Room Tax ToolsThe Room Tax Primer outlines the background of room tax law in Wisconsin and provides an easy-to-understand overview of what it covers. This is a helpful tool for those in the tourism industry as well as for municipal officials considering or making decisions on room tax.
Wisconsin Room Tax Statute includes the actual formal Wisconsin statutory language relating to Room Tax
“Perpetual Funding Model” for Local Room Tax shows how, when room tax is used properly, room tax will keep re-generating revenue
Local Taxes – How Room Tax Compares compares Local Property Tax (imposed on local residents and businesses) and Local Room Tax (imposed on the guests of lodging properties) to reflect the differences more clearly
Room Tax Revenue – Examples of Proper & Improper Use assists with the many inquiries the Wisconsin Innkeepers Association receives about what is the right way to expend room tax revenue and what is not. This piece provides examples of what would commonly be interpreted as Proper or Improper Use of Room Tax revenue in compliance with the state room tax statute.
Model Room Tax Ordinance, drafted by an attorney experienced in room tax law, is sample language that can be customized by a municipality when they impose or revise a local room tax ordinance. This version is designed for a municipality that is creating or has a “Tourism Commission” to oversee room tax expenditures. The Pros and Cons of Local Room Tax: Points to Consider provides background facts on room tax, considerations on when room tax can be a positive, and when it can be a negative – all from the lodging industry perspective. WIA Lodging Members only (password protected)
Inn-Side Wisconsin’s Room Tax: The Lodging Perspective covers the most frequently asked questions the WIA receives from lodging properties on local room tax, and makes key suggestions for lodging properties to consider. WIA Lodging Members only (password protected) Wisconsin Room Tax Rates is a list of all known local room tax rates in 270 municipalities in Wisconsin. The data were collected and individually verified by the WIA in December 2009 and January 2010. This piece is the only recently-collected list of its kind in the state. Members wishing to advise of local changes should contact the WIA office via e-mail, noting your name, property name, municipality and room tax rate. Changes will be verified before inclusion in the revised list. WIA Lodging Members only (password protected)
The pieces provided here are a public service from the Wisconsin Innkeepers Association (WIA) and are not intended to replace legal counsel. For questions on any of the WIA’s Room Tax publications, contact Trisha Pugal at 262/782-2851 or pugal@wisconsinlodging.info.
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