Overview

The tax mapping interface is a new interface that allows you to automatically pass through taxes from your property management software (PMS) into Booking.com (BDC). In addition to mapping the tax labels between PMS and the distribution channels, you can also disable a tax by setting it to Do Not Send.

How to find it

1. Log in to Boost

2. Click on My Account

   

3. Click on Term Mapping

   

4. Click on Manage Taxes

   

5. Finally, select Booking.com Taxes

   

What it looks like

Channel

On the top left, you’ll see the distribution channel that is currently active on your screen. Although the Manage Taxes interface is the same across all channels, each channel will be displayed with its own label and options specific to that channel (pictured above is the Airbnb manage taxes screen).

Software Tax Name

The first column on the left indicates the name of the tax as it appears in your PMS.

Default for any unmapped tax

This setting indicates the default tax mapping that should be used for any taxes that have not been explicitly mapped elsewhere on the interface.

Tax Mapping

The second column contains a series of drop-down lists with the labels available for taxes on that channel. The options in the drop-down lists will change depending on what channel they are being mapped to.

Booking.com Tax Mapping

Pictured below are some of the tax mappings available on Booking.com.

Unspecified / Default

When a tax is mapped as Unspecified / Default, it will use whatever has been selected in the “Default for any unmapped tax” drop-down menu on the first row.

- DO NOT SEND -

When this option is selected, the tax will not be mapped at all and will not be charged on the distribution channel.

All Others (City Tax, TAX, Goods and services tax, etc.)

Each of these items will be displayed to the guest as separate taxes based on the label selected.