City of Austin

Agriculture and Timber Exemption Registrations

Name: Agriculture and Timber Exemption Registrations
Creator: City of Austin

Records of registrations for sales tax exemptions on qualifying agriculture and timber purchases, as required by HB 268. Each record details the registrant's name, registration date, and a unique identifier for the exemption.

Example records

Registrant Namelegal entity	Ag Timber Numberregistration	Taxpayer Numbertin	Cityaddress	Countyaddress	ZIPaddress	Exemption Typeclassification	Statusstatus
JOHNSON FAMILY FARMS LLC	12-1234567-8	32012345678	LOCKHART	CALDWELL	78644	AGRICULTURE	ACTIVE
PINE RIDGE TIMBER INC	12-9876543-2	32098765432	LUFKIN	ANGELINA	75901	TIMBER	ACTIVE
GARCIA RANCH	12-5551234-0	32055512340	LAREDO	WEBB	78040	AGRICULTURE	INACTIVE

Use cases

Sales Tax Exemption Validation for Point-of-Sale Systems

A wholesale agricultural supplier integrates this registry into their POS system to automatically verify whether a customer's exemption registration is active before processing a tax-exempt transaction, reducing the risk of incorrectly applying exemptions to ineligible buyers.

Registrant NameAg Timber NumberStatusExemption Type

Counterparty Risk Assessment for Agricultural Lenders

A farm credit lender cross-references a loan applicant's business name and taxpayer ID against this registry to confirm the applicant holds a valid exemption registration, using it as one signal of legitimate agricultural operations and operational stability.

Registrant NameTaxpayer NumberAg Timber NumberStatusExemption Type

Fraud Detection in Timber Supply Chain

A timber procurement company screens suppliers by matching their registration details against this registry to identify whether claimed timber exemptions are genuine and current, flagging mismatches that could indicate fraudulent exemption claims or shell entities.

Registrant NameAg Timber NumberTaxpayer NumberStatusExemption Type