Hotel stays in Grand Rapids carry roughly 14 percent in combined lodging taxes, including the Kent County 8 percent accommodations tax and the 6 percent Michigan use tax on transient rentals.
Kent County levies an 8 percent accommodations tax on hotel and motel stays under 30 days, collected by operators and remitted to the county to fund tourism and convention facilities like Van Andel Arena and DeVos Place. The state of Michigan adds a 6 percent use tax, bringing the typical Grand Rapids hotel bill to about 14 percent in lodging taxes. Short-term rental hosts and traditional hotels both collect the levy. Marketplace platforms often handle the state portion while hosts remit the county share through accesskent.com filings.
Operating a Grand Rapids hotel or short-term rental without collecting and remitting the Kent County accommodations tax and the Michigan use tax brings audits, back taxes, interest, and penalty fees.
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