Sales tax permit · Texas
Registering for a Texas sales tax permit
Texas's state sales tax rate is 6.25%, local taxes come on top, and its remote seller threshold is $500,000 in sales, measured over the preceding twelve calendar months. If your business has crossed it and needs a permit, we prepare and submit the Texas registration through comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/permit for $99, plus any state fee at cost.
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What Texas says about remote sellers
Texas Comptroller: remote sellers with total Texas revenue of less than $500,000 in the preceding twelve calendar months are not required to hold a permit or collect (safe harbor). Revenue includes taxable and nontaxable sales of tangible personal property and services into Texas. Sellers exceeding the safe harbor must begin collecting no later than the first day of the fourth month after the month the threshold is exceeded. No transaction-count test. Local jurisdictions may add up to 2%; remote sellers may elect the single local use tax rate (currently 1.75% per the Comptroller). Sellers selling only through a marketplace provider that collects for them do not need a Texas permit.
What filing looks like afterward
The Comptroller notifies each permit holder by letter whether to file monthly or quarterly; monthly reports are due the 20th of the following month, quarterly reports April 20, July 20, October 20 and January 20, and yearly filers report the previous year by January 20.
Texas has a marketplace facilitator law, so sales through a marketplace that collects for you are handled by the marketplace.
Registration portal: comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/permit. Alabama · sales tax for online sellers
Paperwork only: whether your sales count toward the threshold is a tax question for your preparer. State fees at cost.
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What is Texas's remote seller threshold?
$500,000 in sales, measured over the preceding twelve calendar months. The state's test has no transaction count.
Does Texas have local sales taxes?
Yes, the state's pages say local taxes also apply on top of the 6.25% state rate.
How often are Texas returns filed?
The Comptroller notifies each permit holder by letter whether to file monthly or quarterly; monthly reports are due the 20th of the following month, quarterly reports April 20, July 20, October 20 and January 20, and yearly filers report the previous year by January 20.
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