How to add a Tax?
We don't import taxes from channels. That is why you should set them up in Hostaway.
- Go to Settings > Financials and Coupons
- Click on Add Tax
- Select the Tax Type
- Enter the amount
- Choose Type between flat fee or percentage. If percentage, select if it should apply on Base rate and/or cleaning fee
- Save
Note 1: It will apply to all existing reservations and new ones
Note 2: When editing an existing tax in Settings, it will update all unchanged tax on Listing level.
If you have manually changed the tax for a listing, it can only be edited on a Listing Level. Editing on a Settings level will not update this listing.
Taxes and fields
STANDARD FIELDS |
DESCRIPTION |
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vat/GST |
European Value Added Tax added over products and services- e.g. in Spain is 21% |
hotelTax |
A hotel tax or lodging tax is charged in most of the United States, including California, to travellers when they rent accommodations in a hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, or other lodgings, generally, unless the stay is for a period of 30 days or more. |
lodgingTax |
A hotel tax or lodging tax is charged in most of the United States, including California, to travelers when they rent accommodations in a hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, or other lodgings, generally, unless the stay is for a period of 30 days or more. |
salesTax |
sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services in the US. A value-added tax (VAT) collected on goods and services is similar to a sales tax. |
transientOccupancyTax |
ToT is a tax that is usually combined with hotel and lodging taxes but can also contain other industry-specific taxes. |
cityTax/Tourism Tax |
in Europe city tax = tourism tax and it is a tax that the guest pays directly. |
roomTax |
Similar to city tax in Europe or Hotel Tax in the US |
otherTaxes |
Any other tax that we are not considering above. |