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The Hotel Room Tax Return is designed to help you calculate and pay your taxes correctly and on time. Please complete the bottom tear-off Remittance Form and send it in with your payment.

The return is only for tax collected or payable during the reporting period. Any other payments, such as account payments, must be reported and paid separately.

Please see How to File for more information on filing your Hotel Room Tax Return.

There are different ways to submit your payment:

• by mail or courier
• at a financial institution

If you submit your return by mail or by courier, please include a cheque or money order, payable to the Minister of Finance, for the amount of taxes owing.

Returns and payments can also be delivered in person to a Consumer Taxation Branch office or Government Agent's office.

Some Canadian banks, credit unions, and trust companies accept Hotel Room Tax Returns and payments. Please check with your financial institution to find out if it offers this service.

Financial institutions cannot accept returns printed from the Internet because these forms do not include the bar coding banks need for processing them.

Your financial institution may charge a fee for accepting your tax payment. Fees must be paid separately. They cannot be added to your tax payment. They also cannot be deducted from the amount of tax due.

Both the Remittance Form and the worksheet must be stamped and you will receive the worksheet portion back as a receipt. The Remittance Form will be sent to the Ministry of Small Business and Revenue for processing to your account.

If you are paying on the due date, please ensure the correct date is stamped on your return. After a certain time of day, banks may date their work as though it were processed on the next business day. If this occurs, your return will be considered late. Payments made through an automatic bank machine (ATM) are stamped as of the day they are processed, which may be the next business day. For this reason, we do not recommend using ATMs when making a payment near the due date.

Your return with payment must be received by the ministry on or before the due date.

If your return and payment are sent by mail or courier, please allow enough time for delivery to the ministry.

If you deliver your return and payment in person at a branch office or Service BC - Government Agent office, it must be dated on or before the due date to be considered on time. If you deliver your return after hours to a drop box, it must be received by the start of the business day (8:30 a.m.) following the due date.

If your return and payment are submitted through a financial institution, the return must be date-stamped on or before the due date to be considered on time.

The due date is printed on the tax return next to the large black arrow. Your return and the tax owing need to be remitted by this date or you will be charged interest and your commission will not be allowed. You may also be charged a penalty.

Late returns and payments are subject to a penalty of 10% of the tax owing. In addition, your commission will be disallowed, and interest will be assessed. Please note, to be considered on time, cheques cannot be post-dated for after the due date. Also, a fee of $20 will be charged for dishonoured cheques. For more information, please see Bulletin GEN 004, Penalty and Interest Charges for Overdue Tax Returns.

The Municipal and Regional Tax must be paid separately to the Minister of Finance no later than the 23rd day following the end of the reporting period. Separate tax return forms will be provided to all operators who are required to remit the tax.

If you have an outstanding balance or you have received a Notice of Assessment and would like to pay, there are several ways you can pay your overdue Hotel Room Tax:

• Pay in Person - Government Agents Office
• Pay in Person - Bank, Credit Union or Trust Company
• Pay by Money Order/Bank Drafts/Certified Cheque
• By Post-Dated Cheque

If you have any questions or concerns about your outstanding balance please see our Frequently Asked Questions or contact us.

Pay in Person - Government Agents Office

You can pay your bill in person at any Government Agent/B.C. Access Centre (opens a new window) using your bank card, personal cheque, cash or money order. Please note credit cards are not accepted.

Please bring your Notice of Assessment, Statement of Account or legal notice with you.

Pay in Person - Bank, Credit Union or Trust Company

You can pay your outstanding bill at most banks, credit unions, trust companies or automated tellers in B.C.

You must bring your complete Notice of Assessment or Statement of Account with you as your financial institution will need this information in order to process the payment.

Please note a fee for this service may be levied by your financial institution. These fees may vary between financial institutions.

Please be aware that smaller financial institutions may hold payments until a volume or dollar amount has been reached. Please confirm with your financial institution to ensure your payment will be processed by the due date indicated on your notice or bill.

Pay by Money Order/Bank Draft/Certified Cheque

You can pay your bill by money order, bank draft, certified cheque or post-dated cheque.

Please write your account number in the memo area on the front of your cheque, money order or bank draft. You must include your original notice of assessment, Statement of Account or a copy of the legal notice with your payment.

Please make your payment payable to the Minister of Finance and mail to the following address -- please do not mail cash:

Revenue Services of British Columbia
PO BOX 9401 STN PROV GOVT
VICTORIA BC  V8W 9V1

Pay by Post-Dated Cheque

A payment arrangement must be made with the Collection Analyst or Officer looking after your account prior to submitting post-dated cheques.

Please contact the number listed on your Notice of Assessment or legal notice letter, or phone 1-866-361-5050.