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Hotels & Lodging in Indiana (2026)

11 rules on the books across Indiana, 11 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

Transient Occupancy Tax

Local hotel and short-term-rental occupancy taxes, who must collect them, remittance schedules, and use of the revenue for tourism, transportation, or housing.

Boone County

Some Restrictions

Boone County levies a 5% innkeeper's tax on every hotel, motel or inn renting rooms for stays under 30 days, on top of…

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Dearborn County

Some Restrictions

Dearborn County, Indiana imposes a 5% innkeeper's tax on gross retail income from lodging rented for periods of less…

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Hamilton County

Some Restrictions

Hamilton County charges a 5% County Innkeeper's Tax on every room, lodging, or tourist cabin rented on a daily basis…

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Hendricks County

Some Restrictions

Hendricks County levies an 8% innkeeper's tax on every hotel, motel, or inn stay of less than 30 days, on top of the…

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Howard County

Some Restrictions

Howard County imposes an 8% innkeeper's tax on any person renting hotel, motel, inn, tourist cabin, or college…

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Indianapolis

Some Restrictions

Indianapolis hotels, motels and other lodging operators across Marion County collect a 10 percent county innkeeper's…

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Laporte County

Some Restrictions

LaPorte County levies its County Innkeepers' Tax on lodging under Code § 36.37, following I.C. 6-9-6-6(b). Operators…

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Morgan County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Morgan County, Indiana, hotels, motels, boat motels, inns, tourist cabins, and college dormitories…

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Tippecanoe County

Some Restrictions

Tippecanoe County charges a 5% Innkeeper's Tax on gross lodging income at hotels, motels, inns, tourist camps and…

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Vanderburgh County

Some Restrictions

Vanderburgh County levies an 8% innkeeper's tax on gross lodging income under Code Sec. 3.12.020, on top of the state…

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Warrick County

Some Restrictions

Warrick County levies a 5% Innkeepers' Tax on unincorporated county hotels, motels, boat motels, inns, tourist cabins…

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