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Tex. Tax Code § 111.205 (2026)

Exception To Assessment Limitation

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Sec. 111.205. EXCEPTION TO ASSESSMENT LIMITATION. (a) The limitation provided by Section 111.201 of this code does not apply and the comptroller may assess a tax imposed by this title at any time if:

(1) with intent to evade the tax, the taxpayer files a false or fraudulent report;

(2) no report for the tax has been filed; or

(3) information contained in the report of the tax contains a gross error.

(b) In this section, "gross" error means that, after correction of the error, the amount of tax due and payable exceeds the amount initially reported by at least 25 percent.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1509, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 459, ch. 94, Sec. 4, eff. May 10, 1983; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 587, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: Borden, Inc. v. Sharp, 888 S.W.2d 614 (Tex. App.—Austin 1995).
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Borden, Inc. v. Sharp, 888 S.W.2d 614 (Tex. App.—Austin 1995). · cites it 5× “Laws 458, 459-60 ( Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.205 (4), since repealed) (emphasis added).”
Overhead Door Corp. of Texas v. Sharp, 970 S.W.2d 74 (Tex. App.—Austin 1998). “Laws 458 , 459-60 ( Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.205 (4), since repealed).”
W. Robert Brown v. Glenn Hegar, No. 03-14-00492-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 3, 2015). · cites it 4× “” Tex. Tax Code § 111.205(a)(1).4 After 4 In his response to the Comptroller’s motion for summary judgment and in his brief on appeal, Brown contends that the Comptroller could not properly present as a basis for summary judgment his assertion that the fraud exception to the…”
Borden, Inc. v. John Sharp, No. 03-94-00074-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 7, 1994). · cites it 5× “Gen Laws 458, 459-60 ( Tex. Tax. Code Ann. § 111.205 (4), since repealed) (hereinafter the "refund-assessment exception").”
Jeff Kaiser, P.C. v. State, No. 03-15-00019-CV (Tex. App.—Austin June 1, 2015). · cites it 3× “17, 29-30, 32-33 7 Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.204 (West 2015) .”
Formosa Plastics Corp. of Texas v. Sharp, 979 S.W.2d 410 (Tex. App.—Austin 1998). “Laws 458, 459-60 ( Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.205 (4), since repealed); Act of May 28, 1993, 73rd Leg.”
Iraan-Sheffield Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Kinder Morgan Prod. Co., 657 S.W.3d 525 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2022). “” TEX. TAX CODE ANN. § 111.205(b). As Kinder Morgan notes, the statute, by its plain language, applies to a taxpayer’s underpayment of taxes, not to an appraisal district’s undervaluation of property.”
Overhead Door Corp. of Texas v. John Sharp, No. 03-97-00748-CV (Tex. App.—Austin May 14, 1998). · cites it 2× “Laws 458 , 459-60 ( Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.205 (4), since repealed).”
Sanadco Inc. v. Glenn Hegar, No. 03-14-00771-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Apr. 16, 2015). “See Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.205 (b). Therefore, the AU finds that Staff's evidence clearly and convincingly demonstrates that the underreporting identified by the audit was the result of fraud or an intent to evade tax.”
Formosa Plastics Corp. of Texas v. John Sharp, No. 03-97-00788-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 22, 1998). “Laws 458 , 459-60 ( Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.205 (4), since repealed); Act of May 28, 1993, 73rd Leg.”
State v. Joseph F. Barbee, No. 03-99-00560-CV (Tex. App.—Austin June 15, 2000). “See Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.205 (a)(2). Although the Corporation did file a report for the March 1989 taxes, the Comptroller's audit indicated that this report contained a "gross error" because it under-reported the taxes the Corporation owed for that month by at least…”
Tex. Tax Code § 111.205(4): 1 case
Borden, Inc. v. Sharp, 888 S.W.2d 614 (Tex. App.—Austin 1995). “Laws 458, 459-60 ( Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.205 (4), since repealed) (emphasis added).”
Tex. Tax Code § 111.205(a)(1): 1 case
W. Robert Brown v. Glenn Hegar, No. 03-14-00492-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 3, 2015). “” Tex. Tax Code § 111.205(a)(1).4 After 4 In his response to the Comptroller’s motion for summary judgment and in his brief on appeal, Brown contends that the Comptroller could not properly present as a basis for summary judgment his assertion that the fraud exception to the…”
Tex. Tax Code § 111.205(a)(2): 1 case
W. Robert Brown v. Glenn Hegar, No. 03-14-00492-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 3, 2015). “” Tex. Tax Code § 111.205(a)(1).4 After 4 In his response to the Comptroller’s motion for summary judgment and in his brief on appeal, Brown contends that the Comptroller could not properly present as a basis for summary judgment his assertion that the fraud exception to the…”
Tex. Tax Code § 111.205(a)(3): 1 case
W. Robert Brown v. Glenn Hegar, No. 03-14-00492-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 3, 2015). “” Tex. Tax Code § 111.205(a)(1).4 After 4 In his response to the Comptroller’s motion for summary judgment and in his brief on appeal, Brown contends that the Comptroller could not properly present as a basis for summary judgment his assertion that the fraud exception to the…”
Tex. Tax Code § 111.205(b): 1 case
Iraan-Sheffield Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Kinder Morgan Prod. Co., 657 S.W.3d 525 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2022). “” TEX. TAX CODE ANN. § 111.205(b). As Kinder Morgan notes, the statute, by its plain language, applies to a taxpayer’s underpayment of taxes, not to an appraisal district’s undervaluation of property.”
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