Payment account guidance
- Individually billed account (IBA)
- SmartPay lists individually billed accounts as exempt from state sales tax.
- Centrally billed account (CBA)
- SmartPay lists centrally billed accounts as exempt from state sales tax.
These are summaries of the state-specific SmartPay page, not an individual eligibility determination. A government employer or a hotel’s “government rate” does not by itself establish a tax exemption.
Forms and documentation
ST-129 is the listed travel-card certificate for state and local sales/use tax on hotel or motel occupancy. Government ID must accompany it.
Check the applicable official form’s instructions before signing it. This site neither collects nor submits forms. Confirm with the hotel whether documentation should be presented at booking, check-in or another point required by the authority.
State-specific conditions and notes
- ST-129 does not claim exemption from separately imposed local hotel occupancy or bed taxes.
- The form's reference to local sales/use tax should not be read as covering every local hotel charge.
Official documents and contacts
These links were listed by GSA SmartPay in the source snapshot. A link’s presence does not mean every traveler needs that form or qualifies under it.
Official forms
Additional official guidance
Tax authority contacts
No relevant link listed here? Use the official New York source for its current instructions and contacts.
Keep lodging rates and taxes separate
The CONUS lodging ceiling excludes lodging taxes. The room estimate and any applicable tax exemption are separate checks. The hotel’s state can differ from the state assigned to the work locality in the GSA rate file.
County or municipal occupancy taxes, excise taxes, gross receipts taxes and other charges may have different treatment. This summary must not be read as an exemption from every tax on the bill. Follow the state-specific notes and confirm unresolved questions with the authority.
Source record
- Publisher
- U.S. General Services Administration — GSA SmartPay
- Official page
- New York Tax Information
- Retrieval date
- Oct 1, 2026
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