Legal Trend. Texas Hotel Tax and Online Providers. The $84M Tax Reversal.

The 5th Circuit ruled that the Texas Hotel tax does not include the fee an online service provider charges.

What is practical effect? lower courts valued the tax on the service fee at $84 Million for the class of Texas cities 

What does this legislatively?  A legislative fix to include taxing the service fee

Law 360 | 5th Circ. Wipes Out $84M Hotel-Tax Win For Texas Cities