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Local Taxes & Fees in New Braunfels, TX (2026)

1 verified local taxes & fees rules for New Braunfels, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Business Tax Classification

New Braunfels levies its own occupational tax on top of the state occupational tax under City Code § 18-26, but only against callings the state itself already taxes: the city charge equals half of whatever state license or occupational tax applies, and the tax receipt itself doubles as the business's occupation license.

New Braunfels Occupational Tax Classification

Some Restrictions

New Braunfels Code of Ordinances § 18-26; § 18-28

Sec. 18-26. Occupational tax—Levied. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, there is hereby levied and assessed and shall be collected from every person pursuing, or who may pursue, within the corporate limits of the city, any calling, occupation, profession, trade, vocation or business upon which a state license tax or occupational tax is levied under the laws of the state, a license or oc...