Your tourist tax, worked out from your Airbnb bookings. Ready on time.

No. You, the host, owe the levy even when the guest booked through Airbnb or Booking.com. Airbnb says there's no system for it to pay Edinburgh council on your behalf. It has a custom tax tool so you can add the levy to bookings, but you still file the return and pay the council yourself.

Yes, in Scotland. Edinburgh's guidance says standard cleaning counts even when it's shown as a separate fee, because guests can't book the place uncleaned for less. Leave out meals, separately charged parking, optional extras and the levy itself. In Wales the price doesn't matter at all: it's a flat amount per person per night.

In Scotland the levy is worked out on the accommodation price without VAT (the price divided by 1.2). If you pass the levy on to the guest, 20% VAT is added to the levy too. If you're not VAT registered, it's worked out on the full price the guest paid. In Wales, VAT doesn't change the levy.

In Edinburgh, only the first 5 nights of each booking are charged. A 7-night stay pays on nights 1 to 5. Glasgow, Aberdeen and West Dunbartonshire charge every night. Stirling charges every night but guests can claim back nights after the 7th. In Wales, a single booking of more than 31 nights pays nothing.

No levy is due if the guest never arrived. If you collected it in advance, the guidance says to refund it to the guest. In Edinburgh, if a guest stayed and you refund them afterwards, the levy is still due.

In Edinburgh, guests entitled to certain disability benefits are exempt, but they pay you as normal and then claim it back from the council after the stay. So you still charge it and include it in your return. In Wales, a carer travelling with a disabled person can claim it back from the Welsh Revenue Authority within 90 days.

The quarter of the check-out date. A stay from 29 September to 2 October 2026 goes in the October to December return, not July to September. This is the same in Scotland and Wales.

For each booking: the dates, what was paid, and payment records. In Scotland keep them for 5 years from the date you file the return. In Wales keep them for 6 years, including the number of guests and nights, under-18 counts at the 75p rate, and stays that didn't pay (such as cancellations).

England: not yet. There is no tourist tax for holiday lets in England yet. The government has confirmed mayors will get the power to charge one, but it needs a new law first, so nothing is expected before 2027 or 2028. The Manchester and Liverpool hotel charges only apply to member hotels, not to Airbnb hosts. What we know about England.

No. It works out the figures, month by month, and reminds you. You copy them into the return on visitorlevy.scot (Scotland) or the Welsh Revenue Authority website (Wales), which takes a few minutes.

Holiday lets: £9 a month for your first property, plus £5 a month for each extra one. Or £90 a year (2 months free), plus £50 a year for each extra one.
B&Bs, guest houses and hotels: £1.50 a room a month, 6 rooms minimum, so from £9. Or £15 a room a year.
Letting agents and managers: £4 a property a month, 8 properties minimum.
Wales, once-a-year filers (a levy of £1,000 or less a year, return due 31 May): £39 a year per property.
Every monthly plan starts with a free month, and the £29 Tourist Tax Pack is free inside every plan. You choose your plan inside the app.

Our accuracy promise: if our figures don't match the official guidance for the bookings you gave us, we fix them within 2 working days and refund that period's fee. Just email us with the booking and we'll check it.

No. This is general information from official council and Welsh Revenue Authority guidance, checked 1 October 2026. It's not tax or legal advice. You're responsible for your own return, and for anything unusual, ask the council, the Welsh Revenue Authority or an accountant.

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