Hotels & Lodging in Yakima County, WA (2026)
1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Yakima County, Washington.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Yakima County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
Yakima County imposes a 2% special excise tax on the furnishing of lodging by hotels, roominghouses, tourist courts, motels and trailer camps in the unincorporated county under Yakima County Code § 3.05.010. Stays of one month or more are presumed a lease and fall outside the tax. The Washington Department of Revenue collects it on the county's behalf.
Yakima County Hotel & Lodging Excise Tax
Some RestrictionsYakima County Code § 3.05.010
For the purposes set forth in RCW Chapter 67.28, there is levied and there shall be collected a special excise tax of two percent on the sale of, or charge made for, the furnishing of lodging by a hotel, roominghouse, tourist court, motel, trailer camp, and the granting of any similar license to use real property, as distinguished from renting or leasing of real property, in the county; provide...
Hotels & Lodging by City in Yakima County
1 cities in Yakima County have their own hotels & lodging rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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