2015 taxes

[Rachele-and-Jake0]

Hello everyone,

This was my first year hosting on AirBNB and i was curious if AirBNB will send me a 1099 forum with a earnings statement and tax information, or how i go about gettting this information?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Jake and Rachele

[Clare0]

Yes, @Rachele-and-Jake0 you will get a 1099K showing your gross earnings, before the 3% Airbnb commision.  I believe they send it out at the end of January.  

[Clare0]

@Rachele-and-Jake0 Update:  A fellow US host I know just received notification from Airbnb that they will only be sending 1099K's to those hosts who had reportable income of $20,000 and had 200 or more transactions.  Stay tuned for more info from Airbnb. 

[Maria-Lurdes0]

You also can go into your dashboard and pull earning reports, so even if you don't get a 1099 you still have all the earning info that you need for reporting of income.

I just looked at the info that is in my dashboard for year end reporting and it's laid out really well.  Although I keep and track all kinds of data myself it was really great to see this very clear snapshot. 

[Justin6]

Hi there! I found this document on airbnb's website, and it helped me determine whether my income was taxable or not, based on how my apartment was used for renting:

http://assets.airbnb.com/eyguidance/us.pdf

I have not received a 1099, but did get an email saying "tax inforamtion was ready," however the link did not work. I only rented for 14 days last year and my gross income was nowhere near the $20k minimum airbnb has set to receive a 1099. As far as I know, this document should help you determine if your income needs to be reported still or not if you do not receive a tax document. 

Hope that helps! 
Justin