TTARA State Tax Committee Meeting (Members Only)

The TTARA State Tax Committee will meet on Friday, August 14, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (CT) via Zoom to discuss several issues arising from the recent franchise tax rulemaking, as well as other matters of interest to members.

Agenda:

1. Changes at the Texas Comptroller’s Office

• Comptroller’s Annual Briefing, September 29

2. TTARA Data Center & Infrastructure Working Group Update

• Progress report on economic and fiscal impact study
• Data center audit issues

3. Round-Up of TTARA Member Issues Pending with Prior Comptroller Administration

• Taxpayer-friendly improvements
• Data processing/Cloud computing
• Data center audits
• Implementation of the refundable R&D credit
• R&D credit backlog under prior law
• Others

4. Possible Legislation in 2027

• Update IRC for franchise tax to January 1, 2025, and address carryforward issue 
• "Cloud computing bill” (f/k/a data processing bill) work of TTARA Digital Goods and Services Working Group 
• Taxpayer-friendly improvements

We encourage all interested members to participate and share their perspectives.