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February 26, 2022
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gst for short term rental properties

  • February 26, 2022
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I own a short term rental property in a different city. I use an air bnb host to manage my property, she takes 25% off the top of my revenue as payment for services. To record, I enter the full amount the guest pays plus gst under Income (named it vacation accommodation). Next line I record Cost of Goods Sold (named it Booking Management) and type in the amount my host takes plus gst as a negative number. Next line I record Cost of Goods Sold (name it Air bnb fee) and type in the amount air bnb takes (gst exempt) as a negative number. Air bnb automatically deposits this same amount into my bank account (so I never get paid the full guest amount, only what is due to me after cost of goods sold have taken place).  Last year, my host would collect the gst from each guest, and at the end of the month (ie. January), would remit that gst amount to me. I would then match that gst amount to all the outstanding invoices for January and everything would then be paid in full.  This year, our host is keeping the gst, and remitting to CRA on our behalf, so I won't be getting that monthly gst remittance. My question is, how do I record this since each invoice has an outstanding balance for the gst amount and there'll be no deposits coming into my bank account to settle each invoice?