Hellow Airbnb hosting community,
How does everyone handle collecting the Austin HOT taxes? Thus far, I have been paying those taxes out of my pocket, which really isn't insignificant. I think it is fair for the guests to pay the HOT tax as they would have to pay staying in a hotel, but here are issues that arise from trying to collect:
1) I use intsa book, so the "Special Offer" function Airbnb suggests is useless.
2) I stay at Airbnb places all the time and have never been asked to pay additional money from a host for taxes outside of the payment to Airbnb and would be taken a back if I got a message from a host after booking asking for addional $. It doesn't present a full view of the price.
Why can't Airbnb create a function on the pricing page that lets host fill in the percentage of HOT their particular city mandates? This seems like it would be a priority for hosts who would like to stay in compliance with local laws.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Thanks,
Karen