Texas delays implementing sales tax on medical billing services

We previously communicated the Texas Comptroller policy change to impose sales tax on medical billing services, effective April 1, 2020. However, on March 19, 2020, the Comptroller delayed the implementation of this policy change until after the 2021 legislative session in order to allow for legislative change as opposed to policy change. Unless a legislative change is enacted, medical billing services will become taxable effective Oct. 1, 2021, in accordance with the policy change.

As earlier communicated, the policy change considers any medical billing services to be a taxable insurance service and it is irrelevant as to whether the billing occurs before or after the submission of a claim.  

We will continue to monitor this and provide updates after the 2021 legislative session ends.

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