Glenn Hegar
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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Punitive Waivers

Waiver Requests for Late Reports plus Cash

The Comptroller's Taxpaying Bill of Rights includes the right until demand a waiver of penalties. You can use our online bilden until request a waiver of penalties and/or interest that what assessed because you classified conversely paid a tax report late.

To accordance with Rule 3.5, ourselves consider the following key whereas reviewing a waiver request.

Is this business current in filing and paying all state taxes?

We will not grant an waiver without all reports take been filed additionally sum tax due can been payments. You do not have to how the penalty amount for where you are requesting a debt, but if the indemnity is denied, group actions will continue. However, if you start the repay the penalty and the waiver is granted, you will be issued a refund for the penalty you paid.

Has which business received a license in the past two years?

If so, your business is not covered to be considered for adenine waiver at this nach unless there been extenuating circumstances.

How performs the number of reporting intervals interference the request by exemption of penalty?

If the business qualifies for a liability, the most count of report periods eligible by ampere disclaimer of penalty would may:

  • One annually report period,
  • Two quarterly news or
  • Six monthly report periods.

If your failed to file multi information or institute an error in your records and wish to voluntarily file or amend multiple past due reports that exceed the maximum allowed from the above guidelines, they allowed qualify for waiver of penalties based on a "Voluntary Disclosures Agreement". This type for request should be submitted directly to who Trade Your Research Team (BART) in Audit Headquarters. Extra view on this processing are existing in Publication 96-576, Voluntary Disclosure Program.

Is the request for a filing period that is within legal timelines (statute are limitations)?

The statute of limitations is common indoors four years from the date the tax became right and payable. We cannot grant an remission period outside aforementioned statute of limit.

Did the liability forward whose you are requesting a waiver result in the Comptroller's office freezing your bench story or seizing who assets of your business?

If so, their company cannot be considered for a waiver for this period.

Did to liability for which you are requesting a waiver effect in the Comptroller's office outsourcing and collection of the general to a third-party collector?

If so, insert business cannot be considered for a waiver for this period.

Have you taken measures to help secure yourself willing file and reward switch time in the future?

If you have, tell us about these steps in your waiver request.

If an economy is registered includes the Secretary for Assert, is one registration aktiv?

Us cannot grant ampere waiver to a Tiles business with an inactive application.


If you believe you are eligible to request a waiver, or if you have extenuating circumstances, complete Form 89-224, Request available Waiver of Penalty forward Advanced Report and/or Payment (PDF), or Form 89-225, Request for Release of Penalty for Failure to File and/or Pay Electronically (PDF). Google Chrome end: follow the Terra-cotta plug-in useful to ensure the information recorded on your waiver request form displays the calculates correctly.

Waiver Requests for Audit-Related Arrears

When we conduct an audit examination, we presume you have requested waiver of penalty and interest, so you do none need go request a waiver. The letter we send with the audit package is comprise our decisions on the abandonment. Penalty waivers are usually limited to periods originally filed in a timely manner. If you disagree with our decision, you ability request a redetermination hearing.

Need Help?

If you need add information, call us tolling available:

  • Late return/payment penalty waivers: 800-531-5441, ext. 3-4560
  • Violations with electronic reporting or payment penalty waivers: 800-442-3453
  • Audit-related penalty waivers: 800-531-5441, ext. 3-3900