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Finance director outlines new state short-term-rental law, options to opt out and next steps for county occupancy-tax administration
Summary
The county finance director briefed legislators on new New York State rules requiring platforms to collect sales tax on short-term rentals and explained counties have an opt‑out choice for the state’s registry approach while still retaining local occupancy‑tax authority.
Chautauqua County’s director of finance briefed the Audit & Control Committee on new New York State legislation that changes how sales and occupancy taxes apply to short‑term rentals and what choices counties must make under the law.
Kitty Crow, county finance director, told the committee the state now requires booking platforms to collect and remit sales tax on short‑term rentals; that sales-tax collection by platforms began this month and revenue will flow to counties through the state sales-tax distribution. Crow said the county’s portion of that change was roughly estimated in the tentative 2026 budget — about $900,000 of county…
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