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Short-Term Rental Co-Host Bookkeeping: How to Reconcile Double-Reported 1099-Ks Without Overstating Income
Airbnb reports the full gross booking on the owner's 1099-K and your co-host share again on yours — so $80,000 in real bookings can appear as $96,000 to the IRS. This guide explains the 2026 OBBBA changes ($20,000 and 200 transactions for 1099-K, $2,000 for 1099-NEC), which form you should receive, and the chart-of-accounts method to reconcile gross vs. net without overreporting income.
Airbnb FY2026 Q2 Earnings: $3.6B Revenue (+17%) and $816M Net Income Beat Tests Marketing Leverage
Airbnb's FY2026 Q2 revenue rose 16.5% to $3.6B and net income grew 27% to $816M, but sales and marketing jumped 26.6% — a double-entry breakdown of operating leverage, the ~16% take rate, and the $12.2B in customer funds behind the seasonal balance-sheet peak.
The Short-Term Rental Tax Loophole in 2026: Cost Segregation, 100% Bonus Depreciation, and the 7-Day Rule
How the short-term rental loophole lets W-2 earners deduct rental losses against salary — average guest stays of 7 days or less plus one of seven material participation tests move the property out of passive-loss rules, and a cost segregation study combined with the OBBBA's permanent 100% bonus depreciation can convert 20–30% of the purchase price into first-year deductions.
The CRA Already Has Your Gig Income Data: Canada's Platform Reporting Rules, Explained
Since 2024, Part XX of Canada's Income Tax Act requires Uber, Airbnb, Etsy, and other platforms to report sellers with 30+ transactions or over $2,800 CAD directly to the CRA — including names, SINs, gross payouts, and fees. With two reporting cycles now on file and penalty relief expired, here's who gets reported, what data the CRA matches against your return, and how to reconcile before the next January 31 deadline.
Idaho HB 583: What the New Short-Term Rental Preemption Law Means for Airbnb and VRBO Hosts
Idaho's HB 583, effective July 1, 2026, bans cities from requiring STR licenses, owner-occupancy, night caps, or mandatory property managers — but hosts must still register with the State Tax Commission and remit lodging taxes on stays of 30 days or fewer.
DAC7 Explained: What US Online Sellers With EU Customers Need to Know
DAC7 requires platforms like Etsy, Airbnb, and Upwork to collect and report seller data to EU tax authorities whenever a US seller's activity touches an EU customer or property, with goods sellers exempt below 30 transactions and €2,000 per year.
Short-Term Rental Trust Accounting: The Booking-Fee Rules That Can Cost a Property Manager Their License
Property managers who commingle short-term rental trust funds with operating cash face fines from $1,000 to $25,000 per violation and, in states like California, license suspension once commingled amounts exceed $10,000.
Short-Term Rental Registration in 2026: What Airbnb and Vrbo Hosts Must Do to Stay Compliant
City ordinances now require Airbnb and Vrbo hosts to register short-term rentals, display license numbers, and remit occupancy tax, with per-day fines reaching $2,000 in cities like Los Angeles and $484 in San Francisco for lapsed certificates.
Airbnb FY2025 Earnings: A $12 Billion Platform Pays Full Price for Its Second Act
Airbnb closed FY2025 with $12.2B revenue (+10.3%), $2.5B net income, and a net margin down 3.4 points as it funded services, experiences, and hotels while repurchasing $3.8B in stock. A bull-vs-bear analysis backed by an open double-entry Beancount ledger covering FY2023 through Q1 2026.
The Short-Term Rental Loophole in 2026: How W-2 Earners Offset Income with Material Participation and 100% Bonus Depreciation
A walkthrough of the Section 469 seven-day rule, the three realistic material participation tests, and how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's permanent 100% bonus depreciation lets short-term rental owners offset W-2 income — plus the bookkeeping habits that survive an IRS audit.
Section 469 Passive Activity Loss Rules: How Real Estate Investors Unlock Trapped Losses
A practical guide to Section 469 for real estate investors and side-business owners — the seven material participation tests, the $25,000 active-rental allowance, the real estate professional carve-out, the short-term rental angle, and the disposition rules that release suspended losses.
Bookkeeping for Short-Term Rental Hosts: Schedule E vs. Schedule C, the 7-Day Average Stay Rule, and Material Participation
How Airbnb and Vrbo hosts classify income on Schedule E vs. Schedule C, calculate the 7-day average stay, and document material participation to unlock non-passive losses against W-2 wages.