OPINION GST
If you rent out a property on a short-term stay basis via a platform like Airbnb, you will have been contacted recently to disclose your GST registration status to the platform.
This is because from April 1 there is a new regime in place when it comes to the charging and collecting of GST on short-term stay accommodation through platforms like Airbnb.
For the sake of completeness, the same rules also apply to the provision of transport and delivery services via the likes of Uber, but for the purposes of this article