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Tex. Tax Code § 111.207 (2026)

Tolling Of Limitation Period

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Sec. 111.207. TOLLING OF LIMITATION PERIOD. (a) In determining the expiration date for a period when a tax imposed by this title may be assessed, collected, or refunded, the following periods are not considered:

(1) the period following the date of a tax payment made under protest, but only if a lawsuit is timely filed in accordance with Chapter 112;

(2) the period during which a judicial proceeding is pending in a court of competent jurisdiction to determine the amount of the tax due;

(3) the period during which an administrative redetermination or refund hearing is pending before the comptroller; and

(4) the period during which an indictment or information is pending for a felony offense related to the administration of the Tax Code against any taxpayer or any person personally liable or potentially personally liable for the payment of the tax under Section 111.0611.

(b) The suspension of a period of limitation under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) is limited to the issues that were contested under those subdivisions.

(c) A bankruptcy case commenced under Title 11 of the United States Code suspends the running of the period prescribed by any section of this title for the assessment or collection of any tax imposed by this title until the bankruptcy case is dismissed or closed. After the case is dismissed or closed, the running of the period resumes until finally expired.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 121(24).

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1510, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 459, ch. 94, Sec. 3, eff. May 10, 1983; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 91, 121(24), eff. June 20, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 68 (S.B. 934), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2011.

SUBCHAPTER E. ASSIGNMENT OF TAX CLAIMS


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases, 1994–2020 · leading case: Borden, Inc. v. Sharp, 888 S.W.2d 614 (Tex. App. 1995).
Borden, Inc. v. Sharp, 888 S.W.2d 614 (Tex. App. 1995). · cites it 3× “201 (West 1992) (specifying that taxes must be assessed within four years); Tex.Tax Code Ann. § 111.107 (West 1992) (mandating that the period to file a reftmd claim is identical to the period for assessment); Tex.”
Strayhorn v. Willow Creek Resources, Inc., 161 S.W.3d 716 (Tex. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “First, the amending act stated, “The changes in law made by this Act to Chapter 111, Tax Code, apply only to a claim for a refund made on or after the effective date of this Act, without regard to whether the taxes that are the subject of the claim were due before, on, or after…”
El Paso Nat. Gas Co. v. Strayhorn, 208 S.W.3d 676 (Tex. App. 2006). “Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.207 (d) (Vernon 2001) (repealed effective June 20, 2003).”
Sharp v. AMSCO Steel Co., 893 S.W.2d 742 (Tex. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.207 (a)(3) (West 1992).”
Sharp v. Int'l Bus. MacHines Corp., 927 S.W.2d 790 (Tex. App. 1996). “” Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.207 (d) (West 1992).”
Overhead Door Corp. of Texas v. Sharp, 970 S.W.2d 74 (Tex. App. 1998). “Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.207 (d) (West 1992).”
Wilson v. State, 272 S.W.3d 686 (Tex. App. 2008). “” Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.207 (a)(3). Also under section 111.”
Borden, Inc. v. John Sharp, Comptroller of Pub. Accounts of the State of Texas, & Dan Morales, Attorney Gen. of the State of Texas (Tex. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “107 (West 1992) (mandating that the period to file a refund claim is identical to the period for assessment); Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.207 (d) (West 1992) (providing a tolling period during pendency of administrative proceedings).”
John Sharp, Comptroller of Pub. Accounts of the State of Texas & Dan Morales, Attorney Gen. of the State of Texas v. Amsco Steel Co. (Tex. App. 1995). · cites it 3× “Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.207 (a)(3) (West 1992).”
Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Pub. Accounts of the State of Texas, & Ken Paxton, Attorney Gen. of the State of Texas v. Mahindra USA, Inc. (Tex. App. 2020). “Tex. Tax Code § 111.207(a)–(b). With this statutory framework in mind, we turn to the procedural history of this case.”
— Tex. Tax Code § 111.207(a) — 1 case
Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Pub. Accounts of the State of Texas, & Ken Paxton, Attorney Gen. of the State of Texas v. Mahindra USA, Inc. (Tex. App. 2020). “Tex. Tax Code § 111.207(a)–(b). With this statutory framework in mind, we turn to the procedural history of this case.”
— Tex. Tax Code § 111.207(d) — 2 cases
Borden, Inc. v. Sharp, 888 S.W.2d 614 (Tex. App. 1995). “201 (West 1992) (specifying that taxes must be assessed within four years); Tex.Tax Code Ann. § 111.107 (West 1992) (mandating that the period to file a reftmd claim is identical to the period for assessment); Tex.”
Sharp v. AMSCO Steel Co., 893 S.W.2d 742 (Tex. App. 1995). “Tex. Tax Code Ann. § 111.207 (a)(3) (West 1992).”
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