Each operator shall, on or before the last day of the month following the close of each calendar quarter or of such different reporting period as may be established by the tax administrator, make a return to the tax administrator, on forms provided by the tax administrator, of the total rents charged and received, the amount of tax collected for transient occupancies, and such other information as may be reasonably required. At the same time as the return is filed, the full amount of the tax collected shall be remitted to the tax administrator. The tax administrator may establish either shorter or longer reporting periods for any individual certificate holder or shorter or longer reporting periods for any individual certificate holder or category of certificate holders if the tax administrator deems it necessary or desirable in order to insure collection of the tax or to increase the efficiency of its administration. Returns and payments are due immediately upon cessation of business for any reason. All taxes collected by operators pursuant to this chapter shall be held in trust for the account of the city until payment thereof is made to the tax administrator.
(Ord. 788 § 11 (part), 1999)