2026 tax year · Missouri
Rental host taxes in Missouri
Airbnb, Turo and the rest report your gross and withhold nothing. The gap between that and what you are actually taxed on is your costs, in Missouri that gap is worth $2,703 in tax.
Take a driver who grossed $39,000 over 18,000 business miles. After mileage at 74.3 cents and the rest of the stack, worked through on the rental host page $10,100 comes off and $28,900 is left as taxable profit. That profit is what Missouri and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in Missouri
Missouri uses graduated 2026 income tax brackets topping out at 4.8%, across 8 brackets, on top of federal income tax and self-employment tax.
| Self-employment tax | $4,083 |
| Federal income tax | $861 |
| Missouri income tax | $1,119 |
| Total tax | $6,063 |
| Effective rate on gross | 15.5% |
Earning more in Missouri
A single filer taking the standard deduction, this work as the only income, the calculator above handles the other filing statuses. Miles rise with earnings, so the deduction rises too, and the effective rate on gross climbs more slowly than it would for someone whose income grew without expenses attached:
| Volume | Gross | Mileage off | Taxable profit | Missouri tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time | $13,000 | $0 | $13,000 | $410 | $2,247 | 17.3% |
| Steady side income | $39,000 | $0 | $39,000 | $1,570 | $8,766 | 22.5% |
| Full-time | $63,000 | $0 | $63,000 | $2,640 | $15,369 | 24.4% |
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Missouri specifics that change the number
Missouri is one of the twelve states that still taxes Social Security benefits, which matters if you are drawing benefits alongside self-employment income.
Local taxes on a Missouri let
The income tax below is only part of it. Short-term lets attract occupancy, lodging or transient taxes levied by the city or county rather than Missouri, often at rates that dwarf the state income tax. Some platforms collect and remit them; some collect only part; in some places the host is on the hook entirely. That is a local question this calculator cannot answer, and it is the one hosts most often get wrong.
On $28,900 of profit, what the states around Missouri would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | No income tax | −$1,217 |
| Kentucky | $1,012 | −$206 |
| Nebraska | $1,014 | −$203 |
| Arkansas | $1,050 | −$167 |
| Iowa | $1,098 | −$119 |
| Kansas | $1,257 | +$40 |
| Oklahoma | $1,266 | +$48 |
| Illinois | $1,431 | +$213 |
- Tennessee has no income tax at all, so the same work done there costs $1,217 less in state tax than it does in Missouri.
- Kentucky would take $206 less, $1,012 against Missouri's $1,217.
- Nebraska would take $203 less, $1,014 against Missouri's $1,217.
- Arkansas would take $167 less, $1,050 against Missouri's $1,217.
- Iowa would take $119 less, $1,098 against Missouri's $1,217.
- Kansas would take $40 more, $1,257 against Missouri's $1,217.
- Oklahoma would take $48 more, $1,266 against Missouri's $1,217.
- Illinois would take $213 more, $1,431 against Missouri's $1,217.
Rental host tax questions in Missouri
How much should a Missouri host set aside?
About 15.5% of gross on the $39,000 example, $6,063 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and $1,119 to Missouri. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $39,000 on my 1099-NEC match what Missouri taxes?
No. Missouri taxes profit, not gross. After $10,100 of deductions the taxable figure is $28,900, so the Missouri bill is $1,119 rather than what gross alone would suggest.