Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 9241
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 9241
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Occupancy: means the use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of any room or rooms in a "hotel" for any purpose, or the right to the use or possession of the furnishings or to the services and accommodations accompanying the use and possession of a room or rooms. See
- Operator: means any person, or his or her agent, operating a hotel, whether as owner or proprietor or lessee, sublessee, mortgagee, licensee, or otherwise; and any person, or his or her agent, charging for a taxable meal or alcoholic beverage; and any person, or his or her agent, engaged in both of the foregoing activities. See
- Rent: means the consideration received for occupancy valued in money, whether received in money or otherwise, including all receipts, cash, credits, and property or services of any kind or nature, and also any amount for which the occupant is liable for the occupancy without any deduction therefrom whatsoever, and any monies received in payment for time-share rights at the time of purchase; provided, however, that such money received shall not be considered rent and thus not taxable if a deeded interest is granted to the purchaser for the time-share rights. See
- Taxable meal: means :
§ 9241. Imposition of tax
(a) An operator shall collect a tax of nine percent of the rent of each occupancy.
(b) An operator shall collect a tax on the sale of each taxable meal at the rate of nine percent of each full dollar of the total charge and on each sale for less than one dollar and on each part of a dollar in excess of a full dollar in accordance with the following formula:
$0.01-0.11 | $0.01 |
0.12-0.22 | 0.02 |
0.23-0.33 | 0.03 |
0.34-0.44 | 0.04 |
0.45-0.55 | 0.05 |
0.56-0.66 | 0.06 |
0.67-0.77 | 0.07 |
0.78-0.88 | 0.08 |
0.89-1.00 | 0.09 |
(c) An operator shall collect a tax on each sale of alcoholic beverages at the rate of 10 percent of each full dollar of the total charge and on each sale for less than one dollar and on each part of a dollar in excess of a full dollar in accordance with the following formula:
$0.01-0.14 | $0.01 |
0.15-0.24 | 0.02 |
0.25-0.34 | 0.03 |
0.35-0.44 | 0.04 |
0.45-0.54 | 0.05 |
0.55-0.64 | 0.06 |
0.65-0.74 | 0.07 |
0.75-0.84 | 0.08 |
0.85-0.94 | 0.09 |
0.95-1.00 | 0.10 |
(Added 1959, No. 217, § 6; amended 1963, No. 227, § 2; 1967; 1963, No. 346 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 1, 1968; 1969, No. 144, § 16; 1983, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 1, 1984; 1989, No. 51; § 51b, eff. June 1, 1989; 1989, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 294, eff. June 1, 1990; 1989, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. May 31, 1990; 1991, No. 32, § 18, eff. June 1, 1991; 1991, No. 32, § 20, eff. July 1, 1993; 1997, No. 60, § 69.)