Tex.
Tax Code Section 154.058
Inventory on Tax Increase
(a)
On the effective date of a tax increase, each distributor, wholesaler, and retailer who has 2,000 or more cigarettes in packages stamped with stamps of an old design, color, or denomination shall immediately inventory the packages and any unused stamps of an old design, color, or denomination and file a report of the inventory with the comptroller.(b)
Not later than the 30th day after the date of the increase, each distributor, wholesaler, and retailer shall pay the amount of the additional tax due because of the tax increase by attaching to the inventory a cashier’s check payable to the comptroller, by electronic funds transfer to the comptroller or by any other method of payment authorized by the comptroller.(c)
Each distributor, wholesaler, and retailer shall keep a copy of the inventory and must be able to document the method of payment used.(d)
This section does not affect the date payment is due for stamps of an old design, color, or denomination if payment has not been made for the stamps on or before the effective date of the tax increase.
Source:
Section 154.058 — Inventory on Tax Increase, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.154.htm#154.058 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
