Lodge a short stay levy return
How a short stay booking is made determines who needs to lodge a short stay levy return with us.
- If a booking is made through a booking platform, the booking platform must lodge and pay the levy.
- If a booking is made directly – without a booking platform – then the owner or tenant of the property must lodge and pay the levy.
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Know your obligations
Your total annual booking fees determine how frequently you need to lodge a return.
- If you collect booking fees of $75,000 or more per year, you must lodge and pay the levy quarterly by:
- 30 April for the period ending 31 March
- 30 July for the period ending 30 June
- 30 October for the period ending 30 September
- 30 January for the period ending 31 December
- If you collect booking fees less than $75,000 per year, you must lodge and pay the levy annually by 30 January for the period ending 31 December.
- If you collect booking fees of $75,000 or more per year, you must lodge and pay the levy quarterly by:
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Prepare details of each booking
In your return, you must provide the following details for all short stay bookings completed in the relevant period:
- Property address.
- Booking start date.
- Booking end date.
- Total booking fee.
Include all bookings that finished in the relevant return period, regardless of when they started. For example, if you lodge quarterly, a booking that started on 28 March and finished on 5 April must be included in your return for the period ending on 30 June.
Do not include bookings made on or before 31 December 2024.
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Complete the spreadsheet
Booking platforms and tenants must provide booking details of all short stay bookings using this spreadsheet. You must upload your completed spreadsheet in the portal when you lodge.
Owners who take bookings directly – without a booking platform – can choose to either:
- use the spreadsheet, or
- provide details for up to 200 stays per property directly in the portal, without the spreadsheet.
You can submit your spreadsheet as a .csv, .xls or .xlsx file.
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Lodge your return
Lodge your return by the due date through our portal.
Last modified: 16 July 2025
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