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Sales Tax and Midstream Oil and Gas Companies
In Texas oil and gas is primarily moved by pipeline. Texas has over 425,000 miles of pipelines within its borders that represent about 1/6 of the total pipeline structure in the United States. The Pipeline safety department of the Texas Railroad Commission is charged with the responsibility of enforcing compliance with federal and state laws and regulation by the more than 1,485 pipeline operators in Texas of intrastate gathering, transmission, distribution and master-metered systems.
Why am I Being Audited?
You just received notification that your business has been selected for a Texas Comptroller state tax examination. Unless you have been through the audit process before, you probably have lots of questions and concerns.
Buyer Beware: State Tax Consultants Who Charge a Flat Fee
You’ve heard it before. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Some Texas state tax consultants promise to take care of your entire audit (including both the field audit as well as the highly complex and time consuming Administrative Hearings process) for a single flat fee. DON’T BELIEVE IT!