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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Any city may submit a proposition to the voters of such city:
(1) A tax not to exceed seven and one-half percent of the amount of sales or charges for all sleeping rooms paid by the transient guests of hotels, motels and tourist courts situated within the city involved, and doing business within such city (excluding sales tax); and
(2) A tax not to exceed two percent of the gross receipts derived from the retail sales of food by every person operating a food establishment.
2. Such taxes shall be known as the “convention and tourism tax” and when collected shall be deposited by the city treasurer in a separate fund to be known as the “Convention and Tourism Fund”. The governing body of the city shall appropriate from the convention and tourism fund as provided in sections 92.325 to 92.340.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Missouri Revised Statutes Title VII. Cities, Towns and Villages § 92.327. Convention and tourism tax, submitted to voters--rate of tax, deposit in convention tourism fund, purpose - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mo/title-vii-cities-towns-and-villages/mo-rev-st-92-327/
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