50-157-2
(Rev. 11-07/5)
Are you the property owner, an employee of the property owner, or an employee of a property owner on behalf of an affiliated entity of the
property owner?
Yes
No
This form must be signed and dated. By signing this document, you attest that the information contained on it is true and correct to the best of
your knowledge and belief.
If you checked “Yes” above, sign and date on the first signature line below. No notarization is required.
Signature
__________________________________________________________________ Date _________________
If you checked “No” above, you must complete the following:
I swear that the information provided on this form is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Signature
__________________________________________________________________ Date _________________
Subscribed and sworn before me this
day of
, 20
.
_________________
_____________________________
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__________________________________________________________
Notary Public, State of Texas
Section 22.26 of the Tax Code states:
(a) Each rendition statement or property report required or authorized by this chapter must be signed by an individual who is required to file
the statement or report.
(b) When a corporation is required to file a statement or report, an officer of the corporation or an employee or agent who has been
designated in writing by the board of directors or by an authorized officer to sign in behalf of the corporation must sign the statement or report.
If you make a false statement on this form, you could be found guilty of a Class A misdemeanor or a state jail felony under Section 37.10,
Penal Code.
If you fail to timely file a rendition or property report required by Texas law, the chief appraiser must impose a penalty in an amount equal
to 10 percent of the total taxes due on the property for the current year. If the court determines that you filed a false rendition or report
with the intent to commit fraud or to evade the tax or you alter, destroy, or conceal any record, document, or thing or present to the chief
appraiser any altered or fraudulent record, document, or thing, or otherwise engage in fraudulent conduct for the purpose of affecting the
outcome of an inspection, investigation determination, or other proceeding before the appraisal district, the chief appraiser must impose
an additional penalty equal to 50 percent of the total taxes due on the property for the current year.