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For Airbnb, Vrbo and direct-booking hosts

Every booking, payout and expense, in one host-friendly spreadsheet.

Log stays from your platform reports, plus expenses and mileage. Occupancy, average daily rate, RevPAR and net by listing update for every month and the year.

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  • Up to 10 listings and 1,000 bookings, with nights and payout calculated
  • Occupancy, ADR and RevPAR by month and by listing
  • 15 short-term-rental expense categories, from cleaning to software
  • Both 2026 IRS mileage rates built in, and editable
What's inside

A tour, tab by tab

Screenshots show the included sample data. Click any screenshot to enlarge it.

Tab · Bookings

Bookings

Check-in, check-out, listing, platform, guest, gross rent, cleaning fee, other guest fees and platform/host fees. Nights and payout are calculated. Taxes the platform collects and remits stay out of your numbers.

Bookings
Bookings: one row per stay from your platform's report.
Tab · Monthly Summary

Monthly Summary

Nights booked, nights available, occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, payout, expenses and net for each month, for one listing or all of them.

Monthly Summary
Monthly Summary: nights, occupancy and money for each month.
Tab · Annual Summary

Annual Summary

Year totals by listing and category, ready to share with a tax preparer, who will decide how they're reported.

Annual Summary
Annual Summary: year totals by listing and category.
Tab · Dashboard

Dashboard

Headline numbers, charts by month and by listing, and data checks that catch missing dates or listings.

Dashboard
Dashboard: payout, expenses, net, occupancy, ADR and RevPAR.

Listings

Each listing's nickname, platform, location and details. The nickname feeds every Listing dropdown.

Expense Log and Mileage Log

15 expense categories built for hosts, and a trip log that applies the 2026 IRS rates (72.5¢ through June 30, 76¢ from July 1).

In your download

Everything arrives in under a minute

Short-Term Rental Bookkeeping Spreadsheet 2026 (Excel, with sample data)

A blank Excel copy, ready for your records

A one-click Google Sheets copy link

A Start Here tab with setup steps

Is it right for you?

Who it's for

A great fit for

  • Hosts with 1-10 short-term or vacation-rental listings
  • Co-hosts and owners who want platform payouts and costs in one file

Not built for

  • Automatic imports from Airbnb or Vrbo (you copy figures from their reports)
  • Occupancy or lodging tax filing
Why it's the smart buy

More built in than a free template. A fraction of a subscription.

Everything a small landlord needs for the 2026 tax year, without another monthly bill or a bank login.

Our templatesRent & TallySubscription landlord appsFree templates onlineShoebox + bank statements
One-time price, no monthly feeYesMonthly or yearly feeFreeFree
Ready for tax year 2026 (mileage rates, $2,000 1099-NEC threshold)Built inVariesRarely updatedNo
Schedule E-style expense categories13 categoriesVariesSometimesNo
Contractor totals and likely 1099-NECsYesVariesRarelyNo
Works in Excel and Google SheetsBothApp onlyUsually oneNo
No bank login neededNever askedOften asks to linkYesYes
Built-in checks catch missing dataYesVariesRarelyNo
You keep your file foreverYesTied to your planYesPaper only
Sample data and a setup guideYesUsuallySometimesNo

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Questions

Short-Term Rental Bookkeeping 2026 FAQ

Does it connect to Airbnb or Vrbo?

No. You copy each stay from your platform's earnings or payout report. That keeps the file simple and private.

Which month does a booking count in?

Each booking counts in the month of its check-in date, with all of its nights and money.

How are occupancy taxes handled?

Taxes a platform collects and remits are left out. If you collect taxes yourself, keep them out of these columns and track them separately.

Which tax form does this go on?

That depends on how your rental is used, so your tax preparer will decide. The spreadsheet gives them clean totals.

Do they work in Google Sheets as well as Excel?

Yes. Every template comes as Excel files (sample and blank) plus a link that puts your own copy in Google Drive in one click. Excel 2010 or later on Windows or Mac, and Excel for the web, all work. No macros or add-ins.

Is there a subscription?

No. Each template is a one-time purchase. The file is yours to keep and use.

How do I get my files?

Right after checkout you'll see your download and Google Sheets links, and we email them to you as well.

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Tax year 2026 closes · Dec 31, 2026
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Short-Term Rental Bookkeeping 2026, ready in minutes

Bookings, payouts, expenses and mileage for up to 10 listings, with occupancy, ADR and RevPAR worked out.

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  • Excel + Google Sheets
  • One-time price
  • No subscription