The Airbnb Tax Nobody Knows About

You put your home on Airbnb.

The bookings are strong. The income is rolling in.

But according to CRA, your home may no longer be considered a home.

It may now be treated as a commercial property – like a hotel.

And when you sell, you could owe hundreds of thousands in unexpected tax.

In This Solo, We Cover:

• How Airbnb can trigger CRA's "change in use" rules

• Why short-term rentals can lose principal residence treatment

• The 2024 court case where CRA successfully applied HST on sale

• How one homeowner could owe roughly $150,000 in HST alone

• Why switching back to long-term rentals may still trigger tax

• The hidden trap between income tax and HST rules

• Why many Airbnb owners don't discover this until it's too late

This isn't just about rental income.

It's about how one decision can completely change the tax treatment of your property.

And in many cases, people don't realize it until after the sale is already done.

If you own an Airbnb property – or are thinking about converting your home into one – this is a conversation worth having before CRA has it with you.