District of Columbia § 47-2002.02 Tax on gross receipts for transient lodgings or accommodations; food or drink for immediate consumption; spirits sold for consumption on premises; rental vehicles.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 47-2002.02 — Tax on gross receipts for transient lodgings or accommodations; food or drink for immediate consumption; spirits sold for consumption on premises; rental vehicles.

District of Columbia § 47-2002.02

Title 47Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees. [Enacted title]

Ch. 20Gross Sales Tax.

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D.C. Code § 47-2002.02 (2026).

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A tax, separate from, and in addition to, the tax imposed pursuant to § 47-2002 , is imposed on vendors engaging in the business activities listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section for the privilege of selling at retail certain tangible personal property and for the privilege of selling certain selected services (defined as “retail sales” and “sale at retail” pursuant to § 47-2001(n)(1) ). The rate of the tax shall be:

(A)4.45% of the gross receipts for the sale or charges for any room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations furnished to a transient by any hotel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients; and

(B)If the occupancy of a room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations is reser

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A tax, separate from, and in addition to, the tax imposed pursuant to § 47-2002 , is imposed on vendors engaging in the business activities listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section for the privilege of selling at retail certain tangible personal property and for the privilege of selling certain selected services (defined as “retail sales” and “sale at retail” pursuant to § 47-2001(n)(1) ). The rate of the tax shall be:

(A) 4.45% of the gross receipts for the sale or charges for any room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations furnished to a transient by any hotel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients; and

(B) If the occupancy of a room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations is reserved, booked, or otherwise arranged for by a room remarketer, the tax imposed by this paragraph shall be determined based on the net charges and additional charges received by the room remarketer.

(2) 1% of the gross receipts from the sale or charges made for:

(A) Food or drink prepared for immediate consumption, or sold as described in § 47-2001(n)(1)(A)(i) ;

(B) Spiritous or malt liquors, beers, and wine sold for consumption on the premises where sold;

(C) Rental or leasing of rental vehicles and utility trailers as defined in § 50-1505.01(8) and (9); or

(D) Spirituous or malt liquors, beers, and wine sold by an alcoholic beverage licensee acting under authority of §§ 25-112(h)(1) , 25-113(a)(3)(C) , or 25-113.01(f) or (g) .

Legislative History

May 27, 1949, 63 Stat. 112, ch. 146, title I, § 125a; as added Sept. 28, 1994, D.C. Law 10-188, § 302(b), 41 DCR 5333; enacted, Apr. 9, 1997, D.C. Law 11-254, § 2, 44 DCR 1575; Aug. 12, 1998, D.C. Law 12-142, § 3(d), 45 DCR 4826; Apr. 8, 2011, D.C. Law 18-364, § 2(c), 58 DCR 976; Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 7002(a)(3), 58 DCR 6226