Lodging guests in Fort Worth pay a combined Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) of about 15 percent: 6 percent state HOT collected by the Texas Comptroller plus 9 percent city HOT remitted to Fort Worth, applied to hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts, and qualifying short-term rentals.
Fort Worth imposes a 9 percent local HOT under Texas Tax Code Chapter 351, layered atop the 6 percent state HOT under Chapter 156, for a combined 15 percent on rooms rented for under 30 consecutive days. Operators (hotels, motels, B&Bs, and short-term rental hosts) must register with both the Texas Comptroller and Fort Worth's Finance Department, collect the tax from guests, file monthly or quarterly returns, and remit on time. Revenues fund convention-center operations, tourism marketing through Visit Fort Worth, the arts, and historic preservation. Stays of 30 or more consecutive days, federal-government bookings, and certain qualifying nonprofit bookings are exempt. Auditors verify ledgers and lodging platforms.
Failing to register, undercollecting the 9 percent city HOT, missing monthly filings, keeping collected tax instead of remitting, or misclassifying short-term rental income triggers penalties, interest, and Comptroller and city audits with possible criminal referrals.
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