Converse, TX Hotels & Lodging: Transient Occupancy Tax (2026)
Key Facts
- Tax rate
- 7% of room consideration
- Threshold
- Rooms $2+ per day taxed
- Due date
- Last day of following month
- Exemption
- Permanent residents (30+ days)
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine per day
Summary
Converse levies a 7% hotel occupancy tax on rooms renting for $2 or more per night, collected by hotel operators and remitted monthly to the city's tax collector.
(a)There is a hereby levied a tax upon the cost of occupancy of any room or space furnished by any hotel where such cost of occupancy is at a rate of $2.00 or more per day, such tax to be equal to seven percent of the consideration paid by the occupant of such room to such hotel.(b)No tax shall be imposed hereunder upon a permanent resident.
Full Breakdown
Any hotel, motel, tourist home, lodging house, inn, rooming house, or guest house in Converse must collect a 7 percent occupancy tax on rooms that rent for $2 or more per day, under Sec. 42-142. Operators remit the tax to the city's tax collector by the last day of the month following collection per Sec. 42-145, along with a copy of the monthly state hotel occupancy tax report filed with the comptroller. Permanent residents (30+ consecutive days) and certain state-exemption-letter holders are excused.
Violations & Fines
Failing to collect, report, or pay the tax, or filing a false report, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $1,000 per day under Sec. 42-147; late payments draw a 5% penalty plus interest under Sec. 42-148.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Converse's hotel tax apply to short-term rentals?
Who is exempt from the Converse hotel occupancy tax?
Sources & Official References
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