Newton STRs collect 5.7 percent state room occupancy tax plus 6 percent local option and 2.75 percent Cape and Islands fee does not apply; Community Impact Fee applies to professional hosts.
Short-term rentals in Newton are taxed under MGL Chapter 64G at a 5.7 percent state room occupancy excise plus Newtons local option tax of 6 percent, for a combined 11.7 percent on the room rental charge. Newton is not in the Cape Cod and Islands Water Protection Fund district, so that 2.75 percent fee does not apply. If the host rents two or more STR properties in Newton, the city may impose a Community Impact Fee of up to 3 percent per MGL c.64G s.3D. Taxes are collected from the guest at booking and remitted monthly to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue through MassTaxConnect by the 20th of the following month. Intermediaries like Airbnb and Vrbo typically collect and remit automatically once the host property is registered on the state short-term rental registry.
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