Illinois charges a 6% state Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax on rentals under 30 days. Counties may add up to 5% under 55 ILCS 5/5-1030, but only on hotels outside a municipality that levies its own hotel tax. Occupancy inspection fees also apply.
Short-term rentals of under 30 days are 'hotel' rentals in Illinois and owe the state Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax of 6% of gross rental receipts. Illinois counties are authorized by 55 ILCS 5/5-1030 to impose a hotel tax of up to 5% of gross rental receipts, but only on hotels not located within a city, village or incorporated town that imposes its own hotel tax under Municipal Code Section 8-3-14. Rentals to permanent residents (30+ days) are excluded. Municipalities in St. Clair County commonly levy their own hotel/motel taxes on lodging within their limits.
Operators who fail to collect and remit the state hotel tax face Illinois Department of Revenue assessments, interest and penalties; county hotel taxes are enforced per the enacting ordinance.
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