How to find which occupancy tax layers your platform already collects

There is no single published list. A platform's collection agreements are negotiated one state, county, and city at a time, so answering "which of my layers does Airbnb or Vrbo already remit?" means checking a few specific places, in order — not searching for one page that names them all.

Four places to check, in order

The platform's own tax help page, searched by state, then by county or city. Airbnb and Vrbo each publish a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction tax page. Search it by the listing's exact state first; if a collection agreement exists at the county or city level, it is usually named there rather than on a general state summary.
Your payout statement's own line items. Some hosts see occupancy tax withheld as a separate line on individual payouts. That is proof a layer is covered — but its absence is not proof no tax is owed; it may only mean the platform never had an agreement for that layer in the first place.
The taxing authority directly. Call or email the county tax collector's office, or the city finance or revenue department, and ask whether they hold a voluntary collection agreement with the specific platform for short-term rentals. This is the authority the money is actually owed to, so their answer is the one that controls if it conflicts with what a platform's help page implies.
Your state department of revenue, for the state-level layer specifically. State sales or transient-occupancy tax is the layer most platforms cover most consistently, but confirm rather than assume — a newer or smaller platform, or a listing booked partly off-platform, can leave even the state layer uncollected.

Why a payout statement showing nothing does not mean nothing is owed

A payout statement is a record of what the platform actually did, not a determination of what you owe. If a county has no collection agreement with the platform, that county's tax never appears as a withheld line — the same blank line as a county with no tax at all. The two look identical on the statement and are not identical in what you owe. Confirming the agreement's existence, per step 3 above, is the only way to tell them apart.

Re-check before each filing period, not once

Collection agreements are added throughout the year as platforms and authorities finish negotiating them, and a jurisdiction that was entirely your own filing in January can become platform-remitted mid-year for stays booked afterward. A rate or coverage figure confirmed last year, or even last quarter, is worth re-checking rather than reusing — especially in a jurisdiction that has recently changed its short-term rental rules.

Once you know each layer's status, split the tax on your own stay →

This calculator ships no rate table and makes no determination about which authorities apply to a specific listing on purpose — see the FAQ on the calculator itself. This page is about where to find that answer, not what it is for you.

Common questions

Where does a platform publish its occupancy tax collection agreements?

Nowhere as a single list. Airbnb and Vrbo each maintain a tax help page searchable by state, and inside that a county or city section if an agreement exists there — but there is no downloadable table of every covered jurisdiction, because the agreements themselves are negotiated one authority at a time and change without a portfolio-wide announcement.

Does my payout statement tell me what was withheld?

Sometimes, as a line item, but only for the layers the platform actually withheld — it says nothing about a layer it did not, which is the one that matters for a self-filing decision. A statement showing tax withheld on a stay is evidence that layer is covered; a statement showing none is not evidence that no tax is owed, only that the platform did not collect any.

What if the platform's help page and the tax authority disagree?

Treat the taxing authority as controlling, since the money is owed to them either way, and ask in writing so you have a record of the answer for that specific address. A platform's public help page is written for its whole user base and can lag a new agreement or drop a jurisdiction during a redesign; a county or city tax collector's office can confirm what applies to one address.

Do collection agreements change during the year?

Yes, and without notice to individual hosts. A platform can add a jurisdiction mid-year once a new agreement is signed, which means a layer that was entirely the host's own filing in January can become platform-remitted in July for stays booked afterward. Re-check before each filing period rather than relying on a figure from a prior year.