I have my property listed on an online platform such as Airbnb or VRBO/HomeAway. Do I still need to submit a report?
Yes, even though these 3rd party intermediaries should be collecting and remitting the transient room tax on your behalf, we still need for you to report the total gross rent (nightly rental rate, cleaning fees, and any other mandatory fees) that they used to calculate the tax, as well as any gross rents that you did on your own. The online reporting form allows you to back out the amount of gross rent from these online platforms so the tax will not be collected twice. These companies only send one check for multiple accounts with no specific identifying information. We’ve been told that the information is confidential between the property owner and them. We need your assistance to continue to get the necessary geographical/financial statistics as well as a way to validate their payments.