STR stays under 30 days owe hotel occupancy tax at three levels: Texas state 6%, Bell County 2%, and the city (Killeen 7%). Bell County's county tax is authorized by Texas Tax Code Chapter 352 and applies to unincorporated areas.
Even where no permit is required, short-term rental stays of fewer than 30 days are subject to hotel occupancy tax. Texas imposes a state rate of 6 percent (Tax Code Ch. 156). Bell County levies a county hotel occupancy tax of 2 percent, authorized by Texas Tax Code Chapter 352, which lets a county commissioners court tax rooms located in the county's unincorporated area. Cities add their own rate; Killeen charges 7 percent. Killeen STR owners must collect city, county, and state hotel occupancy taxes from guests and remit the city and county portions. State tax is remitted to the Texas Comptroller. County tax applies to unincorporated stays where a county tax has been adopted.
Late or unremitted hotel occupancy tax incurs statutory penalties (typically a 5% penalty plus interest) under the taxing authority's order and Tax Code Ch. 352.
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