TX motor fuels tax bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.

A gasoline supplier, distributor, or other license holder under Tax Code Chapter 162 may have to post a continuous bond so the Texas Comptroller is secured for the motor-fuels tax. The Comptroller sets the amount; pricing is 0.75% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. Enter your required amount and your exact price appears at the application.

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Required under Tax Code Chapter 162 to hold a gasoline supplier or distributor license

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Amount set by the Comptroller — often 2× your maximum tax per period, from $30,000 up to $600,000

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From $100 — enter your required bond amount and your exact price appears at application

0.75% rate$100 minimum appliesNo credit reviewnot even a soft pullFastinstant underwriting for most

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Apply to filed in one sitting.

No underwriting queue for the standard fuels tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Comptroller. Here is the whole thing:

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Your business details, the bond amount the Comptroller required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.

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Most applications approve instantly. Larger amounts may get a quick review.

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Submit the executed continuous bond to satisfy the security requirement for your motor-fuels license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the agency insists.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the fuels tax bond actually covers

Texas taxes motor fuels at the supplier and distributor level under Tax Code Chapter 162, administered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts. A license holder collects or owes substantial tax between filings, so the Comptroller can require a continuous bond that secures the state against unpaid tax.

The Comptroller determines the amount, considering the tax expected to become due, your filing history, and the need to protect the state. By statute the security is generally twice the maximum tax accrual for a reporting period, subject to a floor and ceiling — commonly $30,000 minimum and $600,000 maximum for gasoline. The bond is continuous: it stays in force until the Comptroller formally releases it.

If a license holder fails to remit the tax, the state can recover against the bond. If the surety pays, the license holder repays the surety — it is a guarantee, not insurance for the holder. We issue the amount the Comptroller set, priced at 0.75% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.

Tex. Tax Code ch. 162 (§162.111)Texas Tax Code Chapter 162 governs motor fuel taxes, administered by the Comptroller. Section 162.111 (the gasoline subchapter; diesel is §162.212) has the Comptroller determine the security required of a supplier, permissive supplier, distributor, exporter, importer, or blender, considering tax due, past filing history, and the need to protect the state. A license holder required to post security shall post a bond equal to two times the maximum tax that could accrue on tax-free gasoline purchased or acquired during a reporting period, with a $30,000 minimum and a $600,000 maximum (which the Comptroller may exceed where there is undue risk of loss). The bond is a continuing instrument and remains in effect until the surety is released and discharged. Confirm your required amount on your Comptroller notice.

You need this bond if you are

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A gasoline supplier or permissive supplier the Comptroller requires to post security

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A distributor, importer, exporter, or blender under a Chapter 162 motor-fuels license

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Applying for a new motor-fuels license the Comptroller wants bonded before issuing

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Replacing security on file after a Comptroller review changed your required amount

One application, issued on the spot.

Submit the application with the bond amount the Comptroller set — most applications approve instantly, and the executed continuous bond is generated ready to file.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Texas motor fuels tax bond?Pricing is 0.75% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. The amount itself is set by the Comptroller — generally twice your maximum tax accrual per reporting period, often between a $30,000 minimum and $600,000 maximum for gasoline. Enter the figure on your notice and your exact price appears at the application.

Who sets the bond amount?The Comptroller of Public Accounts. By statute it considers the tax expected to become due, your past filing history, and the need to protect the state, then sets a continuous bond — generally twice your maximum tax per reporting period.

What does "continuous" mean?The bond stays in force year-round until the Comptroller formally releases it — there is no fixed expiration you re-file each term. We bill the premium per year of coverage and notify you ahead of each renewal.

Is there a credit check?It never affects your credit score. The bond itself is priced at 0.75% of the amount, with a $100 minimum.

Is this the gasoline bond or diesel?This page is the gasoline motor-fuels tax bond. Texas also bonds diesel and other fuels under Chapter 162, sometimes at different minimums — if your Comptroller notice is for a different fuel, send it to us and we will issue the right one.

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