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Lee County Clerk warns online platforms limit bed-tax reporting; system upgrade under consideration
Summary
Clerk of Court Kevin Karnes told the TDC that tourist-development tax reporting is currently done by taxpayer account rather than by property, that online travel companies do not supply account-holder details, and that the clerk’s office is evaluating a system replacement to obtain more granular data.
Kevin Karnes, Lee County Clerk of Court and Comptroller, told the Tourist Development Council on Dec. 11 that limitations in existing reporting systems and the practices of online travel companies complicate attempts to break bed-tax receipts down by municipality or property.
Karnes explained the county receives collections by taxpayer account and that many online travel companies remit under voluntary collection agreements (VCAs) without providing detailed account-holder or…
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