Tax Rates
Taxes

Property Taxes

Property in Dumas is subject to taxation by six different taxing jurisdictions. Property located in Moore County, outside Dumas city limits will have a slightly different tax structure. Below are the 2009-2010 tax rates per $100 of assessed value for property located within Dumas City limits.

 
City of Dumas$0.148944
Moore County$0.285237
FC&LR$0.063758
Special Road$0.005199
Dumas Independent School District$1.108400
Moore County College District$0.044648
Moore County Hospital District$0.082622
Palo Duro River Authority$0.065761
North Plains Water District #2 $0.019783
Total$1.824352
Other Moore County taxing jurisdictions and tax rates per $100:
City of Sunray$0.189080
City of Cactus$0.460379
Sunray Independent School District$1.122000
 
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Income Tax

Texas does not collect personal income tax. Corporate income tax is collected in the form of a franchise tax. 
 
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Franchise Taxes

In Texas, corporations pay the greater of the tax on net taxable capital or net taxable earned surplus. Taxable capital is a corporation's stated capital (capital stock) plus surplus. Surplus means the net assets of a corporation minus its stated capital. Earned surplus basically includes federal net taxable income, plus compensation paid to officers and directors of a corporation.

The franchise tax rate is the greater of $2.50 per $1,000 in capital surplus or 4.5% of earned income.

 
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Sales and Use Tax

Dumas2.00%Cactus 1.00%Sunray 1.00%
Texas
6.25% Texas 6.25%Texas 6.25%
Total 8.25%Total 7.25%Total 7.25%

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  Dumas Hotel/Motel Tax

 

      7% of taxable Receipts

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