Chatham County, GA · Chatham County
Hotel/Motel and Short Term Rental Tax Return
Lodging businesses use this return to report monthly gross sales, calculate lodging tax, and submit the return coupon with payment to Chatham County.
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- City of Chatham County · Chatham County, Chatham County, Georgia
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
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What this form is
This return is for reporting hotel, motel, and short-term rental lodging sales and calculating the tax and balance due. It asks for business and reporting-period details, gross sales, exempt sales, and payment calculations. The form says returns must be filed even when no taxes are due, and asks filers to make supporting documentation available for County review upon request.
Who needs it
Businesses reporting hotel, motel, or short-term rental lodging sales in Chatham County use this return for the reporting month.
How to submit it
Return the coupon with payment to the Chatham County Finance Department, P.O. Box 9297, Savannah, GA 31412. The form says the preceding month's return and payment must be postmarked by the 20th of the next month.
About notarization
This document is signed and dated without a notary; it contains no notarized or sworn attachment, so the signer just signs and dates the return.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Return
Download the Hotel/Motel and Short Term Rental Tax Return PDF.
- 2
Complete the Return
Enter the business details and reporting month, calculate the sales and tax amounts, and sign and date the return.
- 3
Gather Supporting Documentation
Keep supporting documentation for the reported amounts available for County review upon request.
- 4
Return the Coupon With Payment
Send the return coupon and payment to the Chatham County Finance Department at the address on the form.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Hotel/Motel and Short Term Rental Tax Return?
- No. The return has a signature and date field but no notary block. The signer just signs and dates the return.
- How do I submit the Hotel/Motel and Short Term Rental Tax Return?
- Return the coupon with payment to the Chatham County Finance Department, P.O. Box 9297, Savannah, GA 31412. The form gives a postmark deadline of the 20th of the next month.
- Do I have to file if no lodging taxes are due?
- Yes. The return states that returns must be filed even if no taxes are due.
- What information does the return ask for?
- It asks for business and reporting-period details, gross lodging sales, exempt sales, taxable sales, tax, any discount or delinquent charges, interest, and the balance due.