What Is the Hotel Room Tax in California?
Last Updated Mar 31, 2020 11:33:24 AM ET
The hotel room tax in California is 12 percent of the bill charged by the hotel owner. Known as Transient Occupancy Tax, it is the responsibility of the hotel owner to pay the tax to the state of California.
Every hotel guest in California is required by law to pay the Transient Occupancy Tax, except for foreign governmental officials. The occupant of a hotel room must pay the tax to the hotel owner at the same time that the rent is paid for use of the room. Newly built hotels must contact the Business Tax Office to register for payment of transient occupancy taxes.
More From Reference
Here’s How the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed In-Person Retail Shopping in Lasting Ways
A Brief History of Insults: How Different Cultures Use Spoken and Written Verse to Mock and Mediate
Monkeydactyl and the Little Foot Fossil: Major Evolutionary Breakthroughs of 2021 (So Far)
Fact Check: How Accurate Are Farmers Almanac Weather Forecasts in Comparison to Weather Apps?
What Annual Income Is Considered Poverty Level & How Was the Federal Poverty Level Established?
Tokyo 2020: Here's How the First Modern Olympics Started 125 Years Ago