Hotels & Lodging in Fort Worth, TX (2026)
1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Fort Worth, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
Hotel and short-term rental operators in Fort Worth must register with Fort Worth Finance and the Texas Comptroller, collect the city's 9 percent Hotel Occupancy Tax plus the 6 percent state HOT, file periodic returns, retain records for four years, and prepare for revenue audits.
Hotel Operator HOT Compliance in Fort Worth
Some RestrictionsTex. Tax Code Sec. 351.002-.003
Sec. 351.002. TAX AUTHORIZED. (a) A municipality by ordinance may impose a tax on a person who, under a lease, concession, permit, right of access, license, contract, or agreement, pays for the use or possession or for the right to the use or possession of a room that is in a hotel, costs $2 or more each day, and is ordinarily used for sleeping.(b) The price of a room in a hotel does not in...
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