Tulsa hotel guests pay a combined lodging tax of about 9.5%: a 5% city hotel/motel tax administered by the City of Tulsa plus 4.5% Oklahoma state sales tax. Short-term rentals of 30 days or less owe the same taxes.
Tulsa imposes a 5% hotel/motel occupancy tax on rooms rented for fewer than 30 consecutive days, set under Tulsa Title 13 and dedicated mostly to tourism promotion through the Tulsa Convention and Visitors Bureau. Stacked on top is Oklahoma's 4.5% state sales tax (and Tulsa County's local sales tax depending on jurisdiction), bringing the typical effective lodging tax above 9.5%. Airbnb and Vrbo collect and remit Oklahoma sales tax automatically, but Tulsa hosts are responsible for the city occupancy tax filings unless the platform has an explicit collection agreement.
Hotels and short-term-rental hosts that fail to register, collect, or remit the city hotel/motel tax can face back taxes, interest, civil penalties, and revocation of any city short-term-rental permit.
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