Connecticut imposes a flat 15% lodging tax on all hotel and short-term rental stays under thirty days. Bridgeport hotels collect this state tax; no separate municipal occupancy tax applies on top.
Connecticut General Statutes §12-407(a)(2)(H) classifies hotel and lodging house occupancy as a taxable service. The state lodging tax rate is 15% under CGS §12-408, one of the highest in the nation. The tax applies to rooms rented for fewer than thirty consecutive days at any hotel, motel, lodging house, or short-term rental. Operators register with the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS), collect tax from guests, and remit monthly. Bridgeport does not levy an additional local occupancy tax. Stays of thirty-plus consecutive days at the same property become exempt as a permanent residence.
Failure to collect or remit lodging tax triggers DRS audits, 10% penalty plus 1% monthly interest, and personal liability for responsible officers under CGS §12-414a.
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