Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 6, 2014

The sales tax, plus the ongoing higher property tax and insurance are really turning him off – and the van does fine if we drive it locally or just for a few hours to the lake. Of course, I want the best deal possible, so I went scouting to see what I could learn about getting the best deal on a rental car.

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Rental Car Cars Car Rent 167

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 11, 2015

The tax code for second homes used as rental properties is incredibly complex here in the US. Although my spouse and I did our own taxes for more than 30 years, we found that with the rental property and recent tax changes here, it was almost impossible to keep up, so we use a tax accountant to calculate our income taxes.

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Vacation Rent Taxes Grandchildren 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 18, 2016

On the renter side, new fees have been initiated by and are paid directly to VRBO – approximately 3% of the charges for the property rental. These fees are in addition to the owners rental, cleaning, deposits and the governments sales taxes and can easily had hundreds of dollars to the cost of a stay.

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