City of Austin

Texas Active Sales Tax Permit Holders

Information is provided on entities with active Texas sales tax permits, regulated by Tax Code Chapter 151, Subchapter F. Each record identifies a business by its name, physical address, and associated permit number.

Example records
NamebrandAlternate Namelegal entityStreet AddressaddressCityaddressZIP CodeaddressStateaddressFull Nameadditional dataFull Addressaddress
Use cases

Vendor Sales Tax Standing Check

A fintech platform onboarding a Texas-based merchant as a payment processing client checks whether the business holds an active state sales tax permit before approving the account, since operating without one signals either non-compliance or a very early-stage entity with elevated default risk.

NameAlternate NameStreet AddressZIP Code

Territory Prospecting for B2B Sales Teams

A wholesale distributor expanding into Texas uses the permit holder list to estimate the number of active retail or service businesses by city and ZIP code, helping sales managers allocate field reps and set realistic pipeline targets before entering a new market.

NameCityZIP CodeFull Address

Fictitious Business Detection in Fraud Investigations

A fraud analyst reviewing a suspicious insurance claim or loan application cross-references the claimant's stated Texas business against this permit registry to determine whether the entity has ever held a sales tax permit, since a missing record for an allegedly established commercial operation is a red flag for a shell or fabricated business.

NameAlternate NameStreet AddressCityZIP Code
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