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Scottish visitor levy software

Calculate, track and prepare Scottish visitor levy returns.

LevyTrack turns council rules and individual bookings into auditable stay records and return-ready totals—without asking you to rebuild the quarter from platform exports and spreadsheets.

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Official source position last verified 29 August 2026.

The official portal

visitorlevy.scot is where you submit and pay.

The national service supports property registration, return calculation and submission, and payment to participating councils. It is the official destination for the return—not a booking-channel ledger.

Visit the official platform

The operational layer

LevyTrack prepares the records behind the return.

Calculate stays as they happen, preserve cutoff and cap evidence, reconcile adjustments, and review quarter totals before copying confirmed figures into the official service.

How it works

From booking to return, with the working visible.

01

Calculate each stay

Use the property's council, booking timing, stay dates, accommodation charge, nightly prices and VAT status.

02

Keep the evidence

Store the stay-level result with booking references, exemptions, adjustments and the supporting records needed later.

03

Prepare the quarter

Review levy collected, provider retention and the amount due before entering the official return on visitorlevy.scot.

Rules that change the answer

Built for the awkward bookings.

  • Advance booking and qualifying payment cutoffs.
  • Stays crossing a council start date.
  • Edinburgh’s first-five-consecutive-night cap and variable nightly prices.
  • Accommodation-only charges versus optional extras.
  • VAT-on-levy estimates for VAT-registered operators.
  • Council provider retention and the net amount due.
  • Exempt, cancelled, refunded and adjusted stays.

Made for real operators

One property or a mixed portfolio.

Use LevyTrack for Airbnb, other online travel agents and direct bookings across Scottish short-term lets, self-catering accommodation, B&Bs, guest houses and managed portfolios.

Edinburgh is live now.

The first Edinburgh return covers 24 July–30 September 2026 and must be submitted in October. LevyTrack helps get the stay-level evidence into shape before that deadline.

Prepare the first return

Questions

Visitor levy software FAQs

What does Scottish visitor levy software do?

It helps accommodation providers apply council-specific rates, booking cutoffs and night caps, retain stay-level evidence, and prepare the totals needed for official returns.

Does LevyTrack replace visitorlevy.scot?

No. visitorlevy.scot is the official platform for registration, returns and council payments. LevyTrack supports the operational work before submission: calculations, records, checks and return preparation.

Can LevyTrack handle Edinburgh's five-night cap and VAT?

Yes. The calculator can apply Edinburgh's first-five-night cap, use nightly prices where needed, show VAT on the levy for VAT-registered operators, and separate provider retention from the council amount.

Is LevyTrack only for Airbnb hosts?

No. It supports direct bookings and platform bookings for short-term lets, self-catering operators, B&Bs, guest houses and other accommodation providers.

Make the first return a review, not a reconstruction.

Start with a free trial, or test one booking in the public calculator first.

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