Texas Statutes
Chapter 31 - Collections
Section 31.111. Refunds of Duplicate Payments

Sec. 31.111. REFUNDS OF DUPLICATE PAYMENTS. (a) The collector of a taxing unit who determines that a person erred in making a payment of taxes because the identical taxes were paid by another person shall refund the amount of the taxes to the person who erred in making the payment.
(b) A refund under Subsection (a) shall be made as soon as practicable after the collector discovers the erroneous payment. The refund shall be accompanied by a description of the property subject to the taxes sufficient to identify the property. If the property is assigned an account number, the collector shall include that number.
(c) Each month, the collector shall inform the auditor of each appropriate taxing unit of refunds of taxes made under Subsection (a) during the preceding month.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 673, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2002 and by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1430, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Tax Code

Title 1 - Property Tax Code

Subtitle E - Collections and Delinquency

Chapter 31 - Collections

Section 31.01. Tax Bills

Section 31.02. Delinquency Date

Section 31.03. Split Payment of Taxes

Section 31.031. Installment Payments of Certain Homestead Taxes

Section 31.032. Installment Payments of Taxes on Property in Disaster Area or Emergency Area That Has Been Damaged as a Result of Disaster or Emergency

Section 31.033. Installment Payments of Taxes on Property in Disaster Area or Emergency Area That Has Not Been Damaged as a Result of Disaster or Emergency

Section 31.035. Performance of Service in Lieu of Payment of Taxes on Homestead of Elderly Person

Section 31.036. Performance of Teaching Services in Lieu of Payment of School Taxes on Homestead

Section 31.037. Performance of Teaching Services by Employee in Lieu of Payment of School Taxes on Property of Business Entity

Section 31.04. Postponement of Delinquency Date

Section 31.05. Discounts

Section 31.06. Medium of Payment

Section 31.061. Payment of Taxes Assessed Against Real Property by Conveyance to Taxing Unit of Property

Section 31.07. Certain Payments Accepted

Section 31.071. Conditional Payments

Section 31.072. Escrow Accounts

Section 31.073. Restricted or Conditional Payments Prohibited

Section 31.075. Tax Receipt

Section 31.08. Tax Certificate

Section 31.081. Property Tax Withholding on Purchase of Business or Inventory

Section 31.10. Reports and Remittances of Other Taxes

Section 31.11. Refunds of Overpayments or Erroneous Payments

Section 31.111. Refunds of Duplicate Payments

Section 31.112. Refunds of Payments Made to Multiple Like Taxing Units

Section 31.115. Payment of Tax Under Protest

Section 31.12. Payment of Tax Refunds; Interest