Debt to State and Corporate Status. Pursuant to Tex. Gov. Code § 403.055, the Department will not approve and the State Comptroller will not issue payment to Grantee if Grantee is indebted to the State for any reason, including a tax delinquency. Grantee, if a corporation, certifies by execution of this Contract that it is current and will remain current in its payment of franchise taxes to the State of Texas or that it is exempt from payment of franchise taxes under Texas law (Tex. Tax Code §§ 171.001 et seq.). If tax payments become delinquent during the Contract term, all or part of the payments under this Contract may be withheld until Xxxxxxx’s delinquent tax is paid in full.
Debt to State and Corporate Status. Pursuant to Texas Government Code § 403.055, the Department shall not approve and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts shall not issue payment to Contractor if Contractor is indebted to the State for any reason, including a tax delinquency. Contractor, if a corporation, certifies by execution of this Contract that it is current and shall remain current in its payment of franchise taxes to the State of Texas or that it is exempt from payment of franchise taxes under Texas law (Texas Tax Code §§ 171.001 et seq.). As a corporation, this Contractor further certifies that it is and shall remain in good standing with the Secretary of State’s office. A false statement regarding franchise tax or corporate status is a material breach of this Contract. If franchise tax payments become delinquent during the Contract term, all or part of the payments under this Contract may be withheld until Contractor’s delinquent franchise tax is paid in full.
