Irish home owners who have supplemented their income by renting out rooms in their homes on Airbnb are to be hit with unexpected tax bills. The company is to hand over details of their clients to the Irish Revenue Commissioners, who will seek income tax payments dating back to May 2014. In an email to more than 9,000 of customers, Airbnb said they are now legally obliged to tell the tax department about income earned by Irish homeowners from property in Ireland and abroad.
Irish home owners who have supplemented their income by renting out rooms in their homes on Airbnb are to be hit with unexpected tax bills. The company is to hand over details of their clients to the Irish Revenue Commissioners, who will seek income tax payments dating back to May 2014. In an email to thousands of customers, Airbnb said they are now legally obliged to tell the tax department about income earned by Irish homeowners from property in Ireland and abroad.