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Austin

Bookkeeping services in Austin, TX

Outsourced bookkeeping for Austin companies, with the Texas franchise tax report handled even in the years you owe nothing.

Parag Jain, CPA
Parag Jain, CPAFounder, Zinance·Last updated August 2026·6 min read
Summarize this article

At a glance

TX no-tax-due threshold
$2.65m for 2026 reportsAnnualised total revenue
Still must file
PIR or OIREven when no tax is due
No Tax Due Report
DiscontinuedNot available for 2026 reports

Texas has no personal income tax, which is half of why Austin filled up with founders. It does have a franchise tax, and the rules around it changed recently in a way that quietly turns a non-event into a compliance failure.

Owing nothing is not the same as filing nothing

For 2026 reports the no-tax-due threshold is $2.65 million of annualised total revenue. Below it you owe no franchise tax. You are still required to file.

The change that catches people

The No Tax Due Report is no longer available. For reports due on or after 1 January 2024, an entity under the threshold does not file one — but it must still file a Public Information Report or an Ownership Information Report. Companies that used to file the No Tax Due Report and stopped are not compliant; they are simply not filing.

Dates and thresholds

  • 15 May — annual franchise tax report deadline, or the next business day if it falls on a weekend or holiday.
  • $2.65m — annualised total revenue at or below which no tax is due for 2026.
  • $20m — annualised total revenue at or below which the E-Z Computation is available.

What we do for Austin companies

Daily categorisation and reconciliation, a monthly close with a named accountant, and the Texas filing calendar tracked so the May deadline is not a scramble. Most Austin startups are also Delaware C-corps, so we handle the Delaware franchise tax alongside it.

We are remote, with no Austin office. For outsourced bookkeeping, responsiveness has always mattered more than a local address.

Frequently asked questions

Do we owe Texas franchise tax?+
Not if your annualised total revenue is at or below $2.65 million for 2026 reports. But you still have to file a Public Information Report or an Ownership Information Report — owing nothing does not remove the filing obligation.
What happened to the No Tax Due Report?+
It was discontinued. For reports due on or after 1 January 2024 an entity under the threshold no longer files it, and instead files a PIR or OIR. This is the most common Texas compliance gap we see, because the old habit was to file the No Tax Due Report and nothing else.
Does Texas having no income tax mean less bookkeeping?+
No. It removes a state income tax return, but the federal return, the franchise tax report, sales tax where you have nexus, and payroll filings all remain. The close is the same work.

Where these numbers come from

New YorkNew YorkOutsourced bookkeeping for New York companies, with the city and state filings that catch founders out built into the close.San FranciscoSan FranciscoOutsourced bookkeeping for Bay Area companies, built around California's minimum franchise tax and San Francisco's gross receipts regime.DelawareDelawareAlmost nobody operates in Delaware. Most US startups are incorporated there, and that alone creates a filing you cannot skip.

Numbers you can actually trust

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