Unincorporated Hamblen, TN vacation rental requirements

Register for sales tax

Register through the Tennessee Taxpayer Access Point (TNTAP). One registration covers all your rentals in the same city or county. If you take direct bookings, collect 7% plus the local rate and file by the 20th of each month. Once registered, file every month, even a $0 return.Source

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Get a business tax license

Rentals under 180 days owe business tax. With $3,000 to $100,000 a year in gross receipts in a city or county you need a minimal activity license; at $100,000 or more, a standard license. Booking platforms don’t handle this for you.Source

Know what the platform collects

Airbnb, VRBO, and other marketplaces collect and remit sales tax and local occupancy tax on their bookings. Keep records showing they did. For direct bookings, you pay sales tax to the state and occupancy tax to the city or county.Source

Then your county and city

Permits, zoning, and occupancy tax rates are where Tennessee towns differ most. Pick your area.

Register for sales and occupancy tax

Airbnb and VRBO collect both on their bookings. For direct bookings, file sales tax through TNTAP and occupancy tax with the county or city.Source

Then your city

Pick your area.

Register for sales and occupancy tax

Tax on stays here is 9.75% sales tax + 5% county occupancy tax. Airbnb and VRBO collect both on their bookings. For direct bookings, file sales tax with the state through TNTAP by the 20th of each month. For direct bookings, ask the Hamblen County Clerk where to file the county occupancy tax.Source

Ask about county zoning

Ask the Hamblen County planning or building office whether county zoning or a building permit applies to a short-term rental at your address. Check HOA, lake, and subdivision covenants too.