Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2451 by King, Tracy O. (relating to the exclusion by taxable entities engaged in providing services as an agricultural aircraft operation of certain costs in determining total revenue for purposes of the franchise tax.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2451, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2015.
Additionally, the bill will have a direct impact of a revenue loss to the Property Tax Relief Fund of ($288,000) for the 2014-15 biennium. Any loss to the Property Tax Relief Fund must be made up with an equal amount of General Revenue to fund the Foundation School Program.
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2014
$0
2015
$0
2016
$0
2017
$0
2018
$0
Fiscal Year
Probable Revenue (Loss) from Property Tax Relief Fund 304
2014
($144,000)
2015
($144,000)
2016
($147,000)
2017
($144,000)
2018
($143,000)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend Chapter 171 of the Tax Code, regarding the franchise tax, by adding an exclusion from total revenue for taxable entities primarily engaged in the business of providing services as an agricultural aircraft operation. The exclusion would be for the cost of labor, equipment, fuel, and materials used in providing those services.
The bill would take effect January 1, 2014 and apply to a report due on or after that date.
Methodology
The estimated fiscal impact is based on franchise tax data from taxable entities providing agricultural aircraft services.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.