California Hotel Occupancy Tax Calculator

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California Hotel Occupancy Tax Calculator

Estimate the total hotel occupancy taxes for your California stay, including state, county, and city transient occupancy tax (TOT) rates.

Nightly Room Rate ($)

Number of Nights

City / Jurisdiction

Los Angeles (15.5%) San Francisco (14%) San Diego (10.5%) Anaheim (15%) Santa Monica (14%) San Jose (10%) Palm Springs (13.5%) Monterey (10%) Napa (12%) Custom Rate

Custom TOT Rate (%)

Nightly Resort / Amenity Fee ($) (optional)

Nightly Parking Fee ($) (optional)

Calculate

(function() { var cityRates = { los_angeles: { tot: 15.5, county: 0, label: "Los Angeles" }, san_francisco: { tot: 14.0, county: 0, label: "San Francisco" }, san_diego: { tot: 10.5, county: 0, label: "San Diego" }, anaheim: { tot: 15.0, county: 0, label: "Anaheim" }, santa_monica: { tot: 14.0, county: 0, label: "Santa Monica" }, san_jose: { tot: 10.0, county: 0, label: "San Jose" }, palm_springs: { tot: 13.5, county: 0, label: "Palm Springs" }, monterey: { tot: 10.0, county: 0, label: "Monterey" }, napa: { tot: 12.0, county: 0, label: "Napa" }, custom: { tot: null, county: 0, label: "Custom" } };

document.getElementById("cal-city").addEventListener("change", function() { var customField = document.getElementById("cal-custom-rate-field"); customField.style.display = (this.value === "custom") ? "block" : "none"; });

window.calCalc = function() { var errorEl = document.getElementById("cal-error"); var resultEl = document.getElementById("cal-result"); errorEl.style.display = "none"; resultEl.style.display = "none";

var nightlyRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById("cal-nightly-rate").value); var nights = parseInt(document.getElementById("cal-nights").value, 10); var cityKey = document.getElementById("cal-city").value; var resortFee = parseFloat(document.getElementById("cal-resort-fee").value) || 0; var parkingFee = parseFloat(document.getElementById("cal-parking-fee").value) || 0;

// --- Validation --- var errors = []; if (isNaN(nightlyRate) || nightlyRate 30) errors.push("Custom TOT rate must be between 0% and 30%."); } else { totRate = cityRates[cityKey].tot; }

if (errors.length > 0) { errorEl.innerHTML = errors.join(""); errorEl.style.display = "block"; return; }

var cityLabel = cityRates[cityKey].label;

// --- Core Formula --- // Taxable base per night = Room Rate + Resort Fee (parking may or may not be taxed; // California courts have generally held resort/amenity fees are taxable as part of the room charge) // TOT per night = Taxable Base × (TOT Rate / 100) // Total TOT = TOT per night × Nights // Total Stay Cost = (Room Rate + Resort Fee + Parking Fee) × Nights + Total TOT

var taxableBasePerNight = nightlyRate + resortFee; // parking excluded from TOT base var totPerNight = taxableBasePerNight * (totRate / 100); var totalTOT = totPerNight * nights;

var roomSubtotal = nightlyRate * nights; var resortSubtotal = resortFee * nights; var parkingSubtotal = parkingFee * nights; var totalBeforeTax = roomSubtotal + resortSubtotal + parkingSubtotal; var grandTotal = totalBeforeTax + totalTOT; var effectiveRate = (totalTOT / roomSubtotal) * 100; // TOT as % of room-only cost

function fmt(n) { return "$" + n.toFixed(2).replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ","); } function fmtPct(n) { return n.toFixed(2) + "%"; }

resultEl.innerHTML = "### Results for " + cityLabel + " (" + fmtPct(totRate) + " TOT) " + "" + "Nightly Room Rate" + fmt(nightlyRate) + "" + (resortFee > 0 ? "Nightly Resort / Amenity Fee" + fmt(resortFee) + "" : "") + (parkingFee > 0 ? "Nightly Parking Fee" + fmt(parkingFee) + "" : "") + "Number of Nights" + nights + "" + "Room Subtotal (" + nights + " nights)" + fmt(roomSubtotal) + "" + (resortFee > 0 ? "Resort Fee Subtotal" + fmt(resortSubtotal) + "" : "") + (parkingFee > 0 ? "Parking Fee Subtotal" + fmt(parkingSubtotal) + "" : "") + "Taxable Base per Night" + fmt(taxableBasePerNight) + "" + "TOT per Night (" + fmtPct(totRate) + ")" + fmt(totPerNight) + "" + "Total Occupancy Tax" + fmt(totalTOT) + "" + "Total Before Tax" + fmt(totalBeforeTax) + "" + "Grand Total" + fmt(grandTotal) + "" + "Effective Tax Rate on Room Cost" + fmtPct(effectiveRate) + "" + ""; resultEl.style.display = "block"; }; })();

#### Formula

Taxable Base (per night) = Room Rate + Resort / Amenity Fee TOT (per night) = Taxable Base × (TOT Rate ÷ 100) Total Occupancy Tax = TOT per Night × Number of Nights Grand Total = (Room Rate + Resort Fee + Parking Fee) × Nights + Total Occupancy Tax Effective Rate = Total Occupancy Tax ÷ Room Subtotal × 100

Resort and amenity fees are included in the taxable base because California courts and the California Board of Equalization have consistently held that mandatory fees charged as a condition of occupancy are subject to Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT). Parking fees are shown separately and are not included in the TOT base in most jurisdictions.

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