What organizations or individuals are exempt from paying both state and local hotel occupancy taxes?
• The United States Government and its employees traveling on official business. • Foreign diplomats issued a hotel exemption card by the U.S. Department of State. • Certain Texas State officials who are issued special hotel tax exemption cards. Included are heads of state agencies, members of state boards and commissions, judicial officials at the district court level and above, state legislators, and legislative employees. • Permanent residents, who are guests that occupy a room for at least 30 consecutive days. Any interruption in the right of occupancy will void the exemption. • Guests who notify the hotel in writing of their intention to stay 30 or more consecutive days will be exempt from the day of notification. • Guests who do not notify the hotel must pay the tax the first 30 days and thereafter will be exempt. • Specific nonprofit entities exempt by law other than the hotel tax statute and their employees traveling on official business. • The entity must have received a lette
