All About Texas Taxes

Looking for Texas state tax information? In this article, you will find latest resources on state tax, unemployment, income tax and more.
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Texas Workforce Commission

Withholding Requirements:

• Register as an employer by clicking here
• No withholding tax
• Withholding method= NA
• Supplemental rate = NA

Local Taxes:

No local tax

State Unemployment Insurance (SUI):

Benefit ratio formula

Wage Base $9,000 for 2014

Rates Range from 0.51% to 7.41% for 2014
New employers use greater of the average rate for all employers in the NAICS code to which they belong or 2.7%

Employer rate consists of General Tax Rate (GTR) + Replenishment Tax Rate (RTR) + Obligation Assessment Rate (OA) + Employment Training Investment Assessment (ETA)

State Disability Insurance (SDI):

None

State Labor Laws:

Minimum wage - The Federal minimum wage rate applies.
Termination Pay - Fired - 6 days. Quit - next regular payday.

New Hire Reporting:

Employers must report hiring, rehiring, and return to work within 20 days on Form W-4 (or equivalent) to:
ENHR Operations Center
P.O. Box 149224
Austin, TX 78714-9224
Phone: 800-850-6442
Fax: 800-732-5015
To report online click here.

Remit Withholding for Child Support to>

Child Support Enforcement DivisionOffice of the Attorney General300 West 15th Street, Suite 1401M
P.O. Box 12017
Austin, TX 78711-2017
Phone: 325-672-4480
Fax: 325-675-6423
To report online click here.

Reciprocal States:

none