Get Report Of Hotel/motel Occupancy Tax - City Of Huntsville, Texas

Nonprofit Religious, Charitable or Educational Organizations Employees and representatives of nonprofit religious, charitable, or educational organizations are exempt from the state hotel tax when traveling on official business of the organization.

Texas law imposes a margin tax on each company conducting business in Texas, including the Hotel Owner. To recover the cost of the margin tax, guest room rates are subject to a "state Cost-Recovery Fee" (currently 0.525% of the room rate, plus applicable state and local taxes).

The City of San Antonio's Hotel Occupancy Tax rate is 9 percent, comprised of a 7 percent general occupancy tax and an additional 2 percent for the Convention Center expansion.

Owners and operators should contact the county and city where their hotel is located for more information about collecting and reporting local hotel taxes. Is there hotel tax on meeting or banquet rooms? The 6 percent state hotel tax applies to any room or space in a hotel, including meeting and banquet rooms.

Hotel / Motel Taxes The City collects occupancy taxes at a rate of 7% of the room price for stays over $15. For additional information, please view State of Texas Tax Information on Hotels and Chapter 351 - Municipal Hotel Occupancy Taxes.

Property owners are responsible for contacting the State of Texas Comptroller's Office in order to register and obtain a taxpayer ID number to pay the State's hotel occupancy taxes. Please visit http://.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/hotel/index.html or call 1-800-252-1385 for more information.

There is hereby levied a tax upon the cost of occupancy of any room or space furnished by any hotel where the cost of occupancy is at the rate of two dollars ($2.00) or more per day, such tax to be equal to seven (7) percent of the consideration paid by the occupant of such room, space or facility to such hotel, ...

Under Texas law, local HOT revenue can be used only to directly promote tourism and the convention/hotel industry. This means the proceeds should be spent on projects or events that result in visitors or attendees staying overnight in the community, generating more hotel occupancy tax.