Who Must Submit This Application
You must submit this application if –
• you are a sole owner, partnership, corporation or other organization that intends to do business
in Texas;
you intend to offer for sale any cigarette, cigar and/or tobacco products;
you intend to store any cigarette, cigar and/or tobacco products;
you own the cigars in the humidor and sell them to the public; and
you intend to make a delivery sale or ship cigarettes in conjunction with a delivery sale.
Denition of Retailer
Any person who –
engages in the practice of selling cigarettes, cigars and/or tobacco products to consumers and
includes the owner of a coin-operated vending machine and/or vehicle from which these products
are sold.
General Denitions
Place of business – means a commercial business location where cigarettes, cigars and/or tobacco
products are:
sold;
kept for sale or consumption;
otherwise stored; or
a vehicle from which cigarettes, cigars and/or tobacco products are sold.
Commercial business location – means the entire ofce, plant or area of the business in any one loca-
tion owned or leased by the same proprietor where the Lessor allows the space to be used for business
purposes. The location must have regular, posted business hours and cannot be a residence, a postal
box of any type or a unit in a public storage facility (Except for cigars and tobacco products Manufac-
turer's Representatives). Use street address and number, city, state and ZIP code - NOT P.O. Box or
rural route and box number.
Delivery sale – means a sale of cigarettes delivered to a consumer for personal consumption in this
state in which the purchaser submits the order for the sale:
by means of telephone or other method of voice transmission;
by using the mail or any other delivery service; or
through the Internet or another on-line service; or
the cigarettes are delivered by use of the mails or another delivery service.
A sale of cigarettes is a delivery sale regardless of whether the seller is located within or outside Texas.
In-service date – the date the vehicle or machine is displayed for retail sales of cigarettes, cigars and/
or tobacco products.
AP-193-1 (Rev.1-15/14)
GLENN HEGAR TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Texas Application for Retailer Cigarette,
Cigar and/or Tobacco Products Taxes Permit
Mail your completed application with the required permit fee to:
Comptroller of Public Accounts
111 E. 17th St.
Austin, TX 78774-0100
Make check payable to:
State Comptroller
All information provided on this form may be disclosed to the public, upon request, under
the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code, Chapter 552.
You have certain rights under Chapters 552 and 559, Texas Government Code, to review, request and correct information we
have on le about you. Contact us at the address or telephone numbers listed on this form.
Additional Information
Each Retail Permit Holder –
must keep the permit on public display at the place of business for which the permit was issued.
who has a permit assigned to a vehicle shall post the permit in a conspicuous place on the vehicle.
who operates a cigarette vending machine shall place a retailer's permit (decal) on the applicable machine.
must also have an active sales tax permit for each commercial business location from which cigarette/tobacco
products are sold. This includes owners of coin-operated cigarette/tobacco products vending machines and/or
vehicles from which cigarettes, cigars and/or tobacco products are sold and any person who sells cigarettes on
the Internet or by telephone or mail order.
Records –
Retailers must buy cigarettes and tobacco products from Texas permitted distributors and wholesalers and NOT
from other retailers.
Retailers must collect, report, and remit sales tax on all sales of cigarettes, cigars and tobacco products monthly,
quarterly or yearly depending on the volume of sales.
Your permit MUST be prominently displayed in your place of business.
Retailer Permits
Retailer permits are non-transferable and non-assignable.
New retailer permits are valid from the date of issuance through May 31 of each even numbered year.
Renewals are valid for two years, beginning June 1 of each even numbered year and expiring on May 31 of each
even numbered year.
Allow a minimum of 16 business days for processing the application.
Permit Fee
The $180 permit fee for the retailer permit is prorated over a two year permit period.
(Example: June 1, 2006 - May 31, 2008; June 1, 2008 - May 31, 2010, etc.)
During the last three months of the permit period, the Comptroller may collect the prorated permit fee for the current
permit period and the fee for the next permit period.
If you have been selling without a permit, a $50 late fee will be assessed on each existing location, vending machine
and/or vehicle that is not in compliance with permit requirements. Operating without a valid permit is a Class A
misdemeanor and is punishable by a ne of not more than $2,000 per day.
For Assistance
Contact the Comptroller's ofce at 1-800-862-2260 or 512-463-3731, or visit the Comptroller's website at
www.comptroller.texas.gov if you have questions regarding cigarette, cigar and/or tobacco products tax. You can
also visit a tax specialist at a local eld ofce near you.
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JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
$202.50* $195.00* 187.50* $180.00 $172.50 $165.00 $157.50 $150.00 $142.50 $135.00
*PRORATED *PRORATED *PRORATED
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
$127.50 $120.00 $112.50 $105.00 $97.50 $90.00 $82.50 $75.00 $67.50 $60.00 $52.50 $45.00
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
$37.50 $30.00 $22.50* $15.00* $7.50*
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NOTE: State law requires all Internet, mail order and telephone cigarette sellers planning to deliver cigarettes to a purchaser in Texas to
register their business with the state and collect all applicable state taxes and remit them to the Comptroller's ofce.
15. If you answered "YES," in Item 14 above, please provide your email or Web page address.
14. Are you planning to sell cigarettes over the Internet, by mail order or by telephone? ................................................................. YES NO
16. What date are you planning to start selling cigarettes over the Internet, by telephone or by mail order? ..............
month day year
13. What is the date that you are planning to start selling cigarettes, cigars
and/or tobacco products from this commercial business location? .........................................................................
12. Does this commercial business location include a humidor? ....................................................................................................... YES NO
A humidor is a storage area for cigars equipped with a humidifying device that has a high concentration of water vapor or moisture.
11. Will you be selling or storing cigarettes, cigars and/or tobacco products from this location? ...................................................... YES NO
10. Will you keep the cigarettes, cigars and/or tobacco products books and records at this location? ............................................. YES NO
9. Is this commercial business location inside the city limits? .......................................................................................................... YES NO
8. Is this a commercial business location? ....................................................................................................................................... YES NO
7. Enter the name and telephone number(s) of the person primarily responsible for this commercial business location.
Name
Telephone (Area code and number) Mobile (Area code and number) FAX (Area code and number)
6. Commercial business location address
(Use street address, city, state and ZIP code – Do NOT use P.O. Box or rural route and box number.)
County name
5. Commercial business location name
NOTE: The commercial business location must have regular, posted business hours and cannot be a residence, a postal box of any type
or a unit in a public storage facility.
4. Enter the name and daytime telephone number(s) of the person primarily responsible for this business.
Name
Telephone (Area code and number) Mobile (Area code and number) FAX (Area code and number)
1. Enter your 11-digit taxpayer number for reporting
Texas Sales and Use Tax or any other Texas taxes or fees ...............................................................
2. Legal name of entity (Sole owner or partners; rst name, middle initial and last name; corporation or other name)
3. Mailing address for cigarette and/or tobacco related information
(Street and number, P.O. Box or rural route and box number)
City State ZIP code
County
You MUST have an active Sales and Use Tax Permit for the business location on this application (Item 6). If you do not have an
active Sales and Use Tax Permit, you must also complete the AP-201, Texas Application for Sales Tax Permit, Use Tax Permit
and/or Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Assessments, or you can apply online at www.comptroller.texas.gov.
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(Rev.1-15/14)
TAXPAYER INFORMATIONLOCATION INFORMATIONDELIVERY INFO.
Texas Application for
Retailer Cigarette, Cigar and/or
Tobacco Products Taxes Permit
• Type or print.
month day year
PRINT FORM
CLEAR FORM
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27. I (We) declare that the information in this document and any attachments is true and correct to the
best of my (our) knowledge and belief.
YEAR MAKE MODEL LICENSE PLATE NO. STATE MOTOR VEHICLE ID NO. IN-SERVICE DATE
25. Enter the following information for each vehicle (Use additional sheets or complete Form 69-122 to add additional vehicles, if necessary.)
24. Will you be selling cigarettes, cigars and/or tobacco products from a motor vehicle? ................................................................. YES NO
MAKE OR MANUFACTURER MODEL SERIAL NUMBER INVENTORY NUMBER IN-SERVICE DATE
LOCATION NAME:
23. Enter the following information for each vending machine (Use additional sheets or complete Form 69-119 to add additional vending
machines, if necessary.)
22. If you are selling cigarettes, cigars and/or tobacco products from a vending machine, where will the business records for the machines be kept?
MUST be a commercial business location.
(Use street address or directions, city, state and ZIP code – NOT P.O. Box, rural route or public storage facility.)
21. Will you sell or store cigarettes, cigars and/or tobacco products at the location where the records will be kept? ....................... YES NO
20. Will you sell or store cigarettes, cigars and/or tobacco products other than through the vending machine(s)? .......................... YES NO
19. Do you own the cigarettes, cigars and/or tobacco products displayed for sale in the vending machine(s)? ............................... YES NO
18. If you do not own the vending machine(s), list the machine owner's name and mailing address. (Include street and number, P.O. Box or rural route
and box number, city, state and ZIP code.)
The sole owner, all general partners, corporation president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer, or an authorized
representative must sign this application. Representative must submit a power of attorney with application.
Type or print name and title of sole owner, partner or ofcer Sole owner, partner or ofcer
Type or print name and title of partner or ofcer Partner or ofcer
Type or print name and title of partner or ofcer Partner or ofcer
17. Will you be selling cigarettes, cigars and/or tobacco products from vending machine(s) that you own? .................................... YES NO
If you answered "YES," in Item 17, skip to Item 19. If you answered "NO," in Item 17, proceed to Item 18.
VENDING MACHINE INFORMATIONVEHICLE INFORMATIONSIGNATURES
LOCATION ADDRESS:
(Include street, city and ZIP code.)
PHYSICAL PLACEMENT OF
MACHINE WITHIN LOCATION:
MAKE OR MANUFACTURER MODEL SERIAL NUMBER INVENTORY NUMBER IN-SERVICE DATE
LOCATION NAME:
LOCATION ADDRESS:
(Include street, city and ZIP code.)
PHYSICAL PLACEMENT OF
MACHINE WITHIN LOCATION:
Name (same as Item 2) Taxpayer number (same as Item 1)
WARNING. You may be required to obtain an additional permit or license from the State of Texas or from a local governmental entity to
conduct business. A listing of links relating to acquiring licenses, permits, and registrations from the State of Texas is available online
at http://www.Texas.gov. You may also want to contact the municipality and county in which you will conduct business to determine
any local governmental requirements.
26. If you are selling cigarettes, cigars and/or tobacco products from a motor vehicle, where will the business records for the
vehicle(s) be maintained? MUST be a commercial location.
(Use street address or directions, city, state and ZIP code – NOT P.O. Box, rural route or public storage facility.)
Date of application
month day year
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Texas Application for
Retailer Cigarette, Cigar and/or
Tobacco Products Taxes Permit
• Type or print.