Permit ended: Permit ended April 2026

The mixed-beverage permit for LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN ended on 2026-04-29. Final receipts reported: April 2026.

A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open.

Measured against July 2026, the newest month of Austin-metro receipts the Texas Comptroller has published. Everything below about LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN is a record of what was filed, not a claim about what is open today.

AUSTIN Bar Revenue History

LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN

$16,584 in mixed-beverage sales, April 2025 (+19.7% vs. March 2025)

LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN also filed a mixed-beverage return for April 2026 reporting no receipts. A zero-receipt return is a filed return with nothing on it — most often a formality on a permit period that has closed — so it is not read here as a month of trade, and no percentage on this page is measured from it. The figures above cover April 2025, the newest month with receipts.

215 E 6TH ST, AUSTIN, TX 78701Travis County

$17K
Receipts, April 2025
$4.9M
Total reported, Nov 2012 – Apr 2026 (162 months)
$96K
Best month: March 2015

📊About LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN

LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN reported mixed-beverage sales at 215 E 6TH ST, AUSTIN, Texas 78701 in Travis County. Its last reported month was April 2025, at $16,584. The Comptroller record stops there. A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open.

Across its filing history this location reported $4,854,703 over 162 monthly returns, November 2012 through April 2026 (2012 – 2026). That is a lifetime sum, not a monthly figure — the two are separated everywhere on this page. Its strongest single month on record was March 2015, at $96,241.

The Texas Comptroller records the mixed-beverage responsibility for this location as having ended on 2026-04-29. That is the state saying the permit period closed, which is stronger evidence than a simple gap in filings — but it still describes a permit, not a front door.

📉How LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN Was Trending

Each comparison names both windows. Where a comparison is not valid for this venue it is left out rather than filled with a zero.

Month over month
+19.7%
+$3K
April 2025 vs. March 2025
$16,584 vs. $13,856
Year over year, same month
+451.9%
+$14K
April 2025 vs. April 2024
$16,584 vs. $3,005

LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN filed 162 consecutive monthly returns through April 2026.

Comparisons we cannot make for this venue (3)
  • Year over year, twelve-month totals: Needs two complete twelve-month windows to compare.
  • Trailing twelve months: Only 9 of the 12 months ending July 2026 were reported.
  • Trailing three months: Only 0 of the 3 months ending July 2026 were reported.

📈Monthly Receipts, November 2012April 2026

162 monthly returns filed by LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN. Months with no filing are absent from the series rather than plotted as zero — a missing month means the venue did not file, which is not the same as reporting nothing. A month that was filed with no receipts is a real filing and is plotted, on the baseline and marked, because that too is a different fact from either of the other two.

Latest month with receipts: Apr 2025
$17K
Liquor: $17K

A later return was filed for April 2026 reporting no receipts. It is plotted below at the baseline and marked with a ring, but it is not treated as this venue's latest month of trade.

19.7%
April 2025 vs. March 2025

Monthly Revenue by Category

162 months of data • Hover or tap to explore
$96K$48K$0
Nov 2012: return filed, no receipts reportedJan 2013: return filed, no receipts reportedFeb 2013: return filed, no receipts reportedMar 2013: return filed, no receipts reportedApr 2013: return filed, no receipts reportedMay 2013: return filed, no receipts reportedJun 2013: return filed, no receipts reportedJul 2013: return filed, no receipts reportedApr 2020: return filed, no receipts reportedJun 2020: return filed, no receipts reportedJul 2020: return filed, no receipts reportedAug 2020: return filed, no receipts reportedSep 2020: return filed, no receipts reportedJan 2023: return filed, no receipts reportedFeb 2023: return filed, no receipts reportedMar 2023: return filed, no receipts reportedMay 2025: return filed, no receipts reportedJun 2025: return filed, no receipts reportedJul 2025: return filed, no receipts reportedAug 2025: return filed, no receipts reportedSep 2025: return filed, no receipts reportedOct 2025: return filed, no receipts reportedNov 2025: return filed, no receipts reportedDec 2025: return filed, no receipts reportedJan 2026: return filed, no receipts reportedFeb 2026: return filed, no receipts reportedMar 2026: return filed, no receipts reportedApr 2026: return filed, no receipts reported
Nov 2012
Aug 2015
May 2018
Feb 2021
Nov 2023
Apr 2025
Apr 2026
Liquor
Wine
Beer
Cover
Not broken down by the filer
Return filed, no receipts

28 of these 162 months were filed as a return reporting no receipts — plotted on the baseline and ringed, because a filed $0 return is a real filing, not revenue. Months with no return filed at all are not in this series: the line skips them rather than dropping to the baseline, so a gap in filing never reads as a month of zero sales.

Annual Comparison

Calendar-year totals as filed. A year with fewer than 12 filed months is marked — a part-year total is not comparable to a full one.

2026
$04 of 12 months filed
2025
$88K
2024
$44K
2023
$153K
2022
$185K
2021
$188K
2020
$95K
2019
$533K
2018
$624K
2017
$646K
2016
$698K
2015
$681K
2014
$677K
2013
$236K
2012
$7K2 of 12 months filed

📅Year by Year

Calendar-year totals as filed. A year-over-year change is shown only where both years are effectively complete — comparing a full year against a four-month stub would be a fabricated collapse.

LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN's calendar-year mixed-beverage receipts, November 2012April 2026. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, dataset naix-2893.
YearMonths filedReceipts reportedvs. prior year
20122 of 12 (partial)$6,670
201312 of 12$236,108
201412 of 12$677,429+186.9%
201512 of 12$680,847+0.5%
201612 of 12$697,736+2.5%
201712 of 12$646,024-7.4%
201812 of 12$624,243-3.4%
201912 of 12$532,732-14.7%
202012 of 12$94,874-82.2%
202112 of 12$187,930+98.1%
202212 of 12$185,277-1.4%
202312 of 12$153,164-17.3%
202412 of 12$43,944-71.3%
202512 of 12$87,725+99.6%
20264 of 12 (partial)$0

🗓️Seasonal Pattern

How LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN distributes its year, averaged over 2020 – 2025. 100 equals this venue's own average reported month — the index compares the venue to itself, never to another bar. Its strongest month is April (224), its weakest is June (55).

Across every Austin-metro venue with enough history to measure (2017 – 2025), the strongest month overall is October, around ACL Fest and the weakest is January. LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN runs on a different calendar — its strongest month doesn't match the region's.

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LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN — Address on File

215 E 6TH ST
AUSTIN, TX 78701
County: Travis

The address the Comptroller has on the final filing (April 2026).

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Where It Ranks

By April 2025 receipts alone — a single month, not a lifetime total.

#1325 of 1909
Austin-metro venues that reported receipts in April 2025
#229 of 263
ZIP 78701 venues that reported receipts in April 2025

Filing Record

StatusPermit ended April 2026
Taxpayer nameTHE RUSS CORP.
TABC permitMB823979
First reported monthNovember 2012
Latest return filedApril 2026 (no receipts)
Latest month with receiptsApril 2025
Months filed162
Permit responsibility ended2026-04-29
Newest metro month publishedJuly 2026
Months behind3
Official Data Source
Texas Comptroller
Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN still open?
The Texas Comptroller records the mixed-beverage responsibility for LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN as having ended on 2026-04-29, with its final return filed for April 2026. That is the state stating the permit period closed, which is the strongest closure signal in this dataset — but it describes a permit, not a front door. That return reported no receipts — a filed return with nothing on it, which is not a month of trade. Its newest month with receipts is April 2025, at $16,584. A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open.
How much does LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN make? (April 2025)
LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN reported $16,584 in mixed-beverage gross receipts for April 2025, +19.7% against March 2025 and +451.9% against April 2024. That is a single month, not an average: over its whole reported history the venue has filed $4,854,703 across 162 months. This is mixed-beverage (alcohol) receipts only, not total business revenue. LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN also filed a mixed-beverage return for April 2026 reporting no receipts. A zero-receipt return is a filed return with nothing on it — most often a formality on a permit period that has closed — so it is not read here as a month of trade, and no percentage on this page is measured from it. The figures above cover April 2025, the newest month with receipts.
Where was LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN located in AUSTIN?
LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN filed mixed-beverage returns for 215 E 6TH ST, AUSTIN, TX 78701, in Travis County. The address is taken from the venue's filings, the most recent of which covers April 2026.
Is LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN busy? How does it rank among Austin bars?
This dataset tracks mixed-beverage receipts, not foot traffic, so there is no direct measure of how busy LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN is. The closest proxy: by receipts reported for April 2025, LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN ranked #1325 of 1909 Austin-metro venues that filed for that month, and #229 of 263 venues in ZIP 78701. A higher-ranked venue sells more alcohol in a month; it is not a measure of how crowded it is at any given time, and that is a single month's rank, not a lifetime one.
What time period does the LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN data cover?
162 reported months, November 2012 through April 2026. Mixed-beverage receipts publish about three to four weeks after a month closes; the newest month currently published for the Austin metro is July 2026. Every figure on this page names the exact window it covers, because a single month, a trailing-twelve-month total and a lifetime sum are three different quantities.
Where does LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN's revenue data come from?
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts publishes Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts, a monthly record every Texas mixed-beverage permit holder is required by law to file. This page reads that dataset directly and adds no estimates, no modelled figures and no user reviews.

ℹ️How to Read This Page

What mixed-beverage gross receipts are

Every bar, restaurant and venue in Texas holding a mixed-beverage permit must report its monthly alcoholic-beverage sales to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Those returns cover liquor, wine, beer and cover charges. They do not cover food, retail or non-alcoholic sales, so these figures are a slice of a venue's business, not its revenue.

Why every number here names a window

A single month, a trailing-twelve-month total and a lifetime sum are three different quantities, and averaging a venue's whole history produces a number that has never been true of any actual month. Each figure on this page therefore carries the exact period it covers. Where a comparison needs history this venue does not have — a full prior year, two complete twelve-month windows, three complete calendar years for a seasonal index — the comparison is omitted and the reason is stated, rather than shown as a zero.

How current is this?

Receipts publish about three to four weeks after a month closes. The newest month currently published for the Austin metro is July 2026, and every recency judgement on this page is measured against that month rather than against today's date — so a late publication by the Comptroller never changes a venue's status. LIT LOUNGE AUSTIN last filed for April 2026, 3 months behind it.

What a stopped filing does and does not mean

A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open. A gap can also be a remodel, a seasonal close, a permit transfer or a slow filer. This page never states that a business is closed; it states when it last filed.

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