Remit Local Occupancy Tax
The is the silent elephant in the room. Taking direct bookings for most Hospitable hosts is actually not worth the hastle (if you look at how much it actually costs you to be legal) because of the painstaking challenges of filing tax (in general) but more specifically local occupancy/transient tax. Hospitable’s push to remit taxes is great, but it’s not helpful until this part of the tax burden is completed. Hospitable current articles/documentation and communication about “local taxes” is confusing and not clear enough about whether or not occupancy tax is included.
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Indigo Mustard
Jan 1
We have the same deal here in Natchez, MS. 3% tax plus $2/night, but it’s all remitted through the MS state tax payment system. I request that Hospitable support local taxes for Natchez.
Andrew Schorr
Nov 11, 2025
Hi Mikey,
Did you see this article specifically for North Carolina taxes? We are only remitting State and Local Sales Tax on bookings after May 31, 2025.
We’re trying to expand coverage of tax remittance as much as possible, including local occupancy taxes, but it mostly depends on how each state and local jurisdiction is setup to collect. In Tennessee, for example, the state allows us to do a single registration and remit all sales and occupancy taxes for the entire state in one filing. It would appear that isn’t supported in NC, so we will likely have to come back in a second sweep to start registering in individual counties. We are prioritizing where we can have the biggest impact first, and we have indeed started doing local registrations in several states.
Black Pumpkin
Jan 2
We’re waiting to accept direct bookings until this part gets figured out in North Carolina/New Hanover County. Not worth the hassle with any of it if we or our clients are on the hook for remitting every month, even if there are no direct bookings.