Showing ordinances that apply to Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Lake Ronkonkoma is an unincorporated community (population 18,619) in Suffolk County, New York. Because Lake Ronkonkoma is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Suffolk County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The taxes & fees rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Suffolk County imposes a 3 percent hotel/motel occupancy tax under County Code Chapter 523 on all rentals under 30 days. Combined with NY State sales tax 4 percent and Suffolk County sales tax 4.625 percent, total STR tax burden is roughly 11.625 percent. Airbnb and Vrbo collect and remit county bed tax automatically.
Suffolk County Chapter 523 (Hotel and Motel Tax Law) requires all operators including STRs to register with the County Treasurer, collect 3 percent bed tax on stays under 30 days, and file quarterly returns. NY State Tax Law Article 28 imposes 4 percent state sales tax; Suffolk County adds 4.25 percent local sales tax plus 0.375 percent MCTD (metropolitan commuter transportation district) = 8.625 percent sales tax total. The Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund transfer tax (2 percent) applies to property sales in the 5 East End towns but not to rentals. Town rental permit fees are separate: East Hampton 250 dollars biennial, Southampton 200-500 dollars.
Failure to collect bed tax: 100 percent penalty plus interest under Chapter 523. Sales tax evasion: NY State tax fraud penalties.
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