Whether you’re a seasoned hospitality pro, or have just started hosting, it’s important to understand how taxes work for you. As a host, depending on your location, you may be required to collect local taxes, Value Added Tax (VAT), or Goods and Services tax (GST) on your stay, experience, or service price from your guests.
In some locations, Airbnb may collect and remit certain taxes on your behalf. However, there may be other taxes you are responsible for. If you determine that you need to collect additional taxes, it's important that guests are informed of the exact tax amount prior to booking.
If Airbnb’s automatic tax collection and remittance isn't available for certain taxes, you can collect taxes manually.
Depending on your country of residence, you may need to account for VAT/GST on the offering you provide. We encourage you to consult a tax advisor in your jurisdiction for more insight or if you need assistance assessing VAT/GST on the services you provide.
Additionally, Airbnb is required to collect VAT/GST on its service fees in countries that tax electronically supplied services. See more information about how VAT works for stays, experiences, and services.
Depending on the type of tax collected, it may be detailed differently in your tax report.
If you’re eligible to collect custom taxes through our custom tax feature, those taxes are collected from the guest and sent to you as a separate pass through tax payout. You are responsible for submitting, paying, and reporting all custom taxes related to your bookings to the relevant tax authorities.
Your tax report will aggregate your custom taxes per reservation, pay them out together as one line item, and include reservation details like listing name and reservation code, as well as the total amount paid out. Your payout includes your nightly price, cleaning fee, and any other fees you’re collecting for new bookings, minus the host service fee.
Find out how to download your earnings report.