Denver Lodging Tax - AirBNB

[Linda Weygant]

We all know about Denver's Lodging Tax and that it must be collected and paid and that short term rentals have to be licensed in Denver for this purpose.

All of the platforms - AirBNB,VRBO, etc - collect this tax on the host's behalf and send it to the City.

As a tax pro, I have probably 20 clients who have short term rentals in Denver and things are just seamless.  No issue, no hassle.

However, I have ONE client that the city seems to have a real hard on for.  The represenetative from the City tells me and my client that he has to send in a report each and every quarter to report the total amount of lodging collected, then show that AirBNB has already sent it in and then send in a $0 report.

Is anybody else in Denver getting this request?  

[James Carlson]

@Linda Weygant

Interesting. I know they made some changes in late 2019 and are about to pass some new regulations of the platforms themselves. I tend to think short-term rentals and Airbnb need regulation, and I'm no hater on government, but it does seem like Denver is intent on making it difficult for STR hosts.