Forsyth County short-term rentals owe an 8% county hotel/motel excise tax on the rent, plus Georgia's 4% state sales tax and roughly 3% local sales tax. Platforms like Airbnb collect much of it; the $250 STR license is separate.
Every guest-room rental in Forsyth County carries an 8% hotel/motel excise tax under the county's ordinance (Ord. No. 86), remitted to the Department of Finance. On top of that, Georgia levies 4% state sales tax plus roughly 3% in local option sales taxes, so a Forsyth STR guest pays around 15% in total lodging taxes. Airbnb and Vrbo collect and remit state sales tax and, in many cases, the local excise. Operators still register with the Georgia Department of Revenue and pay the separate $250 annual STR license fee under Ordinance No. 129.
Failing to collect or remit the hotel/motel excise tax exposes the operator to assessments, penalties, and interest from the Forsyth County Department of Finance, and the Georgia Department of Revenue enforces unpaid state and local sales tax.
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