Transient Occupancy Tax: Grand Rapids vs Wyoming

Do Airbnb hosts collect this tax?

Yes. Hosts must collect both the county accommodations tax and the Michigan use tax on stays under 30 days, with platforms often handling part of the remittance automatically.

What does the county tax fund?

Kent County uses the accommodations tax to support tourism promotion and convention facility debt for Van Andel Arena, DeVos Place, and related downtown venues.

What is the hotel tax rate in Wyoming, MI?

14% combined. Wyoming hotels collect the 8% Kent County accommodations excise tax administered by Kent County Fiscal Services under the Hotel-Motel Tax Act (MCL 141.861 et seq., Public Act 263 of 1974), plus the Michigan 6% Use Tax on accommodations under MCL 205.93a. The City of Wyoming does not impose a separate municipal occupancy tax. The combined rate applies to any stay under 30 consecutive days by the same guest.

How does the Kent County hotel tax work?

Kent County administers an 8% accommodations excise tax authorized by the Michigan Hotel-Motel Tax Act, MCL 141.861 et seq. Operators register before their first booking, file periodic returns (typically monthly), and remit the 8% county tax with each return. Revenue funds convention and tourism promotion under MCL 141.864, principally through Experience Grand Rapids. Stays of 30 consecutive days or longer by the same guest are exempt, and late filings incur penalty and interest under the county ordinance.