Edison, NJ Hotels & Lodging: Transient Occupancy Tax (2026)
Key Facts
- Tax rate
- 3% of room rent
- Who pays
- The purchaser/guest
- Who collects
- Person collecting the rent
- Stacking
- In addition to other taxes/fees
- Violation fine
- $1,000 per offense
Summary
Edison Township imposes a 3% Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax on rent charged for hotel or motel room stays, collected by the operator and added on top of the state sales tax.
There is hereby established a Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax in the Township of Edison which shall be fixed at a uniform percentage rate of one (1%) percent on charges of rent for every occupancy of a hotel or motel room in the Township of Edison on or after July 1, 2003, but before July 1, 2004, and three (3%) percent on charges of rent for every occupancy of a hotel or motel room in the Township of Edison on or after July 1, 2002, of a room or rooms in a hotel subject to taxation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:32B-3.
b. The Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax shall be in addition to any other tax or fee imposed pursuant to statute or local ordinance or resolution by any governmental entity upon the occupancy of a hotel room.
c. In accordance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40:48F-1 et seq.:
1. All taxes imposed by this chapter shall be paid by the purchaser.
2. A vendor shall not assume or absorb any tax imposed by this section.
3. A vendor shall not in any manner advertise or hold out to any person or to the public in general, in any manner, directly or indirectly, that the tax will be assumed or absorbed by the vendor, that the tax will not be separately charged and stated to the customer, or that the tax will be refunded to the customer.
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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904708; v19 updated 2026-03-25; through 03-25-2026).
Full Breakdown
Edison Township levies a municipal Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax under N.J.S.A. 40:48F-1 et seq. The tax applies to charges of rent for every occupancy of a hotel or motel room in the Township, is collected by whoever collects the rent from the guest, and stacks on top of any other tax or fee already imposed by statute or ordinance. Vendors may not absorb the tax or advertise that it won't be charged separately.
Violations & Fines
Absorbing, waiving, or failing to separately state the tax, or advertising that it will be assumed by the vendor, is a separate offense for each day continued; the code sets a $1,000 fine per offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the hotel tax apply to short-term rentals in Edison?
Can a hotel just build the tax into the room rate?
Sources & Official References
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