BnbTaxes for short-term rental hosts
Know the path your rental may take.
Classify first. Keep a clean record trail all year. Give your CPA the context behind the numbers, not just the numbers.
No account needed for the classifier. Educational use only.
2025 classification
Lakeview Cabin
Form
Schedule E
Rental candidate
Passive status
Review needed
3.4-night average stay
14-day exclusion
Does not apply
212 fair rental days
Review the passive-loss branch
Average stay is 3.4 nights. Material participation still needs your confirmation.
Classification-first
Start with the tax framework, not a calculator.
Source-backed
IRS references sit beside the reasoning.
Conservative by default
Uncertain results stay visible for review.
Every result includes a source trail, confidence state, and required educational-use disclaimer. Unknown facts stay unknown until you confirm them.
See the sourcesThe working order
A tax-ready year has a sequence.
BnbTaxes keeps the logic in the order it is useful: decide what you are looking at, keep the evidence together, and export the questions with the records.
Classify before you calculate
Separate the two questions that usually get tangled: which form your activity may belong on, and whether a loss is likely passive.
- Schedule E, Schedule C, or the 14-day exclusion
- Short stays and material participation shown separately
- Low-confidence branches default to review needed
Sample property · Lakeview Cabin
2025 workspace
Likely form
Schedule E
High confidence
A record trail, in pieces you can use
Everything between the first question and the final handoff.
BnbTaxes turns the year into smaller, reviewable records. The result is useful to a host before it is ever exported to a tax professional.
Start with the files you already have.
Airbnb and Vrbo CSV imports are supported. Direct-booking records can be added manually.
Questions stay attached to the record.
A packet with the why included.
Keep the worksheet, categorized records, asset schedule, evidence, and open review flags together.
2
classification axes
12
versioned tax rules
1
CPA packet
Truthful integrations
Airbnb and Vrbo CSVs, manual/direct-booking records, and CPA PDF/CSV export. No direct platform API connection implied.
Source-backed by design
The reasoning belongs beside the result.
IRS publications
Pub. 527 and Pub. 925 anchor the central rental and passive-activity branches.
Export source trail
Questions and references stay attached to the packet your CPA reviews.
Pricing
Begin with the record trail.
Plans stay focused on organizing a host's year. Billing behavior is unchanged from the current product flow.
Free
$0forever
Start with the classifier and a focused organizer for one property.
- Free STR tax classifier
- 1 property in the organizer
- Income and expense tracking
- Usage calendar
- CPA export for 1 property
No credit card required
Starter
$9/ month
$90 / year · save 2 months
For hosts bringing real payout files and records into one place.
- Everything in Free
- Up to 3 properties
- Airbnb and Vrbo CSV import
- Evidence files and asset tracking
- Schedule E worksheet in export
Pro
$19/ month
$190 / year · save 2 months
For hosts with a broader property portfolio and a faster support loop.
- Everything in Starter
- Unlimited properties
- Priority email support
- Early access to new features