Texas Tax Code 111.054 – Timely Filing: Mail Delivery
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(a) If a tax payment or a report is placed in a U.S. Post Office or in the hands of a common or contract carrier properly addressed to the comptroller on or before the date the payment or report is required to be made or filed, the payment or report is made or filed on time.
(b) The receipt mark of a contract or common carrier or the postmark on a tax payment or report is prima facie evidence of the date on which the payment or report was delivered to a carrier or the post office. The comptroller or the person making the payment or filing the report may show by competent evidence that the actual date of delivery to the carrier or post office differs from the receipt mark or postmark.
Terms Used In Texas Tax Code 111.054
- Comptroller: means the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. See Texas Tax Code 1.04
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The comptroller may refund or issue credits for penalties and interest paid solely as a result of returns or tax payments timely mailed but postmarked after the required filing date.