If you are opening a business or other entity that will have employees, will operate as a Corporation or Partnership, is required to file any of these tax returns: employment, excise, or Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or is a Trust, Estate or Non-profit organization you are required to obtain a Texas Tax ID (EIN).
Excise taxes are taxes paid when purchases are made on a specific good, such as gasoline. Excise taxes are often included in the price of the product. There are also excise taxes on activities, such as on wagering or on highway usage by trucks. One of the major components of the excise program is motor fuel.
An excise or excise tax (sometimes called a special excise duty) is an inland tax on the sale, or production for sale, of specific goods or a tax on a good produced for sale, or sold, within a country or licenses for specific activities. Excises are distinguished from customs duties, which are taxes on importation.