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Once a listing is added, taxes and fees need to be adjusted to fit Airbnb’s pricing requirements.
Syncing Taxes
NOTE:
- Airbnb automatically collects and remits taxes in some locations and for some municipalities.
- In certain cases, Airbnb collects only some taxes, e.g. Airbnb collects local, but not state tax.
- If Airbnb is collecting any taxes automatically in the listing’s region, taxes MUST be unsynced in MyVR to avoid overcharging.
- To learn more about Airbnb’s policy for your area and listings, see Airbnb’s Occupancy tax collection and remittance Help section
- Additionally, the specific policy per listing can be found in your Airbnb listing details, under the Local taxes and laws tab.
To update tax syncing for Airbnb listings
Step 1: Navigate to Channels > Full Integration > Airbnb
Step 2: Under Listings, click the specific property
Step 4: Click Settings > Rates & Fees
Step 5: Scroll down to Fee Syncing
Step 6: Toggle Sync to “No” for taxes that are collected by Airbnb. Keep Sync as “Yes” for taxes that are not collected by Airbnb.
Another example: if Airbnb collects and remits a county tax of 5% and a city tax of 2% but does not collect and remit the state tax of 11%, Fee Syncing is as follows:
|
Fee Name |
Fee Type |
Fee Amount |
Airbnb Sync |
|
County Tax |
Tax |
5% |
No |
|
City Tax |
Tax |
2% |
No |
|
State Tax |
Tax |
11% |
Yes |
Syncing Fees
NOTE:
- When renters book on Airbnb, a quote for their stay is generated by Airbnb, not MyVR.
- Airbnb's fee structure is much more rigid than MyVR's. Not all MyVR fees can be translated into Airbnb fees.
Airbnb syncs with the following type of fees:
- Single flat amount per stay
- Included by default
- Not optional
- Not refundable (with the exception of security deposit)
NOTE:
- The only itemized fees that will appear on an Airbnb quote are Cleaning fee and Refundable Security Deposit.
- Other default fees: Other flat rate and percentage default fees (including taxes) are “baked in” to the nightly rate before being sent to Airbnb.
- Optional fees: Fees that are set up as Optional are NOT included in the per night rate. Optional fees (e.g. pet, pool warming) need to be added as a one-off charge in Airbnb to the reservation. See Airbnb article for more details
To update fee syncing for Airbnb listings
Step 1: Navigate to Channels > Full Integration > Airbnb
Step 2: Under Listings, click the specific property
Step 4: Click Settings > Rates & Fees
Step 5: Scroll down to Fee Syncing to view which fees are automatically synced or not with Airbnb
NOTE: there is no option to change the syncing. ONLY taxes can selectively be synced Yes/No with Airbnb.
Using the above screenshot as an example, here’s a breakdown of why each item is synced or not, based on the property’s fee setting details. For more information, see Help article about adding fees to a property.
Cleaning fee: YES
- Included by default
- Flat rate
- Airbnb fee type
- --Itemized in Airbnb quote
Pet fee: NO
- Optional fee, not included by default
Refundable Security Deposit: YES
- Included by default
- Flat rate
- Airbnb fee type
- --Itemized in Airbnb quote
Pool Heating: NO
- Optional fee, not included by default
Miscellaneous Fee: YES
- Included by default
- Not an Airbnb fee type
- --Baked in to nightly rate
NOTE: In summary, default taxes and fees that are not itemized in Airbnb will be baked into the nightly rate. The MyVR quote will still show taxes and fees as separate line items.
Additional Resources
Adding MyVR properties to Airbnb listings
Rate discounts and adjustments for Airbnb listings
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