Deadline for 2025 Gross Rental Receipts Tax

02/01/2026 - 12:00 AM
Location: Dagsboro Town Hall
Address: 33134 Main Street
Dagsboro

The deadline for payment of the 2025 Gross Rental Receipts Tax is February 1, 2026.  This is for rent collected January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.

If you have a rental and do not currently have a rental license, please contact Christine at 302-732-3777 or dagsborotownclerk@mediacombb.net.  The Rental License Application and the 2025 Gross Rental Receipts Tax Form can be found at https://dagsboro.delaware.gov/applications/

Failure to Pay Gross Rental Receipts Tax:

Any person obligated to pay the tax imposed and assessed by this article who fails or refuses to file the required rental tax report form and to remit the tax required to be paid within the time and the amount specified, unless it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause, shall be charged, in addition to the amount of tax owed the Town, interest thereon at the rate of 1 1/2% per month until such debt is fully paid. If such debt remains unpaid by the time of expiration of the license to rent the property concerning which the rental tax has not been paid, a renewal rental license shall not be issued with regard to such property. For any violation of this article or for the failure to pay the tax due pursuant to this article, the person receiving rent and/or the owner of the premises shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $50 and not more than $500 per day and shall pay the cost of prosecution, including the Town’s reasonable attorney’s fees. Each day that such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense punishable by like fine or penalty. The Town may proceed to collect delinquent and unpaid taxes by suit or other legal means. (Town Code Ch 243-14).