Form UNS 01, Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Registration, is the application issued by the San Joaquin County Treasurer-Tax Collector in Stockton, California, to register a lodging business such as a hotel, motel or rooming house. It collects the business name, its location and mailing addresses, the type of business and ownership, and the names and addresses of up to three owners. On this page you can fill out the form online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF. The agency receives it only by mail or fax, as described under How to submit.
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What is UNS 01?
Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Registration is the one-page application, printed as Form UNS 01, that a lodging business completes and sends to the San Joaquin County Treasurer-Tax Collector so the office has the business and its owners on record.
The form is issued by the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office at 44 N. San Joaquin Street, Suite 150, Stockton, CA 95202. Items 1 through 12 are completed by the applicant: business name and telephone number, location address, mailing address, type of business (Hotel, Motel, Rooming House or Others), type of ownership (Individual, Partnership, Corporation or Others), and the name and address of each owner, with space for three owners.
Items 13 through 15 are marked "for official use only." The office uses them to record a certificate number, the date issued and a business license number, so the applicant leaves them blank.
The form prints a short rule of its own: applications must be completed completely and accurately, and incomplete applications will be returned. The form states no fee and no due date. The County's forms page adds that forms change periodically, so you should check for the latest version rather than reuse a saved copy.
Who needs to file UNS 01?
Owners or operators of a lodging business in San Joaquin County who are registering that business with the Treasurer-Tax Collector use this form. The business types printed on it are Hotel, Motel and Rooming House, with an Others line for any other kind of lodging business.
The form fits any ownership structure it lists: an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or another type written on the Others line. Up to three owners can be entered, each with a name and an address. If the business has more owners than the form has lines for, call the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office at (209) 468-2133 to ask how to report them.
The form does not say who may sign for an owner or whether a representative may complete it, and it has no signature line. It also does not describe who is legally required to register. For that question, contact the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office; the County's forms page tells you to call the office if the form you need is not listed.
When to file UNS 01
Complete and send Form UNS 01 when you register a lodging business with the San Joaquin County Treasurer-Tax Collector. No separate due date is printed on the form, so there is no deadline to quote here; ask the office at (209) 468-2133 whether a time limit applies to your business.
Send a complete form the first time. The form states that incomplete applications will be returned, which means a missing item can delay the registration. Download a fresh copy each time you need to register, because the County's forms page says forms change periodically and asks users not to save them for future use. The revision printed on this copy is Rev. 6/2018.
How to fill out UNS 01
Enter business name and telephone
Item 1: the business name. Item 2: the business telephone number.
Enter the location address
Item 3: the address where the lodging business is located.
Enter the mailing address
Item 4: the address where the business receives mail.
Select the type of business
Item 5: check Hotel, Motel or Rooming House. If none fits, check Others and write the type on the line.
Select the type of ownership
Item 6: check Individual, Partnership or Corporation. If none fits, check Others and write the type on the line.
List the owners and their addresses
Items 7 and 8, 9 and 10, and 11 and 12: enter each owner's name followed by that owner's address. Use only as many pairs as you have owners.
Leave the official-use items blank
Items 13 through 15 (Certificate Number, Date Issue, Business License Number) are for the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office to complete.
Review and download the completed PDF
Check that every item you must complete is filled in, because incomplete applications are returned. Download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF and send it as described under How to submit.
How to submit UNS 01
You can send Form UNS 01 to the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office by mail or by fax.
- Mail: Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office, P.O. Box 2169, Stockton, CA 95201.
- Fax: (209) 468-9482.
Include any supporting documents with the application. The form does not list which documents, so call (209) 468-2133 to ask what applies to your business. The office's street address, printed on the form, is 44 N. San Joaquin Street, Suite 150, Stockton, CA 95202, and its website is www.sjcttc.org. The form names the P.O. box, not the street address, as the mailing address for applications, and it names no other channel.
Check every item before sending: the form says incomplete applications will be returned. The form states no fee, and a payment method is not printed on it. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Sending an incomplete application: the form says incomplete applications will be returned.
- Filling in items 13-15 (Certificate Number, Date Issue, Business License Number); they are for official use only.
- Mailing the application to the street address on the letterhead instead of P.O. Box 2169, Stockton, CA 95201, the address the form gives for mailing.
- Faxing the form to a number other than (209) 468-9482, the fax number printed for applications.
- Using an old saved copy; the County's forms page says forms change periodically and should not be saved for future use.
- Leaving the Others line blank after checking Others under item 5 (Type of Business) or item 6 (Type of Ownership).
- Omitting an owner's address: items 8, 10 and 12 pair with the owner names in items 7, 9 and 11.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Registration form?
It is Form UNS 01, an application issued by the San Joaquin County Treasurer-Tax Collector for registering a lodging business. It asks for the business name, addresses, type of business and ownership, and the names and addresses of up to three owners.
Where do I mail or fax the TOT registration in San Joaquin County?
Mail it to the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office, P.O. Box 2169, Stockton, CA 95201, or fax it to (209) 468-9482. The form names no other channel. Send any supporting documents with the application.
What happens if my TOT registration is incomplete?
The Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office returns it. The form states that applications must be completed completely and accurately and that incomplete applications will be returned, so check every item before you mail or fax it.
What are items 13 to 15 on Form UNS 01?
They are the Certificate Number, Date Issue and Business License Number boxes. The form marks them for official use only, so leave them blank; the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office fills them in.
Can I fill out the TOT registration online?
You can fill out the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is an independent service, not connected to San Joaquin County, and does not file the form; you mail or fax the completed PDF to the Treasurer-Tax Collector.
Is there a deadline or fee for Form UNS 01?
The form prints neither a deadline nor a fee. To ask whether a time limit or a payment applies to your business, call the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office at (209) 468-2133.
Should I save the TOT registration form to use again?
No. The County's forms page asks users not to save forms for future use because they change periodically. Download the current version each time. The copy on this page is Rev. 6/2018.
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