provided by hotel occupancy tax and hospitality consulting program
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Hospitality Consulting Hospitality Consulting ProgramProgram
“An effective approach to HOT revenue enhancement.”
“Combined expert lodging analysis, legal and administrative review, and
field auditing to help me maximize HOT revenue
generation and better promote visitation to our community.”
Helping municipalities Helping municipalities
with revenue with revenue
enhancement services enhancement services
on a national scaleon a national scale
Hotel Occupancy TaxHotel Occupancy Tax
andand
Hospitality ConsultingHospitality Consulting
Program ServicesProgram Services
Local Hotel Occupancy Tax Review Local Hotel Occupancy Tax Review ServiceService
An ASSESSMENT service that. . .An ASSESSMENT service that. . .
•Reviews a city’s HOT ordinance to identify possible deficiencies and procedures in applying the HOT ordinance.
•Recommends changes that strengthen a city’s HOT ordinance and procedures.
Local Hotel Occupancy Tax Review Local Hotel Occupancy Tax Review ServiceService
An ANALYSIS service that…
•Analyzes lodging provider return information.
•Provides the city with a report on trends.
•Identifies and locates providers not properly registered.
Local Hotel Occupancy Tax Review Local Hotel Occupancy Tax Review ServiceService
A FIELD AUDIT service that. . .
•Verifies accuracy of filed HOT returns and reviews exempted revenue for proper qualifying documentation.
•Compares the State and Federal tax filings with the HOT returns, where possible.
•Coordinates with City staff to facilitate recovery or revenue for errors/omissions.
•Conducts a seminar session with City staff to present and discuss issues pertaining to HOT.
Local Hotel Occupancy Tax Review Local Hotel Occupancy Tax Review ServiceService
An EDUCATION service that. . .
•Conducts a seminar session for local lodging providers to disseminate information.
Program BenefitsProgram Benefits
Increased Revenue for Tourism Promotion
Better Targeting of Revenue for Tourism Promotion
Without increasing taxes, enhance
revenue available for tourism promotion!
Taxpayers respect a business-like
approach. You enhance the image of government by
increasing management
efficiency.
There may be no additional cost to you, because the
fee is usually offset by the increased revenue that is
identified by the process.
There are no increased
demands on your staff.
You achieve additional future revenue benefits
as a result of increased understanding by your
staff and through improved compliance by business constituents.
Program CostsProgram Costs
We can present specialized
service and cost alternatives to
accommodate every situation.
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