Short-Term Rentals in Bucks County, PA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Bucks County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Taxes & Fees
When a booking platform like Airbnb or Vrbo collects payment for a Bucks County short-term rental and acts as the lodging operator, Ordinance No. 158 requires that booking agent to collect and remit the county's 5% lodging tax to the Bucks County Treasurer, effective January 22, 2019.
Bucks County Booking Agents Must Remit Tax
Some RestrictionsBucks County Ordinance No. 158, § C(2)
If a booking agent acts as a lodging operator and collects payment for rent, the booking agent must collect and remit any additional or optional hotel tax imposed under Article XVII of the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L. 323, No. 130), known as "The County Code" and imposed under this Ordinance; such collected and remitted tax shall be deposited in accordance with Section C. (1) above.
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