Macomb County levies no local accommodations or hotel-motel excise tax; it is statutorily ineligible because its population exceeds 600,000. Short-term rentals of under one month are instead subject to Michigan's 6% state use tax on lodging.
Michigan's Accommodations Tax Act (Act 263 of 1974) lets only certain counties levy a lodging excise tax: MCL 141.862(1) limits it to a county 'that has a population of less than 600,000.' Macomb County's 2020 census population was 881,217, so it is ineligible and imposes no county hotel-motel tax (eligible counties are limited — e.g., Kent, Washtenaw, Ingham). What applies is the Michigan use tax (MCL 205.93a): 6% on rooms furnished to transient guests, exempting only rentals 'for a continuous period of more than 1 month.' The host remits this to the Michigan Treasury; Airbnb and Vrbo typically remit it automatically. There is no additional local lodging tax on top of the state 6%.
There is no county lodging tax to violate. Failure to collect and remit the 6% Michigan use tax on taxable STR revenue is a state violation enforced by the Michigan Treasury, exposing the operator to back tax, penalties, and interest.
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