Texas Franchise and Property Tax Relief

Texas voters recently passed property tax relief and franchise tax changes. The tax changes were initially passed by legislators under SB2 and SB3 and approved by voters. These bills include significant property tax relief for homeowners and notable franchise tax changes that will benefit businesses and individuals.

Property Tax and the Increased Homestead Exemption

The homestead exemption increased from $40,000 to $100,000. This effectively decreases the property tax base for owner-occupied homes.

Property tax rates were also reduced by $0.107, and appraisal increases are now capped at 20% for non-homesteaded properties worth up to $5M.

Franchise Tax

Businesses with Texas activity under the gross receipts or tax liability thresholds (commonly known as the “no tax due threshold”) no longer need to file a no tax due report.

The bill also increases the gross receipts threshold from $1 million to $2.47 million. These changes are effective for franchise tax reports originally due on or after January 1, 2024.

Note that taxable entities with annualized total revenues less than or equal to the no tax due threshold must still file a Public Information Report or Ownership Information Report.

New veteran-owned businesses are no longer required to file a franchise tax report for the initial five-year period they qualify as new veteran-owned businesses. In addition, these entities do not need to file a Public Information Report or Ownership Information Report during the initial five-year period.

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