Short-term rental tax profile
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
~15.5% combined rate
Parts of this profile are unconfirmed. Treat it as a starting point and verify with the authority before charging a guest.
Is it allowed here
Short-term rental is allowed with permits but limited to a maximum of 180 days per year; cannot exceed 28 consecutive days without different registry; more than 16 days per year triggers city STR ordinance.
What counts as a short-term rental here
Stays of 30 days or fewer
Long stays
Stays of more than 30 consecutive days are exempt with exemption certificate
Stays of less than one month (calendar month or 30 days, whichever is less) are taxed; stays over 30 consecutive days exempt from room tax; same for state sales tax
Source High
What the guest is charged
| Tax | Rate | Applies to | Counts as short-term | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin state sales tax on short-term lodgingState of Wisconsin Department of Revenue | 5% | Full listing price including cleaning and guest fees | Less than one month (calendar month or 30 days, whichever is less), check-in counts, check-out does not count | Low | Unverified |
| Winnebago County sales taxState of Wisconsin Department of Revenue | Confirm with the authority | Same as state sales tax | Same as state | Low | Unverified |
| Oshkosh municipal room taxCity of Oshkosh Finance Department | 10% | Gross lodging sales (room, not including food, services), cleaning fee and sales tax excluded | 30 consecutive days or fewer; stays over that are exempt with exemption certificate | High | Source |
| Premier resort / exposition tax | Confirm with the authority | Not stated | Low | Unverified |
Who actually remits it
Whoever runs the guest's card owes the tax. That is the whole rule, and it is why the same booking can be taxed differently on two platforms.
| Platform | Merchant of record | Collects | You charge | You remit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbnb | Platform | Partially | Apply 10% room tax and 5% sales tax (owner should verify whether Airbnb collects municipal room tax for Oshkosh; if not, owner must collect 10% plus 5%). | Wisconsin state sales tax 5%, Oshkosh room tax 10%, Winnebago county expected ~0.5% |
| Vrbo | Partner | None | 5% + ~0.5% + 10% = ~15.5% total (owner enters combined percent) | Wisconsin state sales tax 5%, Oshkosh room tax 10%, Winnebago county ~0.5% |
| Booking.com | Partner | None | ~15.5% | Wisconsin state sales tax 5%, Oshkosh room tax 10%, Winnebago county ~0.5% |
| Expedia | Partner | None | ~15.5% | Wisconsin state sales tax 5%, Oshkosh room tax 10%, Winnebago county ~0.5% |
| Partner | None | ~15.5% | Wisconsin state sales tax 5%, Oshkosh room tax 10%, Winnebago county ~0.5% | |
| Whimstay | Partner | None | ~15.5% | Wisconsin state sales tax 5%, Oshkosh room tax 10%, Winnebago county ~0.5% |
| Direct | Partner | None | ~15.5% | Wisconsin state sales tax 5%, Oshkosh room tax 10%, Winnebago county ~0.5% |
On a real booking
$100 a night, 1 nights, $0 cleaning
For a direct booking (owner Merchant of Record): assume listed $100/night, cleaning included. State sales tax 5% ($5), city room tax 10% ($10), county ~0.5% ($0.50) added. Total guest pays ~$115.50.
What you have to hold
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City of Oshkosh Short Term Rental Permit & Room Tax Permit
Renting for 28 consecutive days or fewer and more than 16 days per calendar year
- Issued by
- City of Oshkosh Department of Community Development
- Cost
- Not specified here
- Renewal
- Annual
- Lead time
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Winnebago County Lodging Permit (Tourist Rooming House License)
All short-term rentals require health inspection and lodging permit
- Issued by
- Winnebago County Health Department
- Cost
- Renewal
- Annual
- Lead time
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Wisconsin seller’s permit
Renting short-term lodging any amount
- Issued by
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue
- Cost
- None indicated
- Renewal
- As per DOR
- Lead time
-
State Tourist Rooming House License
Tourist Rooming House definition (1-4 units etc.)
- Issued by
- Wisconsin DATCP (via County)
- Cost
- See DATCP fee schedule
- Renewal
- Annual
- Lead time
What you file, and when
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | File with no bookings? | If you are late | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File and pay municipal room tax every month | monthly | Monthly report due by last day of following month (e.g. January by Feb 28) | YesOwner must file each month even if no rentals | $10 late fee plus 25% penalty; interest 1% per month; estimated tax and 25% penalty for failure to file | City of Oshkosh Finance Department |
| Collect and remit state and county sales tax on short-term lodging | monthly | State and county sales tax as per Wisconsin DOR schedule (typically monthly/quarterly depending on volume) | Not confirmed | Not stated | State of Wisconsin DOR |
Still to confirm
These are the figures we could not confirm from a primary source. Confirm them before you charge a guest.
Exact county sales tax rate for lodging in Winnebago County
To know precise combined tax rate owner must charge
Ask: Winnebago County tax authority
What this page cannot see
Your HOA, condo board or neighborhood covenant
This page covers public law: what the state, county and city require. It cannot see the private rules attached to your specific property. An HOA, a condo association, a co-op board or a recorded neighborhood covenant can cap nights, require its own registration and fees, demand approval of every guest, or prohibit short-term renting outright, no matter what Oshkosh, Wisconsin allows. Those documents are not published anywhere public, so read your CC&Rs, bylaws and any lease before you take a booking. They routinely override everything above.
Sub-city districts you may sit inside
Tax can also attach below the city line. Tourism improvement and business improvement districts, resort area districts, convention and stadium districts, transit districts and community development districts are all drawn on a map, and whether you owe them depends on which side of a street you are on. They are usually a small percentage or a flat nightly amount, they are charged to the guest like any other lodging tax, and they are the layer most often missed because nobody expects a district smaller than a city to levy one.
If your address sits inside one, your county or city finance office can confirm it. Ask specifically whether any special district assessment applies to transient lodging at your parcel.
Primary sources
Take the PDF with you
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Corzly does not file this for you
You register, you collect, you remit, you hold the licenses. What we do is run the property so those numbers are right in the first place, on every channel, without you chasing them.
We manage short-term rentals remotely, 300+ properties across 50+ cities and 7 countries, so where the property sits makes no difference to whether we can take it on.
Talk to us about your portfolioHow to use this page. Corzly does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice, and we are not licensed tax professionals. This profile is automated research compiled from published government sources. Each figure carries a link to the source we read, so you can verify it yourself rather than take our word for it.
Tax rates, license requirements and filing rules change, and any source can be superseded without notice. Anything we could not confirm is marked Low confidence or listed under "Still to confirm" rather than guessed at. Before charging a guest, registering, or filing a return, confirm every figure directly with the taxing authority.
Registering, collecting, filing and remitting remain your responsibility. If the amounts matter to your business, and they do, take this research to a licensed tax professional or the authority itself before acting on it.
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