Tax Legal TREND begetting Lege TREND. Collecting Hotel Taxes from Online Bookings.

To recap: The 5th Circuit said under current hotel tax statutes, cities, like San Antonio couldn’t collect taxes on amounts not included in the hotel occupancy tax base.

Where are we now? San Antonio has asked the 5th Ciruit to reconsider its ruling by considering San Antonio’s local hotel tax ordinance.

Which cities are involved in this suit?

• Houston opted out to pursue state court options
• 173 Texas cities remain in the class action lawsuit

How long has the lawsuit been trucking along? 10+ years

Southeast Texas Record | San Antonio asks federal appellate court to reconsider opinion in hotel occupancy tax verdict