TOT Tax Rate
Your TOT tax rate depends on whether your rental is located in the Eastern or Western slope of Placer County. The division line is near Rainbow Road and I-80. These are the two tax rates:
- Eastern Slope (North Lake Tahoe Area) - 10%
- Western Slope - 8%
You can find your TOT Tax rate by entering the Assessor Parcel Number (APN) for your property below:
Please enter your APN in the format 999-999-999-999:
Additional assessments for the eastern slope: TBID and MTC
If your property is located in Eastern Placer County, there may be some additional assessments you will need to collect and remit to the county in addition to the TOT. These assessments are the North Lake Tahoe TBID assessment and the Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows Micro Mass Transit District assessment (also known as the Mountaineer Transit Company assessment, or MTC).
It is possible that you will need to collect for both of these assessments. Please check the information below to see if this applies to you.
Olympic valley and alpine meadows micro mass transit district assessment (MTC)
For properties located in the Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows Micro Mass Transit District there is an additional 1% assessment due for properties booked before and up to January 31, 2023. For bookings made on or after February 1, 2023, this assessment amount is 1.5%.
Please click this link and type in your address to see if you are in this special district.
North lake tahoe TBID assessment
The North Lake Tahoe TBID assessment is an additional 1% or 2% for affected properties, depending on the zone in which your property is located. Those properties closest to the lake are in Zone 1 with an additional 2% tax due as the TBID. Properties further from lake are in Zone 2 and have an additional 1% tax due as TBID.
Please click this link and type in your address to check if you are in this area and, if so, which zone your property is in.