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Vermont buyer and tax-destination map

Original RentalCalcs manual worksheet · October 19, 2026. Print or save as PDF and fill in your evidence. Nothing is submitted or automatically calculated. This worksheet does not grant approval or forecast income.

Classify units and food

Physical/E-911 address____. Town/parcel____. Separately offered rooms or units____. Whole-home arrangement clarified with Health____. Prepared food____. Health license or Fire Safety route____. Water/wastewater/CO____.

Local eligibility

Burlington residence, building and unit class____. Registration/current conditions____. Stowe homestead/lottery/commercial-lodging classification____. Hartford zoning plus Fire Permit and Certificate of Occupancy____. Issuer/source/date____.

Stowe closing dependency

Seller license and expiry____. Buyer license route established independently____. Ordinary sale is not transfer____. Inheritance/trust exception confirmed____. September 2026 application window closed; current notice says July 2027 lottery, separate homestead inquiry. Current written confirmation____.

State and city tax destinations

State rooms tax 9%____. STR surcharge 3% applies?____. Health-licensed Chapter 85 exception____. Actual local-option ROOMS rate (not sales list)____. Burlington separate city 9%____. Collector/payment evidence for each____.

Platform/direct example

Assume qualifying unlicensed Burlington STR, $2,000 taxable lodging: $1,200 platform + $800 direct. State 12% total $240: platform $144 and direct $96. City 9% total $180 separately reconciled. Total modeled tax $420. Actual gross charges, bases, exemptions and remitters____.

Accounts and filings

Only platform rents? State separate rooms-account exception checked____. Any independent rents? Free state registration and direct collection____. Electronic surcharge returns____. Burlington monthly city filing____. Personal income reporting____.

Renewal and acquisition

Local expiry/renewal____. Stowe May 1–April 30 license period____. Health new-owner determination____. Current property-transfer classification/rate from closing professional____. Closing tax is separate from guest lodging tax. Unresolved approval/court questions____.

Use the linked guide for official sources, limitations and review dates. Confirm property-specific requirements with the issuing office before advertising or closing.