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Original Returns
Filing Fees
- District or County Court Filing Fees: $30
- The clerk of the supreme court, a court of appeals, a district court, a county court, a statutory county court, or a statutory probate court shall collect and report a $30 fee on the filing of any civil action or proceeding requiring a filing fee, including an appeal, and on the filing of any counterclaim, cross-action, intervention, interpleader, or third-party action requiring a filing fee. The filing fee must be used as provided by Section 51.852. (Prior to Sept. 1, 2015, this fee was $20.).
- Justice Courts Filing Fees: $10
- The clerk of a justice court shall collect and report a $10 fee on the filing of any civil action or proceeding requiring a filing fee, including an appeal, and on the filing of any counterclaim, cross-action, intervention, interpleader, or third-party action requiring a filing fee. The filing fee must be used as provided by Section 51.852.
Criminal Costs
Criminal costs are no longer assessed effective Dec. 31, 2019. However, previously assessed costs must be reported and remitted when collected.
- District and County Courts Convictions: $5
- A person of the court shall pay $5 as a court cost on conviction of any criminal offense in a district court, county court, or statutory county court.
Amended Returns
In most cases, you can file an amended tax or fee return using Webfile. An amended return changes the data previously filed. Amended returns filed through Webfile will reflect the data originally filed with the Comptroller's Office. Change only the data that you need to amend.
Amended returns resulting in a credit balance or refund cannot be submitted through Webfile.
Amended Returns resulting in a refund must be submitted on the appropriate form with the word “Amended” written across the top. You must also include a detailed document stating the grounds on which the claim is founded.
The refund request may be emailed to court.costs@cpa.texas.gov or faxed to 888-908-9997.
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