Conway Town Manager Tom Holmes updates the board of selectmen Tuesday on his efforts to get state tax data regarding short-term rentals. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
Conway Town Manager Tom Holmes updates the board of selectmen Tuesday on his efforts to get state tax data regarding short-term rentals. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
CONWAY — After trying to find out how many short-term rentals are paying rooms and meals taxes but being shrugged off by the state Department of Revenue Administration, the town of Conway will be filing a Right to Know request seeking that data.
At Tuesday’s selectmen’s meeting, Town Manager Tom Holmes said that based on the data available, it appears that many short-term-rental owners could be skirting the 9 percent state rooms and meals tax. He said he’s asked DRA about that.
Willing to bet the discrepancy is the misunderstanding that the property owner does not have to collect the tax, it the rents are collected by others. Whomever collects the rent has to have a NH id. Example Pinkham VR manages say 50 houses, they will be one business number. You use Homeaway/VBRO they require you to have your tax id or they won't list your property. But if I use their 3rd party CC service and they do my tax payment...I don't need to be a registered business as it is paid by that service company.
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Willing to bet the discrepancy is the misunderstanding that the property owner does not have to collect the tax, it the rents are collected by others. Whomever collects the rent has to have a NH id. Example Pinkham VR manages say 50 houses, they will be one business number. You use Homeaway/VBRO they require you to have your tax id or they won't list your property. But if I use their 3rd party CC service and they do my tax payment...I don't need to be a registered business as it is paid by that service company.
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