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Tourism director: HB 8 expands transient room tax to short-term rentals; county buys office and ordinances advanced
Summary
Tourism Director Amy Ellis told the fiscal court that HB 8 expands the county’s 3% transient room tax to VRBO, Airbnb and campgrounds; the court advanced two new ordinances and Ellis announced Tourism’s purchase of 105 West Cedar Street for office space and plans to sell the tourism cabin at 81 Steele Road.
Tourism Director Amy Ellis told the Simpson County Fiscal Court on Dec. 20 that new state legislation (HB 8) expands the county’s existing 3% transient room tax to cover short-term rental platforms such as VRBO and Airbnb, as well as campgrounds. Ellis said the county currently collects the local tax from ten hotels and a campground on a regular basis.
Ellis also announced that…
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