I'm a US citizen helping my Chinese citizen mother-in-law manage her property in China. Her Chinese bank account is getting all earnings from her property listing and I do not receive any of it. However, I still received a notice for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 to report taxes on this listing and the listing's calendar is blocked. None of the provided options (i.e., W-9, W-8ECI, W-8BEN) in the notifications describes my situation. I spoke to multiple AirBnB representatives through the phone and none were able to help. What are my options? Do I have to remove myself? I created the listing and added my mother-in-law as the primary host. Will removing myself delete the listing?
It's pretty baffling how a foreign property listing with a foreign bank account tied to it can trigger US tax reporting when a co-host is American who makes no money from this business.