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Tehama County
short-term rental taxes.

Tax and permit requirements for Tehama County. Use your full address to find its governing authorities.

Outside city limits: what you need to do in unincorporated Tehama County

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  1. No action
    Short-term rentals are allowed in Tehama County

    The record lists no ban. Zoning and HOA rules for your address still apply.

  2. To do
    Get the Tehama County short-term rental license or registration

    A Short-Term Rental Permit is required to operate in unincorporated Tehama County, effective June 20, 2024.

  3. To do
    Who collects the 8% Tehama County occupancy tax depends on the booking channel

    Airbnb: you collect and remit; Vrbo: collects it for you; Booking.com: not confirmed; Direct: you collect and remit. Where a channel's answer is not confirmed, check its tax settings.

  4. To do
    File quarterly returns

    The record does not state the due day; the tax office's calendar has it. The record says you file even when a platform collected the tax.

    Filing portal

Verify each step with the authority before you file or apply. Source

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What to know.

The record for Tehama County lists an 8% occupancy tax. City and district taxes are shown separately. Browse the local guides below and check your address.

At a glance.

County tax
8%
State tax
Local only
Highest recorded city rate
10%
Cities tracked
3

The highest recorded city rate describes the available dataset. It is not a legal maximum or the full tax due for an address.

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Tax details

Exemptions, penalties, filing information, and effective dates from the linked sources.

Tehama County: Recorded exemptions

VRBO collects and remits county TOT under a Voluntary Collection Agreement; Airbnb will not enter a VCA, so operators must collect/remit Airbnb bookings themselves. All operators must still file quarterly TOT returns online (County TOT page). STR permit required since June 20, 2024.

Tehama County: Recorded filing portal

Open the filing portal (portal.deckard.com: ca tehama str portal)

Tehama County: Recorded remittance instructions

Vrbo collects and remits county TOT. Airbnb does not collect county TOT: hosts collect and remit it. All operators still file quarterly TOT returns through the county platform.

Tehama County: Recorded filing schedule

Filing frequency: Quarterly.

Source for these notes: tehama.gov: transient occupancy tax tot

How county vs. city works here

  • The recorded county rate is 8%

    The occupancy-tax rate for Tehama County is 8%. Use your address to find the applicable jurisdiction. Platform collection is not available; check with your booking channel and the tax authority.

  • Check the rules for your local area

    Open a city guide below for city and special district requirements.

  • Outside city limits, the county rules apply

    The list under "Outside city limits" above is what Tehama County requires there. Special district rules may also apply.

Sources & confidence

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FigureValueSourceStatus
Tehama County occupancy tax8%
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California local lodging tax guidanceLocally administered
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Sources for the county taxes and local requirements shown above.

Cities in Tehama County

Browse local tax and permit requirements or look up your full address.

Outside city limits (unincorporated Tehama County)? See what the county requires or Look up your exact address

Communities outside city limits

Unincorporated communities in Tehama County include Bend, Dales, Flournoy, Gerber, Lake California, Las Flores, Los Molinos, Manton, Mineral, Paskenta, Paynes Creek, Proberta, and 3 more. An address in one of them is outside city limits, so Tehama County rules apply. These are Census-designated places, not separate tax authorities.