State Lodging Tax Center

Lodging tax requirements vary widely from state to state and even between different taxing jurisdictions within the same state. Here’s a look at how each state refers to its lodging taxes, state tax rates, and lengths of rentals subject to short-term lodging tax.

Lodging Tax Requirements by state

as of September 3, 2021

5% state lodging tax for 16 Mountain Lake counties

4% state lodging tax for all other counties

Cities and counties levy additional local lodging taxes

Cities and boroughs (counties) levy local sales and lodging taxes

Each county levies additional TPT

Cities levy additional TPT plus local hotel/motel tax

Each county levies additional sales tax

Certain cities levy additional hotel or tourism tax

Each city or county levies its own local tourist occupancy tax (TOT)

Counties levy additional sales tax, plus many counties levy additional lodging taxes

Cities levy local sales and/or lodging taxes

No additional city or county taxes

Most counties levy additional sales surtax, plus most counties levy additional county tourist tax

City taxes are rare in Florida; only a few cities levy additional taxes

Each county levies additional sales taxes

Most cities and counties levy additional lodging or hotel taxes

Rentals are subject to state and county sales taxes, plus each city or county may levy a local room or hotel tax. The state collects all state and county sales taxes. Each county and city collects its own room/hotel tax.

90 days or less

(some counties have shorter rules for the local hotel tax)

Certain cities levy a local sales tax or hotel/room tax

Most cities and counties levy additional hotel taxes

Most counties levy additional innkeeper's tax

Most counties levy additional hotel tax

Some cities also levy additional hotel taxes

Cities and counties commonly levy additional sales taxes and transient room taxes

Certain cities and counties levy additional transient room taxes

Cities and counties levy additional local sales taxes and hotel taxes

Many cities and counties levy additional accommodation and hotel taxes

Cities levy additional room occupancy tax

Cities and counties levy additional sales tax

Certain cities and counties levy additional lodging tax

Certain cities and counties levy additional lodging and tourism taxes

Cities and counties levy additional sales tax

Certain cities and counties levy additional hotel, tourism, or special district taxes

Most cities and counties levy additional sales tax and local lodging taxes

Each city or county levies its own room occupancy or lodging tax

Most cities have additional local occupancy tax

Each city or county levies its own gross receipts tax

Certain cities and counties levy an additional lodger's tax

Each county levies an additional sales tax

Most counties levy a local hotel occupancy tax

Certain cities levy additional sales and hotel taxes

Nightly taxes for NYC

Each county levies an additional sales tax

Most counties and a few cities levy a local room occupancy tax

Most cities and counties levy additional sales and lodging taxes

Each county levies additional sales tax, some counties levy additional hotel tax

Certain cities levy additional hotel taxes

Each city or county levies a local transient room tax

Each county levies additional hotel tax

A few cities levy additional hotel tax

7% state sales tax, plus 6% state hotel tax, (13%) if renting a hotel or room.

7% state sales tax, plus 1% state hotel tax, (8%) if renting a whole house

Most counties and certain cities levy additional sales taxes

Most cities and counties levy additional accommodations taxes

Certain cities and counties levy additional sales and gross receipts taxes

Each county levies additional sales tax

Most cities and counties levy additional hotel or accommodation taxes

Gross receipts taxes are common

Many cities and counties levy additional hotel tax

Certain areas have extra territorial tax jurisdictions in which hotel tax is applicable

Cities and counties levy multiple additional sales taxes

Counties, and certain cities, levy additional transient room tax

A few cities levy additional local option tax

Cities and counties may levy additional sales taxes and transient lodging taxes

Cities and counties levy additional sales taxes and hotel/motel taxes

Certain cities and counties levy additional hotel/motel tax

Counties levy additional sales tax

Certain cities, counties and resort areas levy additional room taxes

Certain cities and counties levy additional sales and lodging taxes

A few areas levy a resort district tax