The following Texas local sales and use tax rate changes take effect October 1, 2016.
Adopted City Tax
Dish (Denton County) adopted a 2% city sales tax rate, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
City Tax Rate Changes
Alma (Ellis County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1.25% to 2%, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Burton (Washington County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1% to 1.5%, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Cranfills Gap (Bosque County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1% to 1.5%, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Danbury (Brazoria County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1% to 1.5% for municipal street maintenance and repair, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Double Oak (Denton County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1% to 2%, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Elmendorf (Bexar County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1% to 1.5% for economic and industrial development, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Follett (Lipscomb County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1% to 2% for municipal street maintenance and repair, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Granite Shoals (Burnet County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1.75% to 2% for municipal street maintenance and repair and property tax relief, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Hallsville (Harrison County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1% to 2%, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Jacinto City (Harris County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1% to 2%, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Krum (Denton County) reduced its city sales tax rate from 2% to 1.75% for economic and industrial development, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Millsap (Parker County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1% to 1.25% for municipal street maintenance and repair, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8%.
Moulton (Lavaca County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1.75% to 2% for municipal street maintenance and repair, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Pattison (Waller County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1% to 2%, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Talty (Kaufman County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1.5% to 2%, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Three Rivers (Live Oak County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1.25% to 1.5%, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Vega (Oldham County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1% to 1.5%, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Waskom (Harrison County) increased its city sales tax rate from 1% to 2%, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Abolished City Taxes
Brownwood (Brown County) abolished a local sales tax (0.5%) for economic and industrial development, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Buffalo Gap (Taylor County) abolished a local sales tax (0.25%) for municipal street maintenance and repair, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8%.
Crystal City (Zavala County) abolished a local sales tax (0.25%) for municipal street maintenance and repair, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8%.
Early (Brown County) abolished a local sales tax (0.5%) for economic and industrial development, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 8.25%.
Sanctuary (Parker County) abolished a local sales tax (0.25%) for municipal street maintenance and repair, resulting in a combined(state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 7.75%.
Skellytown (Carson County) abolished a local sales tax (0.25%) for municipal street maintenance and repair, resulting in a combined (state, county, city, transit, and special purpose district) tax rate of 7.25%.
Special Purpose District Tax Change
Bexar County Emergency Services District No. 7 has imposed a 1.5% Special Purpose District (SPD) local sales and use tax.
Brownwood Municipal Development District has imposed a 0.5% Special Purpose District (SPD) local sales and use tax.
Early Municipal Development District has imposed a 0.5% Special Purpose District (SPD) local sales and use tax.
Harris County Emergency Services District No. 24 has imposed a 1% Special Purpose District (SPD) local sales and use tax.
Hays County Emergency Services District No. 5 has imposed a 0.5% Special Purpose District (SPD) local sales and use tax.
Hays County Emergency Services District No. 5 has imposed a 1.5% Special Purpose District (SPD) local sales and use tax.
Krum Crime Control and Prevention District has imposed a 0.25% Special Purpose District (SPD) local sales and use tax.
Liberty County Emergency Services District No. 7 has imposed a 0.5% Special Purpose District (SPD) local sales and use tax.
Montgomery County Emergency Services District No. 2 has imposed a 2% Special Purpose District (SPD) local sales and use tax.
Montgomery County Emergency Services District No. 14 has imposed a 1% Special Purpose District (SPD) local sales and use tax.
Williamson County Emergency Services District No. 3 has imposed a 2% Special Purpose District (SPD) local sales and use tax.
Tax Rate Changes Effective October 1, 2016, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, September 1, 2016
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