Hotels & Lodging in Cherokee County, GA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Cherokee County, Georgia.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Cherokee County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
Cherokee County levies an 8 percent excise tax on the gross rent charged for occupancy of any hotel guest room in the unincorporated special taxing district. Section 54-68 sets the rate under state authorization (O.C.G.A. § 48-13-51(b) and 2025 House Bill 755) and dedicates the proceeds by fixed percentages to the general fund, tourism promotion and tourism-related projects.
Cherokee County Hotel Occupancy Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsCherokee County Code of Ordinances § 54-68
(a)This article is enacted by virtue of the powers set out in O.C.G.A. § 48-13-51(b), as amended, and a local act passed by the general assembly in accordance with such statute (See HB 755 of the 2025-2026 regular session passed and effective as of May 13, 2025).(b)There is hereby set and levied on the occupant of a guest room of any hotel located within the special district a tax in the amount...
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