Texas Payroll

Did you know that Texas has no state income tax?

Texas Income Tax Withholding

Only Texas, Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming have no state income tax.

Texas Benefits

Texas Voting Rights:

Employer Right To Schedule Voting Hours	Pay Deduction For Voting Time Leave
Unspecified	Prohibited

Texas requires employers to allow employees sufficient time off to vote.

All employers in Texas must allow employees time off to vote. This summary is restricted to coverage of private employers.

The law does not specify the exact amount of leave time that must be granted. Employers do not have to grant leave time to employees who have two consecutive nonwork hours to vote.

Texas Compensation

Employees covered by the Texas minimum wage law must be paid $5.15 an hour.

All employees are covered except for:

• those working in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity;
• outside salespersons and collectors on commission;
• certain agricultural employees;
• those under age 18 who are not vocational or high school graduates; and
• students under age 20, except those in agriculture.

Texas Payroll

Employers covered by the Texas wage payment law must pay wages at least semimonthly. However, monthly payments are allowed for employees who are exempt from the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. If employers do not designate other days, paydays must be on the first and 15th days of each month.

All employees are covered, except those specifically exempt by statute; among those exempt are independent contractors and certain family members.

Texas Unemployment:

Taxable Wage Base ($000s)	New Employer Rate (% Taxable Wages)	Employee Tax Rate (% Taxable Wages)	Period Effective
9,000	2.7	None	Calendar Year 2007

Helpful Links for Texas Payroll

Texas Window on State Government
Post Office Box 13528
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711-3528
(800) 531-5441

Texas Workforce Commission
101 E. 15th Street
Austin, Texas 78778
(512) 837-9559

Texas Laws