Portsmouth meal tax bonds.
From $100. Clear pricing, instant issuance.

The City of Portsmouth levies a meal / food-and-beverage tax, and can require a restaurant or corporation that collects it to post a bond guaranteeing the tax is remitted. The city sets the amount — usually tied to your monthly collections — and pricing starts from $100, with no credit fields in the application.

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Required by the Portsmouth Commissioner of the Revenue / Treasurer as a guarantee you remit the city meal tax

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Amount is set by the city, often from your monthly meal-tax collections — no single fixed figure

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1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application.

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How it works

Apply to filed in one sitting.

No underwriting queue for the standard meal-tax bond — enter the amount the city required, pay, and file with the Commissioner of the Revenue. Here is the whole thing:

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Apply online

Your business details, the bond amount the city required, and the effective date — that is the entire application, with no credit section.

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Issued on the spot

No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review; if a soft credit check runs, it never affects your score.

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File with the City of Portsmouth

Submit the executed bond to the Commissioner of the Revenue / Treasurer to satisfy the meal-tax bond requirement. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the meal tax bond actually covers

The City of Portsmouth imposes a meal / food-and-beverage tax that restaurants and other sellers collect from customers and remit to the city. The bond is a tax-remittance guarantee: it stands behind the meal tax you collect on the city's behalf.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Portsmouth (the obligee). If you collect the meal tax but fail to remit it, the city can recover the unpaid tax against the bond.

The amount is set by the city, generally from your monthly collections, not a flat schedule. It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the city, you repay the surety. We issue whatever amount the city set; pricing starts from $100, and the application collects no credit information at the standard amount.

City of Portsmouth — meal / food-and-beverage taxThe City of Portsmouth requires this bond as a condition of collecting and remitting its meal / food-and-beverage tax (Portsmouth City Code, administered by the Commissioner of the Revenue / Treasurer). The bond amount is set by the city, generally from your monthly collections. Confirm the required amount with the city.

You need this bond if you are

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A restaurant or corporation collecting the City of Portsmouth meal tax

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A new food-and-beverage business the city wants bonded before it registers you

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Reinstating an account after a late or missed meal-tax remittance

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A caterer or food vendor the city has asked to post a meal-tax guarantee

One application, issued on the spot.

Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Portsmouth set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file. No credit fields in the application.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Portsmouth meal tax bond?Pricing is 1% of the bond amount, generally from your monthly meal-tax collections, with a $100 minimum. Enter the amount and your exact price appears at the application.

Who requires this bond?The City of Portsmouth, through its Commissioner of the Revenue / Treasurer, requires it as a guarantee that you remit the meal / food-and-beverage tax you collect.

Do I pay the full bond amount?No. You pay the premium, from $100. The bond amount is the surety's maximum liability to the city if you fail to remit the meal tax — it is not a deposit.

Is there a credit check?The application collects no credit information at the standard amount, and most applications approve instantly. For larger bond amounts, a quick soft credit check may run — it's never a hard inquiry and never affects your score.

Where do I file it?With the City of Portsmouth Commissioner of the Revenue / Treasurer. We issue the executed bond ready to submit with your meal-tax registration.

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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the city required and file the same day.

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