Applying for New Hampshire Meals and Tax License

[Sarah Pelton]

Hello--

I will spare you the details, as I should have known better anyway, but I have been remiss and never applied for a NH meals and tax license and now have three STR properties in NH. They are all under different LLC's. I obviously want to apply and get compliant ASAP, but I also have some taxes that should have been remitted in the past that haven't. I also want to correct that. Luckily, the vast majority of my listings were through Airbnb and therefore tax was remitted, but I did start direct booking at the end of 2022.

My question is, can someone please either recommend someone in New Hampshire that can help me not just apply for the licenses but also navigate working with the state to pay the back taxes (hopefully without fines or penalties)? My research shows that there are possible ways. I know I could do this on my own, but I would feel more comfortable with someone to guide me. We plan on expanding this year so I really want to talk with someone familiar with all the rules and regs specific to NH as I worked with an attorney to get set up and never did they mention or advise about needing the license.