Solar and Wind Energy Business Franchise Tax Exemption

Last updated: August 28, 2018

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:State
Category:Financial Incentive
State:Texas
Incentive Type:Industry Recruitment/Support
Web Site:http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/re/incentives-taxcode-statutes.php
Administrator:Comptroller of Public Accounts
Start Date:01/26/1982
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Thermal Process Heat, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All)

Authorities

Name:Texas Tax Code § 171.056
Date Enacted:1981
Effective Date:1982

Summary

Companies in Texas engaged solely in the business of manufacturing, selling, or installing solar or wind energy devices are exempt from the franchise tax. The franchise tax is Texas’s equivalent to a corporate tax. There is no ceiling on this exemption, so it can be a substantial incentive for solar and wind businesses.

For the purposes of this exemption, a solar energy device means "a system or series of mechanisms designed primarily to provide heating or cooling or to produce electrical or mechanical power by collecting and transferring solar-generated energy. The term includes a mechanical or chemical device that has the ability to store solar-generated energy for use in heating or cooling or in the production of power." Under this definition wind energy is also listed as an eligible technology.

Texas also offers a franchise tax deduction for solar energy devices which also includes wind energy as an eligible technology.

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