Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

for hl* l*bon QI 4 aaI**Iorl bad* or 01;8 aawl U*Ir. l?atheF, the quertlon hhgor qma vhether or not be i.m tIevotIng hi* bIme, enew and *kit1 in the pweult of an owupatlon, roa8tIfmor t-e Par the purpo86 of umlng a lIv*lIhoodor se&lagronq. 'PheluSorra,to~tem~~~Jh4t~roraot*~~oai8 folloviq one of th6 oocup5tIon8 *ought to k taxed by mubtllvfrlon 10 of thI* Artltle,w rult look to the nutawe an4 roqn of hi* oaoupatlQl3ud hu*Ine**tuther than tha nealam es paymentvhloh obtaina la mab bwfrwrr to e-mate hlm for hia labova or whoth- or h6 la aslledun "*goat*er an *e8kplge.~ H*ppllf,in the la- lt8nt oa*e, th* xagIsl*ttwmha*, by amwe deSInltIan,me e0vn th e M tur a8neloQpe osthe bu#lne**vhl6h 1tintaaodt0 taxI bEa if any perrosaI* puxwIng luoh B\ulBo**,8II*catutorI.lyd.fIaeu,* tax VI11 eaonm re&*nsle8*OS the wthod of reumpon8e OF tha Emme vhluhmaybeml*t~ atta&ee co *nehslqplajrwnt. liesaw, rafOrrIl%gto tbca”*tatute quoted rbew, it vlll be mew that an 'Saaurawe uljwter a "galmmlegma" or* "rpwinl qpnt," lror the very mtuu 0S he iraaatlow a8tl butl** ~*oribad rpb e0sinrb, 0~0m808 ei8awiaarrm 00m-a urb nrl BupoPvI- *ion lnan exeoutlw oapault~ovw thebualmrr 0f- ui inrwoe 6m- or over the m3Juatment patty in the State OF eiwi0t, or lowe*, th0 pg&6~l.g8;~t~Imk8 or over local or zwozdlng qam%le* crit&o a- . Ia other vo r dalwh , 8dtr In 8 ropre*ontatIre oqm- aity Sorand inkhlf oftlm a-, rather thrn 119thenem oler- Iwl0a oIt;Jortbaosdlnmy awgtlgH,~*thattaal*~e&ln *ttriot rati* TlmlImosburrocrtiarlbdmmulyrnt&&M%a@oyao 18 8mttrcl8 eifsmat to ~VS krt 8~4thei8t3w8ias ee be fat- 1088 hen, be6mbao It -8 never W Intent108 ol tba La~irlrtuu ua I* not nov whalAia& thac#ro rp1gw ar r8rvaatOtan in8uramoeaaapany;68 that tea hw been &eSInd by tha oourt8,In 5 ltrl*t lem3 and toahnlo81 *mwo, rhmld f8ll rithla the purdew and 80ope of thla tu mw*uPe. lldh8r it 18 imp op3nlcusd ve 80 uw180, that to tletemlrw taxablllt~ in any give %a8tuw, zef*r- on00 nuat be h8e aol*ly to t&e ~t\m mad *ape of tbo bwItae88 Ximor8ble QMx-ge8. abeppar% Page 6 not he &eta ia the 65aow(r:owry QP w*a%tIvo mo:t]r mot Sorth In tha statutory daSla:tlan en4 perfame &tie* OS lup ewi*im ud Juesment overtheodjurkantosl~*o* aadplewlng OS r%*lu, lllLa eo r lnee. Sf th taisl%untY to e x la in glvtm In*ta wo t duly l~eia'pim4v5 is doubt~eaa, ervm 2.n etFlot lav, M sEw2t of the awpaq? wthtw than SA emplepe atnd till be pamting * busIneraor omupattvn wbtcb fR ;~anem19,~ wco~~nieasdto be taxob1.s.Th6 term lr p lQY- ,” mR the othiw lan:p~ge addstl tg the last aaweqent or this Ibat,w?.advubtle*nim3o??porat%Q by the Lr:JFrrlsture, & * splrft of ebvxdant c~~utkn, to olwtmve~t *ny tvaslarOS thlr oaauptlan tax by the Qevice of pe~lmjme vho I*, la fact, an IMuwnaa aeAjwt- lP tar b yensF31 01s special Bxent, In 80 f&r LI his dutlO8bw Oon- OOmae, 0116 rslsryberim wther thba I%o6alDI*RlQa br*I* mul mlllag him an 6mplcyee0s the dampmy. If all tb8 terms and wqnIrue2ata or th6 atatuto~ d*SlnltIQn bw prerent then w ilad thbt 6 lm8lne#$ la \HiZ& pOrSUbd vithln the Cw#titUtti?n6~ )I6)DSC 80 b8 t6 k habjeat to sn oeotrp8tivatar, and neither tb* apirlt nor t&o Zotter OS Art:- 010 8, UmtI6n 1, C~stltIttlon of T+a#, IS l.xzSrInged, w the 8tbtut6 v&et *m*ideMstion. Isatly,we SZnQ thbt Article 7064(a)Verncrp~~~ T~xaa Civil Statutes, loot& In pur letter of suheS*rIen, vi11 sot bbr tb oal- lwitlcm af the ocaupbtltont&x levlv8 by ?%b&tvt*ian 10 c~f 4rtlolo 7047, vornon~6Texas Ciril 3tatutao. Quite two the statute*WY- reptad tc was ermted.aubsopwnt EC the tax raeaeuwunder cowtd- oration haw,as lad meMe4, 80 Iu: to *c&ml an& IwplIo4lympal tha latt&r, ebrliar Act, fa 60 Ser *L the two am In*dn*~*tent and irnaoaaltiblor But we a0 not S%w sue& l eontl1t:an to exlrt k- 0auao the ax~tlvr? arrcr&edtn Artsole70468,VemoP’a Twaa OlVll statutes, ot 66rtalnInrtwuaer axygan%xatIonr trae rll taror 08 lioeaue fees exempt the g&was moslptn tsx levIedea muchSanuuraa oapma- se., a008 not PMI to pwwm 6mmgea 2~ tim bukw8~ tuti rrr sub- eivi8:0n10 OS APt:bi6~047, vttm4m’a ~mrs CIV:~ awut08. * 43eorPpstIon tsx. brsad upim groae paa:nm noelvo4? by oerkir! In- mawawe ecmpaaies,whleh ie provided by ,Avtlalr756&, Vemaa*r Texrr Civil Etatatea,to be the Oazr tu on etaahatmpanlea, la aptart popmna, s:rms or corparatiow et&~8pJe in the bwlaers or ~blmww# In ml* stats,vhIx* ohs Q6cupat1tva tax leviedby §ubtltvi*laD 10 QS ~~ptiole m3, verma~n Tcxfsncivsl Stbtuwaa,under cowIdewtIon hew, tioeanot wet upon t&6 crampamybut trpm l.wuwnae adjuster,end 6ee t.ialza genewl vr npeclnl ageratsof the owp8ay. Tvo dlilerarnt bud- aea~e* aw LnvolveU(see state **. Wee&m,et al, 3 Se. 543) aat% thewfaw aald Artiolo 7fHa, V*mos’* Twma Clvll Strtutom, br no a&tion to ttm iacrtarat QuartiQaa.