If you live near a state line, please look for tax workshops, meetings and seminars in nearby cities of the bordering state.

SBDC: IRS Small Business Tax Workshop

This workshop is designed as an awareness seminar to inform business owners of their tax obligations. Tax information for each of the small business structures is provided along with a review of independent contractors versus employees, and an introduction to tax forms required from a small business. The IRS is providing educational information for this workshop.
Registration: Please visit the Collins SBDC website.
Sponsored By: Collin County Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Plano

Date: July 5; August 1; September 5; October 3; November 7; and December 5, 2023
Time: 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Collin County Small Business Development Center (SBDC), 4800 Preston Park Blvd., Suite 114, Plano, Texas 75093

Small Business Tax Workshops

Tax workshops are offered in coordination with our partnering organizations. IRS provides small business materials for the workshops. For the dates, times, locations and topics, please refer to each location for contact and/or registration information.

Austin

Location: Various locations in Austin, Texas
Contact: Joy Miller; Phone: 512-974-7800; Email: SBDP@austintexas.gov
Registration: Visit the City of Austin Small Business Development Program website.
Sponsored by: City of Austin Small Business Development Program

Brownsville

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; Phone: 956-665-7535; Email: sbdc@utrgv.edu
Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

Corpus Christi

Contact: Monica Benavides; Phone: 361-698-2422; Email: mbenavides11@delmar.edu
Registration: Visit the Del Mar College Small Business Development Center website. The Del Mar SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: Del Mar College Small Business Development Center

Edinburg

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; Phone: 956-665-7535; Email: sbdc@utrgv.edu
Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

El Paso

Time: 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: El Paso Community College, Administration Services Center, 9050 Viscount Blvd., Building A – Auditorium, El Paso, TX 79925
Registration: Visit the El Paso Small Business Development Center website or call 915-831-7742.
Sponsored By: El Paso Community College - El Paso Small Business Development Center

Harlingen

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; Phone: 956-665-7535; Email: sbdc@utrgv.edu
Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

Kingsville

Contact: Monica Benavides; Phone: 361-698-2422; Email: mbenavides11@delmar.edu
Registration: Visit the Del Mar College Small Business Development Center website. The Del Mar SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: Del Mar College Small Business Development Center

Mathis

Contact: Monica Benavides; Phone: 361-698-2422; Email: mbenavides11@delmar.edu
Registration: Visit the Del Mar College Small Business Development Center website. The Del Mar SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: Del Mar College Small Business Development Center

McAllen

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; Phone: 956-665-7535; Email: sbdc@utrgv.edu
Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

Mercedes

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; Phone: 956-665-7535; Email: sbdc@utrgv.edu
Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

Mission

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; Phone: 956-665-7535; Email: sbdc@utrgv.edu
Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

Pharr

Contact: Esperanza P. Delgado; Phone: 956-665-7535; Email: sbdc@utrgv.edu
Registration: Visit the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center website. The UTRGV SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Small Business Development Center

Robstown

Contact: Monica Benavides; Phone: 361-698-2422; Email: mbenavides11@delmar.edu 
Registration: Visit the Del Mar College Small Business Development Center >website. The Del Mar SBDC also offers free, virtual training business workshops 24/7 from their website.
Sponsored by: Del Mar College Small Business Development Center

Small Business Tax Workshop Series

This workshop series is for everyone who has a small business and consists of 4 sessions. The first 2 sessions are for everyone, no matter what kind of business or whether you have employees. Sessions 3 & 4 are for those who already have employees or are thinking about hiring employees. Workshops will be presented by IRS Senior Stakeholder Liaison, Sheba Gonzalez.

  • Session 1: Federal Taxes and Your New Business & Schedule C and Other Small Business Taxes (June 12)
  • Session 2: How to File and Pay Your Taxes Electronically and Business Use of Your Home (June 26)
  • Session 3: Federal Taxes When Hiring Employees or Independent Contractors and How to Manage Payroll and Withholding the Correct Amount of Taxes (July 10)
  • Session 4: Tax Deposits and Filing a Return to Report Your Payroll Taxes and Hiring U.S. Residents Who Aren't U.S. Citizens (July 17)

Registration: Registration is not required, but seating is limited. If interested, please RSVP to Sheba.d.gonzalez@gmail.com.
Sponsored By: Crosby Community Center - Harris County Precinct 3 Center

Crosby

Date: June 12; June 26; July 10; and July 17, 2023
Time: 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Crosby Community Center, Room 102/107, 409 Hare Rd., Crosby, Texas 77532

Small Business Workshop

The pandemic has had a significant impact on many people's lives, and several Americans had to draw from their retirement savings to survive due to job losses. This necessity led to the birth of the Gig Economy, enabling people to become self-employed and support themselves and their families.
The workshop aims to highlight the Gig Economy’s impact on small businesses. Parking is open to the public.

Topics:

  • Definition of a Small Business
  • Maintaining compliance as a small business
  • The importance of an Employer Identification Number (EIN)
  • The Entrepreneurial Spirit
  • Compliance with Basic Business Structures and Federal Tax Responsibility, including:
    • Sole Proprietorship
    • General Partnership
    • Limited Partnership
    • S Corporation
    • Corporation
    • Joint Venture
    • LLC Limited Liability Company
  • Accounting Methods: Single Entry and Double Entry
  • The Gig Economy
  • Banking Relationships
  • Finding a Paid Preparer
  • Guest Speakers Appreciation

Registration: No registration needed. For more information, contact Willie Perry, B.S, M.A., EA by phone 713-584-0317 or email: ouidahintlinc@yahoo.com.
Sponsored By: Shrine and Internal Revenue Service

Houston

Date: Every third Saturday of the month starting in June 2023
Time: 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Location: Shrine, 5309 Martin Luther King Blvd., Houston, Texas 77021