Texas taxes through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts at a 6.25% statewide base rate, with local rates stacking on top and economic nexus for remote sellers at $500,000 in sales. Filing runs monthly, quarterly, or annually by liability. Because Texas runs an annual bracket, low-volume e-commerce and online sellers can go twelve months between returns — which is exactly how long a liability account can drift before anyone looks at it.
Employer registration runs through the Texas Workforce Commission, and the entity is registered with the Texas Secretary of State. Remote sellers may elect a single local use tax rate instead of tracking every jurisdiction. The franchise tax is a separate annual filing.
At a glance
Sales tax authority
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts — 6.25% statewide base rate
Economic nexus
$500,000 in sales
Filing cadence
Monthly, quarterly, or annually by liability
Employer registration
Texas Workforce Commission
Entity registration
Texas Secretary of State
Marketplace sales vs. your own channels in Texas
Marketplace facilitator rules mean large platforms generally collect and remit Texas tax on sales made through them. Your own site, wholesale, and direct sales are a different matter — those remain yours to collect and report. Keeping the two streams separate in the books is what makes the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts return match reality.
Texas rates and sourcing
The Texas statewide base rate is 6.25%. That sits mid-table nationally, with local rates layered on top and sourced to the delivery address rather than to your own location. Sourcing is where this is won or lost, and with economic nexus set at $500,000 in sales, it becomes your problem the moment that threshold is crossed.
Filing cadence in Texas
Texas assigns filing frequency by liability — monthly, quarterly, or annually by liability. Because Texas includes an annual bracket, a low-volume seller here can go a full year between filings, which is exactly when a liability account drifts unnoticed. We reconcile it monthly regardless of when the return is due.
We keep the books. You run the business.
Categorization, reconciliation, month-end close, and clean financial statements — with nothing left for you to chase.
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Free review
We check where your e-commerce and online sellers books stand and whether Texas activity has crossed $500,000 in sales.
Register what is needed
Accounts set up with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, plus the Texas Workforce Commission if you have employees here.
Catch up
Back periods cleaned up at a fixed quoted price, including any Texas liability that was collected but never reconciled.
Close on cadence
Monthly close worked backward from your Texas due dates — monthly, quarterly, or annually by liability.
E-Commerce & Online Sellers Bookkeeping in Texas — Frequently Asked Questions
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