Dallas does not levy a separate parking-occupancy tax on commercial garage or lot transactions. Texas applies state sales tax to most paid parking under Tax Code Chapter 151, collected by operators and remitted to the Comptroller, not the City of Dallas.
Unlike Chicago, Pittsburgh, or San Francisco, Dallas has no dedicated municipal parking tax stacked on commercial parking. Texas Tax Code Chapter 151 treats most paid motor vehicle parking and storage as taxable services subject to the 6.25 percent state sales and use tax, plus the local 2 percent sales tax that Dallas, DART, and other jurisdictions share. The Texas Comptroller collects and distributes those receipts. Special-event parking near Fair Park or American Airlines Center, valet, monthly garage subscriptions, and Love Field airport parking all follow the same sales tax framework. Dallas charges metered street and garage fees through the Department of Transportation, but those are user fees, not a tax.
Operators failing to collect and remit state sales tax on parking face Comptroller penalties under Texas Tax Code Chapter 111, including interest and possible permit revocation. City meter or garage nonpayment triggers citations under Code Chapter 28.
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