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Airbnb collects and remits some taxes on behalf of hosts in many jurisdictions. When that happens, your PMS may or may not record those taxes on the booking - and if you do not tell PX about it, audits will flag them as MISSING_TAX findings. The Airbnb tax remittance wizard sits at the top of the Tax Configuration page. It is a four-step setup with sensible defaults.
The setting is stored in PX only - PX does not push it back to your PMS or to Airbnb. It exists purely to inform PX’s audit logic.
Airbnb remittance card

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Step 1 - does Airbnb remit taxes for you?

A single yes/no toggle.
  • No (default for new accounts) - Airbnb does not collect any taxes on your behalf. Audits expect every tax on every Airbnb booking. Skip the rest of the wizard.
  • Yes - move to Step 2.
If Airbnb remits at least one tax on at least one of your listings, set this to Yes.

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Step 2 - which listings?

Two options:
  • All listings - Airbnb’s remittance applies to every property in your account.
  • Selected listings - pick specific listings via a multi-select picker.
Use Selected when remittance is jurisdiction-specific. For example, Airbnb remits Texas state hotel tax on Texas listings but not on California listings. If you choose Selected, the picker lets you assign each listing to an exception group (for cases where different listings have different remittance rules). Each listing can be in at most one exception, but each exception can cover many listings.

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Step 3 - which taxes?

Three choices:
  • All taxes - Airbnb remits every tax PX knows about. Audits skip every tax check on Airbnb bookings.
  • None - Airbnb collects but does not remit anything (unusual setup; most hosts will not pick this).
  • Selected - choose specific tax IDs from your PMS catalog.
When you pick Selected, the wizard shows a checklist of every tax PX has on file. Tick the ones Airbnb remits.

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Step 4 - custom taxes (optional)

Airbnb sometimes remits a tax that does not exist as a separate line in your PMS catalog. The custom taxes step lets you record those:
  • Name - the tax name as Airbnb labels it (Florida Surtax, City Tourism Levy).
  • Rate - the rate Airbnb applies.
Custom taxes are stored only on the remittance record - they do not appear in your account-level taxes. They exist purely so PX knows to expect them on Airbnb bookings and not flag the difference.

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How an audit applies remittance

For each Airbnb booking:
  1. Is there a remittance record for this account? If no, do nothing - audit normally.
  2. Does this booking’s listing fall under the remittance scope (all or selected)?
  3. For each tax PX would normally check:
    • Is the tax in the remitted list?
    • If yes, skip the check on this booking.
  4. For each custom tax:
    • Treat it as expected on this booking. PX no longer flags an UNEXPECTED_TAX for it.

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Common setups

Single jurisdiction, full remittance. Yes / All listings / All taxes. The simplest setup - Airbnb collects and remits everything for every listing. Multi-state PMC. Yes / Selected listings / Selected taxes. Group listings by state into exceptions, then specify which taxes Airbnb remits per group. Hybrid. Yes / All listings / Selected taxes. Airbnb remits state lodging tax for all listings, but city-level taxes are still your responsibility.

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When to update the wizard

Update the wizard whenever:
  • A new state or county is added where Airbnb remits.
  • Airbnb changes its remittance behavior (this happens occasionally - watch for sudden spikes in MISSING_TAX findings on Airbnb bookings).
  • You add a listing in a new jurisdiction.
  • A tax that used to be remitted is now your responsibility (or vice versa).
There is no audit re-run requirement after updating - the next audit you run automatically picks up the new remittance configuration.

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Validation rules

  • Each listing can appear in at most one exception.
  • Custom taxes need both a name and a rate. Empty values are rejected.
  • The wizard always saves as a single record per account - there is one Airbnb remittance record at any time.