Bookkeeping and returns for Nolensville businesses

County

Williamson County

Property tax (per $100 assessed, 2025)

1.30 + 0.34 = 1.64

Sales tax, combined

9.75%

County Trustee

Karen L. Paris · Franklin

Assessor of Property

Brad Coleman · Franklin

Population, 2020 → 2024

13,829 → 15,809

State and city business tax

Filed with the TN Department of Revenue

Straight-line distance

10.5 miles from Franklin

Sources: TN Comptroller, TN Department of Revenue, U.S. Census Bureau. Details

A Nolensville business registers for Tennessee business tax once its gross receipts reach $100,000, the threshold Public Chapter 377 set for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023. With receipts over $3,000 and under $100,000, what it needs instead is a minimal activity license from the county or city clerk, which costs $15.

Registered businesses file with the Department of Revenue rather than the town, by the 15th day of the fourth month after their fiscal year ends. TDOR’s Business Tax Manual counts 215 Tennessee municipalities that impose a city business tax, and the state collects that city portion as well. Haven’s business tax preparation covers this return along with the federal one.

For payments made after 2025, a business files Form 1099-NEC for a contractor it paid $2,000 or more, according to the IRS instructions for Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC. The form is due January 31.

The higher line can mean fewer forms for a Nolensville business, but only if the books show who was paid what. A contractor paid $1,900 across 2026 falls below it; one paid $2,050 does not. Keeping a running contractor total through the year beats rebuilding it from bank statements in the last week of January.

The old site says Haven’s bookkeeping keeps a business’s finances “organized and up to date with monthly insights,” and a contractor ledger kept month by month is one practical result.

Nolensville’s combined rate for tax year 2025 is 1.64 per $100 of assessed value, with Williamson County at 1.30 and the town at 0.34. The town’s share sits above Brentwood’s 0.19 and below Fairview’s 0.5904, per the Comptroller’s 2025 Tax Aggregate Report.

Williamson County Trustee Karen L. Paris collects the tax, and Assessor of Property Brad Coleman sets the values; both work from 1320 West Main Street in Franklin. Nolensville is 10.5 miles from Franklin’s center in a straight line, and its sales tax matches the rest of Williamson County at 9.75%. The Brentwood page has the figures for the neighboring city, and the personal tax preparation page explains how Haven handles a household return.