Showing ordinances that apply to Amenia, NY
Amenia is an unincorporated community (population 725) in Dutchess County, New York. Because Amenia is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Dutchess County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The taxes & fees rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Dutchess County imposes a 4 percent hotel and motel occupancy tax on STR stays under 30 days, plus 8.125 percent state and local sales tax. Operators must register with the Dutchess County Commissioner of Finance.
Dutchess County Local Law 2 of 1991 (as amended) establishes the 4 percent occupancy tax. Applies to rentals under 30 consecutive days. Airbnb collects and remits state sales tax but not always the county occupancy tax - hosts are responsible. Quarterly returns due to the County Department of Finance.
Unpaid occupancy tax: interest, penalties up to 10 percent, and personal liability for the operator. Willful failure to file is a misdemeanor.
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