Between Dallas and Fort Worth
Arlington had about 402,000 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, making it one of the largest cities in Texas, though many people think of it mainly as the home of the Cowboys and Rangers. AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, Six Flags Over Texas and Texas Live! form an entertainment district that draws more than 16 million visitors a year, and AT&T Stadium hosted matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The General Motors Arlington Assembly plant, which builds full-size SUVs, employs about 5,200 people and supports a network of suppliers. UT Arlington enrolled about 42,800 students in fall 2026. BOMCAS works with Arlington clients remotely.
For what holds across the state, read the Texas overview; below we focus on Arlington.
Taxes in Arlington
Texas has no state or city income tax. Businesses file the franchise tax report and collect 8.25 percent sales tax, which in Arlington includes half a cent for the stadium venue project and other shares for streets and economic development rather than transit. Hotel stays carry 15 percent tax, car rentals carry an extra 5 percent venue tax, and events at Globe Life Field carry a 10 percent ticket tax and a $3 parking tax. Property is valued by the Tarrant Appraisal District and taxed by the city, Tarrant County, school districts and others.
Our Arlington Clients
We work with automotive suppliers and logistics firms, event and catering companies, security and staging contractors, hotels and restaurants in the entertainment district, engineering and technology firms near UTA, contractors building in south Arlington, real estate investors, GM workers and retirees, students and families across the city.
Parts of the City
The entertainment district lies between Interstate 30 and Division Street in north-central Arlington. The GM plant sits in east Arlington near Highway 360, with more warehouses and suppliers in the Great Southwest industrial area to the north. UTA and downtown sit in the centre, and newer neighbourhoods and the Viridian development spread north and south, with south Arlington growing toward Mansfield.
Getting Around and Doing Business
Arlington does not belong to a transit authority and relies on an on-demand rideshare service instead of fixed bus routes. For businesses, that means employees and customers drive, parking is important and the sales tax share that goes to transit elsewhere funds other city projects here. Many residents commute to Dallas or Fort Worth, and many businesses serve customers across the Metroplex.
Common Starting Points
New Arlington clients often bring an event business that grew faster than its books, a supplier preparing for new production, a hotel needing better tax records or a household with GM profit sharing and gig income. We begin with the last two years of returns and records and agree on what needs to be done.
Key Dates
- January 31: property tax bills due.
- April 15: federal returns and business personal property renditions.
- May 15: franchise tax report and usual protest deadline.
- Monthly or quarterly: sales, hotel and venue taxes.
Working With Us
All work is done online through secure uploads, video calls and cloud accounting. We prepare returns, books, payroll and projections, and do not give legal advice or represent clients in hearings.
How BOMCAS Helps in Arlington
Arlington clients usually start with bookkeeping for events and inventory, sales, ticket and hotel tax filings and payroll for shifts and event crews. Each year we prepare business returns and franchise tax reports and personal returns, and use them for planning around expansion, uneven income and retirement. Clients behind on filings start with back taxes and late filing, and foreign suppliers, students and newcomers can rely on cross-border tax.
For statewide detail, see our Texas pages on company returns, household returns, sales and use tax, monthly bookkeeping, payroll and TWC, tax planning, late filings and cross-border matters.
Arlington Questions
Do you have an office in Arlington?
No. BOMCAS works with Arlington clients remotely.
What is the sales tax rate in Arlington?
8.25 percent, including half a cent for the stadium venue project.
Do you work with event businesses?
Yes, including caterers, staging companies and promoters.
Who values property in Arlington?
The Tarrant Appraisal District.
Talk to BOMCAS About Your Arlington Taxes
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In south-central Texas, our San Antonio pages cover Joint Base San Antonio households and contractors, River Walk hospitality, the Toyota supplier park, Eagle Ford royalties and family and business ties to Mexico.
In North Texas, our Dallas pages look at headquarters staff and executives, private companies and funds, a city spread over five counties, Love Field and DART-area sales tax and the restaurants of Deep Ellum and Bishop Arts.
West of Dallas, our Fort Worth pages cover aerospace and rail employers, the AllianceTexas logistics hub and its freeport inventory, Barnett Shale royalties on city lots, ranching families and the Stockyards hospitality trade.
In the capital, our Austin pages focus on tech employees with stock compensation, startups and founders, state employees, University of Texas faculty and students, licensed short-term rentals and the city's music and film freelancers.
At the far western tip of the state, our El Paso pages cover Fort Bliss families, maquiladora suppliers and customs brokers, export sales to shoppers from Juárez, jobs across the New Mexico line and the county's own half-cent sales tax.
On the Coastal Bend, our Corpus Christi pages cover port and export terminal contractors, refinery and LNG work, the naval air station and Army depot, beach rentals on the island and windstorm-season records.
North of Dallas, our Plano pages focus on corporate headquarters staff and relocations around Legacy, executives with stock pay, internationally mobile families, Collin County homeowners and the suppliers that serve the big campuses.
On the South Plains, our Lubbock pages deal with cotton farms and gins, dairies and agricultural lenders, Texas Tech students, staff and researchers, health care, hail season and the city's 1.5 percent local sales tax.
Send BOMCAS a short note about your Arlington business or household and we will reply with what we would look at first and what we need for a quote. Use the contact page or the form below, call 780-667-5250 or email info@bomcas.ca. All Arlington services are listed on the Texas overview. This page is general information, not advice for your situation.