Wichita charges a 6 percent transient guest tax on hotel and short-term-rental stays under 28 days, stacked with 6.5 percent Kansas state sales tax, for an effective lodging rate near 12.5 percent before local sales add-ons.
Wichita imposes a Transient Guest Tax of 6 percent on the gross receipts from sleeping rooms rented for fewer than 28 consecutive days at hotels, motels, and short-term rentals. That rate stacks on top of the 6.5 percent Kansas state sales tax plus local Sedgwick County and city sales taxes, producing a combined lodging tax in the roughly 12 to 13 percent range. Revenue is dedicated largely to convention, tourism, and the Wichita Sports Commission, supporting Air Capital tourism, Wichita State Shockers events, and Intrust Bank Arena bookings. Operators remit monthly through Kansas Department of Revenue.
Late filings draw penalties and interest from the Kansas Department of Revenue, and chronic non-filers face license revocation and personal-liability assessments.
See how Wichita's transient occupancy tax rules stack up against other locations.
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