Corpus Christi charges a 9 percent city hotel occupancy tax on stays under 30 days, on top of the 6 percent Texas state HOT, for a combined 15 percent rate collected by hotels and short-term rental hosts.
Texas Tax Code Chapter 156 imposes a 6 percent state HOT on the cost of any room rented for fewer than 30 consecutive days. Corpus Christi adds a 9 percent local hotel occupancy tax under Tax Code Chapter 351, bringing the combined rate to 15 percent on most stays. Hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and short-term rental platforms must collect the tax, file monthly returns with the city Finance Department and the State Comptroller, and keep records of exempt guests, including state employees on official travel and permanent residents over 30 days. Revenue funds tourism, the convention center, and the arts.
Failing to collect or remit hotel taxes, miscoding exempt stays, or filing late can lead to interest, penalties, audit assessments, and lien actions by the city and the State Comptroller.
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