Lancaster County levies a hotel room rental tax (3.9%) plus a county hotel excise tax (1.1%) on lodging patrons countywide, collected by the County Treasurer. The revenue benefits the Lancaster City Conference/Convention Center and promotes tourism (Discover Lancaster). Returns are due monthly. Pennsylvania's 6% state sales/occupancy tax applies on top.
The county hotel tax is the one genuinely county-level short-term-rental obligation in Lancaster County. The County levies two taxes on hotel and short-term-rental patrons: a 3.9% hotel room rental tax and a 1.1% county hotel excise tax, for a combined 5.0% county rate on gross rental receipts. The County Treasurer is assigned authority and responsibility to collect both, and operators (including booking agents and STR hosts) register with the Treasurer's office and file returns on or before the 25th of each month for the prior month. The stated purpose is to benefit the Lancaster City Conference/Convention Center and to promote the tourism industry in Lancaster - the funding stream behind Discover Lancaster. On top of the county tax, Pennsylvania imposes
The County Treasurer administers collection and enforcement of the hotel room rental and excise taxes. Operators who fail to register, collect, or remit the tax by the 25th-of-the-month deadline are liable for the unpaid tax plus interest and penalties assessed
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