Section R. 205.88 - Lodging provided by hotels, motels, cabins and campsRule 38.
(1) Use tax is imposed on rental receipts from rooms or lodgings furnished by hotel keepers, motel operators, and other persons furnishing accommodations that are available to the public based on commercial and business enterprise, irrespective of whether membership is required for use of the accommodations.(2) The following rentals are not taxable:(a) Rooms or lodging rented for a continuous period of more than 1 month to the same tenant. As used in this subdivision, "1 month" means 30 days or the calendar month of the rental period, whichever is shorter.(b) Rooms or lodging furnished by hospitals, nursing homes, convalescent homes, and mental institutions or similar institutions dedicated to the care and treatment of the sick under medical supervision.(c) Rooms or lodging furnished by camps operated by a nonprofit organization and camps licensed under 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111 to 722.128.(3) The following rentals are exempt from the tax:(a) Rooms or lodging furnished directly to the United States government, its unincorporated agencies or instrumentalities, any incorporated agency wholly owned by the United States or by a corporation wholly owned by the United States, the American Red Cross or its chapters or branches, if paid for directly to the seller with government funds.(b) Rooms or lodging furnished directly to this state or its political subdivisions, departments, or institutions, if paid for directly to the seller with government funds.(c) Rooms or lodging furnished directly to nonprofit organizations, as provided under the Use Tax Act, 1937 PA 94, MCL 205.91 to 205.111.Mich. Admin. Code R. 205.88
1979 AC; 2023 MR 15, Eff. 8/11/2023