HVS U.S. Lodging Tax Report 2019

In the 8th annual Lodging Tax Report, HVS explores the current status and historical trends of lodging taxes in the USA. This updated version provides lodging tax rates/collections on all 50 US states and 150 US cities.
Thomas A. Hazinski

State and local governments charge lodging taxes on the short-term stays at hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts, and other lodging accommodations. The rate of lodging taxes across the United States varies at a state, county, and city-level.

Though the name of the tax may vary—lodging tax, transient tax, occupancy tax—the imposition of lodging taxes is a crucial funding source of revenue for a number of state and local governments. For example, average state lodging tax revenue grew at a rate of 2.92% from 2017 to 2018. Tax revenue from lodging comes from ad valorem lodging taxes and excise taxes—normally imposed as a flat dollar amount per night.
 


To analyze the distribution of lodging tax rates and collections across the United States, the HVS Lodging Tax Report discusses rate and revenue figures for 150 US cities. Using this data, we are able to report on trends in lodging tax policy and revenue. Further, we analyze the taxability of short-term home rentals—such as Airbnb and other services—to see how growth in the short-term home rental market supplements any decline in the lodging market.

Lodging taxes impact more than just visitors to a hotel as lodging taxes can be used for the funding of tourism agencies and public assembly venues such as convention centers across the US. Lodging tax trends are tied to the development of modern cities.

To learn more, the 2019 HVS Lodging Tax Report examines revenue and rate trends across all 50 US states and 150 US cities.
 

Thomas Hazinski leads the HVS Convention, Sports & Entertainment Facilities Consulting practice (HVS CSE), which he founded in 2001. Tom advises state and local governments and private entities on the development of convention centers, sports facilities, performing arts centers, and many other types of public assembly facilities. HVS CSE provides feasibility studies, operational analysis, economic and fiscal impact analyses, and tax projections that support the issuance of public debt. Tom earned an advanced degree in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, where he has recently served as an adjunct professor, teaching a graduate level course in state and local finance. With seven years of governmental experience and over 25 years of consulting experience, he is a widely published industry leader. Tom has work on over 600 studies of public assembly facilities and mixed-use developments in nearly every state in the US. His extensive international experience includes hospitality and mixed-use projects in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Tom is also a leading expert on public/private partnerships in hotel development. Contact Tom at [email protected].  

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