@Mike3192 According to the Manatee county website you are responsible for collecting and remitting the 5% tax. Air does remit the state tax of 7%
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Attention all Airbnb, HomeAway and VRBO Customers
Please note, Manatee County is not contracted with Airbnb, HomeAway, VRBO or any other third party vendor. Therefore, it is your responsibility to collect and remit the 5% Tourist Tax to the Manatee County Tax Collector.
The Total Tourist Tax rate is 12%. 5% Tourist Development Tax is remitted to the Manatee County Tax Collector and 7% Sales and
Use Tax is remitted to the Florida Department of Revenue.
If you have any questions, please contact us at:
Karen