Transient Occupancy Tax Online Registration & Reporting Portal

Allow up to 30 days for property registration. The online process takes about 15 minutes. Have a copy of your deed ready to submit.

Yes, though we will still have the business as compliant we will need all establishments to be registered in our online portal.

Yes. Log in to your account and click "Bulk Property Registration" on the Dashboard.

If your property is in the San Diego County's Jurisdiction, complete the online registration. Once approved you will receive a TOT certificate. The certificate is not a permit to operate and does not excuse the person named from the requirement to obtain any other permits or licenses required by State or County laws.

No, please allow up to 30 days for our office to review your registration. Once it has been approved you will receive a TOT Certificate. 

No, all properties can be registered under the same online profile.

Each property has a unique parcel number (APN) linked to a “Tax Rate Area,” determining if it's under the County of San Diego's or the city's jurisdiction.

To report your Transient Occupancy Taxes, please visit our website at: Dashboard - Self (govplatform.com) Click on the property to report taxes for, follow the prompts, enter the revenue, and submit. The site will then direct you to the payment page.

Reporting is due on a quarterly basis. It can be submitted after each quarter closes.

Yes, there is a 5% penalty plus 1% interest the first month late, a second 5% penalty plus 1% interest for the second month late and a continued 1% interest each month thereafter until paid in full. This will be automatically calculated when filing your taxes based on the original due date.

The online payment portal only accepts the current quarter’s reporting and payment. Previous quarters must be submitted by mailing the TOT Reporting Form and payment to the following to :

San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector
Attn: Special Functions Division, TOT
1600 Pacific highway, Room 162
San Diego, CA 92101-2486

Payments must be received by the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office or United States Postal Service (USPS) postmarked by the delinquent date to avoid penalties.

You will need to report 0 revenue in the online system, or you can complete a TOT Reporting form online and mail it in. 

Yes, but you must register the STR to the host compliance platform to be considered in compliance.

No. Unfortunately, we do not allow bulk filing at this time.

When paying your TOT taxes online there is an added 2.19% convenience fee when using credit card. No added fee when paying your taxes using a checking account (ACH). 

To close your business account, you will need to submit a Cease of Business Form to our email address sdtot.fgg@sdcounty.ca.gov. Please find cease of business form at our website sdttc.com under Transient Occupancy Tax.

Unfortunately, no. Online payments can only be made on a quarterly basis.