Announcing Harmari STR version 11.2
Harmari is proud to announce the release of Harmari STR version 11.2. Notable features include the following: Simple Mailout report for input to mail merge Unified fitness inspection and registration…
Read MoreCollection of the TOT, HOT, TDT, lodging tax, tourism tax, hotel occupancy tax
Five Types of Tax Leakage with Short Term Rentals
Many tax collection jurisdictions at the city, county, state and federal level have arranged voluntary collection agreements with Airbnb and/or HomeAway, the two biggest short term rental platforms in the…
Read More7 Steps of Short Term Rental Enforcement: The Heavy-Lifting Phase
Once City staff become aware that unregulated short-term rentals (STRs) are having a negative effect on the quality of life of their municipalities, they might want to immediately start contacting…
Read MoreManatee County Tax Collector Tracks Down Hard-to-Find Rentals
Manatee County, located in Florida along the Gulf of Mexico, draws many tourists with famous attractions such as Longboat Key, Bradenton Beach, and Anna Maria Island. The coastal region also…
Read MoreEstimated Non-Airbnb Short Term Rental inventory by State
Some cities, counties, states and countries have already made taxation at source agreements with websites such as AirBnB, but the problem with that is many short term rental owner/operators create…
Read MoreSolve for X – The Short Term Rental Tax Gap
Harmari recently released a 20-minute training video on the technical challenges associated with detecting short term rentals (STRs, also known as STVRs) that are non-registered or under-reporting for lodging tax…
Read MoreWhat makes us better at short term rental compliance
[Updated December 19, 2019] The short term rental compliance industry has begun to mature as several hundred cities and counties in North America have decided to dedicate a budget towards…
Read MoreEstimated Total AirBnB Host Revenues by City
Popular short term rental booking websites like AirBnB have demonstrated that the internet can be a lucrative marketplace that tax and revenue must heed. In fact, the $25 Billion valuation…
Read MoreVacation Rental Tax Leads
Municipalities seek to bridge the tax gap by ensuring that property owners who provide short-term vacation rentals are paying their registration and rental tax obligations. Short term vacation rental (STR)…
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