{"place":"Arlington, TX","kind":"city","asOf":"2026-10-07","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/arlington-tx","state":{"code":"TX","name":"Texas","slug":"texas","incomeTax":{"type":"none","flatRate2026":null,"lowestRate2026":null,"topRate2026":null,"topRateStartsSingle":null,"notes":"Texas has no personal income tax. Its constitution bans a tax on individuals' net income, including their share of partnership income (Art. VIII, Sec. 24-a), and a 2025 amendment also bans taxing individuals' capital gains (Sec. 24-b).","source":"https://tlc.texas.gov/docs/legref/TxConst.pdf"},"estimatedTax":null,"minimumWage2026":{"standard":7.25,"tippedCash":2.13,"tipCreditAllowed":true,"notes":"Texas adopts the federal minimum wage of $7.25 (Texas Workforce Commission, https://www.twc.texas.gov/programs/texas-minimum-wage-law). Tipped employees (more than $20 a month in tips) can be paid a $2.13 cash wage if tips bring them to $7.25 (U.S. DOL table, last updated July 1, 2026).","source":"https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped"},"soleProprietorTaxes":[{"name":"Texas franchise (margin) tax","summary":"Applies to LLCs, including a single-member LLC that files federally as a sole proprietor; a sole proprietorship with no liability protection is not covered. For 2026 and 2027 reports, an entity with total revenue at or below $2.65 million owes no tax and files only a Public Information Report or Ownership Information Report. Above that, rates are 0.75% (0.375% for retail and wholesale, or 0.331% with the EZ computation).","source":"https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/faq/taxable-entities.php"}],"contractorLaws":[{"name":"Rideshare (TNC) driver independent contractor statute (Occupations Code 2402.114)","summary":"A rideshare driver is an independent contractor for all purposes if the company does not set the hours the driver must be logged in, does not limit use of other rideshare apps or the driver's territory, does not restrict other work, and both sides agree in writing that the driver is a contractor. Enacted by H.B. 100 in 2017.","source":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/HB00100F.htm"},{"name":"TWC marketplace platform rule (40 TAC 815.134(b))","summary":"Since April 29, 2019, a Texas Workforce Commission rule treats people who get work through a marketplace platform as not employed for state unemployment tax purposes if nine conditions are met. These include setting their own hours, being free to use other platforms, paying their own expenses and providing their own tools.","source":"https://www.twc.texas.gov/sites/default/files/ogc/docs/fr-815-marketplace-04-19-twc.pdf"}],"notes":"Texas self-employed people owe no state income tax. A gig worker who forms an LLC must still file an annual franchise Public Information Report or Ownership Information Report, even when no tax is due. The 2026-2027 threshold and rates come from https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/."},"stateRetirementProgram":{"state":"Texas","code":"TX","programName":null,"status":"none","employerMandate":null,"mandateMin":null,"keyDates":null,"covers1099":null,"selfEnroll":"n/a","sourceUrl":"https://cri.georgetown.edu/states","note":"No enacted state-facilitated program.","lastVerified":"2026-09-09"},"city":{"slug":"arlington-tx","name":"Arlington","stateCode":"TX","county":"Tarrant County","population":402134,"populationYear":2025,"localIncomeTax":{"applies":false},"localBusinessTaxes":[],"businessLicense":{"required":false,"summary":"Arlington's code-compliance guide still says all home-based business activities must be registered with the Building Inspections Division (through ArlingtonPermits.com), but Texas HB 2464, signed and effective June 12, 2025, bars cities from requiring a license, permit or other approval for a 'no-impact' home-based business (no on-street parking or substantial added traffic, nothing visible from the street, no substantial added noise, and no more employees and clients than the home's occupancy limit), which covers a typical laptop-only freelancer or app-based gig worker.","source":"https://www.arlingtontx.gov/City-Services/Code-Compliance/Code-Compliance-Directory/Single-Family-Rapid-Reference-Guide"},"gigLaws":[],"notes":"No city or county income tax (Texas has no local income taxes). Texas HB 2464 (89th Legislature) enrolled text: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02464F.htm; bill history showing it was signed June 12, 2025 and took effect immediately: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB2464. Home-based businesses that are not 'no-impact' (for example, clients parking on the street) can still be regulated and should check with Arlington Planning and Development Services (817-459-6502). No local gig-worker or freelancer pay ordinances were found. Population: Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate for July 1, 2025 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025.csv)."},"guides":[{"audience":"consultants","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/texas/consultants"},{"audience":"freelancers","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/texas/freelancers"},{"audience":"content-creators","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/texas/content-creators"},{"audience":"entrepreneurs","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/texas/entrepreneurs"},{"audience":"gig-workers","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/texas/gig-workers"},{"audience":"tipped-workers","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/texas/tipped-workers"},{"audience":"tradespeople","url":"https://gigaverse.ai/local/texas/tradespeople"}],"disclaimer":"Educational information for 2026, not tax, legal or investment advice. Sources are cited per fact."}