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Developing a short-term rental ordinance

By Azavar Local Revenue Team on Oct 18, 2021 11:21:46 AM

Advice for municipalities looking to regulate this thriving market


The short-term rental market is taking off across America. Big cities, small towns—treehouses, even. 


Local governments should consider whether rules and regulations should be put into place to manage this industry—and bring in additional funds for the community through registration fees or transient occupancy taxes.

In many communities, laws simply have not kept up with this changing market development. This guide gives community leaders some food for thought when starting the ordinance development process for short-term rental.

Interested in learning all about short-term rental platforms, regulation, administration of transient occupancy taxes, and tax compliance technology? Visit Localgov's short-term rental guide

Topics: hotel-motel tax short-term rental ordinances local revenue transient occupancy tax
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Tax Compliance Reviews for Bath, New York

By Tom Fagan on Aug 27, 2021 9:08:10 AM

We’re excited to welcome yet another new customer to the Azavar family—Bath, New York. This town of more than 12,000 is located in New York State’s Finger Lakes region, a well-loved region known for recreation, agriculture, and viticulture.

Topics: azavar utility tax franchise fee client news New York local revenue
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$70K recovered in revenue for Dayton, Texas

By Azavar Local Revenue Team on Aug 5, 2021 6:25:10 AM

Years of Lost Revenue & Community Potential

Just 35 miles outside of Houston, Dayton, Texas is a quiet community of more than 8,000. It was founded nearly 200 years ago and its location along the Trinity River made it a transportation center. Today, Dayton sits at the intersection of two major railroads and remains a regional hub.

Topics: Sales Tax Texas revenue review local revenue
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Municipalities: Clear up your ARP funding confusion

By Community Resilience Initiative on Jul 14, 2021 3:01:56 PM

What local leaders are thinking about—and what they should consider

ARP is sprinkling communities across America with much-needed federal funds—$58 billion, in fact. For many small-to-mid-size communities, these dollars are key to getting back on track, as well as planning for the future.

Topics: emergency cares act American Rescue Plan local revenue compliance audit
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Digital nomads & local government economic recovery

By Shylo Bisnett on Jul 9, 2021 11:47:13 AM

As a longtime partner to local governments across the country, Azavar is keenly aware of the economic struggles that municipal leaders are tackling.

We are staying on top of positive economic indicators, such as a predicted boom in sales-tax revenue, as well as consumer trends like a swell in Baby Boomer travel and tourism

Topics: Sales Tax food & beverage tax short-term rental local revenue tourism digital nomads local economy
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Azavar reviews tax compliance for Chesterfield, Missouri

By Azavar Sales Team on May 25, 2021 11:50:33 AM

New customer announcement

Chesterfield, Missouri is a peaceful and picturesque community tucked south of the Missouri River and to the west of St. Louis. With a stable population of nearly 50,000, Chesterfield is looking to maintain a steady budget while consistently improving quality of services for its residents.

Topics: revenue review client news Illinois Missouri local revenue compliance audit
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Helping Morgan City, Louisiana Ensure Tax Compliance

By Ted Kamel on Apr 19, 2021 11:15:25 AM

We are excited to announce our newest customer, Morgan City, Louisiana. This community is proud of its location “right in the middle of everywhere”—almost equidistant between New Orleans, Lafayette, and Baton Rouge—and we are proud to help Morgan City take control of its finances through a series of comprehensive compliance audits. 

Topics: revenue review client news Louisiana tax compliance local revenue
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Texas cities take control of local revenue

By Shylo Bisnett on Apr 8, 2021 8:19:15 AM

All across the Lone Star State, we are proud to help more and more municipalities review revenue, ensure tax compliance, and stabilize their long-term revenue picture.

Topics: Texas revenue review client news hotel-motel tax short-term rental local revenue
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New Customer: Issaquah, Washington

By Tom Fagan on Apr 8, 2021 6:14:53 AM

Welcome to the Azavar Family

For local governments, it’s always been important to have a consistent flow of revenue to ensure stable finances. But with so much economic uncertainty, all communities should take a second look at revenue.

Topics: revenue review client news Washington local revenue
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Local Economic Recovery Spurred by Sales-Tax Revenue

By Shylo Bisnett on Apr 5, 2021 1:44:23 PM

During the past year, many of our customers have seen revenue from sales taxes, food-and-beverage taxes, hotel-motel taxes, and other fees slow to a trickle.

But soon, Americans are going to be vaxxing and relaxing—and spending, too.

Topics: covid-19 localgov economy revenue review local revenue