How We Did It: Elevating Short Term Rental Compliance with Yates County, NY
Available On-Demand
This webinar is available on-demand. If you have issue accessing the recording, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.
Struggling to recoup revenue from short-term rentals? You’re not alone. Short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo can generate significant amounts of tourism-related tax revenue. The tricky part? Identifying who owes what and prompting remittance. Watch this on-demand webinar to learn best practices from Yates County, NY, which was able to collect $185k in back taxes in 6 months.
Key takeaways:
- How to identify what you’re owed through local and state legislation
- Why rental property addresses and owners are difficult to identify
- Best practices for rolling out a short-term rental compliance program
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Speakers
Jessica Mullins
Will Mason
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