Brought to you by Scott P. Rogers, Funkhouser Real Estate Group, 540-578-0102, scott@HarrisonburgHousingToday.com
Brought to you by Scott P. Rogers, Funkhouser Real Estate Group, 540-578-0102, scott@HarrisonburgHousingToday.com
Thursday, November 15, 2018
If you are renting part or all of your Rockingham County home out on AirBNB you will need to start collecting and paying a transient occupancy tax of 5% of the gross rent starting January 1, 2019.
Read on from yesterday's update from Rockingham County...
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NOTICE TO ALL OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF SHORT TERM RESIDENTIAL RENTALS LOCATED IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
Beginning January 1, 2019, all owners of residential properties located in Rockingham County, Virginia, who rent all or any portion of a residential property for not more than 30 consecutive days must collect from the tenant the transient occupancy tax of 5% of the gross rent and remit the tax collected to the Commissioner of the Revenue for Rockingham County. The tax must be collected at the time of rental, and the remittance is made quarterly with the filing of a return. Owners and operators of short term rental properties should contact the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue of Rockingham County for more details and information. 540-564- 3073.
Beginning January 1, 2019, all owners of residential properties located in Rockingham County, Virginia, who rent all or any portion of a residential property for not more than 30 consecutive days must collect from the tenant the transient occupancy tax of 5% of the gross rent and remit the tax collected to the Commissioner of the Revenue for Rockingham County. The tax must be collected at the time of rental, and the remittance is made quarterly with the filing of a return. Owners and operators of short term rental properties should contact the Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue of Rockingham County for more details and information. 540-564- 3073.
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A short term rental is defined here as being a rental period of less than 30 days.
