How we research guides.

Start with the source.

Government tax departments, local ordinances, and official filing portals are the strongest sources for an obligation. Some records also refer to third-party guides. We label those links as recorded sources; a link alone does not establish that every requirement has been confirmed.

Check the linked publisher, the rule's effective date, and whether it applies to your property and booking channel. A state rate does not include every county, city, district, or per-night charge.

Collection is different from review.

Our datasets are collected from public guidance and normalized into tax, license, filing, and source fields. Automated parsing helps organize the information, but can miss context or turn an incomplete entry into a default value.

A recorded dataset date identifies the date carried by the imported record. It is not a promise that a person reviewed the rule on that date, or that the rule is current today. We do not advance these dates when a page is rebuilt.

The guide content review date shows when we last reviewed the page's content, clarity, sources, and coverage notes. It is separate from the original dataset date and does not mean every tax or licensing requirement was independently verified that month.

A record may be marked verified, baseline, unverified, or conflicting. These are evidence labels within the dataset, not a guarantee of completeness or professional tax advice. Uncertainty remains visible in the guide.

Missing information is not an exemption.

“None found” and “not reviewed” mean that a requirement has not been established in the record. They do not mean a permit or tax is unnecessary. A filing cadence in an imported record may also be a default; confirm the schedule with the taxing authority.

Pages without useful local evidence are excluded from our search sitemap until they meet the guide's publication criteria. They may still be accessible for coverage requests or as a starting point for further research.

Check every layer at your address.

State, county, city, and special district rules can apply to the same rental. A city name or ZIP code does not establish its exact boundaries. Use an address lookup, then confirm what each booking platform collects and what you must file yourself.

Help us correct a guide.

Send the guide URL, the requirement you believe is wrong or missing, and a link to the relevant published rule. We can use that evidence to investigate and update the record. StayLevy is a product of Stayta LLC.