Texas Personal Property Tax

The UltraTax / Texas Personal Property Tax application supports 1040, 1041, 1065, 1120, and 1120S entities. It prepares the generic county, Harris County, Dallas County, and Tarrant County business personal property tax returns from depreciation data entered in the
Asset Detail
window.

Texas forms and schedules: Generic county

  • Calculating forms:
    • Form 50-144 — Business Personal Property Rendition of Taxable Property
    • Form 50-162 — Appointment of Agent for Property Taxes
  • Non-calculating forms:
    • Form 50-150 — Oil and Gas Property Rendition of Taxable Property
    • Form 50-158 — Watercraft Rendition of Taxable Property
    • Form 50-159 — Aircraft Rendition of Taxable Property
    • Form 50-759 — Application for Property Tax Exemption: For Vehicle Used to Produce Income and Personal / Non-Income Producing Activities

Texas forms and schedules: Harris County

  • Calculating forms:
    • Form 22.15 — Business Personal Property Rendition
    • Form 22.15-VEH — Confidential Vehicle Rendition
    • Form 11.251 — Application for Exemption of Good Exported from Texas ("Freeport Exemption")
    • Request for Extension
    • Additional 15 Day (Good Cause) Request for Extension of Time for Filing
  • Non-calculating forms:
    • Form 11.254-V — Application for Exemption for Vehicle Used to Produce Income and Personal / Non-Income Producing Activities
    • Form 22.15-AC — Business and Commercial Aircraft Rendition
    • Form 22.15-VES — Vessel Rendition
    • Form 25.25PP — Personal Property Correction Request/Motion

Texas forms and schedules: Dallas County

  • Personal Property Return
  • Application for Exemption of Goods Exported from Texas ("Freeport Exemption")
  • Request for Extension of Time for Filing
  • Aircraft Rendition

Texas forms and schedules: Tarrant County

  • Calculating forms:
    • Form 1300A — Business Personal Property Rendition of Taxable Property with a Total Value Greater than $20,000
    • Form 1300B — Business Personal Property Rendition of Taxable Property with a Total Value Less than $20,000
    • Form 1301 — Confidential Leased, Loaned, or Owned Assets Rendition
    • Form 1320 — Application for Exemption of Goods Exported from Texas ("Freeport Exemption")
    • Form 1303 — Extension Request for Business Personal Property Rendition Filing Deadline
  • Non-calculating forms:
    • Form 1302 — Business Aircraft Rendition
    • Form 1322 — Application for Exemption of One Business / Personal / Mixed-Use Motor Vehicle

Depreciation treatments required for all TX PPT assets

You'll need to enter the Book or TX treatment for Texas Personal Property Tax returns. By default, the Book treatment transfers to the return. However, if you've marked the
Complete return using the TX treatment within the Asset module
checkbox on the
Gen
screen in the General folder for UltraTax / Texas Personal Property Tax, the TX treatment will transfer to the return.

Associations required for all TX PPT assets

  • Situs:
    Each asset needs to have
    Texas
    selected in the
    Situs
    field to transfer to the Texas Personal Property Tax return.
  • Location ID#:
    Enter the parcel number for the location filing the property tax return. A property tax return is created for each account number entered. This information transfers to
    Property Identification Number
    on Form 50-144, 22.15, 1300A or 1300B, or Dallas County Rendition.
  • County - TX:
    Select the county the asset is located in from the dropdown list.
  • Type (For UltraTax CS 2013 and prior years):
    For all counties (except Harris, Dallas, and Tarrant counties), enter the type of property that the asset classifies for reporting purposes.
  • PPT Type - TX (For UltraTax CS 2014 and future years):
    For all counties (except Harris, Dallas, and Tarrant counties), enter the type of property that the asset classifies for reporting purposes.

Additional associations for TX PPT assets

  • Location:
    Enter the location where the asset is located.
  • Orig acq cost (used):
    Enter the original cost for a used asset. For this information to properly transfer, you need to designate the asset as
    Used
    in the
    Asset Detail
    window.
  • Fair Market Value:
    Enter the estimated market value of the asset. For used assets, this field needs to be completed unless you've marked the
    Use Net Book Value from asset module when Fair Market Value association is blank
    checkbox on the TXGen screen.
  • Owner's name:
    If the asset isn't owned by the client, enter the
    Owner's name
    .
  • Owner's address:
    If the asset isn't owned by the client, enter the
    Owner's address
    .
  • Quantity:
    Enter the
    Quantity
    of the asset. This information transfers to Form 50-144, Page 2.
  • PPT type - HarrisTX:
    Select the personal property type for the asset from the dropdown list. The property types and the forms they transfer to are listed in the following table.
    Property type
    Form
    Furniture & fixtures
    Form 22.15
    Office machines
    Form 22.15
    Mobile radio, telephones, PBX, cell phone, fax
    Form 22.15
    All other machinery & equipment
    Form 22.15
    Computers (PC and peripherals)
    Form 22.15
    Computers (Mainframe & servers)
    Form 22.15
    Miscellaneous
    Form 22.15
    Vehicles listed with Harris County
    Form 22.15-VEH
    Vehicles not listed with Harris County
    Form 22.15-VEH
    Special equipment
    Form 22.15-VEH
    Interstate vehicles
    Form 22.15-VEH
    If either of the vehicle property types is chosen, complete the following additional association fields.
    • License/reg/cert#
    • Mileage in state
    • Mileage out of state
    • Mileage total
    • Vehicle - Make/mfr
    • Vehicle - Model
    • Vehicle - Type/style
    • Year built
  • PPT type - DallasTX:
    Select the personal property type for the asset from the dropdown list. Assets with the following property types transfer to Form Dallas County Rendition.
    • Furniture & fixtures
    • Machinery & equipment
    • Office & telephone equipment
    • Computers & related equipment
    • Cars & pickups
    • Trucks 1 ton or more & trailers
    • Other
  • PPT type - TarrantTX:
    Select the personal property type for the asset from the dropdown list. Assets with the following property types transfer to Form 1300A or 1300B.
    • Furniture, machinery, signs, & leasehold
    • Office equipment & electronics
    • Computers & data equipment
    • Autos, trucks, trailer, & buses
    • Other
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