Yes. VJD Financial Solutions works with short-term rental and Airbnb owners throughout New Jersey, including Shore rental operators.

New Jersey short-term rentals face a layered tax structure that catches many owners off guard. You owe 6.625% state sales tax on rental income, plus a 5% state occupancy fee. On top of that, many municipalities add their own occupancy tax. These taxes apply whether guests book through Airbnb, VRBO, or directly with you. Some platforms collect and remit certain taxes automatically, but not all of them and not always correctly.

If you own or manage three or more rental units, New Jersey treats you as a professionally managed operation. That classification means you owe taxes on all bookings, including direct ones that bypass the platforms. Owners who think they can avoid taxes by booking direct often discover they have unreported liability when the state catches up.

Income tracking gets complicated when you operate across multiple platforms and properties. Airbnb sends one 1099, VRBO sends another, and direct bookings might flow through Venmo or bank transfers. Without proper bookkeeping, it’s hard to know which property is actually profitable once you account for cleaning fees, maintenance costs, and platform commissions. Our short-term rental management clients need per-unit tracking to understand how each property performs.

We separate cleaning costs, supplies, repairs, property management fees, and any other expenses tied to specific rentals. When tax time comes, your accountant has clean records showing revenue and expenses by property rather than a jumbled mess of platform payouts and credit card charges.

Shore rental operators deal with seasonal swings that make cash flow planning essential. Most of your income arrives between Memorial Day and Labor Day, but expenses like insurance, property taxes, and off-season maintenance continue year-round. Without planning, you hit January with bills coming due and rental income that dried up months ago.

Lodging tax compliance is part of what we handle. We track which taxes apply to each property based on location, make sure the amounts are being collected from guests, and help you stay current on filings. Getting this wrong means penalties and interest from both the state and your municipality.

If your bookkeeping consists of platform statements you’ve never reconciled, that’s a problem waiting to happen. Our fractional CFO and advisory services for small businesses include the detailed per-unit tracking and tax compliance support that vacation rental operators need to stay profitable and out of trouble.