Green Bay Reaches Tax Deal With Airbnb

Airbnb will now pay the city of Green Bay a 10 percent tax for the use of its services.

Green Bay is the second Wisconsin city the online short-term rental company is paying a room tax on behalf of clients who choose to stay in private homes instead of hotels.

Guests in Green Bay will have to pay a 10 percent room tax fee, Ben Breit, Midwest spokesman for Airbnb, said.

“We just automatically assess the tax to the guest and we remit it to the local government, and what this does is makes the process easy for the local host,” Breit said.

Madison also gets a room tax through Airbnb. Breit said the company has similar agreements with 275 governments, including 21 states.

Earlier this year, Madison became the first city in the state to work with Airbnb to collect taxes.