The City of Robinson Incentives

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Taxes Robinson is a growing suburban community located on the southeastern edge of the City of Waco, the anchor city of the Waco/McLennan County Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). New home starts are averaging over seventy per year with ten to twelve million dollars worth of single family housing stock added to the tax base each year. Besides serving as a bedroom city for the adjacent big city, a number of businesses and light manufacturing concerns are based locally. For example, Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. serves a 21 county area from their Robinson distribution center; Puremco, a domino manufacturer, is headquartered in Robinson with its plant and showroom located on Loop 340; and Johnson Roofing serves its far-flung industrial, commercial and residential clients from its home base off U.S. 77 in Robinson. Two new industrial parks have opened on Interstate 35 in west Robinson.

Highway Access:
Highway	Daily Traffic Counts (1998)
U.S. Interstate 35 Texas Loop 340/Highway 6 U.S. 77 Texas FM 3128 Texas FM 2837	>54,000 13,100-21,000 7,400-19,900 1,800-2,700 600-800
As shown on Official Texas Department of Transportation Highway Maps

Motor Freight

Over thirty-six (36) Motor Freight, Refrigerated and Trucking Transportation Companies based in Waco/McLennan County MSA.

Air Service

General Aviation
McGregor Municipal Airport, 15 minutes away
Asphalt runways; 5,500' lighted; 3,500' daytime only
Lighting: Medium intensity (MIRL)
Fuel Available: 100 low lead; Jet A2M
Instrument Landing system: VOR, GPS

Commercial Aviation
Waco Regional Airport, 25 minutes away
Passenger Service: American Eagle
Air cargo and package express service readily available

Rail

Passenger Service-McGregor, 25 minutes away

Amtrak

Freight-Waco, 20 minutes away

Cotton Belt RR
Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) RR
Union Pacific RR

Taxes: Ad Valorem Tax Rates, Per $100 Valuation		Sales Tax: Sate of Texas City of Robinson McLennan County *Total*	6.25% 1.50% 0.50% *8.25%*
McLennan County Road & Bridge Junior College Robinson ISD City of Robinson *Total*	$0.4171 $0.0115 $0.116527 $1.640335 $0.359 *$2.544462*
		Other Taxes: No State Corporate Income Tax No Personal Income Tax
*Parts of the city are located in other school districts: Waco ISD $1.485: Midway ISD $1.602 & Lorena ISD $1.689351
*State Franchise Tax:* The franchise tax is imposed on all corporations doing business in the state or that are chartered or authorized to do business in the state. It is a tax on the privilege of doing business, measured by net taxable capital and by net taxable earned surplus which are apportioned to Texas. Apportionment is done by using a single gross receipts formula, and allowable deductions apply to both the capital and earned surplus components. The tax rate on net capital assets is 0.25%, or $2.50 per $1,000 of net taxable capital. To compute taxable capital, add the corporation's state capital, as defined by state law, and the corporation's surplus. The tax rate on net earned surplus is 4.5%. Corporations will calculate the franchise taxes due on taxable capital assets and on table earned surplus, paying the greater of the two accounts. There is no minimum tax, and no taxes are due on liabilities of less than $100.