Tax Articles

Sales and Lodging Tax Basics
This section provides an overview of sales & lodging tax requirements for vacation rentals.

Zoning! Restrictions on Vacation Rentals
This section provides a background on a growing issue in the Vacation Rental industry, municipalities or HOA's that restrict or prohibit vacation rentals.

Examples of how Vacation Rental Taxes Work
This section gives a couple specific examples of how state and local Vacation Rental taxes work.

Why is Vacation Rental tax Compliance Important
We offer our thoughts on why tax compliance is important to you and the industry.

Back Taxes--What to do About Periods Where You Didnt Collect the Taxes
Most states have programs that allow for taxpayers to become compliant and catch-up on periods where the tax should have been collected and paid, but was not.

FAQ's
Frequently Asked Questions

VR Taxes in the News

Council Hikes Hotel, Property Taxes
GlobeSt.com- New York City, NY  (12/26)
Residential property taxes will go up by 7% and the per-room hotel tax will temporarily increase by 0.875% after the City Council’s 33 to 18 vote Thursday to approve both increases...

TDC Votes to Increase Bed Tax
Newsherald.com- Panama City Beach, FL (12/26)
The full board of the Bay County Tourist Development Council voted unanimously Wednesday to raise the bed tax paid on short-term condo rentals and hotel rooms by 2 cents....

Rental Collections Rise Despite Bad Economcy (Enforcement Action)
The Arizona Republic-Chandler, AZ (12/26)
Chandler is getting ready to start its third round of property-sleuthing to capture millions in unreported sales tax collections on rent.......

Proposed Bed Tax to Appear on April Ballot
Boonville Daily News - Boonville,MO,USA (12/8)
The City of Boonville will ask voters to approve an increase in the city’s hotel room rental sales tax rate – commonly referred to as the “bed tax” – from 2 to 4 percent at the April 7, 2009 municipal election...

Room Tax Gaining  Favorability on Beacon Hill (Mass.)
Wickedlocal.com, Massachusetts  (12/26) 
....the state government is also looking for cash. That’s why proponents of expanding the room occupancy tax are optimistic the state Legislature will pass a bill allowing the taxation of short-term condominium and home rentals...

Commission Votes to Raise Hotel/Motel Tax to 5 Percent
Blount Today- Blount County,TN  (12/26)
The Blount County Commission on Thursday, Dec. 18, voted to increase the hotel/motel tax from 4 cents to 5 cents.....

Snowmass Village to Stick with Increased Tax Rate
Steamboat Pilot & Today- Snowmass Village, CO, USA  (12/8)
Snowmass Village retailer Barbara Bakios-Wickes doesn’t think residents and guests will drive elsewhere to buy goods when the town’s sales tax rises beyond 10 percent....

Nassau's Bed Tax Goes Up, Effective in December
Florida Times-Union- Jacksonville, FL,USA  (11/4)
AMELIA ISLAND - Starting in December, tourists will pay 1 percent more to lay their heads in a bed here.  The Nassau County Commission raised the tourist development tax charged by Amelia Island hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts Monday from 2 percent to 3 percent.

SF to Collect Hotel Tax...
KCBS.com, San Fransicso, CA (12/26)
Visitors checking out of San Francisco hotels will notice something extra on the bill starting January first...