----------------------------Original message---------------------------- According to [log in to unmask]: > > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > There has been a discussion on the VRA list regarding the tax exemption > possibilities at the New York hotels. It seems the NY hotels do except > them from public universities and non-profit organizations. It may be > that they, or hotels in other states, can only accept exemption > certificates from institutions from within the same state. > My question is: would the San Antonio conference planners please check > with the conference hotel to see if they can accept such exemptions and > post a response on ARLIS-L? Thanks > [log in to unmask] I hope the following information will be helpful. This is the scoop on state tax exemptions for conference hotel bills per the VRA's accountant and our contact at the conference hotel in New York. For the ARLIS conference, if your institution is paying your hotel bill and has an exemption certificate from the state of Texas you should be able to present a copy of it at hotel registration and not have to pay Texas state taxes on your room. The fact that your institution may be non-profit is not the entire picture; it must also have a certificate from Texas. If your institution does enough business in Texas to warrant the paperwork, they may indeed have such a certificate. The exemption must be acquired state by state. --Lynda ----------------------------------- Lynda S. White, VRA Treasurer Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library University of Virginia [log in to unmask] (804) 924-6604 ------------------------------------