(a) A short-term rental unit marketplace shall register with the department for the collection and remittance of all the following taxes with respect to the consideration charged for the occupancy of a short-term rental unit:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-4-1502

  • Consideration: means the consideration charged, whether or not received, for the occupancy in a short-term rental unit valued in money, whether to be received in money, goods, labor or otherwise, including all receipts, cash, credits, property, and services of any kind or nature without any deduction therefrom whatsoever. See Tennessee Code 67-4-1501
  • Department: means the department of revenue. See Tennessee Code 67-4-1501
  • Occupancy: means the use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of any room, lodgings, or accommodations in a short-term rental unit. See Tennessee Code 67-4-1501
  • Sales: means all gross receipts of the taxpayer not allocated under this part. See Tennessee Code 67-4-2004
  • Short-term rental unit: means a residential dwelling that is rented wholly or partially for a fee for a period of less than thirty (30) continuous days and does not include a hotel as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 67-4-1501
  • Short-term rental unit marketplace: means a person or entity, excluding a vacation lodging service, that provides a platform for compensation, through which a third party offers to rent a short-term rental unit to an occupant. See Tennessee Code 67-4-1501
  • Transient: means any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy of any short-term rental unit for a period of less than thirty (30) continuous days. See Tennessee Code 67-4-1501
(1) The privilege tax imposed pursuant to title 7, chapter 4, part 1;
(2) The privilege tax imposed pursuant to title 7, chapter 4, part 2;
(3) The privilege tax imposed pursuant to title 67, chapter 4, part 14; and
(4) Any privilege tax on the occupancy of a room provided by any hotel, motel, or similar establishment to a transient for a consideration, where the tax is imposed pursuant to a private act.
(b) Any tax collected pursuant to subsection (a) must be collected by the short-term rental unit marketplace and remitted to the department, in the same manner as provided by chapter 6 of this title with respect to sales and use tax. The tax collected pursuant to subsection (a) must be collected at the rate adopted by the city, county, or metropolitan government.
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