Is this new 5% tax on exports going to be tacked onto occupied hotel rooms as well? I can't believe Hipolito would be that crazy! Tourists are already paying 22% taxes on top of their hotel room bill now. If the above is true, then this would amount to 27% in taxes on a tourist for spending a night in the D.R. I read a reference to this in dominicanrepublic.com news, 8/12/03. Can anyone verify this additional tax?
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New tax on hotel rooms?
22% ? Really?
I pay 12% ITBIS for my hotel once the proprietor started to charge it which was some time after the ITBIS was in place. I have not heard of 22% for hotel taxes.
kingofdice said:
I pay 12% ITBIS for my hotel once the proprietor started to charge it which was some time after the ITBIS was in place. I have not heard of 22% for hotel taxes.
Quite true
Cash (US$ of course) can change both the room rate and the tax rate remarkably if you ask.
Cash (US$ of course) can change both the room rate and the tax rate remarkably if you ask.
22% refers to the ITBIS and 10% for Impuestos or something of that nature. When I have stayed at the Jaragua or the Dominican Fiesta, I get 22% extra in taxes added to my bill. Yes, I have paid barrelhead cash at small hotels in Boca Chica and avoided taxes altogether, but if you are staying the bigger resorts, you are going to get clobbered.
Ley 10% = Tips
Usually that 10% is the gratuity , this is the first time I have heard of a hotel adding tips to the bill at that rate. Restaurants you see it 1/2 the time.
kingofdice said:
Usually that 10% is the gratuity , this is the first time I have heard of a hotel adding tips to the bill at that rate. Restaurants you see it 1/2 the time.