City of Sunnyvale
Finance Department

Treasury Division

Provide Cash Management, Billing and Treasury Services to ensure prudent management of the public's money, by:

• Managing City-wide cashiering operations,
• Maintaining efficient billing processes of all miscellaneous accounts receivable for all City departments,
• Managing effective collection practices for delinquent receivables, including referring accounts uncollectible by the City to an outside collection agency,
• Reviewing and processing revenue and taxes for all City departments,
• Administering the Transient Occupancy Tax ordinance including accepting, reviewing, and processing tax returns and providing due process (administrative hearings) for the collection of tax owed,
• Administering the Business License Tax ordinance including billing, reviewing, and processing new and renewing applications and issuing license tax certificates,
• Investing City's pooled cash in high quality investments while maintaining the overall objectives of safety, liquidity, and yield,
• Administering all City bank accounts and all banking related activities including credit card processing, securities custody and account analysis of the City's bank accounts,
• Maintaining bond issues and ensuring that all debt service payments and continuing disclosure deadlines are met according to bond covenants, and
• Auditing disbursements to ensure compliance with City policies.

Note:  All following forms and instructions are in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.  For additional information see Acrobat page.

Business License Information and Application

Transient Occupancy Tax Forms:

Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance

Monthly Return:
    Instructions
    Form

Exemption Claim Forms:
    Non-Transient Form
    Government Employee Form

Registration Form