Sullivan room tax is a county treasurer errand, not a platform guess

Sullivan County lodging math needs the Treasurer’s room-tax page before a host assumes the platform, bookkeeper, or town office handled the county piece. The page states a 5 percent occupancy tax. It says required operators register with the Treasurer for a Certificate of Authority. It also says the tax must be stated and charged separately from rent on the operator’s record, bill, or statement, and that room-tax returns are filed every quarter whether or not tax is being remitted.

The office split is practical. A Catskills rental can still have local zoning or rental rules, but room-tax registration, returns, and remittance run through the county Treasurer’s room-tax route.

Gather the operator name, property address, certificate information, booking records, taxable period, tax line, and payment records. Keep copies by quarter, especially if one platform handled some bookings and direct guests handled others.

Then set a quarterly calendar early and use the county page for the return and remittance address before a busy season turns into catch-up bookkeeping. For residents, the useful move is plain. Room Tax, Lodging, and Treasurer work better when the counter, form, and timing are named upfront.