Local Taxes
Hosts can go here to see amounts of taxes collected and remitted.
What is Transaction History?
Airbnb is required by the IRS to withhold taxes from any U.S. host who meets three of these criteria.
This team CAN handle basic questions regarding occupancy tax collection.
What is Community Education?
We use this resource to confirm if a we are collecting and remitting taxes in a host's behalf.
What is Help Center?
In what areas is occupancy tax collection and remittance by Airbnb available?
When a U.S. host meets the IRS withholding requirements Airbnb withholds this percentage of the host's payout.
What is 24%?
They can answer questions about the percentage of a guests payment is subject to local taxes and which taxes are collected.
What is Community Education?
You can go here to see when Airbnb began collecting and remitting taxes in a certain area.
What is Nova Knowledge?
Article: "Local host tax rates"
To confirm a host is subject to IRS tax withholding you can check either of these two resources.
What is email or Transaction History?
They will answer questions if a host wants to know what taxes they need to collect or pay outside of what Airbnb collects and remits.
What is an accountant or tax professional?
Hosts who need to collect local taxes themselves need to mention that in either of these two locations PRIOR to a guest booking.
What is listing description and/or message thread?
When a Non-U.S. host meets the IRS withholding requirements Airbnb withholds this percentage of the host's payout.
What is 30%?
Refer hosts here for questions regarding how to account for their earnings and how to report taxes for those earnings.
What is an accountant or tax professional?
Tip: Use macro "Cannot provide tax advice"
If a guest cancels and receives a 50% refund, this percentage of their TOT will be refunded as well.
What is 50%
When Airbnb starts withholding federal taxes on a host these reservations will be affected.
What are reservations booked in the past that haven’t started yet, as well as any new reservations booked going forward?
This team handles inquiries from a Non-U.S. host who has had taxes withheld but does not have a US payout method or listing with a US address.
What is Regulatory Response?