America's Busiest Land Port
Laredo sits on the Rio Grande facing Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, and had about 270,000 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate. It is the leading land port in the United States: Port Laredo reports about $354 billion in trade for 2025, and more than 16,000 commercial trucks a day crossed the World Trade Bridge. United ISD and Laredo ISD are the largest employers, followed by the city, the Border Patrol's Laredo Sector and other federal agencies, the health systems and Texas A&M International University. Ranching and natural gas fill the surrounding Webb County. BOMCAS works with Laredo clients remotely.
Texas-wide rules are summed up in our Texas overview; below, the focus is Laredo and the port.
The Local Tax Picture
Laredo has no city or state income tax. Businesses deal with the Texas franchise tax and an 8.25 percent sales tax that includes shares for Webb County, the transit system and the sports venue. Hotel stays carry 14 percent. Property is valued by the Webb County Appraisal District and taxed by the city, county, school districts and others.
Who We Work With
Our Laredo clients include trucking companies and owner-operators, drayage firms, customs brokers and freight forwarders, warehouses and yards, retailers selling to Mexican shoppers, restaurants, medical practices, royalty owners and ranch families, federal officers and teachers, and families with homes, accounts or relatives in Mexico.
The Lay of the City
Downtown sits beside the Gateway to the Americas and Juárez-Lincoln bridges, with the shopping streets that serve visitors from Mexico. The freight economy runs along Interstate 35 and the Mines Road corridor to the World Trade Bridge and the Colombia Solidarity Bridge, lined with warehouses, yards and truck stops. North and east Laredo hold the newer neighbourhoods, while TAMIU and the medical centres sit on the north side.
What We Usually See First
A carrier whose fleet has doubled while the books stayed on spreadsheets. A brokerage unsure how to show client funds. A store whose export sales were questioned in an audit. A family with a Mexican bank account and no FBAR history. We start by collecting the last two years of returns and records and setting priorities.
Laredo's Filing Calendar
- Quarterly: IFTA fuel tax returns and TWC wage reports.
- Monthly or quarterly: sales, mixed beverage and hotel taxes.
- April 15: federal returns, FBARs and Webb County renditions.
- May 15: franchise tax reports and most property value protests.
- August 31: Form 2290 heavy vehicle use tax for most trucks.
Working Remotely
We work through secure uploads, video calls and cloud accounting software that you can see at any time. Our work covers U.S. tax returns, books, payroll and projections. Mexican filings stay with your Mexican accountant, and legal matters with your attorney.
How BOMCAS Helps in Laredo
Freight businesses usually start with bookkeeping by truck and load, payroll for drivers and warehouse crews and sales tax with export records. Every year we prepare business returns and franchise tax reports and household returns, then use them for planning fleet purchases, structure and family land. Anyone behind on fuel, payroll or foreign filings can start with back taxes and late filing, and Mexican and Canadian ties are handled through cross-border tax.
Beyond the port, the statewide rules for business tax returns, personal tax returns, sales and use tax, bookkeeping, payroll, tax planning, back taxes and cross-border matters are on our Texas pages.
Laredo Questions
Is BOMCAS based in Laredo?
No. We work with Laredo businesses and families remotely.
Do you work with trucking companies?
Yes, from owner-operators to fleets, including IFTA, Form 2290 and payroll.
How much is hotel tax in Laredo?
14 percent: 6 percent state, 7 percent city and 1 percent Webb County.
Can you help with Mexican accounts and companies?
Yes, on the U.S. side, including FBAR, Form 5471 and Form 5472.
Talk to BOMCAS About Your Laredo Taxes
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Send BOMCAS a few lines about your Laredo fleet, brokerage, store or family and we will reply with a first step and a list of records for a quote. Write through the contact page or the form below, call 780-667-5250 or email info@bomcas.ca. Our other Laredo services are listed on the Texas overview. The information here is general and not advice for your business or family.