Between Dallas and Fort Worth
Grand Prairie had about 209,000 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate and is unusual in reaching into four counties: Dallas, Tarrant, Ellis and Johnson. Its largest employers are manufacturers: Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control with about 5,000 jobs, Poly-America with about 2,700 and Airbus Helicopters with about 600. Distribution centres line the interstates, and Asian Times Square, Lone Star Park, Epic Waters and Joe Pool Lake draw visitors. BOMCAS works with Grand Prairie clients remotely.
Texas-wide rules are laid out on our Texas overview, and this page adds what is specific to Grand Prairie.
Taxes in Grand Prairie
Texas has no personal or corporate income tax, but companies file the franchise tax report. The sales tax is 8.25 percent: 6.25 percent for the state, 1 percent for the city and four voter-approved quarter cents for crime control, EpicCentral, parks and streets. Grand Prairie is not a DART city. Hotels charge 7 percent city tax plus 6 percent state tax. Depending on the address, property is appraised by the Dallas, Tarrant, Ellis or Johnson appraisal district, and the city overlaps six school districts.
Our Grand Prairie Clients
We work with suppliers to the defence and aerospace plants, plastics and metal manufacturers, warehouse and logistics companies, trucking firms, contractors, restaurants and markets in the Asian and Hispanic business communities, plant and warehouse employees, engineers and retirees.
Around the City
North Grand Prairie, along Interstate 30 and the Great Southwest industrial district, holds older plants, warehouses and neighbourhoods, plus Lone Star Park. The centre of the city has the historic downtown along Main Street and EpicCentral. Asian Times Square and the outlet mall sit along Interstate 20 and Highway 161. South of Interstate 20, newer subdivisions spread toward Joe Pool Lake and into Ellis and Johnson counties.
Where Clients Begin
A machine shop asked by a prime contractor for job-cost reports. A warehouse unsure whether its packaging purchases are taxable. A carrier behind on heavy vehicle use tax. A family with a house in Mexico and no FBARs filed. We start with recent returns and records, look for the most urgent gaps and agree on the order of work.
The Grand Prairie Calendar
- January 31: property taxes due in each county, plus W-2s and 1099s.
- April 15: federal returns and business renditions to the right appraisal district.
- May 15: franchise tax reports and most appraisal protests.
- Monthly or quarterly: sales tax and hotel tax; quarterly: Form 941 and TWC wage reports.
How BOMCAS Works
All work is done remotely through secure uploads, video calls and shared cloud books. We prepare returns, keep books, run payroll and plan ahead. Contract disputes and legal representation remain with your attorney.
How BOMCAS Helps in Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie's plants, carriers and suppliers usually rely on us first for bookkeeping that tracks contracts and inventory, payroll for shifts, drivers and overtime, and sales and use tax with manufacturing and government contract exemptions handled properly. At year-end we prepare the business return and franchise tax report, then the owners' and workers' personal returns, and use both for tax planning on equipment, pensions and sales of businesses. Anyone behind on filings starts with back taxes and late filing, and families and companies with ties abroad use cross-border tax.
The rules that apply across Texas are explained on our state pages for business returns, individual returns, sales and use tax, bookkeeping, payroll, tax planning, late filing and international tax.
Grand Prairie Questions
Do you have a Grand Prairie office?
No. We work with Grand Prairie clients remotely.
What is the Grand Prairie hotel tax?
7 percent city tax and 6 percent state tax.
Is Grand Prairie in DART?
No. Its local sales tax goes to the city and its voter-approved funds.
Do you work with defence suppliers?
Yes, including contract cost tracking, research credits and returns.
Talk to BOMCAS About Your Grand Prairie Taxes
On the Gulf Coast, our Houston pages deal with energy companies and their contractors, the port and the ship channel, the Texas Medical Center, MUD and flood-zone property questions and Houston's 17 percent hotel tax.
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.
Between Dallas and Fort Worth, our Arlington pages look at the GM assembly plant and its suppliers, the stadium district's ticket, parking and car rental taxes, UT Arlington and the hotels and restaurants that serve millions of visitors.
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.
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.
At the southern tip of Texas, our Brownsville pages work through the port and its shipyards, LNG and space-industry contractors, sales to shoppers from Matamoros, families who live and work on both sides of the border and the hurricane season.
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.
Running a shop that supplies the big plants, a fleet off Interstate 20 or a restaurant near Asian Times Square? Send BOMCAS a short note and we will tell you what we would check first and what we need to quote. Go to the contact page or use the form below, call 780-667-5250 or write to info@bomcas.ca. Every Grand Prairie service is linked from the Texas overview. This page offers general information and is not advice on your own situation.