Hampton food & beverage tax bonds.
From $100.
The City of Hampton levies a food and beverage (meals) tax that restaurants collect on the City's behalf. When the Hampton Commissioner of the Revenue requires a financial guarantee for that tax, this bond satisfies it — premiums run 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and no credit check up to $10,000.
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How much does a Hampton food & beverage tax bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard meals-tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the City required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000.
File with the City of Hampton
Submit the executed bond to the Hampton Commissioner of the Revenue. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the food and beverage tax bond covers
The City of Hampton imposes a food and beverage (meals) tax on prepared food and drink sold by restaurants and similar establishments. The restaurant collects the tax from customers and remits it to the City — meaning it is holding the City's money in trust between collection and remittance.
To protect that revenue, the Hampton Commissioner of the Revenue can require a meals-tax collector to post a bond as a financial guarantee — most often for newer establishments, or after a late or missed remittance. The amount is generally tied to your expected monthly meals-tax collections.
The bond stands behind the meals tax you collect — if you fail to remit it, the City can recover against the bond. We issue the amount the City sets; premiums start from $100, and no credit check up to $10,000. It is not insurance for you; if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the City of Hampton. Submit the executed bond to the Hampton Commissioner of the Revenue. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Hampton set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Hampton meals-tax bond, issued today.
Premiums from $100. Enter the amount the City required and see your price the same day.