Atlanta weighs a $202,275 hotel-tax refund

Atlanta is considering returning $202,275.01 in hotel taxes to FO Peachtree Property LLC after city finance staff found the company entitled to a refund, according to a proposed resolution headed to committee Oct. 14.⁠[1][2]

Resolution 26-R-4195 concerns the company’s business at 590 W. Peachtree Street NW and an overpayment for September 2023 through June 2024. It would authorize the chief financial officer to issue the refund, with payment coming from the city’s Hotel/Motel Tax Fund.⁠[1][2]

The staff finding is not the final authorization. The resolution cites a city-code requirement that certain refunds exceeding $10,000 go to the Finance/Executive Committee and City Council for final determination.⁠[2]

The two-page resolution does not explain how the overpayment arose or show the refund calculation. Committee consideration is listed as pending for Oct. 14 at 1:30 p.m.; the reviewed records do not establish approval or payment.⁠[2]