Educational model · entered municipal lodging-tax assumptions
Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Scenario Estimator.
Model municipal lodging taxes and compare assumed platform and host collection scenarios; verify jurisdiction-specific obligations with a tax professional.
1. Reservation & tax jurisdiction
Enter a verified rate for your property and dates. This illustration uses one tax base and does not infer a combined rate from unverified destination presets.
2. Modeled tax amounts & illustrative entries
| Component | Tax Base | Modeled Tax Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Room Accommodation | $0 | $0 |
| Guest Cleaning Fee | $0 | $0 |
| Modeled Lodging Base | $0 | $0 |
| Modeled Guest Invoice | Net + Tax | $0 |
This illustration assumes platform collection and remittance. Verify actual jurisdiction coverage, tax treatment, and remittance separately.
Illustrative Double-Entry Treatment — Review Required
Illustrative host-collection entry; verify treatment separately:
Lodging-Tax Concepts to Review
Bookkeeping Treatment Requires Review
This model illustrates a liability-account treatment using 2020 Lodging Tax Payable. Principal-versus-agent presentation, revenue treatment, account mapping, and reporting depend on the facts and require accountant review.
Platform Collection Assumptions
Platform collection and remittance coverage can vary by platform, jurisdiction, listing, tax type, and date. Verify the entered state and local assumptions directly with the platform, relevant agencies, and a tax professional.
Cleaning-Fee Taxability Assumption
Cleaning-fee treatment varies by jurisdiction and transaction facts. The selector only includes or excludes the entered fee from this model; it does not determine taxability.
Direct-Booking Responsibilities to Verify
Direct bookings can create registration, calculation, collection, filing, payment, and permit questions. Verify each obligation, deadline, and consequence with the relevant agencies and a tax professional before relying on this estimate.
Source-linked lodging-tax bookkeeping
Review lodging-tax components separately from rental income.
Roxby preserves available lodging-tax components from supported sources for bookkeeping review, with filing and remittance obligations reviewed separately by the customer and tax professional.