Income YTD
$28,64048 payouts importedCategorized · receipts attached
Publication 527Built for Airbnb & Vrbo hosts
Which form does your rental belong on?
Answer three questions and see the likely form, with the IRS source attached. Then keep the year organized so your CPA gets a packet instead of a shoebox.
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IRS Publication 527app.bnbtaxes.app/dashboardSample property · Lakeview Cabin
Expenses YTD
$10,220Categorized · receipts attachedBefore depreciation
Publication 925 Recent activity4 items synced
Airbnb payout import · CSV · 12 rowsUtilities mixed-use split · Review flag · rental shareMaintenance invoice · Receipt attachedLakeview_Cabin_2026 packet · PDF + CSV · ready after review
Review queue2 open
Utilities allocationRental share is ready to confirmReview
Average stay3.4 nights across 48 payoutsSource found
Packet readiness82%
Income, expenses, and source links are attached. Confirm the two open flags before export.
View open questionsNeeds your answer · Passive-loss branch · Average stay is 3.4 nights. Confirm material participation to settle loss treatment — source attached (Pub. 925).
BnbTaxes provides educational estimates and record organization. It does not provide legal, tax, accounting, or financial advice. Review results with a qualified tax professional before filing or making tax decisions.
Why the answer holds up
Every result carries its source and its version.
Classification copy, thresholds, and citations live in versioned rule files pinned per tax year — so a result you saved is reproducible after the rules change.
IRS Publication 527Residential Rental PropertyIRS Publication 925Passive Activity and At-Risk RulesSection 280A14-day exclusion and dwelling useSection 469Passive activity loss rulesIRS Estimated TaxesSmall business and self-employed guidanceIRS Publication 527Residential Rental PropertyIRS Publication 925Passive Activity and At-Risk RulesSection 280A14-day exclusion and dwelling useSection 469Passive activity loss rulesIRS Estimated TaxesSmall business and self-employed guidance
How it works
A tax-ready year has a sequence.
Decide what you're looking at, keep the evidence together as the year runs, and hand off the questions with the records, in that order.
Classify before you calculate
Two minutes of questions untangle the two things hosts mix up: which form your activity belongs on, and whether a loss is likely passive.
Try the public classifierSample property / Lakeview CabinSample 2026 workspace
Likely formSchedule EHigh confidencePublication 527
Material participationReview neededLoss status is separate from form choice. Review Pub. 925 before relying on a non-passive result.Publication 925
Uncertain branches flagged clearly instead of guessed
Keep a year you can explain
Payouts, expenses, and property use flow into one record trail. When a new detail changes the picture, you see a flag the same week, not next April.
See the organizerSample property / Lakeview CabinSample 2026 workspace
Income YTD$28,640
Expenses YTD$10,220
Review flags2 open
Airbnb payout importCSV / 12 rows+$4,860
Utilities mixed-use splitReview flag / rental share-$312
Maintenance invoiceReceipt attached-$180
Hand off the context, not a shoebox
One click exports a PDF and CSV packet with the reasoning, source trail, and open questions your CPA actually needs, categorized and ready to review.
Preview the exportSample export / Lakeview_Cabin_2026Sample packet
Lakeview_Cabin_2026 packetPDF + CSV / ready after review
Schedule E worksheet and categorized records Asset schedule, evidence, and open review flags Ready for your tax professional's review
Compared to what?
Your CPA bills by the hour. Don't spend it on sorting receipts.
BnbTaxes doesn't replace your tax professional. It makes their time — and your money — go to the questions that matter.
Payout statements in email, receipts in a drawer, usage days in your head
Your CPA reconstructs the year at their hourly rate before real work starts
Was that stay 2 nights or 12? — answered from memory in March
Depreciation, mixed use, and passive-loss questions surface too late to fix
Payouts, expenses, and usage days land in one record trail as they happen
Every open question is flagged during the year, while you can still answer it
The packet arrives categorized, with sources and reasoning attached
Your CPA's hours go to judgment calls — the part actually worth paying for
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.
Classification
Two axes. One clear place to review them. Schedule E, Schedule C, or the 14-day exclusion is one question. Passive or non-passive loss status is another. BnbTaxes keeps both visible with confidence and sources.
Import and reconcile
Start with the files you already have. Airbnb and Vrbo CSV imports are supported. Direct-booking records can be added manually.
Review queue
Questions stay attached to the record. Utilities · source needed. Average stay branch · Passive status · Pub. 925.
Export
A packet with the why included. Keep the worksheet, categorized records, asset schedule, evidence, and open review flags together.
Works with the files you already have
Airbnb and Vrbo payout CSVs, manual and direct-booking records, and a CPA-ready PDF + CSV export at the end.
2 classification axes
Schedule E, Schedule C, or the 14-day exclusion is one question. Passive or non-passive loss status is another.
Inspect the workflow
See the record trail before you create an account.
Run the public classifier to see a likely form, the supporting IRS source, and any branch that needs review.
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Start now. Thank yourself in March.
Classify your property in two minutes — no account needed — then let the record trail build itself all season. Your CPA gets a packet, not a shoebox.
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BnbTaxes provides educational estimates and organization tools, not tax advice. Review results with a qualified tax professional before filing.