Short-term rentals owe Texas's 6% state hotel occupancy tax under Tex. Tax Code §156.052, plus Williamson County's county hotel tax. State law defines a 'hotel' to include short-term rentals, so hosts must collect and remit.
Even though the county can't zone STRs, it can tax them. State law defines a hotel to include short-term rentals, making every rental under 30 days subject to the 6% state hotel occupancy tax collected by the Texas Comptroller under Tax Code §156.001. Williamson County also levies a county hotel occupancy tax under Tax Code Chapter 352, and rentals booked through Airbnb or Vrbo may have the state portion collected automatically. Stays of 30 consecutive days or longer are exempt as permanent residents.
Failing to collect or remit hotel occupancy tax exposes the host to back taxes, penalties, and interest assessed by the Texas Comptroller and the county.
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