Denver to collect Airbnb taxes ... FINALLY!

[James Carlson]

Okay, Denver Airbnb and short-term rental hosts. Looks like the city of Denver will finally start collecting the 10.75% lodger's tax and then remitting it to the city. You are no longer the middleman.

I'm sure everyone else got the same notice from Airbnb. It will go into effect for all guests who book on April 1 or later.

Another interesting part to note: Airbnb will NOT share any individualized information with the city. 

"We will be filing one tax return per jurisdiction with the total combined reservation revenue for all Airbnb bookings in the area," Airbnb said in its release. "This means that all hosts will be represented by one payment amount, and we will not be providing your personal information on the return."

I'm glad to see this as cities like Steamboat Springs and Colorado Springs already had similar arrangements with Airbnb. 

[Paul Sandhu]

I'm sort of glad to see this.  Now the hotels/motels have one less legitimate complaint about STRs.  Where I do business, I'm not required to collect any sort of lodgers tax.