Many Denton County businesses owe a personal property rendition

Business personal property is the equipment, furniture, inventory, computers, fixtures, and tools a business uses to make money. Texas taxes it, and the owner is expected to file a yearly rendition listing it. Denton CAD runs an online business personal property rendition portal for exactly this.

A rendition is its own thing, separate from a sales tax permit, a DBA, a city certificate of occupancy, or a lease. A small shop, an office, a contractor's yard, a salon, even a home-based business can owe one if it has taxable equipment or inventory on January 1.

If you own or run business property in Denton County, check Denton CAD's current form and deadline. Filing late or filing the wrong form can trigger penalties and inflated values that are much harder to undo once the notices go out.