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Hotel Occupancy Tax Exemptions In addition to state, city, and county taxes, all appellate and district judges and judges sitting by assignment are exempt from hotel occupancy tax. The State Comptroller requires hotels to be vigilant in obtaining identification from customers as to their tax exempt status. In order for eligible judges to have taxes removed from their hotel bills, they are strongly urged to bring the following information with them when checking in at one of our conferences or on traveling for other official business: A Hotel Tax Exemption identification card, provided by the Texas State Comptroller’s office, showing their tax exempt status from hotel tax; State-issued photo ID (i.e., a driver’s license); Note: The hotel must make a copy of these items for verification. Tax Exemption Certificate Judges may also be required to complete a Texas Hotel Occupancy Tax Exemption Certificate. In this event, judges need to check the very first box titled: United States government or Texas government official exempt from state, city, and county taxes. You can get a copy of this certificate by clicking here: Texas Hotel Occupancy Tax Exemption Certificate. Continue Next Column>	Don’t have a Hotel Tax Exemption ID card? Depending on the type of judge you are, there are a few distinctions to be made on how to get your ID card. If a district judge or a judge sitting by assignment does not have a Hotel Tax Exemption ID card, they should contact the Texas Comptroller, Judiciary Section, at (512) 936-5985 or (800) 531-5441, ext. 65985, or email: judiciary@cpa.state.tx.us. Appellate judges receive their Hotel Tax Exemption ID cards from their respective courts, not the State Comptroller’s office. If no card has been issued, appellate judges must turn in their taxes to their court clerk who will then seek reimbursement through the Comptroller’s office. County Court at Law judges are not exempt from hotel occupancy tax. For more information, contact Tana Petrich at the Texas Center for the Judiciary at 512.482.8986 (toll free at 800.252.9232), or via email at tpetrich@yourhonor.com.

Got a question about the Texas Center's policies and procedures or the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals grant?

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Texas Center for the Judiciary

Hotel Occupancy Tax Exemptions

In addition to state, city, and county taxes, all appellate and district judges and judges sitting by assignment are exempt from hotel occupancy tax. The State Comptroller requires hotels to be vigilant in obtaining identification from customers as to their tax exempt status.

In order for eligible judges to have taxes removed from their hotel bills, they are strongly urged to bring the following information with them when checking in at one of our conferences or on traveling for other official business:

A Hotel Tax Exemption identification card, provided by the Texas State Comptroller’s office, showing their tax exempt status from hotel tax;

State-issued photo ID (i.e., a driver’s license);

Note: The hotel must make a copy of these items for verification.

Tax Exemption Certificate

Judges may also be required to complete a Texas Hotel Occupancy Tax Exemption Certificate. In this event, judges need to check the very first box titled: United States government or Texas government official exempt from state, city, and county taxes. You can get a copy of this certificate by clicking here:

Texas Hotel Occupancy Tax Exemption Certificate.

Continue Next Column>

Don’t have a Hotel Tax Exemption ID card?

Depending on the type of judge you are, there are a few distinctions to be made on how to get your ID card.

If a district judge or a judge sitting by assignment does not have a Hotel Tax Exemption ID card, they should contact the Texas Comptroller, Judiciary Section, at (512) 936-5985 or (800) 531-5441, ext. 65985, or email: judiciary@cpa.state.tx.us.

Appellate judges receive their Hotel Tax Exemption ID cards from their respective courts, not the State Comptroller’s office. If no card has been issued, appellate judges must turn in their taxes to their court clerk who will then seek reimbursement through the Comptroller’s office.

County Court at Law judges are not exempt from hotel occupancy tax.

For more information, contact Tana Petrich at the Texas Center for the Judiciary at 512.482.8986 (toll free at 800.252.9232), or via email at tpetrich@yourhonor.com.