The cigarette tax is imposed and becomes due and payable when a person receives cigarettes to make a first sale.
Official text of the Texas Tax Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
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Texas Tax Code § 154.022
Cigarette Tax · Imposition and Rate of Tax
The cigarette tax is imposed and becomes due and payable when a person receives cigarettes to make a first sale.
Official text of the Texas Tax Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1640, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 409, Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 1991.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1334 (H.B. 4614), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.