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Commissioners discuss applying transient guest tax to short‑term rentals

Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners · December 16, 2024
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Summary

At the Dec. 16 Shawnee County work session an attendee suggested extending the county transient guest tax to Airbnb and Vrbo rentals to raise revenue; staff said planning currently takes the position that many short‑term rentals cannot exist in parts of the county and that the guest‑tax resolution and legal implications will be reviewed.

During administrative communications at the Dec. 16 work session an attendee proposed expanding the county’s transient guest tax to cover short‑term rental platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo as a way to increase revenue. The attendee noted the county currently collects relatively…

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