Hotels & Lodging in Howard County, IN (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Howard County, Indiana.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Howard County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
Howard County imposes an 8% innkeeper's tax on any person renting hotel, motel, inn, tourist cabin, or college dormitory rooms for stays under 30 days anywhere in the county, effective July 1, 2019. The County Treasurer collects the tax monthly for the Convention and Visitor Fund under Howard County Code § 33.47.
Howard County's 8% Innkeeper's Tax
Some RestrictionsHoward County Code § 33.47
(A) Commencing January 1, 2014, a tax is hereby levied on every person engaged in the business of renting or furnishing, for periods of less than 30 days, any room or rooms, lodgings or accommodations in any hotel, motel, boat motel, inn, college or university memorial union, college or university hall or dormitory, or tourist cabin that is located in the county. The tax shall be imposed at a r...
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