Frequently Asked Questions

When HB 2267 passed and was made effective in July 2003, Ashland already had TLT in place and was therefore grandfathered under the new law. Essentially whatever was allocated to Tourism prior to HB 2267, which was 14% of a 7% tax, would be the basis for the 70% required allocation towards Tourism, plus any increases to the rate therein (2% in 2008 and 1% in 2018). Currently TLT is 10%, thus the allocation we use today for the Tourism Fund is 30.96% and General Fund is 69.04%. 

Occupancy is determined by the method in which you choose to rent your accommodations. If you rent by room, then you need to report your occupancy by room. If you rent by unit, for example a three bedroom house rented as one unit, you would need to report by unit or as one in this example.

Occupancy data is collected to develop trends both seasonally and year to year in the utilization of Ashland's collective visitor capacity. The aggregate data is displayed in various publications, include the City' approved budget, the Chamber of Commerce's Living and Doing Business Guide as well as by other local and regional groups involved and interested in Ashland's tourism economy.

See Ashland Municipal Code Section 4.24.030.

The return is not considered complete until the payment is received, therefore it would be considered past due.

All operators must submit returns at a minimum quarterly, unless the City has notified the operator that they are required to submit monthly. However, any operator may choose to submit monthly.

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• If you collect the tax on your own through your own booking, you must remit the tax to the City.
• If the third party vendor collects the tax and does not return it to you, they must remit the tax to the City.
• If the third party vendor collects the tax, but then remits it to you, you must remit the tax to the City.
• If you set the rate of the booking with the third party and do not have an agreement in place that they will collect the tax and remit to the City, you must remit the tax to the City.

Learn about the history of the Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) and projects funded.