Municipal Accomodation Tax (MAT)

[Trang152]

Hi,

im a host in Thunder Bay. The city requires us to collect the MAT (4%). Does anyone know  if the occupancy tax that Airbnb charges on bookings is the same as MAT. I’ m confused as to whether or not this is a separate tax we are to charge. Also, the occupancy tax that airbnb is currently charging doesn’t add up to 4%, so I have no idea what this tax is. Help!

[Kathy1371]

I’m just CHS, SC. It’s an additional tax. Had to pay a fee, get a business license and pay the 4% monthly.

money grab 

[Paula]

Hi @Kathy1371, I am tagging @Trang152 here so she receives a notification of your message. 

Quick tip: To tag someone, tap "@" and select the host's username from the dropdown menu 😊

[Michael9695]

Hi Trang152,

Did you ever figure out the MAT tax for your city?

[Trang152]

Yes, I called the city and they were able to help me with that. It’s 5% now and we have to add that to the nightly charge and submit to the city of Thunder Bay.

[Emilie]

Thank you @Trang152 for coming back and sharing your experience on this with us! I will tag in @Michael9695 here to make sure they get a notification of your response and can come back to check your insights. 🙂

[Joan2709]

@Trang152 

Please see this thread on the same topic:

https://community.withairbnb.com/t5/Ask-about-your-listing/4-0-MAT-Municipal-Accommodation-Tax-in-Lo...

This is what is currently showing as taxes on each of your bookings:

The HST tax is 13%; not sure what the other 2 tax percentages are but it looks like it adds up to 7% addl. Not sure if the 5% MAT is what the "Lodging Tax" is. You'll have to check the tax section in preferences as noted in the other thread link.