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Hotel and short-term rental tax in Jackson

Jackson's own rules on hotel and short-term rental tax, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Jackson Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Jackson's code says

Jackson code What Jackson's code adds
Stays not taxed	Stays of more than 30 days in a row are exempt after the first 30 days. Applies: Applies without an agreement; the first 30 days are still taxed. § 3.24.040 · code text Absent an agreement, anyone occupying space for more than thirty consecutive days will be exempt from the tax after the first thirty consecutive days, the first thirty days are subject to tax.
Tax rate	10% of the rent charged by the operator. § 3.24.030 · code text Effective January 1, 2003, for the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to, and shall pay a tax in the amount of, ten percent of the rent charged by the operator.
Who collects it	The operator is the collecting agent; the guest pays the tax to the operator with the rent. § 3.24.030 · code text Said tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the city for which the operator is the collecting agent, which is extinguished only by payment to the operator of the city.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the hotel tax on short-term rentals in Jackson?

Jackson's code: Stays of more than 30 days in a row are exempt after the first 30 days. (Applies without an agreement; the first 30 days are still taxed.) (§ 3.24.040); 10% of the rent charged by the operator. (§ 3.24.030).

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