Avalara MyLodgeTax

Vacation rental taxes made simple

MyLodgeTax prepares, files, and remits your lodging tax returns accurately every time – guaranteed. Just $20 / month.

MyLodgeTax was founded by vacation rental owners to offer a very simple and affordable lodging tax compliance solution for other homeowners and hosts. We speak about taxes in simple terms, not complicated jargon. There is a lot of confusion about what needs to be done and how to do it. Our mission is to handle all the forms, registrations, filings and tax payments for our customers so they don’t have to worry about it.

While helping homeowners is where we started, our solution has grown to serve property managers, hotel operators, corporate housing providers, travel companies, and many other businesses that have to collect and remit lodging tax. We provide lodging tax compliance solutions for both large and small companies.

We file your lodging taxes in 3 easy steps:

  1. Set up your property: Our tax experts will work with you to determine which state and local licenses you need and help you complete your registrations.
  2. Report your revenue: Once per month, simply log into your MyLodgeTax account and report your rental revenue. We’ll file and pay the taxes.
  3. Enjoy peace of mind: Get back to running your vacation rental knowing your lodging taxes are filed correctly – guaranteed!

Features and Benefits

  • Complete any required registration or licensing forms: Most short-term vacation rentals need to register or obtain licenses with multiple state and local tax agencies. We do it all for you!
  • Determine your exact lodging tax rate: Using your rental address, we’ll determine exactly which state, county, and city tax rates you need to collect and file.
  • Prepare, file, and pay all lodging taxes when due: Most property owners file over 16 forms per year with multiple agencies, monthly and quarterly. We guarantee all filings are accurate.
  • Provide a record of all tax filings and payments: Access your lodging tax filing and payment history at any time by simply logging into your MyLodgeTax account.

Need to know your tax rate? Get the tax rate and licensing requirements for your location with our free tax rate lookup tool. See your tax rate >

With MyLodgeTax, you can be confident you have tax experts filing tax returns on your behalf. We strive every day to achieve the following goals:

  • Make lodging tax return filing incredibly simple—just input your revenue, we’ll do the rest
  • File accurate lodging tax returns—guaranteed
  • Deliver a cloud based product that is super easy to use
  • Over 200,000 lodging tax returns filed
  • Over $200 million in taxes paid
  • Returns filed in over 25,000 locations in all 50 states

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Don't Really Get the Job Done

I am so tired of the incompetence at this company. My company couldn't get a VAT registration in the UK (partially because Avalara were terrible stewards of the process), and so we canceled the registration, and they are still trying to charge us for the invoices. But honestly, someone at their company understands the service didn't work and said the invoices were voided, BUT someone in accounting has sent us no fewer than 40 messages, now threatening to shut down our EU VAT account if we don't pay for the service that doesn't exist. They do not get it. I'm just so tired of them.

Negative review: Unprofessional tax services

In 2023, this my company ceased operations on a European sales marketplace. According to the German tax system, they failed to file the VAT declaration for my work. To this day, the German tax office continues to demand additional money from me in the form of a fine, despite the fact that I paid Avalara 750.00 euros for this service. I would like to emphasize that I have tried to contact the company numerous times to resolve the problem, but have not received an adequate solution. A company representative named Pete was unable to properly manage my tax case, causing me issues with the German tax authority. Furthermore, the company did not provide a suitable resolution to the problem they created, instead shifting the responsibility onto me. In conclusion, this experience has been extremely negative. I do not feel comfortable recommending this company's services to anyone, as they have proven incapable of properly handling tax matters in Germany as promised. I would advise avoiding this business for your German tax needs.