{"id":4153,"date":"2026-08-27T18:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/szabo.pl\/?p=4153"},"modified":"2026-08-27T18:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:26:20","slug":"accounting-for-short-term-rentals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/szabo.pl\/index.php\/en\/2026\/08\/27\/accounting-for-short-term-rentals\/","title":{"rendered":"Accounting for short-term rentals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article class=\"szb-offer\">\n  <div class=\"szb-hero szb-hero-slim\">\n    <div class=\"szb-eyebrow\">Industry offers \u00b7 Hospitality<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"szb-body\">\n    <p class=\"szb-intro\">We settle short-term rentals \u2014 apartments and rooms. We\u2019ll pick the best form: private rental or a business.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"szb-sec\">\n      <div class=\"szb-sec-h\">Industry specifics<\/div>\n      <ul class=\"szb-spec\">\n        <li><b>Form:<\/b> private rental or a business (when hotel-like services are provided).<\/li>\n        <li><b>Rental flat rate: 8.5% up to 100,000 z\u0142 and 12.5% above.<\/b> With hotel-like services \u2014 a business and 8% VAT (to determine).<\/li>\n        <li><b>Usually with no employees<\/b> \u2014 cleaning and utilities go into costs (when run as a business).<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"szb-sec\">\n      <div class=\"szb-sec-h\">Forms of taxation<\/div>\n      <p>As a sole proprietor you can choose among three forms \u2014 and we\u2019ll help you pick the most advantageous for your situation:<\/p>\n      <div class=\"szb-taxforms\">\n        <div class=\"szb-tf\"><b>Scale<\/b> 12% \/ 32%<\/div>\n        <div class=\"szb-tf\"><b>Linear<\/b> 19%<\/div>\n        <div class=\"szb-tf\"><b>Flat rate 8.5% \/ 12.5%<\/b> private rental: 8.5% up to 100,000 z\u0142, 12.5% above<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"szb-sec\">\n      <div class=\"szb-sec-h\">Typical costs in the trade<\/div>\n      <p>We know the items that come up in this job \u2014 and which ones, and on what terms, can be booked as costs (under the scale and linear tax):<\/p>\n      <ul class=\"szb-costs\">          <li>Furnishing and fit-out<\/li>          <li>Cleaning and laundry<\/li>          <li>Utilities and internet<\/li>          <li>Platform fees (Booking, Airbnb)<\/li>          <li>Minor repairs<\/li>          <li>Insurance<\/li><\/ul>\n      <div class=\"szb-note\">Under the flat rate you don\u2019t deduct costs, but the rate is low. Under the scale and linear tax, costs reduce your tax \u2014 we\u2019ll match the form to your real spending.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"szb-sec\">\n      <div class=\"szb-sec-h\">Recommended packages<\/div>\n      <div class=\"szb-pkgs\">\n        <div class=\"szb-pkgcard\">\n          <h4>SOLO packages<\/h4><p class=\"szb-who\">For private \/ single-unit rental<\/p>\n          <div class=\"szb-tiers\"><span class=\"szb-tier\">Point 250 z\u0142<\/span><span class=\"szb-tier\">Grid 350 z\u0142<\/span><span class=\"szb-tier\">Matrix 550 z\u0142<\/span><span class=\"szb-tier\">Cluster \u2014 quote<\/span><\/div>\n          <a class=\"szb-pkbtn\" href=\"https:\/\/szabo.pl\/index.php\/pl\/pakiety-abonamentowe\/\">See SOLO packages \u2192<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"szb-pkgcard\">\n          <h4>CORPO packages<\/h4><p class=\"szb-who\">For a larger rental business<\/p>\n          <div class=\"szb-tiers\"><span class=\"szb-tier\">Point 490 z\u0142<\/span><span class=\"szb-tier\">Grid 1290 z\u0142<\/span><span class=\"szb-tier\">Matrix 2490 z\u0142<\/span><span class=\"szb-tier\">Cluster \u2014 quote<\/span><\/div>\n          <a class=\"szb-pkbtn\" href=\"https:\/\/szabo.pl\/index.php\/pl\/pakiety-abonamentowe\/\">See CORPO packages \u2192<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <div class=\"szb-callback\">\n    <h3>Questions? 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