The document summarizes state and local taxes paid by electric companies in Texas that are members of the Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT). In 2019, AECT member companies paid $1.83 billion in various state and local taxes and collected an additional $315.5 million in sales taxes from customers. The largest taxes paid were $742.1 million in property taxes and $578.4 million in municipal franchise fees. The document provides details on the different types of taxes paid and collected and the amounts for each.
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State and Local Taxation of the Electric Industry in Texas
1. State and Local Taxation of
the Electric Industry in Texas
November 2020
Legislative advertising paid for by: Association of Electric Companies of Texas
1005 Congress, Suite 1000, Austin, TX 78701 • 512-474-6725 • www.aect.net
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Summary of Tax Impact of AECT Member Companies
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AECT member
companies pay and
collect significant taxes
to bolster state and local
revenues
– The electric industry is a major
source of state and local tax
revenue in Texas.
– In 2019, members of AECT paid
$1.83 billion in state and local
levies. On average, this cost is
$82,936 per employee.
– AECT companies also collected
$315.5 million in sales taxes
from end-use customers.
State and Local Taxes Paid or Collected by
AECT Member Companies in 2019
TAXES IMPOSED ON AECT COMPANIES
State Taxes
Gas, Electric & Water Utility Tax
Public Utilities Gross Receipts Assessment
State Sales & Use Tax (Paid on Company purchases)
State Franchise Tax
Local Taxes
Property Taxes
Local Sales & Use Taxes (Paid on Company Purchases)
Municipal Franchise Fees
Subtotal, Company Taxes
SALES TAXES ON AECT ELECTRIC SALES
State Sales & Use Tax (Collected from Customers)
Local Sales & Use Taxes (Collected from Customers)
Subtotal, Customers’ Taxes
TOTAL, STATE & LOCAL TAXES
Source: Association of Electric Companies of Texas
Millions of Dollars
$190.4
23.2
167.6
84.7
742.1
44.9
578.4
$1,831.3
208.8
106.7
$315.5
$2,146.9
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Taxation: Core Principles
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AECT member companies believe that any state revenue proposal
should be based on:
o Accountability to ensure prudent and responsible spending of tax
dollars
o Equity to ensure all sectors of the economy equally share the
responsibility to fund our schools and state government, and no one
group of taxpayers shoulders a disproportionate share of this obligation
o Stability to provide businesses the confidence that their investments in
Texas will not be at risk to increasing tax burdens that could put them at
competitive disadvantages
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www.aect.net
Gas, Electric & Water Utility Tax
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Gas, Electric & Water Utility Tax: A gross receipts tax is imposed on each electric utility and
transmission & distribution utility located in an incorporated city or town having a population of more than
1,000 according to the most recent federal census. Utility companies subject to tax include electric
companies, natural gas distribution companies, and water utility companies that make local sale and
distribution. In areas open to retail electric competition the tax applies to the retail electric providers. The
typical tax rate is 1.997%.
About 84 percent of revenues from the tax derives from sales of electricity, and 16 percent from sales of
natural gas. Tax collections from water companies are negligible. AECT member companies pay roughly
half of the entire GEW tax.
Amount paid by AECT retail electric providers or integrated electric utilities: $190.4 million (2019)
AECT Position:
o This gross receipts assessment tax is extremely complex to administer, and has become quite outdated
with the competitive electric market structure.
o This tax is paid only by retail electric providers in competitive areas, and by integrated electric utilities in
non-competitive areas. The tax is incorporated into the price of electricity, which customers must pay.
Electric cooperatives and municipally owned utilities are completely exempt from this tax.
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Public Utilities Gross Receipts Assessment
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Public Utilities Gross Receipts Assessment: Paid by electric providers within the jurisdiction of the PUC
who serve the ultimate customers. This assessment is 1/6 of 1% of the providers’ gross receipts from sales
of electricity, and intended to help defray the costs of administering PURA.
Since inception, the assessment has yielded significantly more general revenue than has been required for
administration of PURA. In recent and current budget cycles, general revenue appropriations to PUC and
the Office of Public Utility Counsel for administration of PURA have consumed less than a fourth of
assessment revenues.
Amount paid by AECT retail electric providers or integrated utilities: $23.2 million (2019)
AECT Position:
o The assessment is incorporated into the price of electricity that customers must pay. Municipally owned
utilities are completely exempt from this tax.
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State and Local Sales & Use Taxes
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Sales & Use Taxes: Electricity purchased for commercial use is subject to tax. Electricity purchased for
residential consumption is exempt, as is electricity used directly in manufacturing.
When the exemption of residential use was enacted in 1978, an exception was provided for the city sales
tax. The majority of cities continue to levy city sales tax on residential use of electricity. More recently, fire
control, prevention, and emergency medical services districts have been authorized to impose local sales tax
on residential electricity.
• Amount paid to state by AECT member companies on their own purchases: $167.6 million
• Amount paid to local governments by AECT member companies on their own purchases: $44.9 million
• Amount collected for state by AECT member companies: $208.8 million
• Amount collected for local governments by AECT member companies: $106.7 million
Total State and Local Sales & Use Taxes associated with electric service from
AECT members: $528.0 million (2019)
AECT Position:
o Existing manufacturing sales tax exemptions are valid. Eliminating or reducing these would be detrimental
as this sector already bears a disproportionate share of the total tax burden within the state, and would
put Texas companies at a disadvantage to competing states which would still allow for these exemptions.
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State Franchise Tax
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State Franchise Tax: Corporations and other limited-liability business entities doing business in Texas are
subject to franchise tax for the privilege of the liability veil provided to those forms of business organization
by state law.
For most industries, including electricity, a 0.75 percent tax is due on the lesser of three methods of
calculating taxable margin. Margin is the difference between a company’s gross revenue and its option to
deduct: (1) its cost of goods sold, or (2) its employee compensation costs, or (3) a flat 30 percent of its
revenue. Margin for a multi-state firm is apportioned to Texas based on its percentage share of gross
receipts from Texas.
Amount paid by AECT member companies: $84.7 million (2019)
AECT Position:
o Any franchise tax relief granted by the state should be across-the-board rate relief so that all taxpayers
are treated equally.
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Property Taxes
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Property Taxes: The property tax base consists generally of all real and business personal property, unless
exempt by constitutional mandate or constitutionally sanctioned local option. All taxable property is to be
appraised and assessed at 100 percent of fair market value, unless eligible for special appraisal. Exemption
policies vary by type of jurisdiction, and among jurisdictions of the same type when provided on a local
option basis.
Electric companies have major investments in taxable property, principally generating plant and
transmission and distribution infrastructure.
Amount paid by AECT member companies: $742.1 million (2019)
AECT Position:
o The fundamental principle underlying a fair property tax system is that all property owners support their
local governments equally by paying tax in proportion to the value of their property. Any non-uniform
artificial limitations or restrictions imposed on that system erode that fundamental fairness.
o If property tax relief is offered, the fairest method is rate relief that applies to all properties, and taxpayers
should be protected against taxing jurisdictions absorbing the tax relief through new tax increases.
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Municipal Franchise Fees
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Municipal Franchise Fees: Fees imposed by municipalities on electric utilities and transmission &
distribution utilities for use of public rights-of-way. Texas Tax Code §182.025 and §33.008 of the Utilities
Code authorize these fees and contain some limitations on the amounts to be charged. Generally, the fees
are imposed on gross receipts or megawatt hours, but for agreements entered into after September 1,
1999, the requirement is simply that the computation be mutually agreed upon by the utility and the
municipality.
Amount paid by AECT member companies: $578.4 million (2019)
AECT Position:
o These franchise fees are considered a reasonable and necessary operating expense of an electric utility
and are included in the nonbypassable delivery charges that a customer's retail electric provider must pay
under Section 39.107 to the utility serving the customer.