Rice University is exempt from sales and hotel occupancy taxes in Texas and a few other states, please make every effort to avoid paying taxes.

Rice’s Tax Exemption Number is #74-1109620

All Reimbursement Request Forms are here – please use the appropriate one when seeking reimbursement for expenses paid with a personal credit card or cash and submit them to the Finance Specialist along with detailed receipts.

Grad Student Expense Reimbursement Form

Rice University Tax Exempt Forms:

Rice Sales Tax Exemption Certificate_Signed

Please use it when making purchases either with a purchase card or for reimbursement.

Texas Hotel Occupancy Tax Exempt Hotel

If reserving a hotel in any of the states listed below, please present the certificate at check-in to avoid state tax charges. The same form can be used for all the states listed here.

1. Connecticut
2. Florida
3. Indiana
4. Kansas
5. Kentucky
6. Michigan
7. New Jersey
8. Ohio
9. Tennessee
10. Texas
11. Utah
12. Wisconsin
13. Wyoming

Rice Tax Exempt card

This is a great alternative to the paper version of the tax-exempt form (please contact me if you would like a physical version of this card).