Marysville, WA Hotels & Lodging: Transient Occupancy Tax (2026)
Key Facts
- Tax rate
- 2% of lodging charge
- Legal authority
- RCW 67.28.180
- Taxable stay length
- Under 30 consecutive nights
- Collecting agency
- WA Dept. of Revenue
- Max fine
- $500 per violation
Summary
Marysville levies a 2% special excise tax under RCW 67.28.180 on lodging furnished by hotels, motels, roominghouses, tourist courts and trailer camps for stays under 30 consecutive nights.
Pursuant to RCW 67.28.180, there is levied 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 the renting or leasing of real property; provided, that it shall be presumed that the occupancy of real property for a continuous period of one month or more constitutes a rental or lease of real property and not a mere license to use or enjoy the same.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4922912; v1 updated 2026-06-08; through 06-08-2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 3.93 MMC imposes a 2% excise tax on charges for furnishing lodging, authorized by the state hotel/motel tax statute, RCW 67.28.180. The tax reaches any 'license to use real property' for lodging: occupancy of 30 days or more is presumed a rental, not a taxable license. Revenue funds a dedicated hotel/motel tax fund used for tourism promotion, stadium, convention center, and performing-arts facilities. The Washington Department of Revenue collects and administers the tax alongside state sales tax, crediting it against the seller's sales tax remittance under RCW 67.28.190.
Violations & Fines
Failing to remit the tax or filing a false return is punishable by a fine up to $500 under MMC § 3.93.060, with each day of noncompliance treated as a separate offense.
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