Sec. 151.432. DEDUCTIONS OF TAX ON TICKET OR ADMISSION DOCUMENT TO AMUSEMENT SERVICE. (a) A reseller of a ticket or admission document to an amusement service may deduct from taxable sales reported the adjusted value of the ticket or admission document purchased for resale from a non-permitted purchaser of the ticket or admission document if:
(1) the taxes imposed by this chapter were paid by the purchaser and the purchaser does not hold a permit issued under this chapter;
(2) language on the ticket or admission document purchased for resale states that all taxes have been included in the price of the ticket or admission document;
(3) the ticket or admission document for which a deduction is claimed was not purchased tax-free by use of a resale or exemption certificate; and
(4) the ticket or admission document is actually resold.
(b) The reseller's books and records must be kept in accordance with the requirements of Section 151.025 and must:
(1) identify the non-permitted purchaser;
(2) document the face value of any ticket or admission document purchased by a non-permitted purchaser;
(3) document that sales tax was included in a ticket or admission document purchased by a non-permitted purchaser;
(4) document the sale of the ticket or admission document; and
(5) account for any remaining inventory of unsold tickets or admission documents.
(c) The reseller may satisfy Subsection (b)(3) by retaining a reproduction of a ticket or admission document to the amusement service.
(d) In this section, "adjusted value of a ticket or admission document" means the face value of the ticket or admission document, less the included state or local sales or use taxes.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1099, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.
Last modified: September 28, 2016