2026 tax year · North Dakota
Rental host taxes in North Dakota
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 North Dakota that gap is worth $2,252 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 North Dakota and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in North Dakota
North Dakota uses graduated 2026 income tax brackets topping out at 2%, across 3 brackets, on top of federal income tax and self-employment tax.
| Self-employment tax | $4,083 |
| Federal income tax | $861 |
| North Dakota income tax | $0 |
| Total tax | $4,944 |
| Effective rate on gross | 12.7% |
Earning more in North Dakota
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 | North Dakota tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time | $13,000 | $0 | $13,000 | $0 | $1,837 | 14.1% |
| Steady side income | $39,000 | $0 | $39,000 | $0 | $7,196 | 18.5% |
| Full-time | $63,000 | $0 | $63,000 | $256 | $12,984 | 20.6% |
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Local taxes on a North Dakota 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 North Dakota, 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 North Dakota would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | No income tax | same |
| Montana | $700 | +$700 |
| Minnesota | $1,546 | +$1,546 |
- South Dakota works out the same as North Dakota on this income.
- Montana would take $700 more, $700 against North Dakota's $0.
- Minnesota would take $1,546 more, $1,546 against North Dakota's $0.
Rental host tax questions in North Dakota
How much should a North Dakota host set aside?
About 12.7% of gross on the $39,000 example, $4,944 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and $0 to North Dakota. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $39,000 on my 1099-NEC match what North Dakota taxes?
No. North Dakota taxes profit, not gross. After $10,100 of deductions the taxable figure is $28,900, so the North Dakota bill is $0 rather than what gross alone would suggest.