Hipcamp can support you in collecting the appropriate occupancy taxes or goods and services tax (GST) from your bookings. While taxes can be complicated, our tools can help to make this a smoother process!
How to get started with automated tax collection:
- Visit the payouts and taxes tab that is located in your Property settings or under your Payout tab.
- Select 'Yes' to see more options under "Do you want Hipcamp to collect occupancy taxes for you?"
- In this view, you can enter the correct occupancy tax percentage and name it
- If you have more than one Site, you can choose which ones will have the tax rate applied to them.
- Once you have opted in, taxes will be collected for all future bookings for that Site.
- You can always return to the payouts and taxes tab in your Property settings or payout tab to make updates to your tax rate if necessary.
How to view taxes collected on your bookings:
- You can view the taxes that have been collected on each individual booking from your Calendar.
- The taxes collected will be clearly displayed on each payout in the payout history tab and in your payout summary email.
- The total tax amount will be paid out to you from Hipcamp in addition to your earnings, and it is your responsibility to file a tax return to pay this tax.
Do I need to pay taxes or file a tax return?
The applicability of lodging or occupancy taxes to camping varies by jurisdiction. We ask that you perform your own diligence to determine whether these taxes apply to your camp.
We at Hipcamp cannot offer you legal or accounting advice, and we recommend that you investigate the specific requirements for tax returns in your area.