Texas Statutes
§ 154.061 — PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY TAX.
Texas § 154.061
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Tex. Tax Code Code Ann. § 154.061 (2026).
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Sec. 154.061. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY TAX.
(a)A distributor who fails to timely pay the tax when due shall pay five percent of the amount of tax then due as a penalty, and if the distributor fails to pay the tax within 30 days after the day on which the tax is due, the distributor shall pay an additional five percent.
(b)The minimum penalty imposed by this section is $50.
(c)The dishonor of a check delivered to the treasury for payment of taxes constitutes a failure to pay the tax when due.
SUBCHAPTER D. PERMITS
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 409, Sec. 16, eff. June 7, 1991.
Nearby Sections
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§ 154.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 154.002
STORAGE.§ 154.021
IMPOSITION AND RATE OF TAX.§ 154.0225
LIABILITY OF PERMITTED DISTRIBUTOR.§ 154.023
IMPACT OF TAX.§ 154.024
IMPORTATION OF SMALL QUANTITIES.§ 154.025
LIEN TO SECURE PAYMENT OF TAX.§ 154.041
STAMP REQUIRED.§ 154.042
DISTRIBUTOR.§ 154.043
SALE OF STAMPS.§ 154.044
PURCHASE FROM A DISTRIBUTOR.§ 154.045
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