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URGING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE TO SUPPORT PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION
TO ALLOW FOR SHARING OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX INFORMATION BETWEEN
STATE AND MUNICIPAL AUDITORS
WHEREAS the City of Fort Worth Internal Audit Department performs audits of hotel occupancy
tax revenues in Fort Worth, and
WHEREAS the State Comptroller's office also performs audits of hotel occupancy tax revenues in
Fort Worth, and
WHEREAS the City's Internal Audit Department must review the exact same records that are
reviewed by the Comptroller's Office to perform an audit of hotel occupancy taxes, and
WHEREAS Section 111 006 of the Texas Tax Code currently prohibits the Comptroller's office
from sharing audited hotel financial information with municipalities, and
WHEREAS the taxpayers of Fort Worth will be provided economies of scale by sharing of
information between the State Comptroller's office and the City's internal Audit
Department; and
WHEREAS hotels will not be required to open their records twice for the same purpose, and
WHEREAS it is recognized that the confidential nature of the financial records of a hotel should not
be interfered with unnecessarily and that provisions should be made to protect hotel
records which come into the hands of state and local auditors,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas
That the Texas Municipal League is urged to support the passage of a bill amending Texas Tax Code
Section 111 006 to allow State and local auditors to share hotel financial information for the purposes
of ascertaining compliance with the taxes imposed under Chapter 156 of the Tax Code
Adopted this ~~ day of August, 1994
APPROVED
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AUG 23 1994
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M or Kay Granger
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