1. Income derived from incarcerating or detaining prisoners who are under the jurisdiction of the United States, this State or any other state or a political subdivision of this State or of any other state in a privately operated prison, jail or detention facility.

2. Gross proceeds of sales or gross income that is properly included in another business activity under this article and that is taxable to the person engaged in that business activity, but the gross proceeds of sales or gross income to be deducted shall not exceed the consideration paid to the person conducting the activity.

3. Gross proceeds of sales or gross income from transactions or activities that are not limited to transients and that would not be taxable if engaged in by a person not subject to tax under this article.

4. Gross proceeds of sales or gross income from transactions or activities that are not limited to transients and that would not be taxable if engaged in by a person subject to taxation under Section 14-410 or Section 14-475 due to an exclusion, exemption or deduction.

5. Gross proceeds of sales or gross income from commissions received from a person providing services or property to the customers of the hotel. However, such commissions may be subject to tax under Section 14-445 or Section 14-450 as rental, leasing or licensing for use of real or tangible personal property.

6. Income from providing telephone, fax or internet services to customers at an additional charge, that is separately stated to the customer and is separately maintained in the hotel’s books and records. However, such gross proceeds of sales or gross income may be subject to tax under Section 14-470 as telecommunication services. (Ord. No. G-3334, § 6; Ord. No. G-3696, § 9; Ord. No. G-4200, § 10, 1999; Ord. No. G-4214, § 5, 1999; Ord. No. G-4254, § 10, 2000; Ord. No. G-4838, §§ 8, 20, 2006; Ord. No. G-4987, §§ 10, 18, 2007; Ord. No. G-6073, 2015)