The proposal, which would increase the Marion County excise tax to 6%, is now set for a final vote on Jan. 28. The affected cities includes Indianapolis.
Renters in Marion County, Indiana, which includes Indianapolis, could pay an overall 17% tax to rent a car if the proposal to increase the local tax to 6% is approved by the city-county council.
Though the federal election results show that the status quo largely remains, there are changes in state legislatures that will affect committees and issues directly relating to car rental.
In a 5-1 vote, the Canton City Council in Georgia voted down a proposed car rental tax that would have imposed a 3% excise tax onto rental car companies.
The airport authority is opposed to the proposed increase to the Washoe County rental car tax that would help offset the $55 million Aces Ballpark construction loan.
Chicago ranked the highest in the total tax burden, which includes sales tax and discriminatory taxes on car rentals, hotels and meals, while Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ranked the lowest.
The tax, which varies depending on if the rental is used as a replacement vehicle or not, is argued to be interfering with interstate commerce by unfairly taxing out-of-state renters.
Every year erroneous bills that could negatively impact your car rental business are proposed by various state legislators. Thankfully, many of the bills are fought off by ACRA and never become law.
The bills would have replaced a car rental tax that ends June 30
After releasing the last update to the June 5 ballot in San Mateo County, Measure T won, with 50.09% of voters approving the 2.5% tax on the gross receipts of car rental businesses in unincorporated areas of the county, including the San Francisco International Airport.
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