Kentucky Revised Statutes — Title XI (Revenue and Taxation)
KRS 142.400 — Statewide transient room tax -- Rate -- Exclusions from tax
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Person" has the same meaning as in KRS 91A.345; and
(b) "Rent" has the same meaning as in KRS 91A.345.
(2) A statewide transient room tax shall be imposed at a rate of one percent (1%) of the
rent for every occupancy of any suite, room, rooms, cabins, lodgings, campsites, or
other accommodations charged by any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin,
campgrounds, recreational vehicle parks, or other place in which accommodations
are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration or by any person that
facilitates the rental of the accommodations by brokering, coordinating, or in any
other way arranging for the rental of the accommodations for consideration.
(3) As used in this subsection, rent shall not include any other local or state taxes paid
by the person or entity renting the accommodations.
(4) The tax imposed by subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to rooms,
lodgings, campsites, or accommodations supplied for a continuous period of thirty
(30) days or more to a person.
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