceries, school lunches and other food sales.                                   BUSINESS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   42.4%
                                                                                             FOOTNOTE S
                                               1   T axes on certain sporting goods sales are appropriated for Texas Parks and Wildlife
          57.3%                                     Department and the Texas Historical Commission from the General Revenue Fund. For
                                                    additional information on special allocations, refer to the Sources of Revenue report.                                RANK                                 EXEMPTION                  FISCAL 2020 EST. VALUE (BILLIONS)
                                               2   Revenue from a 1.5 percent diesel equipment surcharge.
                                               3    C ounty tax assessor-collectors or the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department may retain                                  1                      Total for items taxed by other law                     $16.7
                                                     5 percent.
                                               4     This amount represents the taxes collected on sales made by state agencies, departments,
                                                                                                                                                                            2                       Property used in manufacturing                        $11.6
                                                      institutions, universities and colleges.                                                                                                                                                                                       CONSUMER
                                                                                                                                                                            3                          Food and food products                               $3.4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   57.6 %
                                               5      The 2 percent additional sales tax levied on fireworks was eliminated effective Sept. 1, 2015;
                                                       an equivalent amount is now transferred to GR Account – Rural Volunteer Fire Department
                                                       Insurance from General Revenue.                                                                                                   Total Value of All Exemptions, Exclusions and Discounts
                                               6   May not sum to total due to rounding.
                                               7
                                                                                                                                                                                                       (includes other exemptions)=
                                                       E stimated values of major exemptions in fiscal 2020 and initial distribution of total limited
                                                        sales and use tax revenue in fiscal 2021, as projected in the November 2018 Tax Exemptions
                                                        and Tax Incidence report.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              $46 BILLION
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MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AND RENTAL TAXES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             HIGHLIGHTS:
        E N AC T E D I N 19 41                      COLLECTIONS
                                                   All Funds, Excluding Trusts (billions)
The motor vehicle sales and use tax, the
largest tax in this category, is imposed        $6
on the retail sales price, less trade-in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     $5.13
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               REVENUE
allowance, of motor vehicles sold in Texas.     $5                                                                                                                                                                                                                              FISCAL 2019

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              $ 5.01B
The motor vehicle rental tax is levied as
a percent of gross receipts derived from        $4
the rental of vehicles, with a varying rate
depending on the length of the rental.          $3
     In November 2015, voters approved
                                                $2
a constitutional amendment to deposit
35 percent of the net revenue from these           $1
taxes above $5 billion to the State Highway
Fund, beginning in fiscal 2020. The             $0
                                                            2009              2010               2011               2012              2013              2014          2015         2016            2017          2 018           2 019           2 02 0         2 02 1
transfer is projected to be $5.69 million
                                                                                                                                     ACTUAL                                                                                                           ESTIMATED
in fiscal 2020, and $29.16 million in
fiscal 2021.                                                              R E V E N U E BY S O U R C E                                                                                     H I S T O R I C A L VO L AT I L I T Y
                                                                                                                                                                                    Year-over-year Change, All Funds, Excluding Trusts                                        STATE RATE
                                               TAX                                            FUND                                  FISCAL 2019

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6.25%
                                                                                              General Revenue Fund1                 $4,447,838,656                                   Compound Annual Growth Rate (Fiscal 2009-2019): 6.8%                                                         6

                                               Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax                Property Tax Relief Fund2                 $24,656,342            20%                        19.5%
                                                                                              GR Account - Emissions
                                                                                              Reduction Plan3                           $19,012,678            15%
                                                                                                                                                                                 13.2%
                                               Motor Vehicle Rental Tax                       General Revenue Fund                    $329,492,069
                                                                                                                                                               10%                                  9.0%                                          9.7%                          LOCAL RATE
                                                                                                                                                                                                             8.5%
                                                                                              General Revenue Fund                    $163,274,436                                                                   7.2%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 NONE
                                               Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax –
                                               Seller-Financed Motor Vehicles                 GR Account - Emissions                                            5%
       Percentage of                                                                          Reduction Plan3                                $30,860                                                                             2.3%
                                                                                                                                                                         1.1%                                                                                0.7%
    Total Tax Collection                       Manufactured Housing Sales                                                                                       0%
               F I S C A L 2 01 9
                                               and Use Tax                                    General Revenue Fund                      $26,286,778                                                                                                                            FEDERAL RATE

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 NONE
                                               Motor Vehicle Sales and                                                                                                                                                                   -1.8%
                                                                                                                                                                -5%
        All Funds, Excluding Trusts            Use Tax - Motor Carriers 4                     General Revenue Fund                               $200
            $5 BILLION                                                                                             TOTAL 5         $5,010,592,018
                                                                                                                                                               FISCAL    2 010   2 011     2 012     2 013   2 014       2 015   2 016   2 017      2 018    2 019

    MOTOR VEHICLE SALES & RENTAL TAXES
                                               1
                                                                                             FOOTNOTE S
                                                                                                                                                                                             M A J O R E X E M P T I O N S7
                                                   S ince fiscal 2015, 95 percent of revenue is deposited into the General Revenue Fund; the

                                               2
                                                    remaining 5 percent is retained by counties.
                                                                                                                                                                Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers used for interstate commerce; sales to or use by                  WHO PAYS?7
                                                    Revenue derived from the tax based on a used vehicle’s presumptive value is deposited into
                                    8.4%             the Property Tax Relief Fund.                                                                                 public agencies; farm machines, trailers, semi-trailers used primarily for farming,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                BUSINESS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              40.2%
                                               3     100 percent of applicable surcharge is required to be transferred into GR Account –                                                     ranching or timber operations.
                                                      Emissions Reduction Plan.
                                               4      Repealed by S.B. 3, 74th Leg., R.S. effective Sept. 1, 1997.
                                               5      May not sum to total due to rounding.                                                                             RANK                          EXEMPTION                     FISCAL 2020 EST. VALUE (MILLIONS)
                                               6      The 6.25 percent sales and use tax is based on the vehicle sales price less any trade-in.
                                                       Additional taxes or surcharges may apply to the sale of certain diesel trucks. Rentals: 10                                            Vehicles used for interstate
                                                        percent of gross receipts on rentals of 30 days or less, 6.25 percent on rentals of 31 to 180                    1                                                                          $100.1
                                                        days. Manufactured housing sales: 5 percent of 65 percent of the sales price on the initial
                                                                                                                                                                                                     commerce
                                                        sale or use of a new manufactured home.
                                                                                                                                                                         2                Sales to or use by a public agency                         $49.5                      CONSUMER

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              59.8 %
                                               7       E stimated values of major exemptions in fiscal 2020 and initial distribution of total motor
                                                        vehicle sales tax revenue in fiscal 2021, as projected in the November 2018 Tax Exemptions
                                                        and Tax Incidence report.                                                                                        3                         Farm or timber use                                $43.3

                                                                                                                                                                                 Total Value of All Exemptions (includes other exemptions)=
                                                                                                                                                                                                     $205 MILLION
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MOTOR FUEL TAXES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  HIGHLIGHTS:
             E NAC TE D 19 2 3                                       COLLECTIONS
                                                                     All Funds, Excluding Trusts (billions)
Motor fuel taxes consist of the state’s
consumption taxes on gasoline, diesel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     $3.87
fuel and liquefied and compressed
                                                                     $4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    REVENUE
natural gas. In general, these taxes are                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             FISCAL 2019

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  $ 3.74B
charged on each gallon of fuel sold in                               $3
Texas used to propel vehicles on Texas’
public roads.
                                                                     $2
    The rates for the gasoline and diesel
fuel taxes were last changed in 1991,
when they were both increased from                                   $1
$0.15 per gallon.

                                                                     $0
                                                                             2 0 09            2 010             2 011             2 012             2 013             2 014            2 015          2 016           2 017             2 018        2 019           2 02 0            2 02 1
                                                                                                                                                    ACTUAL                                                                                                                 ESTIMATED

                                                                                           R E V E N U E BY S O U R C E                                                                                        H I S T O R I C A L VO L AT I L I T Y
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Year-over-year Change, All Funds, Excluding Trusts                                         GASOLINE TAX
                                                                 TAX                                    FUND                                     FISCAL 2019

                                                                 Gasoline Tax1                          General Revenue Fund                   $2,789,006,176                                           Compound Annual Growth Rate (Fiscal 2009-2019): 2.1%                                         STATE RATE

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  $0.20
                                                                                   2                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4
                                                                 Diesel Fuel Tax                        General Revenue Fund                     $948,047,468
                                                                 Liquefied and Compressed                                                                                         4                                                         3.9%
                                                                 Natural Gas Tax 2                      General Revenue Fund                        $5,950,683                                                                                                                                                  PER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                PER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                GALLON
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                GALLON
                                                                                                                                 TOTAL 3       $3,743,004,327                     3                                             2.9%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2.5%                           LOCAL RATE

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     NONE
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2.0%       2.1%                                 2.0%      2.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                  2                                                                                             1.9%
         Percentage of                                           1
                                                                                                            FOOTNOTE S
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1.6%
                                                                     fter deductions for refunds and other purposes, 25 percent is allocated to the Available
                                                                    A
      Total Tax Collection                                          School Fund; 50 percent is allocated to the State Highway Fund; and the remaining 25 percent
                    F I S C A L 2 01 9                              is also deposited to the State Highway Fund, except that the first $7.3 million is deposited to               1
                                                                    the County and Road District Highway Fund.                                                                                                                                                                                      FEDERAL RATE
                                                                                                                                                                                          0.3%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    $0.184
           All Funds, Excluding Trusts                           2 After deductions for refunds, 25 percent is allocated to the Available School Fund, and 75
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5
                                                                    percent is allocated to the State Highway Fund.                                                               0
            $3.74 BILLION                                        3 May not sum to total due to rounding.                                                                                                                                                                                                        PER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                GALLON
                                                                 4 T his rate is for gasoline and diesel fuel (eligible transit companies qualify for a refund of 1           FISCAL     2 010     2 011      2 012   2 013     2 014      2 015   2 016     2 017    2 018    2 019
                 MOTOR FUEL TAXES                                   cent per gallon on gasoline and 1/2 cent per gallon on diesel fuel). A 15 cents-per-gallon rate
                                                                    exists for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG).
                                                                 5 The federal tax rate for diesel fuel is $0.244 per gallon.

                                                                 6 E stimated values of major exemptions in fiscal 2020 and initial distribution of total gasoline                               M A J O R GA S O L I N E TA X E X E M P T I O N S 6                                             WHO PAYS? 6
                                                                    tax revenue in fiscal 2021, as projected in the November 2018 Tax Exemptions and Tax
                                                                    Incidence report.                                                                                           Collection allowances for licensed distributors, importers or suppliers that make timely tax
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     BUSINESS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   21.1%
                                                                                                                                                                                               payments; refunds for taxes paid on gasoline for off-road use.
                                            6.3%
                                                                                                                                                                                            RANK                               EXEMPTION               FISCAL 2020 EST. VALUE (MILLIONS)

                                                                                                                                                                                                1                      Collection allowances                            $57.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                2                              Marine use                               $29.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Industry and                                                             CONSUMER
                                                                                                                                                                                                3                                                                       $25.7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   78.9 %
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           commercial use

                                                                                                                                                                                                Total Value of All Gasoline Tax Exemptions, Refunds and Discounts
                                                                                                                                                                                                       (includes other exemptions, refunds and discounts)=
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       $132.9 MILLION
10 G L E N N H E G A R • T E X A S C O M P T R O L L E R O F P U B L I C A C C O U N T S                                                                                                                                                                                                                            11
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FRANCHISE TAX
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            HIGHLIGHTS:
             E NAC TE D 19 07                                        COLLECTIONS
                                                                     All Funds, Excluding Trusts (billions)
The franchise, or margins tax is one of
the state’s oldest taxes, though it has been                         $5
significantly reformed in recent years.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             $4.49    REVENUE
Levied for the privilege of doing business                           $4                                                                                                                                                                                                                       FISCAL 2019
in Texas, the tax due is based on an

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $ 4.22B
entity’s apportioned taxable margin.1                                $3
    In 2006, the Legislature made
significant changes to the tax, including
                                                                     $2
transitioning to the taxable margin as
the sole base component and expanding
                                                                      $1
the tax to limited partnerships, business
trusts and other legal entities.
    In 2015, the Legislature voted to                                $0
                                                                                2009              2010               2 011            2 012              2 013           2 014           2 015        2 016            2 017        2 018          2 019           2 02 0       2 02 1
reduce franchise tax rates by 25 percent.                                                                                                               ACTUAL                                                                                                          ESTIMATED

                                                                                            R E V E N U E BY S O U R C E                                                                                      H I S T O R I C A L VO L AT I L I T Y
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Year-over-year Change, All Funds, Excluding Trusts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             STATE RATE
                                                                                                                                                     FISCAL 2019

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             0.75%/
                                                                 TAX                                          FUND
                                                                                                              General Revenue Fund2                 $2,960,324,289                                   Compound Annual Growth Rate (Fiscal 2009-2019): -0.1%)
                                                                 Franchise/
                                                                                                                                         3                                          20
                                                                 Margins Tax                                  Property Tax Relief Fund              $1,255,722,701
                                                                                                                                                                                                              16.1%
                                                                 Franchise Tax                                General Revenue Fund4                       $1,821,711                15                                                                              13.7% 14.4%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             .375%
                                                                                                                                                                                    10                                                                                                                        6
                                                                                                                                    TOTAL 5         $4,217,868,701
                                                                                                                                                                                     5                                  5.1%
                                                                                                                                                                                                     2.0%
                                                                                                               FOOTNOTE S
                                                                                                                                                                                     0
                                                                 1   Taxable margin is defined as the total revenue less the greater of (1) the cost of goods sold,
         Percentage of                                                (2) total compensation, (3) 30 percent of total revenue, or (4) $1 million. An apportionment                  -5                                           -1.4% -1.6%                                                   LOCAL RATE
                                                                     factor based on the portion of receipts that occured in Texas is then applied.
      Total Tax Collection
                    F I S C A L 2 01 9
                                                                 2

                                                                 3
                                                                     T he estimated amount of franchise tax revenues that would have been generated had the
                                                                      2006 reforms not occurred.
                                                                      ll revenue exceeding the estimated amount that would have been brought in under the
                                                                     A
                                                                                                                                                                                   -10

                                                                                                                                                                                   -15
                                                                                                                                                                                           -9.3%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 NONE
           All Funds, Excluding Trusts                               previous version of the franchise tax.
                                                                                                                                                                                   -20                                                           -16.6% -16.5%                                FEDERAL RATE
            $4.22 BILLION
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 NONE
                                                                 4    eflects net payments and refunds related to franchise tax liability from reports due before
                                                                     R                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  7
                                                                     the 2008 tax year.                                                                                          FISCAL     2 010    2 011     2 012    2 013    2 014   2 015     2 016   2 017      2 018   2 019
                                                                 5   May not sum to total due to rounding.
                 FRANCHISE TAX                                   6   A tax rate of 0.375 percent applies to taxpayers in the retail or wholesale trade, and a rate
                                                                      of 0.75 percent applies to other taxpayers. Firms with less than $20 million in total revenues
                                                                     may elect to file an EZ return. The tax rate for EZ filers is 0.331 percent.                                                               MAJOR EXEMPTIONS8
                                                                 7   T here is no federal franchise tax; however, a corporate income tax is levied at 21 percent of
                                                                      net income.                                                                                            Reduced tax rates for eligible retail or wholesale businesses; certain nonprofits that are exempt              WHO PAYS? 8
                                                                 8   E stimated values of major exemptions in fiscal 2020 and initial distribution of total franchise
                                                                                                                                                                                      from federal income tax; small businesses under the no tax due thresholds.
                                                                      tax revenue in fiscal 2021, as projected in the November 2018 Tax Exemptions and Tax
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            FISCAL 2020 EST. VALUE             BUSINESS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             100%
                                                                     Incidence report.
                                                                                                                                                                                            RANK                                EXEMPTION                         (MILLIONS)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Reduced rate for eligible
                                                                                                                                                                                                 1                                                                     $604.9
                                            7.1%                                                                                                                                                                       retail/wholesale entities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Nonprofit corporations exempt
                                                                                                                                                                                                 2                                                                     $330.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      from federal income tax
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               CONSUMER

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                 3                     Small business exception                        $246.1

                                                                                                                                                                                                             Total Value of All Deductions,
                                                                                                                                                                                   Exclusions, Special Accounting Methods and Credits and Refunds (includes others)=
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       $2.46 BILLION
12 G L E N N H E G A R • T E X A S C O M P T R O L L E R O F P U B L I C A C C O U N T S                                                                                                                                                                                                                     13
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OIL PRODUCTION TAX
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               HIGHLIGHTS:
              E NAC TE D 19 0 5                                      COLLECTIONS
                                                                     All Funds, Excluding Trusts (billions)
The oil production tax is a severance tax
on the removal of crude oil from Texas                                $5
land. The rate has remained unchanged                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           REVENUE
since 1951, longer than any other major                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                $3.95     FISCAL 2019
                                                                      $4
state tax.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               $ 3.89B
    Twenty-five percent of the revenue                                $3
from this tax is allocated to the Foundation
School Account, with the remaining amount
                                                                      $2
deposited into General Revenue. Portions
of the amount deposited into General
                                                                      $1
Revenue may be transferred to the
Economic Stabilization Fund and the State
Highway Fund. In 2015, the Legislature                               $0
                                                                               2 0 09            2 010              2 011             2 012            2 013            2 014          2 015         2 016             2 017            2 018         2 019           2 02 0       2 02 1
repealed the oil regulation tax.                                                                                                                      ACTUAL                                                                                                               ESTIMATED

                                                                                           R E V E N U E BY S O U R C E                                                                                      H I S T O R I C A L VO L AT I L I T Y
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Year-over-year Change, All Funds, Excluding Trusts                                         STATE RATE
                                                                 TAX                         FUND                                             FISCAL 2019

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               4.6%
                                                                                                                        1                                                                              Compound Annual Growth Rate (Fiscal 2009-2019): 16%
                                                                 Oil Production Tax          General Revenue Fund                                  $3,886,822,399               70%                                                                                                                            4
                                                                 Oil Regulation Tax 2        General Revenue Fund                                              $1,479           60%                                                                                    60.9%
                                                                                                                                                                                50%                                                                                                                            OF
                                                                                                                                                                                                   46.0% 42.8% 42.2%                                                                                           MARKET
                                                                                                                   TOTAL 3                         $3,886,823,879
                                                                                                                                                                                40%                                                                                                                            VALUE
                                                                                                                                                                                30%                                                29.5%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              23.6%
                                                                                                                                                                                20%
                                                                                                                                                                                         14.0%                                                                                  14.6%             LOCAL RATE
                                                                                                              FOOTNOTE S

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   NONE
                                                                                                                                                                                10%
                                                                 1   T wenty-five percent is statutorily dedicated to public education funding and allocated to the
                                                                                                                                                                                 0%
         Percentage of                                           2
                                                                      Foundation School Account.
                                                                      The 0.1875 cents-per-barrel oil regulation tax was abolished effective Sept. 1, 2015.                    -10%
      Total Tax Collection                                       3   May not sum to total due to rounding.                                                                     -20%
                    F I S C A L 2 01 9                           4   Or 4.6 cents on each barrel for oil production, whichever is greater.                                                                                                                                                      FEDERAL RATE
                                                                                                                                                                                -30%

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   NONE
                                                                 5   E stimated values of major exemptions in fiscal 2020 and initial distribution of total oil                                                                            -25.7%
           All Funds, Excluding Trusts                                production tax revenue in fiscal 2021, as projected in the November 2018 Tax Exemptions and               -40%
                                                                      Tax Incidence report.                                                                                     -50%                                                                 -40.8%
            $3.89 BILLION
                                                                                                                                                                                FISCAL    2 010     2 011     2 012      2 013      2 014    2 015    2 016    2017      2018   2019
                OIL PRODUCTION TAX
                                                                                                                                                                                                              MAJOR EXEMPTIONS5
                                                                                                                                                                                           Special tax rate for wells approved as enhanced oil recovery projects;                              WHO PAYS? 5
                                                                                                                                                                                                     10-year exemption for wells certified as inactive.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  BUSINESS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                100%
                                                                                                                                                                                           RANK                                  EXEMPTION              FISCAL 2020 EST. VALUE (MILLIONS)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          New or expanded
                                                                                                                                                                                               1                                                                        $45.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      enhanced recovery project
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Enhanced recovery
                                         6.5%                                                                                                                                                                               projects using
                                                                                                                                                                                               2                                                                         $2.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        anthropogenic carbon                                                      CONSUMER

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               dioxide
                                                                                                                                                                                               3                            Inactive wells                               $0.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Total Value of All Exemptions =
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $48.3 MILLION
14 G L E N N H E G A R • T E X A S C O M P T R O L L E R O F P U B L I C A C C O U N T S                                                                                                                                                                                                                           15
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NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION TAX
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   HIGHLIGHTS:
             E N AC T E D 19 31                                     COLLECTIONS
                                                                    All Funds, Excluding Trusts (billions)
Natural gas production is taxed as part
of Texas' severance tax structure, which                            $3
taxes the removal of natural resources
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     REVENUE
from the state.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       FISCAL 2019
    Twenty-five percent of the revenue
                                                                    $2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   $1.69B
from this tax is allocated to the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           $1.58
Foundation School Account, with the
remaining amount deposited into General
Revenue. Portions of the amount deposited                           $1
into General Revenue may be transferred
to the Economic Stabilization Fund and
the State Highway Fund.
                                                                    $0
                                                                              2 0 09            2 010              2 011             2 012             2 013             2 014          2 015           2 016            2 017         2 018            2 019           2 02 0        2 02 1
                                                                                                                                                      ACTUAL                                                                                                                 ESTIMATED

                                                                                           R E V E N U E BY S O U R C E                                                                                         H I S T O R I C A L VO L AT I L I T Y
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Year-over-year Change, All Funds, Excluding Trusts                                          STATE RATE 3
                                                                 TAX                                     FUND                                      FISCAL 2019

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     7.5%
                                                                 Natural Gas Production Tax              General Revenue Fund1                     $1,685,680,675                                        Compound Annual Growth Rate (Fiscal 2009-2019): 1.8%
                                                                                                                                                                                   70                                                                           69.8%
                                                                                                                                   TOTAL 2        $1,685,680,675
                                                                                                                                                                                   60
                                                                                                                                                                                                      53.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                   50                                                                                    45.6%
                                                                                                             FOOTNOTE S                                                            40                           38.3%
                                                                 1 Twenty-five percent is statutorily dedicated to public education funding and allocated to the
                                                                                                                                                                                   30                                             27.0%                                                               LOCAL RATE

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       NONE
                                                                    Foundation School Account.                                                                                     20                                                                                              17.8%
                                                                 2 M ay not sum to total due to rounding.
                                                                                                                                                                                   10
        Percentage of                                            3 Tax rate for condensate is 4.6 percent.
                                                                                                                                                                                    0
     Total Tax Collection                                        4 E stimated values of major exemptions in fiscal 2020 and initial distribution of total natural gas

                                                                    production tax revenue in fiscal 2021, as projected in the November 2018 Tax Exemptions and
                                                                                                                                                                                  -10                                    -2.6%
                    F I S C A L 2 01 9                              Tax Incidence report.                                                                                         -20                                                                                                                FEDERAL RATE

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       NONE
                                                                                                                                                                                  -30
           All Funds, Excluding Trusts                                                                                                                                            -40                                                      -32.6%
            $1.69 BILLION                                                                                                                                                         -50
                                                                                                                                                                                          -48.5%
                                                                                                                                                                                  -60
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       -54.8%
          NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION TAX
                                                                                                                                                                                 FISCAL       2 010   2 011      2 012    2 013    2 014       2 015    2 016   2 017      2 018   2 019

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   WHO PAYS? 4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 MAJOR EXEMPTIONS4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       BUSINESS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    100%
                                                                                                                                                                                  Reduced tax rates applied for approved “high-cost” gas wells based upon drilling and
                                                                                                                                                                                   completion costs for each well; exemptions applied for low-producing gas wells that
                                                                                                                                                                                                           had production of 90 mcf per day.

                                                                                                                                                                                        RANK                              EXEMPTION                      FISCAL 2020 EST. VALUE (MILLIONS)

                                                                                                                                                                                          1                         High-cost natural gas                                $272.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      CONSUMER

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     0%
                                         2.8%                                                                                                                                             2                   Qualifying low-producing gas wells                         $73.3

16 G L E N N H E G A R • T E X A S C O M P T R O L L E R O F P U B L I C A C C O U N T S                                                                                                                                                                                                                            17
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ADDITIONAL STATE TAXES
                                                                    COLLECTIONS                                                                                                           P E R C E N TAG E O F T O TA L TA X C O L L E C T I O N S
                                                                       F I S C A L 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 21                                                                                                                           F I S C A L 2 01 9

                                                              All Funds, Excluding Trusts (billions)                                                                                                                          All Funds, Excluding Trusts
                                                                                                                                                                                                            % OF
$3.0                                                                                                                                                           INSURANCE TAXES                             TAXES
                                                                                                                                                               $2,599,024,669                              4.4%

$2.5                                                                                                                                                           CIGARETTE AND T0BACCO TAXES
                                                                                                                                                               $1,410,390,955                              2.4%
                                                                                                                                                               ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TAXES
$2.0
                                                                                                                                                               $1,369,402,271                              2.3%
                                                                                                                                                               HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX
$1.5
                                                                                                                                                               $636,110,128                                 1.1%
                                                                                                                                                               UTILITY TAXES
$1.0
                                                                                                                                                               $471,361,566                                0.8%
                                                                                                                                                               OTHER TAXES
$0.5                                                                                                                                                           $326,546,683                                0.5%

 $0
         2 0 09       2010        2011         2012         2013     2014         2015          2016     2017    2 018     2 019     2 020       2 021
                                                                    ACTUAL                                                              E ST I M AT E D

                           INSURANCE TAXES                                                              CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO TAXES                                              ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TAXES                                                              UTILITY TAXES
Insurance taxes include premium taxes and more than a dozen                           Cigarette and tobacco taxes include the cigarette tax and the cigar    Alcoholic beverage taxes consist of separate excise taxes on the               Utility taxes are a group of three related revenue sources,
maintenance taxes collected on behalf of the Texas Department of                      and tobacco products taxes.                                            first sale in Texas of liquor, beer, wine and malt liquor (also known          including the gas, electric and water utility tax; the public utility
Insurance. Insurance premium taxes generally apply to premiums                                                                                               as ale); and the mixed beverage gross receipts tax and mixed                   gross receipts assessment; and the gas utility pipeline tax.
paid on insurance that covers risk located in Texas.                                                  FISCAL 2019 REVENUE: $1.41 BILLION                     beverage sales tax on alcoholic beverages sold to consumers by
                                                                                                                                                             mixed beverage and private club permittees.                                                 FISCAL 2019 REVENUE: $0.47 BILLION
               FISCAL 2019 REVENUE: $2.6 BILLION                                       TAX                RATE
                                                                                       Cigarettes         $70.50 per 1,000 cigarettes weighing 3                         FISCAL 2019 REVENUE: $1.37 BILLION                                  TAX                                RATE
TAX                                        RATE                                                           pounds or less ($1.41 per pack of 20)                                                                                              Gas, electric and water utility    Cities 1,000-2,499 population –
Life insurance and HMO                     0.875% of the first $450,000                Cigars and tobacco Cigars weighing 3 pounds or less per 1,000 –       TAX                                RATE                                                                            0.581% of gross receipts
                                           1.75% in excess of $450,000                 products           1 cent for each 10 cigars                          Beer                               $6.00 per 31-gallon barrel                                                      Cities 2,500-9,999 population –
Property and casualty insurance            1.6%                                                           Cigars weighing more than 3 pounds per 1,000                                          (19.4¢ per gallon)                                                              1.070% of gross receipts
Accident and health insurance              1.75%                                                          and retailing for not more than 3.3 cents each –   Liquor                             $2.40 per gallon                                                                Cities ≥10,000 population –
                                                                                                          $7.50 per 1,000                                    Wine                               Alcohol volume ≤14% – 20.4¢ per                                                 1.997% of gross receipts
Unauthorized, independently                4.85%
procured and surplus lines                                                                                Cigars weighing more than 3 pounds per                                                gallon; >14% – 40.8¢ per gallon;             Public utility gross receipts      One-sixth of 1% of gross receipts
insurance                                                                                                 1,000 and retailing for over 3.3 cents each,                                          Sparkling wine – 51.6¢ per gallon            assessment
                                                                                                          containing no substantial amount of non-           Malt liquor (Ale)                  19.8¢ per gallon                             Gas utility pipeline               0.5% of gross income of
Licensed captive insurance                 0.5%
                                                                                                          tobacco ingredients – $11 per 1,000                                                                                                                                   gas utilities
companies                                                                                                                                                    Mixed beverage                     6.7% of gross receipts
                                                                                                          Cigars weighing more than 3 pounds per                                                8.25% sales tax
Title insurance                            1.35%                                                          1,000 and retailing for over 3.3 cents each,
                                                                                                          containing a substantial amount of non-
                                      NOTE                                                                tobacco ingredients – $15 per 1,000
 In 2015, the Legislature eliminated the following taxes:                                                 Each can or package of tobacco products                                  HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX                                                                  OTHER TAXES
                                                                                                          (other than cigars, cheroots or stogies) – $1.22
 • Airline/passenger train                 • Fireworks tax
                                                                                                          per ounce and a proportionate rate on all          The hotel occupancy tax is imposed on a person who pays for a                  Other taxes include the cement tax, oil and gas well servicing tax,
   beverage tax                            • Liquefied gas tax
                                                                                                          fractional parts of an ounce                       hotel room or space that costs $15 or more per day.                            occupation tax, combative sports admissions tax, coin-operated
 • Bingo rental tax                        • Oil regulation tax
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            amusement machine tax, unemployment assessments and the
 • Controlled substances tax               • Sulphur tax                                                                                                                 FISCAL 2019 REVENUE: $0.64 BILLION                                 tax refunds to employers of recipients of Temporary Assistance
 • Inheritance tax
                                                                                                                                                             RATE                                                                           for Needy Families.
                                                                                                                                                             6% of room rate paid by occupant                                                            FISCAL 2019 REVENUE: $0.33 BILLION

18 G L E N N H E G A R • T E X A S C O M P T R O L L E R O F P U B L I C A C C O U N T S                                                                                                                                                                                                                       19
LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES
             E N AC T E D 18 37                                 L O C A L P R O P E R T Y TA X L E V I E S 1
                                                                (billions)                                                                                                                                                                                                    MAXIMUM
Property taxes are levied by counties,                           70                                                                                                                                                                                                            RATES 5
cities, school districts and special purpose                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (PER $100 IN PROPERT Y VALUE)
districts such as community colleges and                                                                                                                                                                                                                         $8.47B
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 $8.01B
public hospitals. These local entities can                       60
levy a property tax by adopting a tax rate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           SCHOOL DISTRICTS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      $1.17
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                $10.39 B
with two components: a maintenance and                                                                                                                                                                                                                           $9.73B
                                                                 50
operations (M&O) rate, and an interest                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         M&O
and sinking (I&S) rate (also referred to                                                                                                                                                                                                                        $10.04 B
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 $9.53B

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     $0.5 0
as debt service). A separate entity, called                      40                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6

an Appraisal District, is responsible for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      I&S
determining the market value of each                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $34.88 B
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 $32.13B
property within its respective county.                           30
     While the state of Texas has not levied
a property tax since 1980, local property
                                                                 20
values have a direct impact on the state
budget due to the nature of the school                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               CITIES
finance system.                                                  10                                                                                                                                                                                                        GENER AL LAW CITIES 7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             (POP. ≤ 5,000)
                                                                     0                  2 0 09                 2 010

                                                                  E N T I T I E S R E P O R T I N G BY T Y P E (2 018) 1
                                                                                                                                     2 011                  2 012        2 013           2 014                2015              2016

                                                                                                                                                                             M A J O R S C H O O L P R O P E R T Y TA X E X E M P T I O N S ,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2017         2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  $1.5 0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            HOME RULE C ITIES
                                                                         ■ SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS - 1,793                                                                     DISCOUNTS AND SPEC IAL APPR AISALS 3                                                        (POP. > 5,000)

                                                                         ■ CITIES - 1,075
                                                                         ■ COUNTIES - 254
                                                                         ■ SCHOOL DISTRICTS - 1,017
                                                                                                                                                                           Valuation of agricultural or timber land at productivity value; various property value
                                                                                                                                                                            exemptions for residence homesteads and certain veterans; cap on taxes paid by
                                                                                                                                                                            homeowners age 65 and older or disabled; economic development activity under
                                                                                                                                                                          Chapter 313; exemption of certain tangible property being transported out of the state
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  $2.5 0
                                                                                                                                                                                    within 175 days; and the limitation on growth of appraised value.
                                                                     AV E R AG E P R O P E R T Y TA X R AT E S (2 018) 2
                                                                                                                           M&O                           I&S                                                                                                FISCAL 2020
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             EST. COST            COUNTIES
                                                                 School Districts                                         $1.091                      $0.275                RANK                                   EXEMPTIONS                                (BILLIONS)
                                                                 Cities                                                   $0.409                      $0.164                                                                                                                   GENER AL FUND
                                                                                                                                                                                 1               Special appraisals for agricultural and timber land          $4.097
                                                                 Counties (General Fund)

                                                                 1
                                                                                                              FOOTNOTE S
                                                                                                                          $0.316                      $0.050

                                                                     T he figures presented are calculated totals based on data self-reported to the Comptroller’s
                                                                      office only, not actual total property tax levies. These figures are for 2018 only and are not
                                                                                                                                                                                 2

                                                                                                                                                                                 3

                                                                                                                                                                                 4
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Residence homestead exemptions4
                                                                                                                                                                                                  School tax ceiling; age 65 and older or disabled
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Ch. 313 - Texas Economic Development Act
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              $3.289
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              $1.310
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              $0.752
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  $0.8 0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           FARM-TO-MARKET &
                                                                      inclusive of changes made in House Bill 3 implemented in tax year 2019. The Comptroller does                                                                                                          FLOOD CONTROL
                                                                      not guarantee the accuracy of self-reported information.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  $0.3 0
                                                                 2
                                                                                                                                                                                 5           Freeport property and cotton stored in warehouses                $0.434
                                                                      Average property tax rates are weighted by calculated property tax levies and only include
                                                                       entities that reported levying the respective tax to the Comptroller’s office.
                                                                 3
                                                                                                                                                                                           Limitation on appraised value of residence homesteads
                                                                       E stimated values of major exemptions in fiscal 2020 as projected in the November 2018 Tax
                                                                     Exemptions and Tax Incidence report.
                                                                                                                                                                                 6                            (10 percent cap)                                $0.334
                                                                 4      This includes the cost of both state-mandated value exemptions and local optional value
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               SPECIAL ROAD
                                                                         exemptions.                                                                                                         Total of All Exemptions and Special Appraisals =
                                                                 5       Rate limits represent the general rule applied to nearly all applicable entities. There may                                                                                                            & BRIDGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                            $15.3 BILLION

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  $0.15
                                                                          be cases, however, in which some entities can exceed this limit or are subject to a more
                                                                          restrictive tax rate limit.
                                                                 6        The "50-cent test" requires school districts to demonstrate to the Attorney General the
                                                                           ability to pay the principal and interest on any proposed bonds, as well as all outstanding
                                                                           bonds, from a tax rate not to exceed $0.50.
                                                                 7         Tax Code Section 302.001 restricts the annual property tax rate set by Type B general law
                                                                            municipalities to no more than $0.25.

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LOCAL SALES TAXES
             E NAC TE D 19 67                                   L O C A L S A L E S TA X A L L O C AT I O N S 1
                                                                 (billions)                                                                                                                                                                        MAXIMUM
Like the state sales tax, the local sales                             $10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    RATES
tax is imposed on final sales, rentals                                                                                                                                                                                                 $0.72B    THE SUM OF ALL LOCAL RATES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     CANNOT EXCEED 2%.
and leases of tangible personal property
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       $8.01B
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       $0.60 B
— physical goods or their classified
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       $2.11B

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2%
equivalent — and on sales of certain                                   $8
services, such as the repair of tangible                                                                                                                                                                                               $9.73B       SPECIAL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   PURPOSE
personal property, amusements and                                                                                                                                                                                                                 DISTRICTS
telephone services.
                                                                       $6                                                                                                                                                              $9.53B
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       $6.20 B

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               1.5 %
     The local sales tax is collected by
retailers across the state and remitted
to the Comptroller’s office along with                                                                                                                                                                                                 $32.13B     COUNTIES
the state sales tax. The Comptroller then
                                                                       $4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               1%
distributes the local portion of sales tax
collections to the local governmental                                                                                                                                                                                                               TRANSIT
entities each month.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ENTITIES
     The passage of House Bill 1525 by the                             $2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2%
86th Legislature requires marketplace
providers to collect local sales taxes based
on delivery location. The passage of House                             $0                                                                                                                                                                             CITIES
Bill 2153 also provides a single local tax                       0                     2010                  2011                   2012                  2013     2014           2015           2 016       2 017           2 018      2 019
rate for remote sellers. Remote sellers with
total Texas revenue exceeding $500,000                                                                                                                                                   AV E R AG E S A L E S TA X R AT E S 3
                                                                E N T I T I E S BY T Y P E 2
are required to collect and remit state and
                                                                                                                                                                    SPECIAL PURPOSE
local use taxes, and may choose to collect                             ■ SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS - 341                                                               DISTRICTS              COUNTIES        TRANSIT ENTITIES       CITIES
the single local tax rate or the local tax
                                                                                                                                                                          0.59%                 0.50%                0.78%           1.36%
based on the total local tax rate in effect at                         ■ COUNTIES - 124
the destination. The single local tax rate
for 2020 is 1.75 percent.                                              ■ TRANSIT ENTITIES - 10
                                                                       ■ CITIES - 1,161
                                                                                                             FOOTNOTE S
                                                                  1   T hese figures represent sales tax allocations made during each calendar year. Revenue is
                                                                       allocated to local governments two months after taxes are paid to a business.
                                                                  2    Entity counts and averages are as of December 11, 2019.
                                                                  3     Average local sales tax rates are weighted by collection amounts and corresponding tax
                                                                         rates.

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BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATIONS
The constitution requires the Comptroller to estimate                           General Appropriations Act —                                                                      The Budgeting Process in Brief
the amount of revenue available for general purpose                             “The Budget”
spending each biennium to fund public services                                                                                                  Each state agency prepares a detailed legislative         Budget Approval Steps
delivered by state agencies and public colleges and                             The General Appropriations Act (GAA) is the Texas               appropriations request (LAR) itemizing the                • The
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Texas House Committee on Appropriations and the
universities.                                                                   state government’s two-year budget. The state                   funding it is seeking for the upcoming biennium.
                                                                                constitution requires that this budget be balanced.                                                                         Senate Finance Committee simultaneously deliberate
    Legislators must approve a balanced budget for
                                                                                    State budget writers are also required to limit             After several reviews, hearings and approvals,              on the general appropriations bill. After the committees
state spending that may be less than, but not exceed,
                                                                                spending growth from the current budget to the next.            the LBB uses the LARs to draft the general                  pass their versions of the bills, the full House and Senate
the available cash and anticipated revenue as certified
                                                                                Under this spending limit, the growth rate of spending          appropriations bill, which is then submitted to the         consider each version of the budget.
by the Comptroller.
                                                                                from tax revenue not dedicated by the constitution must         Legislature.
                                                                                not exceed the estimated growth of the state’s economy          The Governor also submits an independently                • A conference committee of both House and Senate
                                                                                as determined by the Legislative Budget Board (LBB).            developed budget to the Legislature.                         members works to combine the two versions into the
                                                                                Only majority votes by both the House and Senate can                                                                         final General Appropriations Act, which is then voted on
                                                                                                                                                Prior to the legislative session, the Comptroller’s
                                                                                override the spending limit. For the 2020-21 biennium,                                                                      by both chambers.
                                                                                                                                                office issues the Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE)
                                                                                the LBB approved a 9.89 percent cap on spending
                                                                                                                                                of the funds to be available from taxes and other         • Once approved, it goes to the Comptroller’s office for
                                                                                growth.
                                                                                                                                                revenue sources for the biennium. Following                  final certification that the bill is within cash and
                                                                                                                                                the regular legislative session, the Comptroller
                                                                                State Spending Decisions                                                                                                    anticipated available revenue.
                                                                                                                                                reevaluates this estimate in light of changing
                                                                                                                                                economic conditions, as well as the fiscal impacts        • The last step is the Governor’s signature. Once signed,
                                                                                In recent years, the majority of state expenditures are         of any legislative changes. During the 2019
                                                                                on the following items:                                                                                                      the bill becomes law, allocating the state’s funds for two
                                                                                                                                                legislative session, the Comptroller issued a BRE           more years. The Governor may veto individual spending
                                                                                • h ealth and human services programs such as Medicaid,        revision in May, increasing amount available
                                                                                                                                                                                                            items within the budget.
                                                                                   adult and child protection, and assistance to the disabled   for certification by $518 million. A Certification
                                                                                                                                                Revenue Estimate (CRE) is published early in the
                                                                                   and those in poverty;
                                                                                                                                                new biennium giving lawmakers an updated
                                                                                • p ublic education spending that supplements local property   picture of the state’s expected fiscal condition
                                                                                   tax revenues;                                                during the two-year budget cycle.

                                                                                • t ransportation, road and bridge maintenance and
                                                                                   construction, and airports;
                                                                                • higher education;
                                                                                • law enforcement, courts and prisons;
                                                                                • state government operations; and
                                                                                • natural resources and state parks.

                                                                                                                                                                                                      .

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RESOURCES
Monthly Revenue Watch                                                          State Spending: Where the Money Goes                       Certification Revenue Estimate                                                                              Biennial Revenue Estimate
                                                                                                                                          The Comptroller forecasts the amount of revenue                                                                           Glenn Hegar Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

                                                                                                                                          available for spending during the current biennium
                                                                                                                                          based on the anticipated condition of the economy,
                                                                                                                                          incorporating changes to taxes and fees adopted
                                                                                                                                          by the Legislature during the previous session
                                                                                                                                          (October 2019).

                                                                                                                                          Tax Exemptions & Tax Incidence
                                                                                                                                                                     NOVE M B E R 2 01 8                                        2 018
Net state revenue collections by source are posted                             These interactive tools on the Comptroller’s website                                                                                  State of Texas

                                                                                                                                                      Annual                                                                                              Biennial Revenue Estimate
monthly to the Comptroller’s website.                                          show state spending by agency, purchase code,                Tax Exemptions
                                                                                                                                                       Cash
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2020-2021 Biennium       86th Texas Legislature      January 2019

                                                                               category and more.                                                     Report
                                                                                                                                            & Tax Incidence                                                                                           The Comptroller forecasts the amount of revenue
Texas Taxes and Tax Publication webpages                                                                                                                                                                              Revenues and Expenditures of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     State Funds for the Year Ended

                                                                               Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         august 31, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      available for spending each biennium, which
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Legislators then use to craft the state’s budget
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Texas Comptroller of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Public Accounts

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (January 2019).

                                                                                     Glenn Hegar Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

                                                                                 State of Texas
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Fiscal Size-Up
                                                                                 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
                                                                                 For the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2018
                                                                                                                                                                          A R E P O R T TO TH E G OV E R N O R
                                                                                                                                                                      A N D TH E 8 5TH TE X A S LEG I S L AT U R E

                                                                                                                                                                     G L E N N H E G A R Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

                                                                                                                                          This legislatively required report estimates                                                                                           Fiscal Size-up
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2018–19 Biennium
The Comptroller’s office maintains extensive online                                                                                       the value of exemptions, exclusions, discounts,
resources on the more than 60 taxes, fees and                                                                                             deductions, special accounting methods, credits,
assessments that the office collects.                                                                                                     refunds and special appraisals available under Texas’
                                                                                                                                          major state taxes and school property taxes
State Tax Automated Research (STAR) System                                     This report presents information on all state assets,      (November 2018).
                                                                               liabilities, and revenue and expenditure details for all                                                                                                                                SUBMITTED TO THE 85TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE

                                                                               state funds, including those held outside the Texas        Sources of Revenue:                                                                                                        PREPARED BY LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD STAFF

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        WWW.LBB.STATE.TX.US                                      SEPTEMBER 2018

                                         This online policy                    Treasury (February 2019).                                  A History of State Taxes and Fees in Texas
                                         resource center                                                                                                                                                                                              The Legislative Budget Board produces this biennial
                                         facilitates research                  Texas Annual Cash Report
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      report: a single source of information on the budget,
                                                                                                                                                      Glenn Hegar Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

                                         on Texas tax law and                                                                                State of Texas
                                                                                                                                             Sources of Revenue                                                                                       fiscal actions of each Legislature and the state’s fiscal
                                         tax policy.                                                                                         A History of State Taxes and Fees 1972-2018

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      condition (September 2018).

Texas Tax Code

                                                                                                                                          Providing a historical perspective, this guide reports
Select “Tax code” followed by the desired chapter and                          This report presents the state’s financial condition,      on the current status of state revenue sources
section to see statutes.                                                       details revenues and expenditures on a cash basis, and     (January 2019).
                                                                               shows revenue and expenditure details for all funds in
                                                                               the Texas Treasury (November 2019).

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This report contains estimates and projections from the
comptroller’s Certification Revenue Estimate – October 2019,
 which are based on available information, assumptions and
estimates as of the date of the forecast. Assumptions involve
judgments about future economic and market conditions and
events that are difficult to predict. Actual results could differ
 from those predicted, and the difference could be material.

                  For additional copies, write:
           TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
                          P.O. Box 13528
                  Austin, Texas, 78711-1440

             This report is also available online at
  comptroller.texas.gov/transparency/revenue/resources.php .

   In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,
   this document may be requested in alternative formats
           by emailing transparency@cpa.texas.gov.

                        Glenn Hegar
         Te x a s C ompt rol le r of P u bl ic Ac c ou nt s

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