Tax Services in Houston for Startups & Businesses
Houston businesses have no personal income tax to track, but the franchise tax, often called the margin tax, applies to most entities once revenue crosses a set threshold, calculated on a margin basis rather than straight profit. Harris County adds a local sales tax rate on top of the state base.
Profitjets tracks your revenue against the franchise tax threshold, calculates your margin under whichever method actually benefits you, and registers and files your Harris County sales tax at the correct combined rate.
What Our Houston Tax Services Cover
We build your tax strategy around your entity type and revenue. From Texas franchise tax to Harris County sales tax, our team prepares the required state and local filings and tracks every deadline.
Pass-through & owner tax
No Texas personal income tax, but federal pass-through income still needs filing. We handle it.
Texas franchise tax
Texas's franchise (margin) tax applies once revenue passes the no-tax-due threshold. We calculate it, file the report, and file the Public Information Report.
Sales & use tax
Registration, collection, and filing at Texas's 6.25% base (up to 8.25% with local) rate, with local rates applied.
Deadlines & estimates
Quarterly estimates, extensions, and notices handled year-round.
Multi-state & nexus
Operating beyond Texas? We handle economic nexus and multi-state filings too.
Tax planning
Proactive planning to legally lower your Houston tax bill before year-end.
Texas Franchise Tax (Margin Tax) for Houston Businesses
The margin tax can be calculated under several allowed methods, and defaulting to the wrong one often means overpaying. Even businesses under the threshold may still owe a No Tax Due report.
We calculate your margin under whichever method benefits you most and track your position relative to the threshold.
Book a Free Consultation- Threshold monitored
- Margin calculated under the best method
- No Tax Due reports filed when applicable
- Estimated payments scheduled
- State and local filings coordinated
- Multi-entity ready
Harris County Sales Tax, Applied Correctly
Texas sales tax combines a state base with Harris County and Houston city rates, and getting the correct combined rate matters for any retail-facing business selling across the metro.
Book a Free Consultation- Registration handled
- Correct Harris County rate applied
- Taxable vs exempt tracked
- Multi-location businesses supported
- Returns filed on schedule
- Marketplace rules handled
How Our Houston Tax Services Work
Discovery Call
We learn your entity type, revenue, and prior franchise tax filings.
Review Your Financial Records
We review your bookkeeping and revenue against the franchise tax threshold.
Build Your Tax Plan
We plan around your margin calculation method and revenue trajectory.
Prepare & File
We file your franchise tax and Harris County sales tax returns together.
Ongoing Tax Support
We track deadlines, manage estimated payments, and monitor your threshold position as your business grows.
Serving Small Businesses Across Houston
We work remotely with businesses throughout Houston, so you get the same dedicated team no matter which part of the city you're based in.
What Houston Businesses Say
"We'd been calculating our margin under the default method for years without knowing another method would've lowered our bill. Profitjets ran the comparison and switched us."
"We assumed being under the revenue threshold meant no filing at all. Profitjets explained we still needed a No Tax Due report and got it filed."
"We sell across a few Harris County locations and our sourcing rules were wrong for two of them. Profitjets corrected the categorization for each."
Houston tax questions
Most Houston businesses owe the franchise tax (margin tax) once revenue crosses a threshold, and Harris County sales tax. We track both and file correctly.
Also called the margin tax, it applies once revenue crosses a set threshold, calculated using one of several allowed methods. We calculate under whichever method benefits you most.
Often yes, a No Tax Due report is still required even when no tax is owed. We handle this so nothing gets incorrectly skipped.
It combines the state base with Harris County and city rates. We register you and apply the correct combined rate.
Yes, our bookkeeping and tax teams work from the same books, keeping your Houston filings accurate without extra reconciliation.
Related services and locations
Profitjets also supports companies in Austin, Dallas, El Paso and San Antonio.
Get Houston Tax Filed Right, and Optimized
Book a free consultation and we'll map out exactly how we'd handle your Houston business taxes.