Paid 34% In Taxes For A Reservation...Is that fraud or normal

[Ricky262]

Is paying 34% ($100 in taxes out of $283) normal? This listing is located in Miami Dade County. 

Along with taxes Airbnb auto collects, the host has added Tourist tax 8%, Lodging Tax 7% and Sales Tax 7.5%.

Receipt of the reservation: https://imgur.com/a/q7kjLQe

I contacted Airbnb support but they didn't do anything about it. 

I hope this host is not committing fraud by collecting taxes and keeping it...

Wanted thoughts on this.

[Mike-And-Jane0]

@Ricky262 There is another example somewhere here on the CC where a host has a very low nightly rate and then charges taxes of about 10 times this rate. Apparently this has been reported repeatedly to Airbnb and they do nothing. 

[Ricky262]

This is fraud, I'm surprised Airbnb does nothing about it. Is there anywhere on Airbnb to report this?

[Joelle43]

Hello @Ricky262 

On the listing itself, there is a button that says something like "report host".  You might like to try there?

And there should be something under your reservation to get in touch with support.  I see that this is a non refundable reservation.

Good luck and let us know if anything comes of it,

Best

Joëlle