To complete the Information About Brokerage Services form in Texas, download the current version from the Texas Real Estate Commission, leave the pre-printed text untouched, and fill in only the Broker Contact Information block at the bottom with your name, license number, phone, email, and (if you’re a sales agent) the matching details for your supervisor and designated broker. The current version is IABS 1-2, effective January 1, 2026.1Texas Real Estate Commission. Are You Using the Right IABS Form If you’re still using IABS 1-0 or 1-1, replace it before your next client conversation.
What You Fill In
Only one section of the IABS is editable: the Broker Contact Information block at the bottom. Texas Occupations Code §1101.558(b-1) requires that block to show the name, license number, and contact information for the license holder providing the form, plus the same details for that person’s supervisor and broker where applicable.2State of Texas. Texas Occupations Code 1101.558 – Representation Disclosure
If you’re a broker running your own firm, you enter your own name, license number, phone, and email. If you’re a sales agent, you add your designated broker and your immediate licensed supervisor on the same form. Verify every license number against TREC’s online license holder search before you save the file. A transposed digit is the kind of small error that turns into a complaint.
What You Cannot Change
The rest of the form is TREC’s language and has to appear word for word, with the same spacing, borders, and page layout as the published version.3Texas Real Estate Commission. Information About Brokerage Services You are allowed to prefill the Broker Contact Information block and reuse the same completed PDF for every client. Most agents open the fillable PDF, type their details into the fields, save it, and keep that file ready to send.
Font size matters too. The form has to be in at least 10-point type, and it must be a written document, not something you describe verbally.
When You Have to Hand It Over
The trigger is the “first substantive communication with a party relating to a proposed transaction regarding specific real property.”2State of Texas. Texas Occupations Code 1101.558 – Representation Disclosure As soon as a conversation moves from general chat to a particular property’s price, condition, availability, or showing schedule, the IABS needs to be in the other person’s hands. That holds whether you’re meeting in person, on the phone, texting, or emailing.
Three situations excuse you from delivering the form:4Texas Real Estate Commission. Information About Brokerage Services (IABS) Form
- A residential lease of less than one year where no sale is being considered.
- A meeting with someone you already know is represented by another license holder.
- Communication at an open house that stays focused on that property.
TREC also notes that the form isn’t generally required when the license holder is acting solely as a principal, such as a broker buying property for personal investment rather than representing a client.4Texas Real Estate Commission. Information About Brokerage Services (IABS) Form
How to Deliver It
TREC Rule §531.20 lists the acceptable methods:5Legal Information Institute. 22 Texas Admin Code 531.20 – Information About Brokerage Services
- Hand it to the person directly.
- Send it by first-class mail or overnight carrier.
- Paste the full notice into the body of an email.
- Attach the PDF to an email, or include a link to it, as long as the body of that email specifically references the IABS. The attachment or link alone is not enough.
One detail trips people up: the IABS link cannot sit in a footnote or email signature block and count as delivery.5Legal Information Institute. 22 Texas Admin Code 531.20 – Information About Brokerage Services If your signature already carries one, that’s fine, but you still have to reference the form in the body of the message when the first substantive communication happens by email.
Website and Social Media Placement
Every license holder has to post a link to a completed IABS on the homepage of each business website they control. The link label must read either “Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Services” in at least 10-point font or “TREC Information About Brokerage Services” in at least 12-point font, and it has to sit in a readily noticeable location.5Legal Information Institute. 22 Texas Admin Code 531.20 – Information About Brokerage Services A business website is any publicly accessible site you control that contains information about your brokerage services.
On social media, where you can’t always control homepage layout, the link can live on your profile page or on a separate page reachable through a direct link from the profile. It can’t be buried behind multiple clicks.
What Happens If You Skip It or Get It Wrong
Failing to provide the IABS when required, or handing over an outdated or altered version, is grounds for TREC discipline, including suspension or revocation.2State of Texas. Texas Occupations Code 1101.558 – Representation Disclosure TREC’s penalty matrix runs in three tiers: $100 to $1,500 for less serious infractions, $500 to $3,000 for mid-range violations, and $1,000 to $5,000 for the most serious ones.6Texas Real Estate Commission. TREC Complaint Overview Administrative penalties can reach $5,000 per violation, and each day of continued non-compliance can count as a separate violation.
Disciplinary records are public and appear in TREC’s license holder search. The form takes under a minute to complete correctly, which makes it one of the easier compliance obligations to get right and one of the costlier ones to ignore.