Texas Sales and Use Tax - In-Person

After completing this 4-hour course, you'll gain a working knowledge of the important provisions of Texas sales and gross receipts tax rules. Both course instructors will share their knowledge and experience about the application of the tax rules to businesses and the transactions conducted in their states.

Objectives

• Determine whether transactions are subject to sales tax, use tax or gross receipts tax
• Identify key sales and use tax terms and the corresponding definitions
• Ascertain whether a taxpayer's location requires a sales tax permit
• Identify the types of governmental entities that impose sales and use taxes
• Determine the amount of sales tax that applies to a transaction
• Differentiate between taxable and nontaxable services
• Identify common issues that arise during sales and use tax audits

Credits

Leaders

• Gordon Martens

  Gordon Martens, trial and appellate attorney with Martens, Todd & Leonard, a boutique tax litigation law firm located in downtown Austin, Texas.

  Gordon and other members of his law firm represent clients during Texas tax audits, in Administrative Hearings, and in the Texas trial and appellate courts.

  He has represented a wide variety of businesses with a focus on the oil, gas, construction, and technology industries.

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