Collecting tax with instant booking

[Leslie125]

I have to collect 15% occupancy and sales tax in my location.  AirBnB suggests that I do this through a Special Offer.  However, they have also informed me that if I do not use "instant booking" that I will lose my preferred ranking and my house basically will be last listed when someone searches.  I have tried both and I get zero inquiries unless I have instant booking on.  However, I do not see how I can use "Special offer" to respond with an offer including tax if I use Instant booking.  I feel that I am in a lose lose.

How else can I collect tax?  My listing description states in bold that 15% tax will be collected upon arrival and I left an envelope.  But an irate renter left me a message stating that this must be done through special offer and disclosed - with the threat of a low rating - which of course means low listing from AirBnB.

Any suggestions

[Alice-and-Jeff0]

You put it in your house rules and in the listing that there will be an extra 15% collected for occupancy taxes after the reservation is made.  You can then send a request the funds through the Resolution Center.

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/979/nashville--tn 

[Jana79]

that is exactly how I do it as a request for money after they check in. I have not had much problem with it.