hotel taxes
Hotel Owners/Operators Beware: You May Be Responsible for More Than 25 Tax Types Paid Regularly to Multiple Jurisdictions
Sam Guevara | August 6, 2024
By: Sam Guevara, Principal, Practice Leader of Tax Technology at Ryan Operators of hotels face a daunting challenge in keeping up and complying with the myriad of tax types, rates, and rules in the locations in which they operate. Failure to comply with local and state taxes can result in liens, loss of licenses, or portions of your operations being temporarily shut down, all potentially impacting revenue, sales of properties, or refinancing. A Typical Weekend Stay Take for example a typical weekend visit by a couple at one of your properties. This couple used an online travel agency (OTA) to book a room and rented a car upon arriving a...
Analysis: Hotels Projected to Pay Record Taxes and Wages in 2024
AHLA | April 8, 2024
Click here for state-by-state hotel tax revenue projections Click here for state-by-state hotel wages and salary projections Click here for state-by-state hotel guest spending projections Click here for state-by-state hotel employment projections WASHINGTON (April 8, 2024) – America’s hotels are projected to generate record levels of federal, state, and local tax revenue this year while paying employees historic totals of wages, salaries, and other compensation, according to state-by-state projections released today by the American Hotel & Lodging Association. The data show hotels are projected to generate a total of nea...