Hotel - Motel Tax
All lodging in Iowa is taxed by a five percent excise tax. Then each community with a lodging facility can add an additional tax., Okoboji, Spirit Lake and the unincorporated areas of Dickinson County charge an additional five percent for a total of ten percent lodging tax. Arnolds Park, Milford, Wahpeton, and West Okoboji charge seven percent additional.
The distribution of the lodging tax revenue and FY19 total amount collected:
Arnolds Park - 50% of original 5% goes to the Okoboji Tourism Committee - FY19 $545K
Dickinson County - 50% goes to Okoboji Tourism Committee - FY19 $95K
Milford - $5,000 goes to Okoboji Tourism Committee – FY19 $81K
Okoboji - 50% goes to Okoboji Tourism Committee - FY19 $210K
Spirit Lake - $20,000 goes to Okoboji Tourism Committee - FY19 $99K
Wahpeton – Zero dollars goes to Okoboji Tourism Committee - FY19 $35K
West Okoboji - Zero dollars goes to Okoboji Tourism Committee - FY19 $8K