Hotels & Lodging in Oconee County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Oconee County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Oconee County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
Hotels, motels and other transient lodging in unincorporated Oconee County pay a 3 percent local accommodations tax on gross rental proceeds under Sec. 30-82. Inside a municipality the county rate drops to 1.5 percent unless that town's council consents by resolution to the full 3 percent; the guest pays it and the operator collects and remits it monthly by the 20th.
Oconee County Hotel Occupancy Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsOconee County Code §§ 30-82, 30-83
A uniform tax equal to three percent is hereby imposed on the gross proceeds derived from the rental of any accommodation within the county. Within the boundaries of a municipality, the local accommodations tax shall be one and one-half percent unless the municipality, by resolution, consents to a three-percent county accommodations tax. ... Payment of the local accommodations tax established h...
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