At the Southern Tip of Texas
Brownsville, the seat of Cameron County, had about 193,000 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate. It faces Matamoros across the Rio Grande, linked by several international bridges. The Port of Brownsville supports more than 10,000 jobs, Rio Grande LNG is under construction with over 2,000 workers, and SpaceX's site at Boca Chica, east of the city, employs thousands. The Brownsville Independent School District, with about 7,000 employees, is the largest single employer. BOMCAS works with Brownsville clients remotely.
Our Texas overview covers the statewide picture; this page focuses on Brownsville.
Brownsville Taxes
Texas has no income tax. Companies file the franchise tax report, and Brownsville's sales tax is 8.25 percent, with 2 percent for the city, including a quarter cent for the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation. Hotel stays carry 7 percent city tax and 6 percent state tax. Property is appraised by Cameron County's appraisal district.
Who We Help
We work with construction and industrial contractors, staffing firms, shipyards and port businesses, customs brokers and distributors, retailers serving Mexican shoppers, shrimp boat owners, restaurants and panaderías, teachers and school staff, travelling workers, maquiladora managers and families with ties to Mexico.
Around Brownsville
Downtown and the Elizabeth Street district hold the historic shopping area near the Gateway and B&M bridges. The port lies northeast of the city along the ship channel, with the shrimp basin, shipyards and the LNG site. UTRGV and Texas Southmost College share a campus near downtown, and newer neighbourhoods spread north and west along the highways.
Where Clients Start
A local contractor whose income tripled with a project subcontract. A store that sold to Mexican shoppers without export certifications. A shrimp boat owner unsure how to report crew shares. A manager who lives in Brownsville and works in Matamoros. We review recent returns and records and agree on the first steps.
Brownsville Dates
- January 31: property taxes, W-2s and 1099s.
- April 15: federal returns and business renditions.
- May 15: franchise tax and most appraisal protests.
- June to November: hurricane season, when disaster declarations may extend deadlines.
How We Work
We work remotely through secure uploads, video calls and shared cloud books. We prepare returns, keep books, run payroll and plan. Legal matters, customs rulings and representation in disputes remain with your attorney or customs broker.
How BOMCAS Helps in Brownsville
Contractors, port firms and stores in Brownsville usually begin with bookkeeping that tracks jobs, inventory and export sales, payroll for crews, per diem and shift work, and sales and use tax with export certifications and construction contracts handled correctly. At year-end we prepare the business return and franchise tax report and the owners' and families' personal returns, and use both for tax planning on contracts, land and business sales. Missed filings start with back taxes and late filing, and anyone with income, property or family in Mexico uses cross-border tax.
Statewide guidance on business returns, personal returns, sales and use tax, bookkeeping, payroll, tax planning, late filing and cross-border tax is on our Texas pages.
Brownsville Questions
Do you have an office in Brownsville?
No. We work with Brownsville clients remotely.
What is the hotel tax in Brownsville?
7 percent city tax plus 6 percent state tax.
Can you help with income from Mexico?
Yes, including foreign tax credits and FBARs.
Do you work with contractors on the big projects?
Yes, including job costing, per diem and returns.
Talk to BOMCAS About Your Brownsville 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.
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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.
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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.
Down on the Rio Grande, our Laredo pages work through trucking and drayage fleets, customs brokerage and bonded warehouses, sales to shoppers from Nuevo Laredo, Webb County gas royalties and families who live on both sides of the river.
Between Dallas and the airport, our Irving pages look at Las Colinas headquarters staff and executives, airport-area hotels and logistics firms, the city's 9 percent hotel tax, consultancies and the many families who came to Irving from abroad.
East of Dallas, our Garland pages cover factories and distribution centres along the industrial corridors, family businesses in the Vietnamese and Hispanic communities, the city's own electric utility and its quarterly hotel tax.
Further up the Tollway, our Frisco pages follow sports and entertainment businesses, the PGA campus at Fields, new subdivisions split between Collin and Denton counties, Universal Kids Resort and founders building fast-growing companies.
In the Collin County seat, our McKinney pages cover shops and restaurants on the historic square, insurers and defence contractors, Craig Ranch professionals, McKinney National Airport and its new passenger service, and fast-growing family neighbourhoods.
Between Dallas and Fort Worth, our Grand Prairie pages cover defence and aerospace plants and their suppliers, warehouses along the interstates, Asian Times Square and other immigrant-owned businesses, Lone Star Park and a city that reaches into four counties.
Up in the Panhandle, our Amarillo pages look at feedyards, wheat and cattle operations, the Tyson beef plant and Pantex, wind lease and royalty income, I-40 truck stops and hotels, and the city's 15 percent hotel tax.
North of the Metroplex, our Denton pages deal with two universities and their students, staff and international scholars, Peterbilt and its suppliers, musicians and freelancers, student rentals and Barnett Shale royalties.
In Central Texas, our Killeen pages focus on soldiers and military families at Fort Hood, military spouses with businesses, defence contractors, veterans and retirees, and landlords renting to families on permanent change of station orders.
Bidding on work at the port, running a store on Elizabeth Street or sorting out income from both sides of the river? Let BOMCAS know what you need and we will explain what we would check first and what a quote involves. Reach us through the contact page or the form below, at 780-667-5250 or at info@bomcas.ca. The Texas overview lists every Brownsville service. This page is general information only and is not tailored advice.