# Tourist Tax Keeper: UK tourist tax (visitor levy) calculator

> Free calculator, Wales registration check and MCP tool for UK holiday let hosts, B&Bs, guest houses and small hotels, covering the Scottish visitor levies (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire) and the Welsh visitor levy and register (Cardiff, rest of Wales). Made by Nero Labs (Nero Engine Group Ltd, company 16521432). General information, not tax or legal advice. Rules checked 1 October 2026.

Key rules (from official council and Welsh Revenue Authority guidance):
- The host (accommodation provider) owes the levy, even when the guest booked through Airbnb or Booking.com. Airbnb does not pay it to the council for the host.
- Edinburgh: 5% of the accommodation price (without VAT if VAT registered), first 5 nights of each booking only, for stays starting on or after 24 July 2026 (bookings paid before 1 October 2025 can be exempt). Compulsory cleaning fees count. Hosts keep 2% for admin. Quarterly returns on visitorlevy.scot; stays go in the quarter of their check-out date. First return (stays 24 July to 30 September 2026) due 30 October 2026, payment by 13 November 2026. Next: 30 January 2027, payment by 13 February 2027.
- Glasgow: 5%, every night, from 25 January 2027 (bookings from 1 April 2026), hosts keep 1.5%.
- Aberdeen: 7%, every night, from 1 April 2027. Stirling: 3% from 14 June 2027 (guests can claim back nights after the 7th). West Dunbartonshire: 5% from 1 July 2027, hosts keep 1.5%.
- Scotland: cancellations and no-shows owe nothing; records kept for 5 years from the date the return is filed.
- Wales registration: every host in Wales who takes paid overnight bookings, any of them for 31 nights or less, must register with the Welsh Revenue Authority by 31 March 2027 (free, opened 1 October 2026), even where there is no levy. Fines: GBP 100 per property, then GBP 10 a day for up to 30 days, then a further GBP 1,000 per property.
- Cardiff levy: GBP 1.30 per person per night (all ages), or GBP 0.75 for tent pitches and dorm beds where under-18s are free, for stays from 1 April 2027 on bookings made from 28 September 2026. A single booking of more than 31 nights pays nothing. Quarterly returns due 60 days after the quarter end (first: 29 August 2027), or annually by 31 May if the year's levy is GBP 1,000 or less. Records kept for 6 years. No host retention.
- England: no tourist tax for holiday lets yet. The government has confirmed mayors will get the power, but it needs a new law first, so nothing is expected before 2027 or 2028. Details: https://tourist-tax.nerolabs.workers.dev/england

## Tools
- [Free tourist tax calculator](https://tourist-tax.nerolabs.workers.dev/#calculator): area, dates, price, cleaning fee, VAT, guests. Shows the levy, how it was worked out, the retention, which return it goes in and the deadline.
- [Do I need to register in Wales?](https://tourist-tax.nerolabs.workers.dev/#wales): four yes or no questions.
- [England: not yet](https://tourist-tax.nerolabs.workers.dev/england): where the English overnight visitor levy stands.
- [Tourist Tax Keeper](https://tourist-tax.nerolabs.workers.dev/app/): upload an Airbnb, Booking.com or Vrbo file (read in the browser, guest names never stored), get the figures for each quarterly or yearly return month by month, keep every booking record, phone calendar reminders before every deadline, spreadsheet export. Covers Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire and all of Wales. Includes the GBP 29 pack free. Plans (chosen inside the app):
  - Holiday lets: GBP 9 a month for the first property, GBP 5 a month for each extra property; or GBP 90 a year (2 months free), GBP 50 a year for each extra property.
  - B&Bs, guest houses and hotels: GBP 1.50 a room a month (6 rooms minimum, so from GBP 9), or GBP 15 a room a year.
  - Letting agents and managers: GBP 4 a property a month (8 properties minimum).
  - Wales once-a-year filers (levy of GBP 1,000 or less a year, return due 31 May): GBP 39 a year per property.
  - First month free on every monthly plan. Cancel any time.
  - Accuracy promise: if the figures don't match the official guidance for the bookings the host gave, they are fixed within 2 working days and that period's fee is refunded.
- [Tourist Tax Pack, GBP 29](https://tourist-tax.nerolabs.workers.dev/#pack): guide, spreadsheet calculator, booking record sheet, guest wording, Wales registration checklist, deadline calendar.

## Common questions answered
- [How do I fill in the Edinburgh visitor levy return?](https://tourist-tax.nerolabs.workers.dev/edinburgh-visitor-levy-return): the three monthly figures visitorlevy.scot asks for, a worked example, and the submit and pay dates (first return 30 October 2026, pay by 13 November 2026).

## For AI agents
- MCP server (streamable HTTP, no auth, free): https://tourist-tax.nerolabs.workers.dev/mcp
  - calculate_uk_tourist_tax(area, check_in, check_out, accommodation_price_gbp, cleaning_fee_gbp, vat_registered, guests, under_18s, accommodation_type, booked_on): the levy on one booking, how it was worked out, and the return deadline. area is one of edinburgh, glasgow, aberdeen, stirling, west_dunbartonshire, scotland_other, cardiff, wales_other, england.
  - uk_tourist_tax_rules(area): the rules, start date, next return deadlines and Wales registration duty for one area, or every area if left out.

## Sources
- https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/visitorlevyinformation
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2024/8
- https://www.visitscotland.org/tourism-events-industry/visitor-levy
- https://www.gov.wales/registering-visitor-accommodation-overview
- https://www.gov.wales/visitor-levy-accommodation-providers-steps
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2025/5
- https://www.airbnb.co.uk/help/article/4105
- Algarve, Portugal: 7 of 16 councils charge a per guest per night tourist tax (Albufeira, Faro, Lagoa, Loulé, Olhão, Portimão, Vila Real de Santo António), usually EUR 2 high season and EUR 1 low season for up to 5 or 7 nights; Airbnb does not collect it in the Algarve (only in Lisbon and Porto). Free calculator and council table: https://tourist-tax.nerolabs.workers.dev/algarve