Hotel Occupancy Tax Form

HOT REMITTANCE FORM: Open, fill out, print and sign this PDF form to report your Hotel Occupancy Taxes. Mail this form with your check or money order payable to City of Mineola to: City of Mineola, PO Box 179, Mineola, TX 75773.  OR you may bring completed form and your payment to Mineola City Hall located at 300 Greenville Hwy (US 69), Mineola, TX 75773.  

Who Must File: Per Code of Ordinances City of Mineola, Texas, Chapter 40 Taxation, Article II Hotel, Motel Occupancy Tax, you must file this report if you are a sole owner, partnership, corporation or other organization that owns, operates, manages or controls any hotel/motel in the City of Mineola, TX.  Failure to file this report and pay applicable tax may result in fines/ penalties as prescribed by City Ordinance, Chapter 40, Article II, Hotel, Motel Occupancy Tax, Section 40-29. You must file this report even if you did not have income from room receipts.

When to File: Reports must be filed or postmarked by the last day of the month following the reporting period. 1st Quarter due April 30.  2nd Quarter due July 31.  3rd Quarter due October 31. 4th Quarter due January 31. 

Record Keeping: Complete and detailed records must be kept of all receipts reported and exemptions claimed in the event of an audit by the City.

For Assistance: Call 903-569-6183

*Sec. 40-29. - Penalties: If any person shall fail to collect the tax imposed herein, or shall fail to file a report as required herein, or shall fail to pay to the city secretary the tax, as imposed herein, when said report or payment is due, or shall file a false report, then such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition, such a person who fails to remit the tax imposed by this article or violates the reporting provisions imposed by this article within the time required shall forfeit an additional five percent of the tax due for each 30 days the same is not timely paid as a penalty; provided, however, the penalty shall never be less than $1.00. Delinquent taxes shall draw interest at the rate of six percent per annum beginning 60 days from the date due. (Code 1977, § 15-23; Ord. of 3-12-1979, § 8)