Essentials on Texas Sales Tax for the Construction Industry

Session 1: Overview; Texas Sales and Use Tax Rules - This session provides background on how the Texas sales & use tax, TERP surcharge tax, the motor vehicle and motor fuels tax rules generally apply to the construction industry.

Session 1: Overview; Texas Sales and Use Tax Rules - Continued This session provides background on how the Texas sales & use tax, TERP surcharge tax, the motor vehicle and motor fuels tax rules generally apply to the construction industry.

Session 2: Sales and Use Tax Exemptions; Construction Industry Principles - This session discusses how the Texas tax laws exempt various components of the work performed in the construction industry as well as how the pricing terms of contracts (lump-sum v separated) may generate different sales tax consequences for same types of work.

Session 3: Site Development; Commercial Property Repairs and Remodeling - This session reviews the development of a residential neighborhood and the sales tax consequences of various phases of work, including site development, erosion control measures, utility infrastructures, common areas, new home construction and more. We also discuss the rules and review examples of commercial real property construction and how to distinguish between taxable and non-taxable contracts.

Session 4: Tax-Exempt Jobs; Performing Work in Declared Disaster Areas - This session discusses how the sales tax rules apply to construction work for tax-exempt entities, such as churches, schools, the Texas highway department, etc. We review the water-related exemption rules for MUDs and other providers. We also discuss the unique sales tax rules applicable to contractors who rebuild in governmental declared disaster areas.