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El Paso reviews hotel-occupancy tax delinquencies as audits, collections continue
Summary
City staff told the council they are pursuing hotel-occupancy tax delinquencies through a layered audit-and-collection process and legal referrals; officials promised quarterly public reporting and a plain-language FAQ to explain timelines and outcomes.
El Paso city staff told the City Council on Nov. 18 that an ongoing audit program has identified delinquent hotel-occupancy tax accounts and that the city is pursuing collections through a stepped process of audits, comptroller outreach and, when needed, external legal action.
Councilmember Art Fierro pulled the notation of delinquent hotel-occupancy taxes for transparency. City staff and outside counsel outlined the process: an outsourced internal-audit contractor reviews hotel records on a rotating basis, identifies possible…
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