Anaheim charges hotel guests a 15% Transient Occupancy Tax on stays under 30 days, one of California's highest TOT rates, funding the Anaheim Resort, public safety, and general fund operations.
Anaheim Municipal Code Title 2 imposes a 15% TOT on every hotel, motel, and short-term lodging guest staying fewer than 30 consecutive days. Operators collect the tax at checkout and remit monthly to the City Treasurer. Disneyland-area resort hotels generate the majority of the City's roughly $200M annual TOT revenue. Failure to collect, remit, or accurately report results in penalties, interest, and license revocation. Government employees on official business and stays exceeding 30 days are exempt. The rate has been 15% since 1996, applying citywide including the Anaheim Resort District and Platinum Triangle.
Failure to collect or remit TOT incurs 10% penalty, 0.5% monthly interest, and potential business license revocation; willful evasion is a misdemeanor with criminal penalties.
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