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Texas sales tax bonds.
From $125.
When the Comptroller of Public Accounts requires a Texas retailer to secure its sales and use tax, the retailer files a continuous bond of seller under Tax Code Chapter 151. The Comptroller sets the amount; the premium is 2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, with a $125 minimum.
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Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard sales tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Comptroller. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, your Texas taxpayer number, the bond amount the Comptroller set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Comptroller
Submit the executed bond to the Comptroller to satisfy the sales tax security requirement and keep your permit active. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the sales tax bond actually covers
Texas collects sales and use tax under Tax Code Chapter 151, administered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts. Most permitted sellers never post a bond — but the Comptroller can require security from a seller, typically a retailer who has been delinquent on state or local sales or use tax.
When required, the bond — a continuous bond of seller — is generally set in an amount up to four times the seller's average monthly tax liability; under § 151.253(b) the most that may be required is the greater of $100,000 or four times that average monthly liability. The Comptroller fixes the amount in each case.
The bond stands behind the sales tax you collect and owe — if you fail to remit, the state can recover against it, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Comptroller set; no credit check up to $10,000, and pricing is variable by bond amount, from $125.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a 6-month term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Comptroller. Submit the executed bond to the Comptroller to satisfy the sales tax security requirement and keep your permit active. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One short form to your exact price.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Comptroller set — most applicants see their exact price and an instant issuance.
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Premiums from $125. Enter the amount the Comptroller set and file the same day.