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Sales and Use Tax Collection and Remittance in the State of Arkansas Arkansas calls its tax on entities that do business in the state a Sales and Use Tax (S&U Tax). The S&U Tax applies…
Transient Lodging Tax Collection and Remittance in the State of Arizona Arizona calls its general tax on entities that do business in the state a Transaction Privilege Tax’ (TPT). Among the many categories of TPT…
Room Tax Collection and Remittance in the State of Alaska In the state of Alaska, only the city of Anchorage requires payment of a tax for short term accommodations. For this purpose, a short term…
Occupancy Tax Collection and Remittance in the State of New Jersey As of October 1, 2018, New Jersey has applied Sales Tax and the State Occupancy Fee on charges associated with the rental of transient…
Lodging Tax Collection and Remittance in the State of Alabama Traditionally, the lodgings tax was levied only for guests who book a reservation using professional managers, such as hotels. The state recently updates its laws…
No one ever said: “The tax code is limited and easy to understand”. Even a topic such as filing your vacation property taxes on your tax return has many considerations and tests to determine how…
If you are using any online real estate software, you need to be cognizant of the primary role that photos play in your listing. Most of your guests never see your property before they visit.…
One of your most important contractors that you may hire is the person or company that performs your property cleanings between changeovers. Unlike some other contractors, the work that your cleaners do directly affects the…
As a vacation property landlord, you may not actually be running your rentals strictly as a business. If you were, a strict business would be incorporated and have its own financial accounts and management separate…
Ah, yes! You now own a vacation property and it is making money. Then of course, you need to file your taxes. Don’t worry too much about this, it isn’t that bad once you know…