Several years ago I heard of a credit card that American Express issued that was billed directly to and paid for by the U.S. Government. We told our City hotel's that when these cards were used they could exempt the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT). These cards were identified by a 15 -digit number that started with the prefix 3783 followed by a 9. Has anyone heard of other credit cards that are paid for directly by the federal government and when used should also be exempt from TOT? I have a hotel manager in town asking and I don't know what to tell him. Thank you for your help! Traci Schwefler City of Santa Maria Accounting Manager (805) 925-0951 x214
