Essex County imposes no STR occupancy tax. New Jersey applies a 6.625% Sales Tax and a 5% State Occupancy Fee to taxable transient rentals, and municipalities may add a local occupancy tax, all collected until an occupancy reaches 90 consecutive days.
There is no Essex County short-term rental tax. New Jersey imposes the taxes and fees at the state and municipal level. By statute the state occupancy fee is 5%, and the Sales and Use Tax rate is 6.625%. Municipalities that allow short-term rentals may adopt a municipal occupancy tax of up to 3%; certain cities including Newark apply a reduced 1% occupancy fee under separate tourism-related statutes. These charges apply until an occupancy reaches 90 consecutive days, after which the permanent-resident exemption applies. Taxes are generally collected by the platform when a stay is booked through a transient space marketplace, or by owners renting three or more units.
Owners required to collect who fail to remit Sales Tax and the State Occupancy Fee face state assessments, interest and penalties from the Division of Taxation. Marketplaces that collect on the host's behalf assume the remittance duty for those bookings.
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