There is no zoning registry for short-term rentals in Winston-Salem or unincorporated Forsyth County. The only mandatory registration is with Forsyth County Tax Administration so you can collect and remit the county room-occupancy tax, plus a state sales-tax account with NCDOR.
Because the UDO does not create an STR program, hosts do not file a land-use registration or renew an annual permit. What every operator of taxable accommodations must do is register to remit taxes: open a sales-and-use-tax account with the N.C. Department of Revenue, and register with Forsyth County Tax Administration to file the 6% room-occupancy and tourism-development tax. Airbnb and Vrbo often collect state sales tax on your behalf, but the operator remains responsible for the county occupancy tax filing unless the platform is remitting it.
Failure to register and remit occupancy tax exposes the operator to back taxes, interest, and penalties assessed by Forsyth County Tax Administration.
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