Short-term rental operators in Erie must collect the Erie County 7% hotel room rental tax administered by the Erie County Department of Finance and the Pennsylvania 6% state hotel occupancy tax under 72 P.S. §7210 for any stay under 30 consecutive days. The combined rate is 13%. Erie does not impose a separate municipal STR tax. Erie County requires monthly remittance.
Three tax obligations stack on every Erie STR booking under 30 days. (1) Pennsylvania State Hotel Occupancy Tax: 72 P.S. §7210 (Article II of the Tax Reform Code of 1971) imposes a 6% tax on the rental of rooms, apartments, and houses for periods less than 30 consecutive days, and the PA Department of Revenue has clarified that the tax applies to rentals 'arranged through online or third-party brokers' such as Airbnb and VRBO. (2) Erie County Hotel Room Rental Tax: Erie County levies a hotel room rental excise tax, currently at 7%, administered by the Erie County Department of Finance. Revenue funds tourism promotion via VisitErie and county tourism initiatives. Operators must register with the County and file periodic returns; stays under 30 days at any 'hotel' (which includes B&Bs and STR dwellings) are taxable. (3) No separate Erie municipal STR tax - the city collects revenue through the Business Privilege License fee and the Business Privilege & Mercantile Tax instead. Airbnb has a state-level voluntary collection agreement that automatically remits the 6% PA state hotel occupancy tax, but the Erie County 7% is the operator's responsibility unless the platform has a specific county agreement in place. Stays of 30 consecutive days or more by the same guest are EXEMPT from both taxes.
Failure to register, collect, or remit Erie County hotel tax carries interest plus penalty per the county ordinance, and the County Department of Finance can assess back taxes. PA state hotel occupancy tax non-compliance triggers PA Department of Revenue assessments, a 25% civil penalty under 72 P.S. §7268, and potential criminal liability for willful failure to file. The County can suspend the right to operate as a taxable hotel.
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