Minnesota sales tax applies to short-term rentals under 30 days. Dakota County has no county-wide lodging tax. Cities and towns may impose up to a 3% local lodging tax under Minn. Stat. 469.190. Operators must remit all applicable taxes.
Short-term rental receipts are subject to Minnesota general sales tax plus any applicable local and lodging taxes, per the Department of Revenue. Under Minn. Stat. 469.190, a statutory or home-rule charter city (or a town by vote) may impose a lodging tax of up to 3% on gross lodging receipts; counties generally need special legislation and Dakota County levies no county-wide lodging tax. City STR ordinances require operators to remit all taxes. Mendota Heights City Code 3-5A-4(A)(14) obligates operators to remit all applicable local, state, and federal taxes, including lodging tax. Register with the Minnesota Department of Revenue.
Unremitted sales or lodging tax is enforced by the Minnesota Department of Revenue; the city may treat non-remittance as a license violation.
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