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Montgomery County, TN vacation rental rules and taxes

Montgomery County charges an 8% occupancy tax, paid to the County Trustee on direct bookings. Clarksville adds 2.75% and requires a city permit for most short-term rentals.

Checked against official sources November 5, 2026
County occupancy tax
8%
Clarksville adds 2.75%.Source
Sales tax
9.5%
7% state + 2.5% local.Source
Market
About 455 Airbnb listings in Clarksville
AirROI, 12 months to September 2026.Source

What to do

  1. Pay the county occupancy tax on direct bookings

    File the Trustee’s hotel/motel occupancy tax report with your payment by the 20th of the month after you collect it, with a copy of your state sales tax return. Interest and penalty each run at 12% a year after the due date. Bookings through Airbnb, VRBO, and other marketplaces are remitted through the state, and the Trustee no longer takes monthly payments for those.Source

  2. Then your city

    Inside Clarksville city limits you also need a city permit, unless the city exempts you. Pick your area.

Towns

Full guide

Clarksville

Clarksville requires a city operating permit, with fire and building inspections, for each short-term rental (under 30 days), unless you run only one unit, rent one room in your own home, or rent under six months a year. Taxes are 9.5% sales tax plus 10.75% occupancy tax.

Full guide

Unincorporated Montgomery

We found no county short-term rental permit for unincorporated Montgomery County. You owe 9.5% sales tax + 8% occupancy tax and need a state business tax license once gross receipts reach $3,000 a year.

Sources

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