Airbnb rentals produced approximately $61 million in tourism taxes in Massachusetts in 2023, the company said this week.
According to the short-term rental platform, Airbnb rentals around the country produced more than $2.2 billion in 2023, as well as $319 million in Canada.
Massachusetts has a 5.7% room occupancy excise tax rate for rentals of 90 days or less in hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and lodging houses, according to the state Department of Revenue. In 2019, the state began applying this tax to short-term property rentals of 31 days or less, such as those made through Airbnb.
