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                        Form ST-104HM
                        Tax Exemption on Lodging Accommodations
Guest name                                                Lodging provider name (seller)

Address                                                   Address

City                         State       ZIP code         City                                           State          ZIP code

Only employees of the U.S. government, Idaho state government, a local government agency in Idaho, and the 
qualified organizations listed in the instructions can claim a tax exemption on lodging or lodging related expenses. 
These employees must pay with their organization’s qualifying credit card.  Employees can’t claim the exemption if they 
pay the charges with a personal credit card, personal funds, or from expense reimbursements.
Complete the section below that applies to you. To protect credit card information, enter your card number using only 
the blank spaces that correspond with the numbers from your card. You must complete this form at the time of sale for 
the exemption to apply.
1.  U.S. Government
        I’m an employee of:
                                                                 Name of Agency
        Choose GSA
        SmartPay Method           Card Description
           Integrated Card:       Integrated cards are GOLD and labeled as “U.S. Government Tax Exempt.” All charges are billed 
                                  directly to the agency and qualify for exemption.
           Purchase Card:         Purchase cards are RED and labeled as “U.S. Government Tax Exempt.” Conference and 
                                  meeting room charges qualify for exemption.
           Tax Advantage Card:    Tax Advantage cards are SILVER and labeled as “U.S. Government CBA Tax Exempt.” All 
                                  lodging charges are billed directly to the agency and qualify for exemption.
           Travel Card:           Travel cards are BLUE. The first four digits of the card number are: 4486, 4614, 4615, 5565, 
                                  or 5568. Travel cards with the sixth digit of 6, 7, 8, 9, or 0 are billed directly to the government 
                                  agency and qualify for exemption. Charges to travel cards with the sixth digit of 1, 2, 3, or 4 don’t 
                                  qualify for exemption.

        Enter credit card number:                       X      X X                  X X X X
                             U.S. government employees paying with a credit card other than described above are subject to tax on all lodging and room-related charges.
2.  Idaho State Government
   (School employees must complete the “Idaho Local Government or Qualified Organization” section below.)
        I’m an employee of:
                                                                 Name of Agency
     Qualifying cards are VISA® cards issued by U.S. Bank and are labeled “Tax Exempt.” The cards display the name of the 
     agency and usually the name of the state employee. Lodging charges billed to these cards qualify for exemption. Charges 
     to other cards, such as Diners Club® that include the state agency and an employee name, are billed directly to the 
     employee and don’t qualify for the exemption.
        Enter credit card number:                       X X X X                     X X X X
3. Idaho Local Government or Qualified Organization
   (See form instructions for a description of local government agencies and qualified organizations.)
     Charges to cards that a local government agency or qualified organization pays directly qualify for the exemption. Charges 
     to cards that the employee is responsible for or must be reimbursed for don’t qualify for the exemption.
        I’m an employee of:
                                                        Name of Agency or Qualified Organization
                       American Express® Diner’s Club®    Discover®                                   MasterCard®
   Type of card:
                       VISA®             Other

        Enter credit card number:                       X X X X                     X X X X

By signing this form, I certify that the statements I made on this form are true and correct. I know that submitting false 
information can result in criminal and civil penalties.
Guest signature                          Driver’s license number and state of issue                   Work phone number Date

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                     Form ST-104HM
                     Tax Exemption on Lodging Accommodations

General. To qualify for the exemption, the         •  Run by disabled persons
employee must state the employer’s name            •  Provide independent living programs to 
and indicate the type of credit card used to pay     people with various disabilities
for the accommodations. If an employee pays 
for the accommodations and is reimbursed by        Children’s free dental service clinics. 
the employer, the charges are subject to all       Only nonprofit children’s free dental service 
applicable taxes.                                  clinics qualify.

GOVERNMENT. Only the U.S. government               Credit unions. Both state and federal 
and Idaho state, county and city governments       credit unions.
qualify. Sales to other states and their political 
                                                   Emergency medical service (EMS) agencies. 
subdivisions are taxable. 
                                                   Only nonprofit emergency medical service 
Lodging accommodations and campground              agencies qualify.
spaces furnished to government employees 
are exempt from all taxes when the credit card     Forest protective associations.
charge is billed directly to and paid directly by 
                                                   Hospitals. Only licensed nonprofit hospitals 
the government agency.
                                                   qualify. Nursing homes or similar institutions don’t.
Credit cards issued to employees of 
government agencies are not considered to          Idaho Foodbank Warehouse, Inc. 
be billed directly to, or paid directly by, the 
                                                   Museums. Only nonprofit museums qualify.  
government agency when the employee is 
                                                   A museum collects, preserves, and displays 
responsible for paying the credit card company.
                                                   objects and information to help the public 
QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS. Lodging                   interpret the past and present and to explore the 
accommodations and campground spaces               future. Examples include institutions that exhibit 
furnished to qualified organizations are exempt    science, history, art, and culture, as well as zoos 
from all taxes when the credit card charge         and aquariums.
is billed directly to and paid directly by the 
                                                   Qualified health organizations:
qualified organization. See the list below:
                                                   American Cancer Society
Advocates for Survivors of Domestic                American Diabetes Association
Violence and Sexual Assault, Inc.
                                                   American Heart Association
American Indian tribes. Only tribal entities       American Lung Association of Idaho
qualify.                                           Arc, Inc., The

American Red Cross.                                •  Arthritis Foundation
                                                   Camp Rainbow Gold
Amtrak.
                                                   Children’s Home Society of Idaho
Blind Services Foundation, Inc.                    Easter Seals

                     Only nonprofit canal          Family Services Alliance of Southeast Idaho
Canal companies. 
companies qualify.                                 Idaho Association of Free and Charitable 
                                                     Clinics and its member clinics
Centers for independent living. To qualify, 
                                                   Idaho community action agencies
centers must be all of these: 
                                                   Idaho Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Nonresidential
Nonprofit

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                                                              Form ST-104HM — Instructions    (continued)

Idaho Diabetes Youth Programs               Schools. Certain public or nonprofit schools 
Idaho Epilepsy League                       qualify. These schools include:
Idaho Primary Care Association and its               Colleges and universities
  community health centers                             Primary, secondary and charter schools
Idaho Ronald McDonald House                          Idaho Digital Learning Academy. 
Idaho Women’s and Children’s Alliance       Schools primarily teaching such subjects 
March of Dimes                              as business, dancing, dramatics, music, 
Mental Health Association                   cosmetology, writing and gymnastics don’t 
                                              qualify. 
Muscular Dystrophy Foundation
                                              Auxiliary organizations such as parent-teacher 
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
                                              associations, booster clubs and alumni groups 
Rocky Mountain Kidney Association
                                              don’t qualify.
Special Olympics Idaho
United Cerebral Palsy                       Senior citizen centers. 

                                              Volunteer fire departments. 

                                              For more information visit tax.idaho.gov/lodging

                                         Contact us:
                     In the Boise area: (208) 334-7660  |Toll free: (800) 972-7660
                            Hearing impaired (TDD) (800) 377-3529
                                        tax.idaho.gov/contact
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