Sales
and Use Tax

Collect sales tax in Texas 

Texas imposes a 6.25 percent state sales and use tax on all retail sales, leases and rentals of most goods, as well as taxable services. Local taxing jurisdictions (cities, counties, special purpose districts and transit authorities) can also impose up to 2 percent sales and use tax for a maximum combined rate of 8.25 percent.

You’ll need to collect sales tax in Texas if you have nexus in Texas. There are two ways that sellers can be tied to a state when it comes to nexus: physical or economic.

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+ Statewide Sales Tax Rate: 6.25%
+ Economic Sales Threshold: $500,000
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Physical nexus

+ An office or place of business
+ An employee present in the state
+ A place of distribution
+ A warehouse or storage space
+ A sales or sample room
+ Another place where business is conducted

Economic nexus

Remote sellers with Texas revenues above $500,000 are required to register for sales tax permit, collect sales tax on sales that ship to Texas, and remit the sales tax to the state.
You can register for a Texas sales tax permit online at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts website.
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How to collect sales tax, file sales tax return and pay

In Texas, you will be required to file and remit sales tax either monthly, quarterly, or annually. 

The Texas sales tax rate is 6.25%. The use tax rate is the same as the sales tax rate, and is explained by the Comptroller’s Office.
In Texas, you will be required to file and remit sales tax either monthly, quarterly, or annually.
Texas sales tax returns are always due the 20th of the month following the reporting period. If the filing due date falls on a weekend or holiday, sales tax is generally due the next business day.

You must do three things or we can help you handle them:

  1. Calculate the amount of sales tax you owe
  2. File a sales tax return
  3. Remit the payment

Two ways to file and paying your Texas sales tax: online and by mail.

If you made $10,000 or more in sales tax payments to Texas in the preceding fiscal year, you are required to file and pay online.