Doing Business

Doing business in the Gonzales area can be enjoyable, successful, and profitable. We would like to help all of our members succeed with their endeavors. Contact us with any requests, ideas or suggestions, and remember to come to the membership meetings to contribute in person.

We would like to list any important resources for doing business in our area on this page. We invite suggestions.

Tax Structure:
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Ad Valorem Property Tax (per $100 of value) for 2007:
     City:           .2822
     County:      .6562
     School:    1.0064
     Other:          EMS : .0599
                         Fire: .0217
                         Hospital District: .2258
                         Water District:  .0115
                  Total: 2.2637
Bonded Indebtedness:
           General Obligation: None
Revenue:  Utilities Fund - $8,575,000 budgeted

                Bonding Rating:  AAA
State         City                        County
Retail sales tax:          6.25 %       1.5%         .5%

Texas Comptroller - Site of Texas Comptroller with essential business information and online sales tax filing resources (WebFile).