How to Create a Webfile Account, Electronically File and Pay Franchise Taxes [Official] - YouTube

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This video explains how to create a Webfile account.
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The Webfile online tax filing system is available 24 hours a day seven days a week through the
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Comptroller's office making it easy and convenient to file reports and extensions and to make
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payments.
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Be aware that the Webfile system times out after 30 minutes of inactivity and before
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getting started you will need your 11 digit Texas taxpayer number and your Webfile number.
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And remember you can pause this video at any time.
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So let's create an account.
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From our Home page,
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Select the Webfile button.
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If you are first time Webfile user click on the yellow sign up button.
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Continue to login.
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Next, you'll create a profile.
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Create your user ID, enter your personal information and create a password.
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The password must include a capital letter, a lower case letter, a number and a special
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character.
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The password must be at least eight characters long.
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Choose a security question and answer.
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This is important information that will be used to reset your password if you ever forget
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it.
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Next review the Terms of Use.
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Accept them by clicking on the box and choose create user profile to save the information
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you just entered.
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Congratulations!
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Your user profile has been created.
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Click continue.
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Need help or have a question about a page in Webfile?
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You can click on Help in the upper right corner of the web page.
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You can manage your Webfile account user profile, change your security question or change your
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password by clicking on the left side at the eSystems menu web page.
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Now let's continue with the filing process.
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Click on Webfile pay taxes and fees.
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Next, you will enter your 11 digit Texas taxpayer number then click continue.
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Click on franchise tax from the available taxes and fees column on the right.
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Enter your Webfile number.
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This appears on correspondence sent to you from the Comptroller.
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Your Webfile number begins with the letters XT followed by six numbers.
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Take note, the FQ number you may have received to do your franchise questionnaire is not
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used to file returns or extensions or to make payments.
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If you don't know your Webfile number, you can contact us at 1-800-442-3453 24 hours
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a day seven days a week.
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You will need the total revenue or payment amount from the most recent report filed.
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Read the access disclaimer.
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Check I agree and click on continue.
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Click continue again and your access rights will be confirmed.
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Franchise tax now appears on the assigned taxes and fees column on the left. Click on
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franchise tax.
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Select the appropriate function and click continue.
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To learn if you qualify for filing a No Tax Due information report watch the second
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video in this series.