Overview of the Room Occupancy Tax Audit Process
The audit performed by the staff of the Onondaga County Comptroller's Office will in most cases follow
the sequence of steps listed below:
- Audit team reviews the establishment's front desk procedures for checking in guests.
- Audit team reviews reports provided for the audit (revenue, tax exempt, adjustments) by the establishment.
- Audit team performs audit.
- Audit team asks questions that arise during the audit and gives hotel management a list
of any additional information and/or items that may be needed.
- Hotel is given a list of any additional items to provide to audit team.
- Room Occupancy Tax audit report is completed and discussed with hotel management.
Copy of audit report is sent to the hotel management via U.S. Mail.
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