Texas Margin Tax Alert: New Veteran-Owned Business and Texas Margin Tax
Resource & Insights
March 2, 2016
Starting with the 2016 tax year (2017 Report year), newly formed veteran-owned businesses are not subject to franchise tax for an initial 5 year period.
To be considered a new veteran-owned business, an entity must meet the following qualifications as verified by the Comptroller’s office:
If you meet the qualifications as described above, you will need to follow certain steps in order to register with the Comptroller and the Texas Secretary of State. Your Weaver state and local tax team can assist you through the registration process.
For questions about this regulation or other state and local tax matters, please contact us.