Waukesha County cannot levy a room tax. Under Wis. Stat. 66.0615 only municipalities (cities, villages, towns) may impose a room tax, capped at 8 percent. STRs also pay state and county sales tax and the DATCP license fee.
Wisconsin's room tax statute, Wis. Stat. 66.0615, authorizes only a "municipality," defined as a city, village or town, to impose a room tax, not a county. So Waukesha County levies no county room tax; a room tax on your rental, if any, comes from the city, village or town where the property sits, up to the 8 percent cap. Short-term rentals also collect Wisconsin state sales tax plus Waukesha County's 0.5 percent county sales tax on lodging. Operators pay the DATCP tourist rooming house license fee (roughly $110/year plus a one-time inspection fee).
Unremitted room or sales taxes can trigger back taxes, interest and penalties from the municipality and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
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