General hotel tax exemption issues the department has learned that foreign missions have been providing written documentation to various vendors and tax authorities in the united states, which states that certain members of the embassy are exempt from taxation. To summarize, use tax is due when goods are purchased tax free by a. If you are on official new york state or federal government business and staying in a hotel or motel. Hotel tax exemption united states department of state. Exemption certificate st129 new york state division of.
Form st129 cannot be used to claim exemption from locally imposed and administered hotel occupancy taxes, also known as local bed taxes. New york state governmental entities include any of its agencies. When presenting the certificate you must also provide government id. Please enter a card number in the format 0000000000 in the box labeled card number. Well issue form st119, exempt organization certificate, to you. Metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax mctmt withholding tax. Hotel occupancy tax exemptions texas comptroller texas. Government employee occupancy of hotel rooms exemption. Exemption certificate for purchases relating to guide, hearing and service dogs. Most commonly viewed tax types find current year forms by selecting from the list below. Missions are advised that cash is not an acceptable form of payment. When you use a government purchase card such as the gsa smartpay travel card for business travel, your lodging and rental car costs may be exempt from state sales tax.
If an exempt organization will be making sales in new york state that are subject to sales tax, it may. A new york public high school sells books, school supplies. Government entities are not allowed to use form st119. Hotel rules, forms and other information are available online. Certain states require forms for cba purchase cards and cba travel cards. Management guide publications and forms state print services nigp commodity book. If a hotel or other vendor wishes to verify the eligibility for a tax exemption, foreign missions and their members should request that the vendor use the departments online tax card verification system at state. Show the operator of the hotel or motel your appropriate and satisfactory identification. Note that the ninedigit federal employer identification number issued by the internal revenue service is not a sales tax exemption number. There are four types of guests who may claim exemption from state hotel tax. New york state and local sales and use tax exemption certificate st129 for lodging. Complete all information requested in the box above. Find the forms you need choose current year forms or past year forms, and select by form number or by tax type.
New york state and local sales and use tax exemption certificate tax on occupancy of hotel or motel rooms. It will contain your sixdigit new york state sales tax exemption number. Sign and date this exemption certificate in the box above. A mission tax card may not be used to exempt taxes on hotel or lodging expenses unrelated. Employees of nonprofit qualifying organizations are also exempt when traveling on. Centrally billed account cba cards are exempt from state taxes in every state. Employees of new york state or the federal government on official business may rent hotel or motel rooms in new york state exempt from sales tax using form st129, exemption certificate tax on occupancy of hotel or motel rooms.
New york state sales and use tax information for businesses. State tax exemption information for government charge cards gsa. State tax exemption information for government charge. Exemption certificate for the purchase of a racehorse.