Tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Imposition and collection; schedule for payment; penalty and interest for late payment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 268.096
in effect1. The city council or other governing body of each incorporated city:
(a) In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, shall impose a tax at a rate of 2 percent; and
(b) In a county whose population is less than 700,000, shall impose a tax at the rate of 1 percent,
Ê of the gross receipts from the rental of transient lodging in that city upon all persons in the business of providing lodging. This tax must be imposed by the city council or other governing body of each incorporated city, regardless of the existence or nonexistence of any other license fee or tax imposed on the revenues from the rental of transient lodging. The ordinance imposing the tax must include a schedule for the payment of the tax and the provisions of subsection 4.
2. The tax imposed pursuant to subsection 1 must be collected and administered pursuant to NRS 268.095 .
3. The tax imposed pursuant to subsection 1 may be collected from the paying guests and may be shown as an addition to the charge for the rental of transient lodging. The person providing the transient lodging is liable to the city for the tax whether or not it is actually collected from the paying guest.
4. If the tax imposed pursuant to subsection 1 is not paid within the time set forth in the schedule for payment, the city shall charge and collect in addition to the tax:
(a) A penalty of not more than 10 percent of the amount due, exclusive of interest, or an administrative fee established by the governing body, whichever is greater; and
(b) Interest on the amount due at the rate of not more than 1.5 percent per month or fraction thereof from the date on which the tax became due until the date of payment.
5. As used in this section, gross receipts from the rental of transient lodging does not include the tax imposed or collected from paying guests pursuant to this section or NRS 244.3352 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-268.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026