Pueblo, CO Hotels & Lodging: Transient Occupancy Tax (2026)
Key Facts
- Tax rate
- 4.3% of lodging charge
- Who collects
- Person providing the lodging
- Remittance deadline
- 5 days, or monthly if authorized
- License required
- Lodger's tax license from Finance Director
- Criminal penalty
- Fine up to $1,000
Summary
Pueblo taxes hotel, motel, and short-term lodging stays at 4.3% of the room charge under the city's Lodger's Tax, collected by the operator and remitted to the Director of Finance.
There is hereby levied upon every person who purchases lodging a tax at the rate of four and three-tenths percent (4.3%) of the price paid or charged for lodging and such person shall be liable to the person providing the lodging for the payment of such tax. This tax shall be in addition to any other tax imposed by law.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).
Full Breakdown
Pueblo Municipal Code § 14-9-3 levies a 4.3% Lodger's Tax on every person who purchases lodging in a hotel, apartment hotel, lodging house, motor hotel, mobile home, auto camp, or trailer court within the City, in addition to any other tax owed. The lodging provider must hold a Lodger's Tax license from the Director of Finance, collect the tax at the time of payment, hold it in trust for the City, and remit it within five calendar days, or monthly if authorized. The tax excludes lodging already exempt from City sales tax and any charge for goods or services other than the room itself.
Violations & Fines
Failing to collect or remit the tax makes the operator personally liable for it, plus interest, a 10% penalty for negligence or 50% for fraud, and a criminal fine up to $1,000 per violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Pueblo's lodger's tax apply to short-term rentals like Airbnb?
Who actually pays the 4.3% lodger's tax?
Sources & Official References
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