This page provides general information to help new Texas employers. Topics include employer liability, employee classification, tax rates, taxable wage limits, wage report filing and tax paying options. Information for new hire reporting and required posters are also included.
Find information on reporting fraud, theft, waste, or program abuse in any TWC program.
Learn whose wages to report, which wages and benefits are taxable, and how much tax is due. Information about workers who work in more than one state is also included on this page.
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) uses three employment categories: regular, domestic and agricultural. Employer tax liability differs for each type of employment. Learn about the types of employment and what it means.
This page defines all of the components that make up the 2025 tax rates.
Reimbursing & Government Employers may elect to pay reimbursements instead of taxes. Find details here.
Find online resources and related forms for Employer Registration & Account Updates, Tax Report Filing & Payment methods, Adjustment Reports, and Election & Revocation services. Find information on C-1, C-1AM, C-3, C-4, C-5, C-7, C-20, C-20F, C-6A, C-6F, C-43, C-83, C-82J and C-82M.
Texas law allows employers in Texas that have a TWC tax account number to designate a mailing address for receiving TWC notices at a preferred location. Learn how to designate an address.
Instructions and information for and about requesting benefit payments. You must request payment to receive benefits. Request benefit payment as instructed, approximately one to two weeks after you apply for benefits, and every two weeks after that.
Learn how to notify TWC if you change your business ownership, name, address, phone number, or mailing address.