Thousand Oaks imposes an 8% Transient Occupancy Tax on hotel, motel, and short-term lodging stays of 30 days or fewer, collected by operators and remitted monthly to the City Finance Department.
Under TOMC Chapter 3.46, every transient guest staying 30 consecutive days or fewer in a hotel, motel, inn, or similar lodging within Thousand Oaks pays an 8% tax on the rent charged. Operators must register with the City, collect the tax at payment, hold funds in trust, and file monthly TOT returns with the Finance Department. The tax also applies to qualifying short-term rentals operating under the City's STR program. Stays of 31+ consecutive days are exempt, as are federal employees on official business. Late returns trigger 10% penalty plus interest, and willful nonpayment is a misdemeanor.
Failure to register, collect, remit, or file monthly returns triggers 10% penalty, interest, and potential misdemeanor prosecution; revocation of operator certificate possible.
Thousand Oaks, CA
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