Hi @Robert6597
Whew...frustrating. Looks like both your listings are in Columbus, OH? Seems like Airbnb is trying to verify your legal address(es) to determine what taxes should be collected (asking for GPS info). You would normally be required to collect sales tax (state & local) on every reservation and any applicable lodging/transient occupancy taxes required. This is all lumped together on each reservation as "Occupancy Taxes". Airbnb collects the taxes automatically for most taxing authorities, but not all. I will say that 5.1% total taxes seems a bit low for most taxes on Airbnb reservations in the U.S.
Verify What Taxes Are Being Collected
First, check on your listing to see what taxes are being collected. Go to Policies and Rules and scroll to the bottom; Taxes. This will show you which taxing authority they are collecting for (they don't show the percentages though):
Verify What Taxes Should Be Collected
Then verify with your taxing authorities (state/local) what taxes you should be collecting; sales tax and occupancy taxes. If there is a tax that your are required to pay, but Airbnb does not collect it, you would have to add a custom tax to your listing. I believe you need to turn on Pro Tools to have access to custom tax collection?
To calculate if taxes on reservations are correct, you will have to look at a reservation under "Occupancy taxes" and breakdown the percentages. Most Hosts keep a spreadsheet and breakdown the percentages on each reservation in case it's needed at tax time:
Example -
Hypothetical Airbnb Reservation Tax Breakdown
How to Calculate
State Sales Tax - 6.5%
County Sales Tax - 2.1%
County Lodging Tax - 2%
Let us know here how it goes as it might help other Hosts in the same situation.