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Manatee County tax office reports storm-related drop in short-term rental collections but sees narrowing gap after voter-approved tax increase
Summary
Manatee County tax-collection staff told the Tourist Development Council on Feb. 24 that short-term rental collections fell in late 2024 after three storms but that a voter-approved six‑penny tax increase, outreach and resumed field work have narrowed the shortfall.
Tourism tax collections for Manatee County fell in late 2024 after three storms damaged coastal properties, county tax-collection staff told the Manatee County Tourist Development Council on Feb. 24.
Michelle Schultz, a senior manager in the Manatee County Tax Collector’s office, told the council that collections were down about 17.71% in November and 16.6% in December year over year and that recovery will depend in part on January–April performance in storm-affected areas. “For the month of January, last year we collected $2,646,000 and as of this morning we were at $2,400,000, so we’re down about 9.31%,” Schultz said.
The office paused most field enforcement and failure‑to‑file notices from October through December to give affected owners time to recover and resumed site visits on Jan. 1. Schultz said the office identified…
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