Washtenaw County levies a 5% accommodation excise tax on rooms rented to guests staying under 30 days, on top of Michigan's 6% state use tax. Ann Arbor charges a $500 annual STR license fee per unit. Amounts are collected from hosts by the county Administrator.
Under Michigan's Accommodations Tax Act (Act 263 of 1974, MCL 141.861–141.867), a qualifying county may levy up to 5% (up to 8% only with voter approval) on the total charge for accommodations. Washtenaw County levies the 5% rate; revenues fund tourism promotion through the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti visitor bureaus and enforcement. This applies to hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts and short-term rentals of rooms to transient guests (stays under 30 consecutive days) and does not include food and beverages. Michigan also imposes a 6% state use/lodging tax. Ann Arbor additionally charges a $500 annual STR license fee per unit for land-use authorization — separate from the tax.
Delinquent accommodation tax accrues interest up to 1% per month and a penalty up to 5% per month, not exceeding 25% of the unpaid tax; unpaid over 90 days may be collected as a delinquent special assessment.
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