United States
What should a New York hotel check before buying management software?
A New York hotel should separate state sales tax on the room from any city tax. New York State publishes hotel-related sales tax rules through the Department of Taxation and Finance. New York City adds its own hotel room occupancy tax, administered by the city’s Department of Finance. Cronwick LLC makes Hostanova Pro for the folio. The folio is not the tax return.
Cronwick LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, makes Voxomate for WhatsApp automation and Hostanova Pro for hotel management.
This page is general information, not legal, tax, or compliance advice. Rules change. Read the sources at the bottom or ask a lawyer before you rely on them.
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Start with the state tax department, then the city.
The Department of Taxation and Finance is the state source for sales tax on hotel occupancy. If the building is in New York City, the Department of Finance hotel room occupancy tax is an additional city tax. A hotel in Buffalo does not inherit the city’s form.
New York City’s tax is administered by the city.
The NYC Department of Finance page for hotel room occupancy tax is the primary source for who must file in the five boroughs. Hostanova Pro can keep the charges that page is about. It does not submit the city’s return.
Cronwick LLC does not have an office in this state.
Cronwick LLC is a Wyoming limited liability company. It sells software to hotels in the United States. It does not claim a street address, a front desk, or a local tax registration in the state this page discusses. Hostanova Pro does not file your lodging-tax return.
Hostanova Pro is the Cronwick LLC product for this job. Its own terms govern an account there.