Plain-language guides on declaring income, claiming deductions, and staying on the right side of the ATO — written specifically for Australian and New Zealand short-term rental hosts.
The ATO now receives your Airbnb earnings directly under SERR. Here's what you must declare, how the apportionment maths works, and what happens if you get it wrong.
A complete breakdown of every deduction available to Australian Airbnb hosts — what's 100% deductible, what must be apportioned, and what you can't claim at all.
The short answer is always yes — but here's exactly what the ATO expects, what counts as assessable income, and what the Sharing Economy Reporting Regime means for you.
Everything you need to gather before lodging — income records, expense receipts, floor area measurements, and the one document most hosts forget to download from Airbnb.
Upload your Airbnb CSV and get an accountant-ready tax summary in 5 minutes — $29 AUD one-time.