Sentences with phrase «bed tax»

Sales tax breaks amount to $ 3 million, but in its first five years, the hotel portion of the project will create $ 1.6 million in new, county bed tax dollars.

The county charges a 2 percent bed tax on more traditional rentals.

And he announced that it was a strong year for tourism, with the county's bed tax receipts seeing a $ 400,000 increase in 2013, compared to the previous year.

Excluded: Insurance (recommended), $ 99 US per person bed tax for 7 night charters and $ 142 for 10 night charters, Rental dive equipment (USD 175 per person per 7 day trip - USD 260 per 10 day trip), Nitrox (USD 100 per week - USD 150 per 10 day trip), USD $ 300 Whale Sanctuary Access Fee and Port fee (to be paid onboard) for Silver Bank trips

He's waiting for Albany to okay the county's plan to collect the local bed tax from a third party, as in the West Coast - based shared economy giant Airbnb.

The additional bed tax revenue would be split among cultural groups and the tourism promotion agency, said Patrick Kaler, president of Visit Buffalo Niagara.

Erie County's revised economic strategy calls for raising the hotel bed tax among the 71 objectives County Executive Mark Poloncarz wants to pursue in coming years.

Erie County's revised economic strategy calls for raising the hotel bed tax among the 71 objectives County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz wants to pursue in coming years.

Easing the burdens of New York State's taxes and regulations, increasing bed tax allocations to a local tourism agency and renegotiating - not repealing - the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Preferred rate for additional nights, package does not include Montana bed tax and gratuities.

Erie County's bed tax rate is lower than in almost all peer cities like Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Milwaukee, underfunding the tourism agency by millions, Kaler said.

Little oil is to be found on Navarre Beach, yet visits have plummeted and the area has seen bed tax dollars drop 40 percent in the last year.

Here in the Empire State, we have worked hand - in - hand with the New York State Association of Counties to boost collection of county bed taxes.

Ronk says the county will seek home - rule authority from the state to allow the imposition of a county bed tax on Airbnb lodging.

Currently, hotel patrons pay a bed tax of either 3 percent or 5 percent, based on the hotel's size.

Erie County Legislature Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo, C - West Seneca, said Tuesday that raising taxes concerns him but he remains uncommitted on the bed tax proposal.

The plan calls for increasing the bed tax anywhere from 1 percent to 1.5 percent.

«Ministers are, of course, fully aware of the concerns of the tourism industry on the issue of a bed tax and will continue to represent the interests of the tourism industry in all cross-government policy areas.»

«A local tourism tax, or so - called «bed tax», is one of many areas being looked into by the independent Lyons inquiry into local government funding, which will report... ahead of next year's comprehensive spending review.

Town officials hope their bed tax proposal, which aims to bolster the hospitality sector, will be signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Despite Cuomo last year vetoing several bills approved by lawmakers that would have given some Westchester County municipalities the ability to impose a bed tax, Clifton Park officials are «cautiously optimistic» its approach will seal the deal.

The governor's office gave little indication if Clifton Park's approach to a bed tax would be approved.

Unlike some other municipalities that seek to use the bed tax revenue for general fund purposes, Clifton Park plans to use the revenue — anticipated to be about $ 300,000 a year — to improve the hospitality industry.

He points out that it's been over a year since he submitted legislation to add short - term and vacation rentals to the county's «bed tax» laws, and even longer since he reached an agreement with Airbnb management for the industry giant to start voluntarily tracking, collecting, and paying such income to the county.

The proposal never gained traction, however, because both legislative and county attorneys said the state law that allows the county to levy the bed tax didn't extend to lodging booked on sites such as Airbnb.

Ronk explained that the there are two ways to collect the money: either an existing county bed tax or from fees collected upfront from purveyors by Airbnb.

«They [the people who rent out a spare bedroom or two to travelers or even their homes] are supposed to be collecting the bed tax,» Ronk said.

As home - sharing services such as Airbnb and HomeAway continue to be popular in Ulster County, municipalities are acting to establish regulatory oversight, while the county moves toward collecting a bed tax from short - term home rentals.

This includes all meals, bed tax & GST tax, one 1.5 litre bottle of water a day, tea and coffee during the day, Dhoni and surf guide and airport transfers.

If San Bernardino County were to come calling to collect a bed tax, Janet Dooley says she isn't sure it would be worth the hassle to continue renting out the spare bedroom.

Competition from developing apartments is gone, and he said «cities are dying for bed tax.»

Sonnenblick said he recently approached municipal officials in Palm Springs, Calif., pitching a project this way: either let this piece of property stay vacant, or do a deal with us and earn half of a bed tax for the next 30 years, and we'll create 300 jobs.

Also, do you have to pay the sales tax and bed tax?