Short-term rental operators must obtain a Certificate of Registration from the Commissioner of the Revenue and include the rental permit number on all advertisements. Booking platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo must collect and remit the county's occupancy tax.
Operators register with the Chesterfield Commissioner of the Revenue and must display the assigned rental permit number in every advertisement or listing. Under Virginia law, an 'accommodations intermediary' (an online platform such as Airbnb or Vrbo) is treated as the seller for tax purposes and must collect the transient occupancy tax on the room charge and remit it to the locality, and must report property addresses and gross receipts to the county monthly. Registration and the zoning use standards are separate obligations; you must satisfy both.
Failure to register or omitting the permit number from advertisements can result in penalties and back-tax assessments by the Commissioner of the Revenue.
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