Mountain town STR guides, free and in plain English.
Every mountain town runs its own rules. These two guides put the license, the caps and every layer of lodging tax in one place, town by town, so you can check your setup before ski season.
Pick your state. Or grab both.
A ski-town mailing address often sits in the county, not the town, and the parcel decides the rules. Each guide walks through every area so you know which set applies to you.
Colorado Mountain Town STR Guide
Licenses, permits and lodging tax for eight mountain areas, plus the bookkeeping habits that keep it all straight.
Utah Mountain Town STR Guide
Park City and the Heber Valley, where one address can fall under very different rules depending on the side of the line it sits on.
Tell us where your rental is. We’ll send the PDF.
- Pick Colorado, Utah or both. The guide for your state lands in your inbox in a few minutes.
- Check your town first. Confirm your jurisdiction, then read the license and tax pages for it.
- Bookmark the sources. Rules change, sometimes mid-season. Re-check before you list, buy or file.
General information for short-term rental owners, not tax or legal advice. Kellcat is a bookkeeping firm and does not prepare tax returns.
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About the free guides.
Are the guides really free?
Yes. Enter your first name and email, pick Colorado, Utah or both, and the PDF comes to your inbox. There is nothing to buy.
Which towns do the guides cover?
The Colorado guide covers Aspen and Snowmass, Breckenridge and Summit County, Crested Butte, Estes Park, Steamboat Springs, Telluride and Mountain Village, Vail and Eagle County, and Winter Park and Grand County. The Utah guide covers Park City, the Snyderville Basin, the Wasatch County side of Deer Valley, Heber City and Midway.
Is this tax or legal advice?
No. Kellcat is a bookkeeping firm and does not prepare tax returns. The guides are general information to help you ask better questions. Rules, fees and rates change often, so confirm with the town or county and your CPA before you list, buy or file.
How current is the information?
Both guides are the ski season 2026–27 edition, researched in October 2026 from official town, county and state pages. Where a fee or rule could not be confirmed, the guide tells you where to check instead of printing a number.
What happens after I sign up?
You get the guide by email right away, then a few short follow-up notes with bookkeeping tips for mountain rentals. You can unsubscribe any time.
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Kellcat keeps mountain rental books remotely, property by property, with each town’s tax layers tracked.