ORHMA's Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) Collection Services

Our comprehensive MAT Tax collection service caters to both the Short-term Accommodation hosts and Hotel sectors. ORHMA is now overseeing the MAT collection from municipalities, whether they have licensed or non-licensed short-term rental hosts.

ORHMA MAT Collection Services

Background

Our comprehensive MAT Tax collection service caters to both the Short-term Accommodation hosts and Hotel sectors. ORHMA is now overseeing the MAT collection from municipalities, whether they have licensed or non-licensed short-term rental hosts. We presently manage and oversee the collection of $31 million in Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) for 30 municipalities in Ontario.

This is an Ontario-made solution designed for the province’s municipalities to manage the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT).

Our services start with understanding the need of each Municipality.

  • Consultation sessions with the city's legal, finance, and licensing teams.
  • Ability to assume responsibility for MAT collection from cities that currently manage their own collection.
  • Meetings with the Hotel sector to facilitate the launch of new MAT Reporting Portal
  • Meetings with Short-term rental permit holders to provide key facts for them to list/collect/remit taxes on all their online listings.
  • Provision of a direct contact number/email for addressing queries related to MAT laws and scenarios involving MAT exemptions.

 

Key Features

  • Robust Encryption and Security with Two-Factor Authentication.
  • User access is segregated for secure data retrieval.
  • Capability to Accept MAT Returns from Hotels and STR Hosts.
  • ORHMA's ability to report and accept payments for each MAT Return.
  • Generation of payment receipts for every MAT remittance.
  • Automated reminders prompting hotels and STR hosts to submit their reports.
  • Timely reminders for payment submissions from all hotels and STR hosts.
  • User-specific Aging Reports.
  • Municipality-specific Aging Reports.
  • Market statistics tailored to each municipality.
  • Compliance reports identifying locations with missing MAT returns/payments.
  • Penalty module allowing for the application of interest for municipalities opting to do so.

We are eager to discuss your specific requirements further. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with any inquiries or to arrange a meeting.

For questions and further enquiries, please contact Sanju Abraham at [email protected] or (905) 361-0268 ext. 0325.