Tax refundable on cancellation?

PickRV adds no Texas tax line to a booking today, so there is no PickRV-collected tax to refund. A cancellation inside the free window refunds what you paid in full.

TX · State tax dossier · 2026 · Statute-cited

Texas RV rental
sales tax, every line.

Q: Do I owe Texas sales tax on an RV rental?

Yes — 10% effective combined rate levied by Texas. PickRV is not registered in Texas, so it collects no tax on these bookings; the obligation stays with the host.

Texas levies a 10% Motor Vehicle Gross Rental Receipts Tax (Tex. Tax Code § 152.026) on rentals of 30 days or less. This replaces — not stacks on — the standard 6.25% state sales tax. Local sales tax does not apply. The marketplace facilitator law (§ 151.0242) will make PickRV the collector once PickRV is registered in Texas; it is not registered yet, so no Texas tax is added at checkout and the host remains responsible.

Browse Texas RVs See the 5-night math

State base: 10%
Effective combined: 10%

10% state baseTexas has a facilitator law · PickRV not registered yet

Texas has a marketplace facilitator law, which makes the platform the collector once that platform is registered in the state. PickRV is not registered in Texas today, so it adds no tax line at checkout and remits nothing here. Any Texas tax due on the rental stays the host's own responsibility to report and pay — Texas Comptroller — Sales and Use Tax is who confirms what applies. This is information, not tax advice.

PickRV · Tax receiptTX · 2026

Texas rate stack

Statute-cited components

State sales tax10%

Tex. Tax Code § 152.026 (10% Motor Vehicle Gross Rental Receipts Tax for rentals ≤ 30 days) · § 152.0261 (rate) · § 151.0242 (marketplace facilitator)

Effective combined

Charged by Texas, not by PickRV — PickRV is not registered here

10%

Worked example

Five nights, every cent.

A sample 5-night rental at an example $100/night rate — hosts set their own nightly price. The total sums the state's own components; any conditional surcharge is called out below it, never quietly folded in. What Texas's own tax would add. PickRV is not registered here, so it does not add this to your booking.

Nights5Example / night$100Effective10%

PickRV · Tax receipt5 nights

Worked example · 5 nights @ $100/night

Texas · what the state levies, not a PickRV charge

Subtotal (5 × $100)$500.00

State tax (10%)+ $50.00

Subtotal + Texas tax

What Texas's own tax would add. PickRV is not registered here, so it does not add this to your booking.

$550.00

Optional coverage (carrier-quoted at checkout) + cleaning fee + service charge calculated separately. See full trip-cost calculator.

Disclosure: Rates current as of 2026-05-25. Confirm current rates with your state's tax authority.

Rates last reconciled against the cited statute on 2026-05-25. Not legal or tax advice.

Host side · Texas

Hosting in Texas — the legal floor.

Every PickRV host listing in Texas signs into these statutory minimums — all primary-sourced, with citations at the bottom of the section.

Income tax on net

0% — no state income tax

Applied to Schedule E net after maintenance + depreciation + insurance deductions.

Primary-sourced

Liability insurance floor

$30K / $60K / $25K

Commercial-rental status also requires full collision + comprehensive coverage.

Primary-sourced

Deposit hold

Up to 30 days after return

Tex. Prop. Code §92.103 (residential analog; rental analog discretionary)

Primary-sourced

Sales-tax permit

Required from day one

Texas Hotel Occupancy Tax applies to RV rentals over 30 days only — short-term RV rentals are exempt from the hotel tax but subject to standard sales/use tax. No separate business license is required statewide; city/county may impose.

Primary-sourced

Worked example · Texas host at $48,000 net

Net rental income

$48,000

State income tax

After state

$48,000

Band: No state income tax. Rate 0% on Schedule E net (after maintenance, insurance, depreciation, and commission paid to PickRV). Federal tax + self-employment tax apply separately and are not modeled here.

Interactive · Texas host projection

What your monthly net could look like

Move the sliders to your nightly rate and projected booked nights. The math chain uses real PickRV fees and Texas's actual income tax band. All numbers are projections, not guarantees.

Nightly rate$175

$60 - $450 range

Booked nights / month10

1 - 28 (default 10 — 60% occupancy on 200 listed days)

Commission

+15% markup

PickRV adds a 15% commission ON TOP of your base, baked into the price renters see — nothing is deducted from your base. Renters also pay a transparent 10% service fee shown before checkout (never a deduction from your payout).

Your gross (base take-home)

$175/night base × 10 nights

$1,750

PickRV commission (added on top — $0 from you)

$0 — the 15% commission is added ON TOP of your base for the renter, never withheld from you

Insurance + maintenance reserve (10%)

Conservative reserve; actual varies by rig age + miles

−$175

Net before state tax

$1,575

Texas income tax (0%)

No state income tax

−$0

Take-home (after Texas tax)

≈ $18,900/year before federal + self-employment tax

$1,575

Numbers are projections based on the values you set + the published PickRV fee schedule (PickRV adds a 15% commission on top of your base, baked into the price renters see; renters pay a transparent 10% service fee shown before checkout) + Texas's 2026 income tax brackets cited above. Federal income tax + self-employment tax (15.3% Social Security + Medicare on Schedule SE) apply on top and are not modeled here. PickRV publishes no average-earnings figure, because we will not put a number behind a claim we cannot source — everything above is arithmetic on the values you set, not a forecast of what you will earn.

What hosts get caught by

Big Bend Chisos Basin road is closed to RVs over 24 ft (or trailers > 20 ft) — and 2026 construction reduces basin sites by ~40%

NPS rules at Big Bend National Park bar single units over 24 feet and trailers over 20 feet on the Chisos Basin Road. Two construction projects start May 1 2026 and run ~2 years, reducing campsites further. Hosts marketing Big Bend trips with rigs > 24 ft need to clearly disclose the basin restriction.

Primary source ↗

Padre Island South Beach access is 4WD-only past mile 5 — NPS will not tow a stranded 2WD rental

South Beach at Padre Island National Seashore becomes soft sand past mile 5. NPS policy explicitly does not provide tow service. Hosts renting 2WD Class C rigs to Padre-bound guests should require a written acknowledgment of the 4WD-only zone — a Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §17.50 DTPA claim is possible if the host failed to disclose.

Primary source ↗

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Texas Comptroller — Sales and Use Tax ↗
No state income tax. State sales tax 6.25%; cities/counties add up to 2% for a max combined rate of 8.25% on RV rentals.
TxDMV — Registration Fees ↗
Base registration $54.75 for passenger + light truck; heavier RVs scale to $145. Commercial vehicle band $110-$1500/yr by GVWR.
Texas Dept of Insurance — Auto Insurance Basics ↗
Minimum liability 30/60/25. Commercial-rented vehicle requires garage-keepers + non-owned auto endorsements per TDI rules.

Host an RV in Texas How PickRV hosting worksFlat 15% commission, built into the listed price.

Last verified: 2026-06-04. State law changes at budget cycle (typically Jan 1 / Jul 1). PickRV refreshes this dataset annually. Not legal or tax advice — consult a state-licensed CPA before high-volume operation.

Frequently asked

Texas RV tax, answered

Do I owe Texas sales tax on an RV rental?

Yes. Texas taxes RV rentals as either tangible-property sales (most states) or accommodation services. The combined effective rate is 10%. PickRV is not registered in Texas, so it collects no tax on these bookings; the obligation stays with the host.

What's the marketplace facilitator law in Texas?

Texas's marketplace facilitator law makes a registered platform the collector on bookings it processes. Tex. Tax Code § 152.026 (10% Motor Vehicle Gross Rental Receipts Tax for rentals ≤ 30 days) · § 152.0261 (rate) · § 151.0242 (marketplace facilitator). It will apply to PickRV once PickRV registers in Texas. That has not happened yet, so no PickRV booking carries a Texas tax line today and the host remains responsible for whatever the state requires — confirm with Texas Comptroller — Sales and Use Tax.

Are there any per-day surcharges on Texas RV rentals?

No per-day flat surcharge. Standard sales tax + local option only.

Can I get the tax refunded if I cancel?

PickRV adds no Texas tax line to a booking today, so there is no PickRV-collected tax to refund. PickRV's platform floor gives a full refund of what you paid when you cancel at least 48 hours before pickup (the default host tier is Moderate; no tier can go below the floor). Cancel closer in and the refund follows the band schedule on the cancellation policy page.

Before you book

Texas rules · last verified 2026-05-10