# About this guide

Source: https://developer.avalara.com/products/mylodge/integration-guides/mylodgetax/ppv8249389771878/

Guide: MyLodgeTax

# About this guide

Learn how to integrate Avalara MyLodgeTax with a property management system or booking platform.

Welcome to the Avalara MyLodgeTax integration guide. MyLodgeTax automates lodging tax compliance for property managers and owners of short-term rentals. Use MyLodgeTax to get licenses and permits, combine revenue from multiple platforms, calculate applicable tax rates, and file returns.

This guide walks you through integrating MyLodgeTax with a property management system or booking platform. Each section represents a milestone in the integration process. Complete each milestone before starting the next.

This guide outlines the design elements and implementation tasks that must be completed before achieving certification. Design elements for badge requirements are divided into the following types:

-   **Required:** This design element must be included to become certified.

-   **Conditional:** Depending on your use case, this design element may be required.

-   **Suggested:** This design element isn’t required but is recommended to improve your user interface.

Certification doesn’t include a code review by Avalara. The requirements are intended to help you build an integration that’s simple for end users and compliant with lodging tax rules.

Before you continue with your integration, make sure you understand the key MyLodgeTax concepts. This knowledge will make it easier to incorporate the required design elements successfully.

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