Finance Department Collections Office

Notices

Tourism Taxes

• Pay Tourism taxes online (Use existing account number to register)
• Metro Customer Tax Payment Registration Instructions
• Instruction Guide: How to Pay Hotel and Short Term Rental Occupancy Taxes

Tourism taxes include:

• Hotel/Short Term Rental Occupancy Tax
• Contracted Vehicle
• Rental Vehicle Surcharge
• Wholesale Liquor
• Wholesale Beer
• Alcohol Beverage Commission Tax
• Franchise Fees

Mailing Address and Tax Remittance Process Changes

Please note, we have made changes to our mailing address and tax remittance process in the Department of Finance Collections Office. You may have noticed that the PO Box number listed is different than what we have used in the past. Effective immediately, please send all payments and any other correspondence to:

Metro Nashville Collections
PO Box 305172, Dept. 168
Nashville, TN 37230-5172

Also, we have implemented "chapter numbers" by tax type that are now required with your remittance. The chapter numbers must be included on the top left corner of any tax worksheets of documents that you submit, if they have not already been preprinted on the documents for you. Failure to include these chapter numbers on the documents you submit could result in a delay of processing the paperwork. We urge you to visit our website and download the new version of the forms for your tax remittance. You will find the new chapter numbers by tax division listed below.

Chapter Number by Tax:

• Alcohol Beverage = 550
• Rental Vehicle = 532
• Contracted Vehicle= 516
• Short Term Rental = 510
• Franchise Fees = 608
• Wholesale Beer = 576
• Hotel Occupancy = 512
• Wholesale Liquor = 712

Again, please visit our website and download the new version of the forms you will need. If you should have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office via email or telephone. We appreciate your attentiveness to these changes.

Tennessee House Bill 1830: Local Occupancy Tax Collections for registered marketplaces will begin on January 1, 2021 with collections starting on the February 20 due date. For more information, go to the Tennessee Department of Revenue’s website on Local Occupancy Tax.

Our offices are currently closed for in-person payments. To contact our office, email us at Collections.Office@nashville.gov.

About the Collections Office

The Metropolitan Collections Office, established by the Metropolitan Council, designates the Department of Finance as the tax collections official of certain taxes and fees including tourist accommodation taxes, alcohol privilege taxes, wholesale beer and liquor taxes, and franchise fees.

On June 12, 2012 the Metropolitan Council passed Ordinance BL2012-156 transferring the collection of several taxes from the Davidson County Clerk to the Finance Department Collections Office effective July 1, 2012.

Our office collects the following taxes and fees:

• tourist accommodation taxes
• alcohol privilege taxes
• wholesale beer and liquor taxes
• franchise fees for the Metropolitan Government

Information and Monthly Return Forms for Specific Taxes and Fees

• Hotel Occupancy Privilege Tax
• Short Term Rental Property Occupancy Privilege Tax (STRP)
• Contracted Vehicle Tax $2.00 Airport
• Rental Vehicle Surcharge Tax
• Alcohol Beverage Privilege Tax
• Wholesale Liquor Tax
• Wholesale Beer Tax
• Franchise Fees
• Frequently Asked Questions

Checks and credit cards are accepted. Checks can be made payable to the Metropolitan Collections Office. Credit card payments are not accepted online. A 1.84% convenience fee will be charged on all credit and debit transactions. This fee is collected by a third party processor. Metro does not receive any portion of this fee.