Per Chapter 3.18 (Transient Occupancy Tax) of the Union City Municipal Code, each hotel in Union City is required to collect from their guests a transient occupancy tax based on the guest’s daily room rate.  The total of these TOT payments collected are then reported and remitted by each hotel to the City of Union City on a quarterly basis.  The following table details Union City’s TOT reporting and remittance schedule.  Please note that payments made by a hotel after TOT due date for a quarter are considered late on first day after TOT due date and are subject to a penalty fee of 10% per month delinquent:

When reporting and remitting TOT payments, please use the following forms:

Calculated and Fillable on Screen - These forms are Adobe Acrobat files (.pdf) which can be completed on screen before being printed and have certain fields which calculate TOT payments owed based on hotel revenue data entered:

TOT Remittance Form – 2nd Half FY 2011-12 (use for periods between Jan 1 and June 30, 2012)
TOT Remittance Form – FY 2012-13 (use for periods between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013)

Blank - These forms are Adobe Acrobat files (.pdf) which can be printed out and completed by hand:

BLANK TOT Remittance Form – 2nd Half FY 2011-12 (use for periods between Jan and June 30, 2012)
BLANK TOT Remittance Form – FY 2012-13 (use for periods between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013)

Please note that the TOT rate is 10.80% for January 1 through June 30, 2012 and 11.12% for July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.

Send completed TOT Remittance Forms with payment to:

City of Union City
Attn: ASD Cashier (TOT Payment)
34009 Alvarado-Niles Road
Union City, CA 94587

If you should wish to pay by credit card, please complete and return the following form: Credit Card Authorization Form

If you should wish to come to City Hall to make a payment or ask a question, please click here for location and hours.

Will Fuentes, Revenue and Budget Manager
P. 510-675-5381
E: WillF@UnionCity.org
F: 510-487-9361