When is tax due?

Tax is due on the following dates for taxes collected during the following quarterly periods:

  • 1st Quarter – December, January, February (Due March 20
  • 2nd Quarter – March, April, May (Due June 20)
  • 3rd Quarter – June, July, August (Due Sept. 20)
  • 4th Quarter September, October, November (Due Dec. 20




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1. Who is required to file for City of Ithaca hotel room occupancy tax collection and payment?
2. How do I register?
3. When is tax due?
4. How do I pay the tax?
5. What if I did not collect any tax during a given quarter?
6. How do I calculate the tax?
7. Are there late fees and penalties?
8. How should I reference the tax on the customer bill?
9. What do the tax revenues support?
10. Why did the City of Ithaca create this tax?
11. Who else is supporting the Downtown Ithaca Conference Center?
12. Are the Tompkins County Hotel Room Occupancy Tax and the City of Ithaca Hotel Room Occupancy Tax the same thing?
13. I am an Airbnb host. How do I collect and pay the tax? Doesn’t Airbnb collect and remit the City room tax on my behalf?
14. What types of stays are exempt from the tax? How does this work?
15. I still have questions. Who should I reach out to?
16. Links and forms: