Tex. Tax Code § 162.362 — RETURNS AND PAYMENTS; ALLOWANCES

(a) A licensed dealer, on or before the 25th day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter, shall file a report and remit the amount of tax due. A licensed dealer who has not made taxable deliveries during the reporting period shall file with the comptroller a report that includes those facts or that information. (b) If a licensed dealer files a report and remits the tax due on or before the due date under Subsection (a), one percent of the tax due is allocated to the licensed dealer for the expense of collecting, accounting for, reporting, and timely remitting the taxes collected and for keeping the records. The licensed dealer shall deduct the allocated amount from the tax due when paying the tax to this state. (c) A licensed interstate trucker, on or before the 25th day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter, shall file a report and remit the amount of tax due. A report shall be filed with the comptroller on forms provided for that purpose and must contain the number of miles traveled in this state, the number of miles traveled outside this state, and other information required by the comptroller. An interstate trucker who is required to file a report under this section and who has not made interstate trips or used compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas in motor vehicles in this state during the reporting period shall file with the comptroller a report that includes those facts or that information. (d) If a licensed interstate trucker files a report and remits the tax due on or before the due date under Subsection (c), one-half of one percent of the tax paid on compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas used in this state by the interstate trucker is allocated to the interstate trucker for the expense of accounting for, reporting, and timely remitting the taxes due and for keeping the records. The licensed interstate trucker shall deduct the allocated amount from the tax due when paying the tax to this state. If the allocated amount exceeds the amount of tax due, the interstate trucker may file a refund claim with the comptroller. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 990 (H.B. 2148 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.