Parksley, VA vacation rental requirements

Know who pays the tax

When a platform like Airbnb books the stay, it collects and pays the state sales tax and the local lodging tax for you. If guests pay you directly, register with Virginia Tax for sales tax and with your county or city for the transient occupancy tax.Source

Register a business with Virginia Tax →

Register with your locality if it has a registry

Many counties and cities require short-term rental hosts to register every year. Registration is a simple filing (your name, each address, and the owner’s permission if you lease the home), but listing an unregistered rental can cost up to $500 per violation.Source

Check your zoning

Counties and cities keep their power to decide where short-term rentals are allowed and whether you need a zoning or use permit. HOA and condo rules still apply on top. Pick your area for the local rules.Source

Register for the county lodging tax

If guests pay you directly, register with the Commissioner of the Revenue every year and file the county’s transient occupancy tax each quarter (due January 31, April 30, July 31, and October 31). All lodging providers also file a yearly attestation form. Airbnb collects the tax on its bookings.Source

Accomack transient taxes →

Then your town or area

Towns set their own zoning and lodging tax, and the county sets them outside town limits. Pick your area.

Taxes on each stay

Stays under 90 days owe 5.3% sales tax, and stays under 30 days also owe the local transient occupancy tax. Airbnb collects both on its bookings. If guests pay you directly, file sales tax with Virginia Tax. Virginia Tax lists no town lodging tax for Parksley, so the county’s 5% likely applies. Ask the Accomack County Commissioner of the Revenue.Source

Ask about zoning

Ask the Town of Parksley whether zoning allows a short-term rental at your address, and whether you need to register or get a business license. Check your HOA rules too.