Tuscaloosa levies an 11% lodging tax within City limits (5.5% in the Police Jurisdiction) on rentals of less than 180 days, filed monthly and due by the 20th of the following month. Every short-term rental operator must purchase a business license and file lodging tax monthly. A separate Alabama state lodgings tax also applies.
The City of Tuscaloosa lodging tax is levied on the renting or furnishing of any room, lodging, or accommodation for a period of less than 180 days. The rate is 11% within City limits and 5.5% within the Police Jurisdiction. Rentals of 180 consecutive days or more in the same place are exempt from the lodging tax (though they may become taxable under the City's rental license tax). The lodging tax is paid monthly and is due by the 20th of the following month. Any individual or entity who rents or furnishes any room, lodging, or accommodation as a short-term rental must purchase a business license and file lodging tax monthly. Business-license cost is based on a number of factors and is determined by the Revenue Division. These local taxes stack on top of the Alabama state transient lodgings tax imposed under Ala. Code Title 40 (Chapter 26, the state lodgings tax), so operators owe both state and City lodging tax. Filing and payment are handled through the City Revenue Division at (205) 248-5200 or revenueoffice@tuscaloosa.com.
Failure to register for a business license, or to file and remit monthly lodging tax by the 20th, exposes the operator to penalty and interest under the City's tax provisions. An annual lodging-tax report from the rental platform is required at license renewal. Non-payment of the state lodgings tax administered under Ala. Code Title 40 carries separate state penalties.
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