All participants of the Tax Code Chapter 313 program (companies and school districts) that submit certain substantive documents will have a new requirement beginning October 15, 2017, according to the Comptroller’s Office release. Any documents submitted in an electronic format (including searchable PDFs) to the Comptroller must comply with the accessibility standards and specifications described in the 1 TAC, Part 10, Chapters 206 and 213. The release further states, the office will return any document that is not accessible when submitted.  

Implementation of this new policy will begin on Oct. 15, 2017.