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Texas Hijacking & Robbery

Hello fellow art fair folks,
The State of TEXAS is telling my husband and I we owe them over a $1,000 for attending a $0 sales event in San Antonio. Have any of you ever been required to file a "FRANCHISE entity tax form?
We did a show in San Antonio a couple of years ago and I applied for what I thought was a one-time sales and tax permit. They said they determined we needed a "franchise." I couldn't see why, but they said we could get a $500 a day penalty if we sold in the state. So I filled in the form and sent it in. We did the show, $0 sales -- which I reported. Then I kept getting calls about not filing out the quarterly franchise forms. I FINALLY got to talk to someone who said he closed out the franchise. Yesterday my husband got a phone call saying we owed the state something over $1,000. (He freaked and didn't get the exact amount)
Anyone else have any experiences like this? We spent money in Texas, didn't sell anything and they want this kind of cash? Its a holdup! We need help!
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