Application for Exemption of Goods Exported from Texas (Freeport Exemption) Form 50-113
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Important Information
GENERAL INFORMATION
This application is used to claim a property tax exemption for freeport goods pursuant
to Texas Constitution Article 8, Section 1-j and Tax Code Section 11.251. The amount of
the exemption for this year is normally based on the percentage of inventory made up
by such goods last year. The exemption applies to items in inventory that:
• are or will be forwarded out of Texas within 175 days of the date you acquire
them or bring them into Texas; and
• are in Texas for assembling, storing, manufacturing, repair, maintenance,
processing or fabricating purposes.
For aircraft parts, the governing body of a taxing unit may, by official action, extend
the deadline by which freeport goods must be transported outside of the state to
no more than 730 days after acquiring or importing the property into the state. This
exemption does not apply to oil, natural gas or liquid or gaseous materials that are
immediate derivatives of the refining of oil or natural gas as defined by Comptroller
Rule 9.4201.
FILING INSTRUCTIONS
This form and all supporting documentation must be filed with the appraisal district
office in each county in which the property is taxable. Do not file this document with
the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
The completed application and supporting documents must be submitted to the
appraisal district between Jan. 1 and April 30 of the tax year for which you request
the exemption.
For good cause shown, the chief appraiser may extend the deadline for filing the
application by written order for a single period not to exceed 60 days. The chief
appraiser may disapprove the application and request additional information. If the
chief appraiser requests additional information, the information must be furnished
within 30 days after the date of the request or the application is denied.
For good cause shown, the chief appraiser may extend the deadline for furnishing
the information by written order for a single period not to exceed 15 days. If the chief
appraiser denies the application, that determination may be protested to the county
appraisal review board under Tax Code Chapter 41.
A late application must be filed on or before the later of June 15, or if applicable, the
60th day after the date the chief appraiser delivers notice to the property owner under
Tax Code Section 22.22, for the year for which the exemption is requested. Pursuant
to Tax Code Section 11.4391, if a late application is approved, the property owner is
liable to each taxing unit for a penalty equal to 10 percent of the difference between
the amount of tax imposed by the taxing unit on the inventory or property, a portion
of which consists of freeport goods, and the amount that would otherwise have been
imposed.
ANNUAL APPLICATION REQUIRED
This exemption requires an application each year the exemption is claimed.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
This form and all supporting documentation must be filed with the appraisal district
office in each county in which the property is taxable so that the chief appraiser is able
to determine whether the statutory qualifications for the exemption have been met.