The plan you are helping implement

Roughly 5,700 lodging, restaurant, retail, and activities and attractions businesses in eastern Placer County assess themselves to fund this work. Placer County collects the money, and it returns to NTCA to run programs that benefit those same businesses.

Who pays the assessment

Who paysRate
Lodging in Zone 1, the lakeshore2 percent of gross short term room rental revenue
Lodging in Zone 2, the mountain resort areas1 percent of gross short term room rental revenue
Restaurant, retail, activities and attractions1 percent of gross revenue, if gross revenue is $150,000 or more
Any of the above under $150,000 in gross revenueNot assessed
Nonprofits, internet only sales, wholesale businessesNot assessed
Businesses earning 20 percent or less of revenue from visitorsNot assessed, through the appeals process

Where the first year’s budget goes

Initial Annual Assessment Budget – $6,500,000

Businesses that believe they have been classified incorrectly can appeal between July 1 and August 31 each year.

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The TOT-TBID Dollars At Work program is powered by the North Tahoe business community. Thank you to the business owners who created the Tourism Business Improvement District. In partnership with Placer County.