A $102 room costs $120 after they tack on lodging tax. Is that about the norm? I see Connecticut has the highest at 15% plus the Feds impose a tax on motel rooms also in every state.

And to think we went to war over 3%.

When we rent an RV in Anchorage Alaska there is an 8% Municipal Tax and 3% State Tax.

Interesting....here the municipalities can charge up to 4% so RVs must be allowed a higher rate.

Son't know the rates persue but in WI there are more then one tax on lodging that adds about 12 to 15% for a room.

Bryce

Don't forget the resort fees ....even at non resort hotels


Ju nk fees just like the airlines

Seems reasonable.

it varies by city not all charge it as much
everywhere it is the 5% state tax
some have a 0.5% county tax
then the city or municipality may have a lodging tax


a room in
LaCross will run you 15% tax
in West Salem 10.5% tax
Onalaska 13.5%
Holmen 10.5%

The locals voted that tax in to get free cash out of the transients and non residents.

Try Airbnb. Last I looked, they still collect the he state tax, but not the city lodging tax.

That would be a substantial tax......

Can anyone name one thing that isn't taxed?

staple groceries in WI have no tax for the consumer at the grocery store.

fruit , veg , meat , bread, pasta,

looking at my grocery receipt from right before hunting I paid $331.31 total $1.91 in tax that was on my ziplock bags , Aluminum foil , and some containers.

State line grocery stores like the Beloit WI Woodman's offers a 8%-9% discount for driving a few miles over the border depending on what city you come from in IL.
they have a line many days for gas , lower price and 14 cents a gallon less in tax

Taxing travelers and tourist is a popular tax and easy to sell. Essentially, you are taxing someone else rather than the members of your community. Everyone likes a tax that someone else pays.

you are not wrong , but another way to look at it

your are a township of 1500 people mostly farms , a few churches , a few bars and an exit on the interstate

you have a volunteer fire district with 2 pumpers ,2 water trucks add 2 brush trucks that you share with 2 other townships

now you get a 4 story 80 room hotel at that exit that when full increases the number of people in your township by 20%

your ems calls , police calls go up , you need fire equipment to deal with an evacuation of a 4 story hotel when a 2 story house and a barn were the biggest thing you had before.

you need some way for the town to pay for providing those services.

so a room tax is often the most agreeable way to do that.