Sec. 501.161. CERTAIN ECONOMIC INCENTIVES PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "related party" means a person who owns at least 80 percent of the business enterprise to which the sales and use tax would be rebated as part of an economic incentive.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a corporation may not offer to provide an economic incentive for a business enterprise whose business consists primarily of purchasing taxable items using a resale certificate and then reselling those items to a related party.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 12 - Planning and Development
Chapter 501 - Provisions Governing Development Corporations
Subchapter D. Corporate Powers and Limitations Relating to Projects
Section 501.151. Authority to Finance Project
Section 501.152. Definition of Cost With Respect to Project
Section 501.153. Lease or Sale of Project
Section 501.154. Conveyance of Property to Institution of Higher Education
Section 501.155. Loan to Finance Project
Section 501.156. Agreement Must Benefit Corporation
Section 501.157. Default on Agreement; Enforcement
Section 501.158. Performance Agreements
Section 501.159. Powers Concerning Projects; Jurisdiction
Section 501.160. Owning or Operating Project as Business
Section 501.161. Certain Economic Incentives Prohibited
Section 501.162. Use of Tax Revenue for Job Training
Section 501.163. Use of Tax Revenue for Job-Related Skills Training by Certain Corporations