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Council weighs adding authority to waive hotel-occupancy tax penalty and interest; no ordinance drafted yet
Summary
Lake Jackson council discussed whether to amend the city’s hotel-occupancy tax ordinance to allow the council to waive penalties and interest for lodging providers that demonstrate adequate cause. Staff said the ordinance currently does not provide a waiver mechanism; council asked staff to draft language for future consideration.
Lake Jackson City Council members on March 11 discussed whether to amend the city’s hotel-occupancy tax ordinance to permit the council to waive penalty and interest charges when a lodging provider can demonstrate adequate cause.
City staff described an audit by HDL, the contractor that collects hotel-occupancy tax and performs periodic audits, which identified one vendor that owes the city approximately $9,000 in unpaid tax. City staff said penalties on that amount would…
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