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Taxes for Rentals lets you connect tax setup to the product linked to each rental listing, so future bookings automatically include the configured tax amount.

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  1. Key Benefits of Rental Taxes
  2. Manual Taxes in Rentals (v2)
  3. Visibility in Bookings & Invoices
  4. How To Apply Taxes to Rental Listings
  5. Frequently Asked Questions
  6. Related Articles

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Manage rental bookings in GHL Customer Care with transparent manual taxes in Rentals. This guide article what the feature is, who it’s for, how it works, and how totals appear across the booking page, booking details, invoices, and reports.

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What are Taxes for Rentals?

Taxes in Rentals allow you to present a clean, itemized checkout experience while keeping reporting accurate. Each listing automatically creates a linked product. You can attach manual tax rate(s) to that product.

Tax rates are configured in Payments and then applied directly to Rental Listings. When a rental booking is created, the selected tax rate(s) automatically calculate and appear in:

  • The public booking page
  • The booking detail view
  • Rental invoices
  • Receipts and exports

If multiple listings are included in one booking, taxes are calculated per listing and combined into the final total.

Key Benefits of Rental Taxes

These benefits focus on transparency, compliance, and reporting accuracy across rental transactions.

  • Manual Tax Control: Configure manual taxes for rental listings using the linked product in Payments.
  • Transparent Pricing: Help customers see more accurate booking totals when taxes apply to a rental booking.
  • Variant-Level Flexibility: Apply different tax configurations when each variant has its own linked product.
  • Operational Efficiency: Eliminate manual tax calculations and reduce workarounds during booking management.
  • Better Financial Visibility: Ensure taxes appear in booking-related totals, invoices, and related reporting views where supported.

Manual Taxes in Rentals (v2)

Manual taxes are attached to a Product, not directly to the listing. Because each listing has a linked product, assigning tax rate(s) to that Product ensures the correct taxes are added to the booking total every time the listing is booked.

How it works

  • Each listing auto-creates a linked product.
  • Add one or more tax rate(s) to that Product in Payments → Settings → Taxes.
  • When the listing is booked, those tax rate(s) are applied automatically.

If tax settings are inclusive in Payments, the system extracts the tax portion from the listing price. If exclusive, the tax is added on top of the rental subtotal.

Visibility in Bookings & Invoices

Knowing where taxes appear helps verify totals and respond to customer questions.

You’ll see taxes:

  • On the public booking page (itemized above the total)
  • Inside the booking edit view in Rentals
  • Inside the payments tab of the booking
  • On generated Invoices

The same totals carry across the Rentals module for internal reporting and reconciliation.

How To Apply Taxes to Rental Listings

Proper setup ensures every booking reflects accurate totals, reduces customer confusion, and speeds up reconciliation. Follow these steps to configure both taxes and fees.

  1. Go to Calendars → Calendar Settings → Rentals → Listings and open the listing you want to update. The Rentals listing editor includes the advanced configuration areas used to manage inventory, pricing, and related options.
    Step 1 of 5: Go to Calendars → Calendar Settings → Rentals → Listings and open the… What this shows Step 1 of 5: Go to Calendars → Calendar Settings → Rentals → Listings and open the listing you want to update. What this shows Shows where to go for step 1 of 5 in the "How To Apply Taxes to Rental Listings" section of "Rentals - Taxes". This screenshot accompanies step 1 of 5 in the "How To Apply Taxes to Rental Listings" section of "Rentals - Taxes". At this point in the walkthrough you go to Calendars → Calendar Settings → Rentals → Listings and open the listing you want to update. The Rentals listing editor includes the advanced configuration areas used to manage inventory, pricing, and related options. The navigation path used here is Payments > Products. The next step is to click Edit Listing. Step 1 of 5Path: Payments > ProductsImage 1 of 5 Where to goGo to Calendars → Calendar Settings → Rentals → Listings and open the listing you want to update. The Rentals listing editor includes the advanced configuration areas used to manage inventory, pricing, and related options.
    Buttons and menus referenced CalendarsCalendar SettingsRentalsListingsConfigure Taxes for This ListingPaymentsProductsSave
    Next stepClick Edit Listing
    All 5 steps in this procedure
    1. Go to Calendars → Calendar Settings → Rentals → Listings and open the listing you want to update. The Rentals listing editor includes the advanced configuration areas used to manage inventory, pricing, and related options. this image
    2. Click Edit Listing
    3. Navigate to the Inventory & Pricing tab then click Configure Taxes for This Listing.
    4. GHL Customer Care redirects you to the linked product under Payments > Products. Add or update the manual tax for the linked product. Click Save.
    5. Create a new booking or review a future booking total to confirm that tax is being applied as expected. Taxes apply to future bookings after configuration is saved.
  2. Click Edit Listing
     
    Step 2 of 5: Click Edit Listing What this shows Step 2 of 5: Click Edit Listing What this shows Shows what to click for step 2 of 5 in the "How To Apply Taxes to Rental Listings" section of "Rentals - Taxes". This screenshot accompanies step 2 of 5 in the "How To Apply Taxes to Rental Listings" section of "Rentals - Taxes". At this point in the walkthrough you click Edit Listing. For context, this section explains: Proper setup ensures every booking reflects accurate totals, reduces customer confusion, and speeds up reconciliation. Follow these steps to configure both taxes and fees. The navigation path used here is Payments > Products. The next step is to navigate to the Inventory & Pricing tab then click Configure Taxes for This Listing. Step 2 of 5Path: Payments > ProductsImage 2 of 5 What to clickClick Edit Listing
    Buttons and menus referenced CalendarsCalendar SettingsRentalsListingsConfigure Taxes for This ListingPaymentsProductsSave
    Next stepNavigate to the Inventory & Pricing tab then click Configure Taxes for This Listing.
    All 5 steps in this procedure
    1. Go to Calendars → Calendar Settings → Rentals → Listings and open the listing you want to update. The Rentals listing editor includes the advanced configuration areas used to manage inventory, pricing, and related options.
    2. Click Edit Listing this image
    3. Navigate to the Inventory & Pricing tab then click Configure Taxes for This Listing.
    4. GHL Customer Care redirects you to the linked product under Payments > Products. Add or update the manual tax for the linked product. Click Save.
    5. Create a new booking or review a future booking total to confirm that tax is being applied as expected. Taxes apply to future bookings after configuration is saved.
  3. Navigate to the Inventory & Pricing tab then click Configure Taxes for This Listing.
    Step 3 of 5: Navigate to the Inventory & Pricing tab then click Configure Taxes for… What this shows Step 3 of 5: Navigate to the Inventory & Pricing tab then click Configure Taxes for This Listing. What this shows Shows where to go for step 3 of 5 in the "How To Apply Taxes to Rental Listings" section of "Rentals - Taxes". This screenshot accompanies step 3 of 5 in the "How To Apply Taxes to Rental Listings" section of "Rentals - Taxes". At this point in the walkthrough you navigate to the Inventory & Pricing tab then click Configure Taxes for This Listing. The navigation path used here is Payments > Products. The next step is to GHL Customer Care redirects you to the linked product under Payments > Products. Add or update the manual tax for the linked product. Click Save. Step 3 of 5Path: Payments > ProductsImage 3 of 5 Where to goNavigate to the Inventory & Pricing tab then click Configure Taxes for This Listing.
    Buttons and menus referenced Configure Taxes for This ListingCalendarsCalendar SettingsRentalsListingsPaymentsProductsSave
    Next stepGHL Customer Care redirects you to the linked product under Payments > Products. Add or update the manual tax for the linked product. Click Save.
    All 5 steps in this procedure
    1. Go to Calendars → Calendar Settings → Rentals → Listings and open the listing you want to update. The Rentals listing editor includes the advanced configuration areas used to manage inventory, pricing, and related options.
    2. Click Edit Listing
    3. Navigate to the Inventory & Pricing tab then click Configure Taxes for This Listing. this image
    4. GHL Customer Care redirects you to the linked product under Payments > Products. Add or update the manual tax for the linked product. Click Save.
    5. Create a new booking or review a future booking total to confirm that tax is being applied as expected. Taxes apply to future bookings after configuration is saved.
  4. GHL Customer Care redirects you to the linked product under Payments > Products. Add or update the manual tax for the linked product. Click Save.
    Step 4 of 5: GHL Customer Care redirects you to the linked product under Payments >… What this shows Step 4 of 5: GHL Customer Care redirects you to the linked product under Payments > Products. What this shows Shows how to confirm for step 4 of 5 in the "How To Apply Taxes to Rental Listings" section of "Rentals - Taxes". This screenshot accompanies step 4 of 5 in the "How To Apply Taxes to Rental Listings" section of "Rentals - Taxes". At this point in the walkthrough you GHL Customer Care redirects you to the linked product under Payments > Products. Add or update the manual tax for the linked product. Click Save. The navigation path used here is Payments > Products. The next step is to create a new booking or review a future booking total to confirm that tax is being applied as expected. Taxes apply to future bookings after configuration is saved. Step 4 of 5Path: Payments > ProductsImage 4 of 5 How to confirmGHL Customer Care redirects you to the linked product under Payments > Products. Add or update the manual tax for the linked product. Click Save.
    Buttons and menus referenced PaymentsProductsSaveCalendarsCalendar SettingsRentalsListingsConfigure Taxes for This Listing
    Next stepCreate a new booking or review a future booking total to confirm that tax is being applied as expected. Taxes apply to future bookings after configuration is saved.
    All 5 steps in this procedure
    1. Go to Calendars → Calendar Settings → Rentals → Listings and open the listing you want to update. The Rentals listing editor includes the advanced configuration areas used to manage inventory, pricing, and related options.
    2. Click Edit Listing
    3. Navigate to the Inventory & Pricing tab then click Configure Taxes for This Listing.
    4. GHL Customer Care redirects you to the linked product under Payments > Products. Add or update the manual tax for the linked product. Click Save. this image
    5. Create a new booking or review a future booking total to confirm that tax is being applied as expected. Taxes apply to future bookings after configuration is saved.
  5. Create a new booking or review a future booking total to confirm that tax is being applied as expected. Taxes apply to future bookings after configuration is saved.
    Step 5 of 5: Create a new booking or review a future booking total to confirm that… What this shows Step 5 of 5: Create a new booking or review a future booking total to confirm that tax is being applied as expected. What this shows Shows how to confirm for step 5 of 5 in the "How To Apply Taxes to Rental Listings" section of "Rentals - Taxes". This animation accompanies step 5 of 5 in the "How To Apply Taxes to Rental Listings" section of "Rentals - Taxes". At this point in the walkthrough you create a new booking or review a future booking total to confirm that tax is being applied as expected. Taxes apply to future bookings after configuration is saved. The navigation path used here is Payments > Products. Step 5 of 5Path: Payments > ProductsImage 5 of 5 How to confirmCreate a new booking or review a future booking total to confirm that tax is being applied as expected. Taxes apply to future bookings after configuration is saved.
    Buttons and menus referenced CalendarsCalendar SettingsRentalsListingsConfigure Taxes for This ListingPaymentsProductsSave
    All 5 steps in this procedure
    1. Go to Calendars → Calendar Settings → Rentals → Listings and open the listing you want to update. The Rentals listing editor includes the advanced configuration areas used to manage inventory, pricing, and related options.
    2. Click Edit Listing
    3. Navigate to the Inventory & Pricing tab then click Configure Taxes for This Listing.
    4. GHL Customer Care redirects you to the linked product under Payments > Products. Add or update the manual tax for the linked product. Click Save.
    5. Create a new booking or review a future booking total to confirm that tax is being applied as expected. Taxes apply to future bookings after configuration is saved. this image

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I use different tax rates for different listings?

Yes. Taxes are configured per Rental Listing, so each listing can have its own tax rate(s).

Q: Do tax changes affect past bookings?

No. Changes apply to new bookings going forward. Existing bookings remain unchanged unless modified.

Q: How are taxes handled in multi-listing bookings?

Each listing calculates its tax independently. The system then combines all tax amounts into the final booking total.

Q: Are the taxes applied on the associated security deposit too?

No. The taxes are exclusively applied to the listing only.

Q: Does Rentals support automatic taxes?
No. Rentals currently supports manual taxes only. 

Q: Do taxes apply to the security deposit?
No. Taxes are applied to the listing only, not to the associated security deposit. 

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